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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
3
A damaged line notes a colorful remark about painting the town and police restraint, reflecting a period audience’s reaction to public behavior and law enforcement. The fragment hints at a satirical tone without clear names or events.
W. E. Davis attends Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers meeting in Indianapolis. DePauw University plans a new athletic field with Rector scholarships and a major fundraising drive led by the Athletic Board and D association. Purdue and Indiana football games loom as DePauw aims for a Purdue game in Bowman gym this Saturday. Local illnesses and family news fill the week.
DEPAUW NEWS reports Armenian refugee Beshgetoor spoke at the DePauw chapel about Turkish atrocities and the urgent need for relief to Armenia. He notes his 33 years in the US and 20 years in Armenia, mentions Miss Helen Jones aiding in Armenia, and lists upcoming Glee Club concerts and a missionary society event at DePauw.
Classified items list sale of an oil stove and folding table, a lost gold watch with John A. Miller on dial, a call for a carrier for Herald, Foots Bros Federal Farm Loans mention, a farm hand wanted with daily work and family, and a young man for office work needing dictation skills at Lock Box 157.
A mixed local notice offers Chevrolets and four nineties 1919 models for sale through Cox & Sellers. It also advertises buyers for modern or semi modern properties and invites realty listings via Reality Co. Inc at phone number 69. Also lists items like alcohol tires oils grease batteries at Dobbs Bros North Side Square.
Adele Gerber runs what she calls the largest exclusive canary factory in the United States with about a thousand canaries in a rear room of a Peoria house. She describes her lifelong love of birds, records each bird by alphanumeric tags, and keeps meticulous ledgers detailing birth dates voice quality health and prices.
Salina Kansas reports a bizarre calf born to Thomas Shina that had no head or tail and possessed five joints in one leg. The strange birth sparked local curiosity as residents speculated on its origin and significance.
A farmer near Delath and a second site west of the Lakes farm show four foot post holes with live green petrol eum rich in gasoline. Prof Albert M. Miller of the State University at Lexington suggests a broad oil pool may extend to the area after examining the section.
A grocery list itemizes No 3 size cans of pumpkin and hominy, kraut and pork and beans, tomatoes in various sizes, red and sugar corn, peas, beans, and pasta. It also shows bulk coffee prices and bacon lard and navy beans priced by the pound, with a string of numbers and garbled text at the end.
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