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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1919
Page
4
A foggy night encounter by a side street near Looe sees an old couple sharing a quiet drink as a younger observer reflects on enduring love. The moment, described with nostalgic and literary tones, evokes imagery of time, fidelity, and memory while a distant city awaits.
A Kansan recalls first sight of France from a river voyage to Bordeaux. The narrator describes green fields seen in winter and the awe of arriving in a land of dreams. A Midwestern newspaper man remarks on Kansas grass, adding local color to the voyage memory.
The article notes dogs once were killed when racing autos and now some dogs study street cues before crossing. It cites rural areas where such careful behavior remains rare and urban observers report dogs looking left and right before crossing, suggesting canine traffic awareness evolves with vehicle speeds.
The piece argues that nations possess great recuperative power and will mobilize again after damage. It warns of a needed breathing space between efforts, noting the danger is largely imaginary and that population fatigue fades as sober minds regain control. An early emphasis on hope and resilience frames the recovery path.
In a London theater notice women are requested to remove their combs due to a vogue for massive Spanish tortoise shell pieces. Some combs are described as extremely large and costly, with prices reaching $1,000 or more.
John Lay denies a sensational tale that his tonsils were sunburned by gazing at a dioplane cutting hides in the sky. The report says the machine shifted its sunward position, keeping him mostly in shade during the afternoon incident.
A 50 foot cairn of native granite marks Mount Theodore Roosevelt near Deadwood South Dakota. The dedication on Independence Day honors the former president with cattle brands carved by T A Brown and a tablet honoring Roosevelt as an American protector of irrigation and western development.
A Le Vif article notes a Tarascon monument to Alphonse Daudet and tells of a Tarasconnais with a mule at the railway station. After buying two tickets he tried to enter first class, arguing that many asses ride there and the guard refused entry. The mule trotted away.
A minister's son argues with his father over the meaning of congregate and collect. The father overhears and corrects him, saying there is a world of difference between a congregation and a collection, as reported by the Columbus Dispatch.
A weary man bursts into a barbershop and lists many services he does not want. He explains his sour mood from a long life of poor barber experiences. The barber replies with a simplistic, sharp response: he wants manners.
A tribute to Kamehameha the founder of Hawaii’s unification centennial marks his wars that unified the islands. Burial place remains unknown as aged participants pass away. A grand street parade in Honolulu featured floats depicting historic events from his reign.
The piece outlines core elements of Japanese ghost stories fear and anger as a single motive. It notes focus on ordinary life, meticulous detail, and old superstitions guiding avatars of vengeance as restless spirits wander until justice. It cites Sainen as a malignant persistent cleric in Nippon’s ghost annals.
David Harrell and H P Morgan of the bureau of markets will travel to South America as representatives of the United States department of agriculture to discuss boosting imports of pure bred breeding stock. They met in Chicago with secretaries of breeding associations from hogs and cattle to plan shipments to live stock shows as a method to introduce U S livestock quality to South American stock raisers.
The Philadelphia Ledger records Acrelus describing colonial beverages. Mami mixes water sugar and rum. Manath an rum sugar and beer. Lillibub blends milk wine and sugar. Tiff uses beer rum and buttered toast. Sampson combines cider and rum. sungaree adds wine water sugar and nutmeg. elder royal appears when brandy and sugar join cider. raw drum denotes straight rum.
Prof. T D A Cockrell of the University of Colorado surveys mosquito antiquity from Eocene rocks. Oldest identified forms in genus Culex and related genera are about two million years old. Culex damnatorum named by Scudder from Green River beds in Wyoming. another Eocene species found near Cathedral Bluff, Colorado, by D E Winchester.
The inspector notes cod caught on long lines with wounds. A Mublethorpe officer reports one in five cods injured, some blind or eyeless, many with body wounds. Cromer, Sheringham officers corroborate injuries and scars among cod, with losses of tails and multiple wounds observed by packers.
A scarred sailor recounts a near fatal incident with grizzly Zeke in a circus cage. He describes entering the enclosure barehanded to subdue the beast, taking a savage clawing and a back injury before trainers freed him. He wonders if his Navy fate would be possible without the ordeal.
A London Daily News vignette describes a warm day as a traction engine with two trailers laden with stout and beer crawls along Fleet Street. A laborer calls it a beautiful sight while his companion laments it as not half so. The piece mocks the notion that British workers lack aesthetic sense.
In a Sunday school talk John D. Rockefeller Jr. asserts ambition is commendable but lasting success comes from gradual progress not lofty lies. He recounts a street encounter where he jokes that neither he nor his boss are fully satisfied with current positions, highlighting tempered ambition.
Berlin reports reveal the Spandau citadel stored vast war chests including 120 million marks in the Julius tower for wartime use. A 20 million lei sum from Romania was recently moved into the same complex after disturbances post armistice. Was space the reason for crowding the Julius tower with specie?
Ethel Webb reports in the Electrical Experimenter that a screwdriver magnetized near a dynamo remains a valued helper for car repairs. She notes it picks up dropped screws, allows one handed setting, and prevents screws from slipping away.
The article describes a magazine hypodermic syringe that can be used twenty times without re filling and used by physicians under fire in dark dugouts. It features a platinum needle for flame sterilization and a cap filled with iodine or alcohol, saving time during mass typhoid inoculations.
President Roosevelt traveled to Panama in 1906 marking the first time a sitting U.S. president set foot on foreign soil. He aimed to inspect the canal project site and later did not travel to Europe during his term, returning from Africa after a hunting trip.
A state board of health bulletin claims most people are born healthy but unhealthy living halves efficiency. It attributes the nation’s population being overstated by 100 million to wrong feeding, lack of air and sunshine, impure water, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and overuse of drugs and patent medicines.
Professor Vaughn Mae Caughey of the College of Hawaii warns the Hawaiian race is rapidly becoming extinct due to introduced diseases and alcohol. He cites plagues such as measles leprosy tuberculosis pneumonia and dangerous blood diseases as new threats after white contact.
The text notes 8,900,000 homes lit by electricity and 14-800,000 by other means. Some homes in the latter group are wired but not connected to electric service. It estimates 125,000,000 sockets with improved lamps, 25,000,000 with carbon lamps, and 11,000,000 empty sockets.
A New York Sun anecdote features Mr Goslington recounting how the Liberty bonds era drove him to rent a safe deposit box. He outgrew a small box as bonds and insurance papers filled it, then moved to a larger one and enjoyed the process of coupon cutting and vault service.
The Review cites Le Matin Paris claiming jazz band ideas began in Paris 120 years ago. It describes a mock scene of 20 cats on a harpsi chord keyboard, their tails pulled to produce caterwaul and noise as a cure for amusement, noting potential implications for American prestige at the peace conference.
A Baltimore American tribute extols the lilac as more than a grave marker. It is a symbol of refreshing thought and living ideals, a flower for home and heart across bygone years and future days.
A machine designed as both road motorcycle and aircraft. It uses a 0 horsepower engine, achieves 56 mph in flight and 40 mph on roads. Wings collapse when not in flight, allowing road use.
The piece argues that beneath superficial differences all people share the same desires for happiness, peace, respect, and love. It cites Emerson and various writers, noting famous figures like Tennyson, Ruskin, Mill, Kipling, and P. G. Wodehouse as examples of individuals who suffered from inferiority and gloom, illustrating a universal human condition.
Solid heat from solidified alcohol fuels trench use and factory production. New portable steel stove by I Popper of New York adapts his mess kit and airplane devices for picnics camping boats and other outdoor trips. The stove is a steel suitcase with a hinged front and folding feet, using fuel cans beneath the burner holes.
A statement from Dr W Scheppegrell for the American Hay Fever Prevention Association defends goldenrod as a national flower. It contends outdoor pollen is negligible as a hay fever cause, while praising its beauty and suitability, amid debate sparked by the proposal reported in Scientific American.
An Exchange wartime remark recounts a detachment marching into a German machine gun trap in France. Two Black infantrymen from Dixie advance toward a target as a cloud of bullets erupts, one man shouting a stark racist line amid the fighting.
A returning doughboy recalls Monte Carlo style in Paris where shoppers and models draw praise from officers. He notes a young woman proudly posing with a friend in a gown that showcases knee length fashion and shiny buckles, eliciting approving whispers.
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