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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
2
Readers weigh global danger from Prussian militarism and British navalism while a letter laments hospital pet care failures and the ethics of animal cruelty. A New York Herald caption mocks wedding reporting and mocks feminist questions about embroidery and women’s votes.
Dr Robert Abbe senior surgeon at St Luke's Hospital argues tobacco causes mouth cancer in a New York Medical Journal piece. He notes in a study of 100 victims only ten were women and details cases including a tongue cancer patient who dipped a toothbrush in snuff and rubbed it on her tongue and another who smoked a package of cigarettes daily.
Doctor Abbe reports on 90 men, only one non-smoker, most smoking cigars or pipes daily. Cancer appeared where tobacco was held or where irritation began, often from broken teeth or hot smoke. Thirteen had cheek cancer from chewing tobacco. the lone non-smoker had lip cancer from an old scar. Cutting tobacco is urged to reduce risk.
The Evansville Courier critiques Delavan Smith and his Indianapolis paper for threatening to destroy Thomas Taggart. It questions the grand jury evidence on alleged conspiracies surrounding Mayor Bell and police officials, noting absences of several indicted men and highlighting guilty pleas by others while calling into doubt Mayor Bell’s direct involvement.
Opinion argues Indianapolis enjoys notorious attention as national politics become a joke to outsiders. The author predicts the political animal will reveal itself and dissolve from its own poisonous effects.
W H Alburn discusses submarine power in national defense. Simon Lake urges a fleet of 150 subs costing about 75 million dollars for eastern and western coasts plus amphibious subs rail transported for rapid coast deployment. Herschel Parker presents a 20 foot one man submarine torpedo carrier costing 5 thousand dollars to threaten battleships with mass production.
Lena Opal Stoner born December 6 1891 died July 10 1915 at age 23 years 7 months 4 days daughter of Andrew and Alice Forbes born and raised at Farmersburg united with the Methodist church early and devoted. She cared for two sisters after losing her mother and later married Russell Stoner November 11 1913. The couple had an infant Ruth. She faced illness with faith and grace, leaving a lasting memory of charity and devotion to family and community. She is survived by her husband father two sisters grandmother and many relatives and friends.
A reflective excerpt speaks of sacred texts held in the hands as one who notices sparrows fall. The speaker contemplates comfort offered by faith and the divine capacity to console small, ordinary lives.
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