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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1923
Page
2
Coloring ivory with antique chemist recipes
Brannt's Techno Chemical Receipt Book presents methods to color ivory yellow. Procedures include immersion in concentrated potassium chromate followed by hot sugar or lead solutions. Another method uses yellow ornament saturated with ammonia. A third approach mordants ivory in stannous sulfide or alum, then uses a hot weld decoction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannt
Techno-Chemical
Kind Little Artist Draws Six Legged Cat in Boston Tran script
A Brookline girl drew a picture of a dog and a cat and told her mother the cat should have six legs so it could run from the dog. The remark reflects a playful childhood illustration and a humorous explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Boston Transcript
How We Get Primrose The Etymology of a Flower's Name
A note explains that primrose derives from prime rose meaning the first rose with no sense of primness. The term shifted to a familiar rose word to fit English usage while retaining its original meaning.
Beat It Joke Ends With Quick Escape
A young man 20 years old enters a store and asks for a sponge bath jokingly. When the saleslady reacts, he realizes the inappropriate line and leaves the shop immediately.
Prose Fragment Reflects Social Pressures and Gossip
A fragment from a London opinion piece hints at social expectations and gossip around youth and appearances. The speaker references secrecy and the challenges of being noticed, suggesting a small vignette on social norms and flirtation in a historical context.
Getting Wasp Pictures
Nature photographers say wasps are approachable at their nests and can be lured by proper houses built for them, similar to attracting birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Nature Magazine
Feeding of Baby Birds by a Saskatchewan Farmer Naturalist
B H W McCrae of Lake Johnson Saskatchewan reports in nesting season birds feed their young about 270 times daily using roughly 400 insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B H. W. McCrae
Lake Johnson
Saskatchewan
Canada
The Term Alter Ego in Historical Diplomacy
The phrase alter ego first appeared in diplomacy describing Spanish viceroys acting as the king’s power. It means another or second L.
Stray Bits of Wisdom
A brief quoted sentiment on truth as a pearl gained by deep life experience. The lines attribute the thought to Laboulage and describe truth as something earned through immersion in life and time’s harsh rocks.
Counting the Coughs at London Play
An audience member tallied 249 coughs and 12 sneezes during the first act of a London theatre performance. The quirky count highlights the show's bustling atmosphere and audience engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jerusalem Resounds With 28 Languages, City of Many Nations
Jerusalem hosts a diverse populace with residents representing 28 spoken languages within city limits. The cosmopolitan mix reflects broad ethnic and cultural diversity across neighborhoods and daily life.
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Jerusalem
Advantage Found at Last
The Columbus Citizen quotes a proverb about perspective from a short man who looks up and sees farther than a tall man looking down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thought for the Day on moral and legal obligation
A reflection notes that a person who ignores moral duty will rarely acknowledge a legal duty unless forced to by circumstance. It links personal ethics with compulsion and accountability.
Witty Quotes on Dilemmas and Open Minds
A collection of brief quotes contrasts advice with experience. The Boston Transcript and Charlotte Observer snippets critique how people handle troubles and profess open mindedness with a humorously sharp edge.
The Answer What Money Do Women Want
A London Opinion quip notes the perennial stereotype that the average woman demands more money. It frames the joke as a blunt commentary on gendered expectations.
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London
Quote on divine Providence and human agency
A reflective line asserts that while a divinity guides fate, individuals must actively shape their own outcomes through deliberate effort and choice. It emphasizes responsibility in pursuing one's goals within broader cosmic design.
Gas Hazard of Mines Reduced
Pittsburgh experts of the United States bureau of mines announce a quick blood test for carbon monoxide poisoning. Dr. R. R. Sayers and W. B. Yant say results appear within fifteen minutes, enabling rapid treatment and aiding rescue and forensic work in mines mills garages tunnels and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United States Bureau of Mines
R. R. Sayers
W. B. Yant
Bureau
Hudson River
New York
Bureau of Mines
Yant
Littlest State and Army of 12 Join With Swiss
Liechtenstein, the 11 000 inhabitant principality between Switzerland and Austria, forms a customs union with Switzerland alongside Vorarlberg. It retained neutrality during the war with an armed power of 12 field watchmen. In 1920 Liechtenstein merged its postal system with Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
Liechtenstein
Vorarlberg
Hapsburgs
Burn Youth as Sacrifice Six Sentenced to Death
In Salisbury Southern Rhodesia six tribal members were sentenced to death for burning Manduza alive to appease a rain goddess during a drought. The chief ordered the incineration after suspecting his son violated the goddess. The rain fell soon after the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Southern
Rhodesia
Manduza
Ireland Plans National Censorship of Cinema
The Irish government moves to establish a nationwide film censorship. Previously managers carried out varying censorship with many films uncensored leading to public complaints about objectionable exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dupiin
Government Payments to Duluth Fire Victims Reach 8000000
Nearly eight million dollars has been paid by the United States government to victims of the northern Minnesota forest fires of October 1918, according to figures given by agents in this district for the United...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
United States
Minnesota
United Hinew
Money is a by product of life says Forbes
The text shares a philosophy on money focusing on honest earnings and useful work rather than fixation on wealth. It recounts forgetting to take salary, paying weekly by habit, and avoiding constant money thoughts while prioritizing growth of abilities and generous, prudent spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Forbes
Forbes Magazine
Forelady Rumor Sparks Mix-Up at Plant Cafeteria
At a Chicago plant on the fourth floor a returning supervisor joins lunch with former coworkers who warn of a harsh new forelady on the fifth floor. The narrator reveals she is the forelady, causing five women to rise and walk away.
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Martha
Chicago Tribune
Wireless blood transfusion appeal reaches far despite death
The Manchester station broadcast a midnight appeal for volunteers to donate blood for a hospital patient who died within an hour of the call after arm amputation. Four men offered blood, one traveling five miles, while a distant case sent a woman to her dying son in London via wireless outreach.
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England
Manchester
London
Heavy life insurance boom among wealthy Americans
Current underwriter compilations show 80 to 93 percent of U S citizens with million dollar policies, with about 20 individuals, including a woman, holding policies above 1 million and two reaching 5 million. Countless others span from 750000 to 2 million as the trend widens among the elite.
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United States
Invention Born From San Francisco Earthquake Brick
Charles H. Prishin was struck by a brick during the San Francisco quake and survived. He then invented an earthquake proof brick with concave and convex faces that interlock to reduce wear, with manufacturing in California and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Prishin
San Francisco
Brishin
California
Arisona
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Putnam Indiana
Cred itors heirs and legatees of Mary A Wilson deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court Green Castle Indiana on September 24 1923 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Witness the Clerk July 5 1923 Walter S Campbell Clerk Putnam Circuit Court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Wilson
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Walter S. Campbell
Final settlement hearing for Martin J. Van Fossen estate
Heirs and legatees of Martin J. Van Fossen must appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on September 24 1923 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Dated June 30 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. van Fossen
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Notice of Administration for Andrew Sigler Estate
The Be signed appoints CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY as Administrator of the estate of Andrew Sigler, late of Putnam County Indiana, deceased. The estate is believed to be solvent. Dated July 5 1923. Attorneys Hays and Murphy listing Greencastle Indiana. Publication dates July 6 13 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
Andrew Sigler
Putnam, County
Central Trust Company of
Greencastle
Hays & Murphy, Atty
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