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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1922
Page
3
The Veronica Club plans a meeting on Elm Street at 2 30 in the afternoon. Tickets for the musical comedy Cheer Up to be staged Wednesday and Thursday nights are sold at Mullins Drug Store with many best seats sold early.
Albert Raines of the Star Billiard Parlors made a business trip to Indianapolis on Tuesday. Mrs. C C Huestis hosted a Bridge gathering Monday afternoon at her Northwood home.
ALTO. OWNERS address and stamped envelopes free to send for license. J. B. Harris Notary Public offers automobile license blanks and track license blanks at the Herald Office over Central National Bank. Order plates now before the rush bring your certificate of registration. Hazel M. Lear, Notary Public. Herald office.
Albert Shuey of Greencastle declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk pending the outcome of the primary election. He frames his bid as a step to improve local government services.
Marion township resident Paul Coleman announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county clerk. The page also lists varied notices including a hog trade, stenography courses with free employment literature, a house keeper position, and an auto sale offer, all tied to Indiana addresses.
A testimonial extols Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as the greatest cleaner for the body. The user says the course makes them feel ten years younger and cures bloating and stomach pains. The ad claims the remedy removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and mentions a money back guarantee with one dose. For sale by leading druggists.
The regular chapel at 8 30 this morning featured violin solos by John Sapp and Miss Greene to an applauding G H S student body. R C Sloane outlined new vocational music credit plans approved by the Board of Education. Coach Rhea and his players will attend the Bainbridge Roachdale basketball game at Bainbridge tonight.
Proceeds from the monthly picture shows at the High School for the rest of the school year will be used to purchase books for the High and Department.
The High School Auditorium will host The Heart of Maryland, a Civil War drama, next Monday and Tuesday. The History Club has published biographical themes on great historical figures, prepared over ten weeks, while the special matinee proceeds funded library acquisitions for primary reading materials.
Geneva correspondence reports daily noon visitors view the Diaments Trail through telescopes at Grindelwald. A herd of twenty to thirty camels or similar animals moves along forks near Slocenberg, led by a dominant king, as they seek feeding grounds when snowbound.
Mr A R Norwood notes that egg colors arise from protective resemblance in caves and nests. White eggs occur in dark nesting sites while olive brown eggs match ground, heather, sand, or bare soil depending on species and habitat. The young also exhibit similar protective coloration.
An official of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington states that 390 animal species are known to science, with estimates suggesting the total is far higher. Insects alone may number about two million, and Professor Riley argued ten million insect species could be a reasonable figure. The total number of individuals remains incalculable.
An exploring party reports Mount McKinley the loftiest North American point after an 800 mile trek in Alaska. Topographer D L Rea burn cites height measurements with an error under 100 feet, placing Mount McKinley above 20 009 feet and Mount Foraker at 17 000 feet.
The piece urges families to keep reliable medicine at hand for cramps colic and cholera morbus when the physician is not available. Prompt treatment is described as lifesaving to prevent pain suffering and death.
A denser high pressure wave called Storm nose or Gewitternose is linked to approaching storms. The barometer rises quickly then falls gradually, causing sudden sea level changes. Danish observations show sea level shifts can be under three feet in such events.
The feature surveys one legged athletes in cricket cycling running boxing and wrestling, citing cases from Bulwell artisans to Ball’s Baths Brighton and champions like Camp and Kilpatrick, noting feats from the Isle of Man to Newmarket Heath. It highlights endurance and skill despite limb loss.
Signor Am edo Bucci, a Milan barrister, claims to have invented a flexible featherlike fabric that resists bullets and steel. He staged a Rome square test with a wheeled platform. nails secured to the ground supported the vehicle while revolver shots failed to pierce the material. The demonstration involved the Minister of Marine observing the attempt.
Photographs from Geneva by Dr B Magnin and M Edward Flegen petmer show 400 images of a hypnotic subject reacting to musical and oral prompts. The record captures wide human passions including joy anger fear sadness gluttony greed with expressions said to rival great artists in intensity.
A Rome cemetery claims the world’s largest total with more than 6 090 000 burials documented.
The article details killings in India tied to witchcraft beliefs. In Bengal and Santhal Parganahs a woman is murdered by kin for witch status, and other cases include a villager killed as a suspected witch and two women slain over cholera deaths. Human sacrifices occur among Bengal tribes, with a girl offered against cholera and a boy enticed to the jungle for sacrifice.
British investigators estimate that a single rail system in England loses eighteen tons of weight daily to rust. Most loss comes from corrosion aided by acid in the atmosphere and sulfuric acid from locomotive smoke, with repainting costs cited as a major expense.
In spring 1908 a swarm of bees searched for a home over a vineyard and found refuge in a hollow concrete block. A scout located a small hole leading to the block’s cavity, confirming that swarming bees send out scouts to report discoveries.
An unusual photograph created by Estanave at the University of Marseilles shows a sleeping woman whose eyes appear to open when the image is slightly inclined and shaken. The portrait becomes animated, then returns to rest when returned to the original position, drawing wide attention in scientific papers.
The younger Dumas and M. Maeterlinck urged that middle life convinced them of tobacco’s harm. Dumas recalled quitting after a dramatic moment when he dropped his fifteenth cigar and vowed never to smoke again. He argues tobacco damages the brain as alcohol does.
The chestnut tree yields a food value close to bread and superior to potatoes for diet. Two pounds provide 118 grammes of starch and eight of fat. France's annual chestnut output exceeds 3,000,000 quintals of 220 pounds, feeding many workers, though tanners buy large quantities for tanning profits, keeping chestnuts from the food market.
German state railways require conductors to speak English and French in addition to their native tongue. Those failing the examination will be discharged. The new education requirements render few candidates eligible, with professors at Heidelberg and Bonn leading discussion.
Indianapolis receipts show 9 000 cattle 1 700 calves 800 sheep and lambs and 9 00 hogs sold. Opening hog prices fell 500 with sales from 7 50 to 8 50 and some light hogs at 6 85. Pigs 8 75 down sows 6 35 down. 7 500 hogs sold 6 000 to local killers. calves steady at 11 50 down. lambs up to 13 00.
The note invites churchgoers to a Sunday morning and night meeting and Sunday school each Sunday. Local visits include Dan Hall and Ezra Newgent families with John Blue. A Mary Fulford shower at Goldie Bee’s home was well attended. Lemuel Blue and family plan to move to Parkersburg.
Miss Margaret Gainor died Tuesday near 12:30 PM at her home on the corner of Crown and Sycamore streets after several weeks illness from pneumonia. Survived by her niece Miss Katherine Davenport who resided with her. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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