Local News Briefs From Greenwood Community
Edward Brockway visits Greenwood on factory business at Kitchen Cabinet. Local clubs plan meetings at the court house and other venues this week. Verifications include Vera Woods in Indianapolis and Miss Kelley’s successful operation. Groundhog Day noted with a hope for six more weeks of winter. James Richardson and wife relocate to Indianapolis. he takes charge of a history department at Technical High School.
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Forrest Cooper
Indianapolis
Vera Kelley
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Greencastle
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Ind
Indianapolis News
James Richardson
Xenia
Richardson
Technical High School
Indiana University
Jean Selby
New Drawing Class Opens At Greencastle High School
Philip Maxwell reports Miss Miller now leads the new drawing class with about fifteen students enrolled. The varsity basketball team lost decisively to DePauw at Bowman Gym, yet described as valuable practice. Several students including Carl Allen face illness, risking substitution. many absences due to sickness mark the week as record numbers walk the halls. Wallace Long, former editor of the first Greencastle Annual, now a DePauw freshman, visited. Attendance and receipts are tallied for Bloomington games by class, with freshmen and sophomores posting modest totals and seniors unreported.
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Philip Maxwell
DePauw
Bowman Gymnasium
Carl Allen
G. H. S. Five
Elm
Wallace Long
Long
Greencastle
DePauw University
Lapp Delegates Seek Change in Sweden Law
A conference of 100 Lapps in northern Sweden united to protest laws forcing fines and damages for reindeer caused crop damage. The nomadic people, who move with their herds and clash with settled farmers, aim to modify the statute through this representative gathering.
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Lappe
Sweden
Lapps
New Limb Support Trialed in Hospital
A hospital tests a hammock like limb support mounted on a steel arm. The device attaches to a bed or chair and allows free movement. A rope pulley raises and lowers the sling while the supporting arm lets it swing side to side.
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Red Cross
France
Popular Mechanics
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Heals Stomach Ailments
A reader reports two years of stomach pain belching and gas with doctors unable to help until Mayr's Wonderful Remedy eased symptoms completely. The simple preparation is said to remove catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract aiding stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose is claimed to convince and money is refunded.
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Mayr
Chicago and Northwest Rail Timetable Listing
Street timetable details for the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway show northbound and southbound routes with arrival and departure times, stations including Lafayette and French Lick, and notes on train types. It lists daily operation, absence of Pullman sleepers on night trains, parlor and dining cars on day trains, and an address for full time cards and fare information at 37 Sylis Agent.
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Pullman
Conservation Corner Seeks War Time Food Tips
The Greencastle Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumni plans to publish daily conservation hints on food. Householders are urged to send tried war recipes and suggestions to Mrs. Francis Calvin Tilden, with permission to use the sender's name.
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Greencastle
Association of Collegiate Alumname
Francis Calvin Tilden
Hoover's Goin to Get You Song Parody from 1918
A wartime food conservation verse warns of shortages under Hoover and Kaiser Bill. It laments loss of indulgent meals and urges rationing methods like skimmed sugar and thinner potatoes, urging readers to support the home front effort.
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Hoover
Government forecast Looks for Warmer Wednesday
The government weather bureau predicts fair conditions on Wednesday with slightly higher temperatures than today. Residents are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Death of Bradford Crist 11 Months Old Mentioned
Helen Johnson learned of the death of Bradford, the 11 months old son of Mrs. K. B. Crist of Chicago. Mrs. Crist formerly Ruth Johnson. Funeral services at Locust street church on Wednesday at 2 30 PM.
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Helen Johnson
Bradford
K. B. Crist
Chicago
Crist
Ruth Johnson
Locust Street
Appetite and Art in a Prima Donna's Concert
An admirer praises the prima donna after a night of singing. She smiles and says art is exacting and leaves her hungry, noting she will choose a good meal after the concert ends.
Sure Cure. Anxious Mother Exchange Dialogue
An anxious mother reports Clara is unwell after nine at breakfast. Father jokes iron could help, suggesting a flatiron as the tonic in a humorous Exchange style line.
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Clara
Germans overstate war surgery returns say deterrent experts
A London Opinion quote cites a surgeon and professor arguing German war surgery claims are exaggerated. They note 80 percent and 90 percent return rates to the front over two years, countered with a jab about bullets filling hollow teeth.
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London
Osteopathic health message urges public to spread knowledge
The article promotes osteopathic care as a better health method and urges readers to share this knowledge with friends. It cites benefits for farm workers, housewives, workers, youth, and the elderly, and notes Spaunhurst Osteopaths in Donner block with phone 226 and a lady attendant.
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Spaunhurst
Donner Block
Height Effects in Airplanning Described in English Report
An English report notes height effects begin at 10 000 feet and worsen by 17 000 feet. Cold and oxygen deprivation are main difficulties. No aircraft uses engine heat to warm passengers yet, though tractor models provide some benefit. Aviators carry oxygen in containers to mix with air, and very high altitude flight may risk bends from pressure changes.
Climbers Imprisoned On Mount Fuji Refuge Huts Prove Value
A severe snow and hail storm trapped climbers on Fuji crest after 10,000 reached the summit in two days. Police ordered excursionists to wait at Gotemba and Tarobo while relief parties fought snowdrifts. Food worries eased as explorers descended. wires were damaged, to be buried next season.
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Fuji
Gotemba
Tarobo
Every Bullet Has Its Billet Proverb Traces to King William
A historical note traces the saying every bullet has its billet to King William. It appears in Tristram Shandy via Corporal Trim and is echoed by Wesley in his June 6 1765 Journal entry about traveling with Lt. Cook who had campaigned against Indians, French, and Spaniards.
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William I
Trim
William
Wesley
Cook
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