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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1921
Page
4
A Piccadilly jeweler completed a 150000 dollar chestpiece for a wealthy Turk after two years of work. Eight thousand brilliants and hundreds of pearls emeralds and rubies form a plastron from collar to belt weighing heavily on the wearer. King Edward praised the achievement while noting he would not wear such a heavy piece.
An electrical awakening in India supplements Mysore hydro plants with large facilities in the Punjab. Power will be generated on the Bari Canal and transmitted seventy miles to Lahore and one hundred miles to Amritsar. Coal costs about five dollars per ton, making electricity cheap and boosting industry in Lahore and Amritsar.
Rat skins are in demand across multiple industries including bookbinding, photograph frames, purses, and glove thumbs. A new branch of work is expected to boost consumption. Denmark reported unemployment earnings of 75 to 90 cents daily after rat act passage. England faces multi‑million dollar rat damage yearly and many people are already employed in rat capture.
A Glasgow ferry boat operates with a deck that can be raised and lowered 17 feet, functioning as a floating elevator to adapt to differing levels at two landing stages. The text also muses on social themes about youth and old age in marriage.
One of the earliest theaters, the Theater of Dionysos, began five centuries before Christ and seated about 30 000, roughly four times the capacity of the era’s largest amusement palace. It showcased masterpieces of Aeschylus Sophocles and Euripides to eager crowds.
A Columbus Dispatch item recalls a group discussion on fears during danger. One man admits he promised his wife never to travel at night yet faced a night journey that led to a derailment scare, prompting thoughts of what to tell Molly.
Archaeologists excavating Puye in the Pajaro Park New Mexico uncovered a four story 1200 room dwelling from an extinct Southwest civilization. The vast ancient complex dwarfs today’s 1200 room hotel towers in scale and ambition.
Milton J. Trumble of Los Angeles unveils a full size one man underwater craft completed weeks ago. Launched in Naples tests show it meets high hopes with no wasted space and automatic resurfacing in case of power loss. The 110 horsepower motor enables speeds above thirty five knots underwater with conning tower barely above the surface.
A New York Sun excerpt discusses how fat comedians struggle for film work as acting requires speed and muscle. A pale parson recalls his rise through physical roles and recounts a fat comedian who could not swim and clashed with production during a stunt gone wrong.
The article surveys bootblack stands from simple $4 wooden models to marble and brass three chair units priced at $110 and $225. New York makers, largely Italian, dominate production with stands for women and men, and their products reach national and even European markets.
A battalion of the Irish Guards on Oxford Street paused their drum and fife march as a boy whistled My Irish Molly O. A soldier joined in and the refrain spread through the ranks, until the entire battalion marched to its own whistling accompaniment.
Greencastle resident Mrs Claude Ash reports relief from backache dizzy spells and kidney trouble after using Doans Kidney Pills. She praises Mullin's Drug Store for availability and notes the product costs 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co. as the manufacturer.
A man in Indiana recounts severe stomach and liver troubles, noting failure of medicines before praising Matt's Wonderful Remedy which cured him. He describes gas and colic symptoms and credits the remedy with his renewed health.
Catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and inflammation are said to be alleviated by this preparation. One dose will convince of money refunded. For sale by all druggists.
The rising cost of living and devalued mark have driven German government employees into deeper debt. A 2000 mark monthly official reports clothing and food prices as unaffordable with no end in sight. Many former elites now beg foreign acquaintances to store or discard old garments to preserve dignity.
A. R. Erskine, Studebaker president, rose from office boy to leader citing health and fact driven decisions. The piece urges spinal analysis to prevent disease and promotes chiropractic adjustments as addressing diseases of brain and organs. H. Askew, Palmer Chiropractor, offers free consultation at Corner East Washington and Vine Streets.
Nine year old in Piqua Ohio suffered three years from stomach and bowel trouble. After two bottles of Nerv Worth she gained weight and improved in spirits. Father Miles J. Carter endorses the remedy as a safe tonic with pleasant taste, available with money back guarantee through R P Mullins.
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