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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
2
The Herald Mullished provides obituary notices at 1 per item with 5c per line for poetry. Cards of Thanks cost 50c each. Circulation details and mail subscription rates are listed for The Daily Herald of Greencastle Indiana with various time-based charges.
A Berlin geologist reports an abandoned Thuringian mine near Saalfeld has become a stunning cavern. Water and minerals have formed a vast labyrinth of stalactites and stalagmites in greens, blues, whites, and yellows, praised as a remarkable natural curiosity by German scientists including Haeckel.
A humorous incident unfolds as an angler labeled by local lore as "Ishiog" fishes with a potato bait while a stream ban on fishing is in effect. The keeper confronts him only to learn the potato was used on the keeper, not the catch, provoking laughter in the tavern.
A man named Jones claims a friend of his was struck by a car on Euclid Avenue. The friend was taken to hospital then to the police station where the assailant argued the blame lay with him. Jones replies he has thirty four years of walking without incident.
Mrs Cumrox jokes about a celebrated violinist while her husband wishes to see him in moving pictures instead. The exchange pokes fun at popular culture and the family’s media preferences.
An advertisement promoting Triumph Pills for irregular or delayed use, claiming safety and dependability. States the product is not sold in drug stores and urges readers to write for more details and the free information from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A drummer recalls a train departure at Dearborn Street station showing a mother and her soldier son. He says if the nation calls him, memory remains. if he returns home wrecked, the mother’s hope is lost. He supports the Y M C A and recreation funds to keep youths straight while away.
A town joke explains why women pursue lawsuits with lawyer Blackstone, suggesting he offers trading stamps as an incentive.
New York inventor Jesse L. Spence introduces a helmet for pilots that carries a telephone receiver in a pocket with ear tabs and a flaring tube to the ear. The design aims to overcome engine noise and wind by enabling in flight conversation. Each crew member wears a helmet with its own microphone and receiver to communicate aboard.
The article describes ways to color salads red and pink using beet or cranberry juice in thick dressings, lobster coral for coloring, and faint pinks from jelly made with salmon and shrimp. It highlights pink and red as cheerful winter colors and offers practical coloring tips.
The government suggests an economy method for repairing kitchen utensils. To mend a hole in graniteware, soften putty, cover the hole with it on both sides, press and smooth the edges, then bake in a slow oven until the putty browns deeply. The vessel should hold water again.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary told a New York audience of newly enfranchised women that aviation is the safest branch in the present war. He cited hospital service as most dangerous, ranking artillery infantry and cavalry by relative hazard with air service safest.
T. D. Brookshire of Franklin township announces his bid for state representative subject to the Democratic primary. George E. Knauer of Monroe township announces his candidacy for Democratic nomination for Putnam county representative.
James P Hughes Green Castle seeks Democratic support for Putnam Circuit Court at the May 7 1918 primary. He pledges a six year term with 3500 salary and says he will not seek a second term if chosen.
Arthur R. Hurst of Greencast township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Putnam County Prosecutor, pending primary election results.
W F Jameison, Greencastle township's first Democratic assessor, announces his candidacy for county assessor pending primary election decision.
Sylvanus A. Vermilion of Marion seeks the Democratic nomination for assessor of Putnam County subject to the Democratic primary decision on Tuesday May 7 1918.
Floyd township assessor Paul F. Priest announces candidacy on the Democratic ticket for Putnam County assessor subject to the primary election decision.
Madison township resident Recorder T Ellis announces candidacy for re election as Putnam county recorder subject to Democratic party primary decision.
Theodore McKamey of Cloverdale files for the Democratic primary, seeking a seat in the Records district. The announcement signals a formal bid ahead of local election day.
Auditor candidate Fred W Thomas announces he seeks the Putnam County auditor position subject to the Democratic party primary decision and party rules. The disclosure signals his bid for the office in upcoming election cycles.
Rk E Knoll of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county auditor in the upcoming primary election.
Walter S. Campbell of Floyd township announces his candidacy for clerk of the Putnam circuit court subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election.
S. C. Fay ers of Greencastle township announces his bid for Putnam County treasurer subject to the race’s political process and party rules.
C G Webb of Marion township announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Putnam county treasurer, subject to the primary election outcome.
John Curran of Monroe township announces his bid for Commissioner First District subject to the outcome of the Democratic primary.
Thomas J. Williams of Monroe announces candidacy for township assessor subject to the outcome of the Democratic primary election.
A naturalist calls the agricultural ant of Texas among the Southwest’s most powerful insects. These busy ants farm, store for winter, and build domes 12 to 15 feet high that cattle can walk over without collapse.
The piece describes Nature as creator of crystals with distinct patterns for different substances. Salt forms cubes, some minerals become octahedrons or dodecahedrons, gold and silver crystallize as cubes, iron sulphide resembles a wild rose, and ice is a low melting rock supplying our drink when molten.
A Paris correspondent recalls the fifteenth century hotel de ville reunions as Orleans hosts New Orleans to mark the bicentenary of the New World city. US delegates attend with speeches and flowers laid before Joan of Arc statue. The Tourelles fort pilgrimage echoes the Marne era while US soldiers speak on the Flanders front.
Two commercial travelers on the Oregon Electric railway argued for an hour about how the automatic brake worked. They claimed inflation and exhaust caused the stop until the motorman explained simply that stopping is done by turning a top to fill the pipe with vacuum.
The Loire area centered on Saint Etienne, a key coal producer, boosts output from 1.8 million tons in November 1916 to 2.367 million tons in March 1917, with total production and imports rising from 3.4 million tons in January 1917 to over 4 million in May 1917. Gains come from mine worker readjustments and transportation fixes including motor lorries and a city fleet of heavy trucks easing congestion.
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