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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
2
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Notice by trustee James C. Mullinix of Washington Township Putnam County Indiana announces public auction of the old two story frame school building now at Manhattan Indiana on August 1 at 2:00 p m. Cash payment required day of sale with no bill of sale issued purchaser must remove fixtures and building within ten days. trustee reserves right to reject any bids.
Local notice lists H. Askew and G L Repsoupa with Saturday Sunday by appointment. Phone 189 and Residence Phone 772 are provided for scheduling.
Listings show mill wood for sale by Lum at Barnaby's mill and a printer's trade vacancy at the Herald office. Also ads for farm tenant opportunities, part time work in Putnam county, pasture rental near Greencastle, and cheap fence posts. Crawfordsville visitor Miss Rovine Williams plans DePauw University enrollment.
At the St. Louis Funsten midwinter sales event Hebrew dealers displayed the oldest flag, a white silk banner with a double blue star, presented amid cheers by A M Ahern to honor the stand. The ceremony drew applause from nearly four hundred dealers and featured both Irish and British allied participation.
The Swiss Association for Geophysics, Meteorology and Astronomy asked the government to switch to a 24 hour clock as the official day measure. The Swiss army general staff and heads of the federal post office telegraph and customs departments support the change.
The Boxer indemnity lenders at war with Germany and Austria agreed to a five year postponement of payments, Russia offsetting one third. China gains use of 100 million for five years and hopes for further remission. Allies allow a five percent customs duty and duties raised on imports under 1902 prices should nearly double export duties for China.
The text chronicles ancient and 19th century reports of colored precipitation. It cites long ago crimson snow in sixth century references, red hail in March 1818 Tuscany, five foot red snow in 1803 Curniola Austria, rose sediment from melted scarlet snow, brick red Italian snow in 1816, Tyrol 1847, and crimson cliffs noted in Sir John Ross's Arctic voyage with red snow patches visible ten miles away.
A fragment from a street scene recalls a passerby asking about a recovering woman in a drug store. An Irish observer jokes about Boston having no straight streets, highlighting urban lore and humor in a candid moment.
Senator Norris of Nebraska recalled a tale at a dinner about a man named Jones who rushed to the railroad station with trunks and grips. In rush, his wife left a kettle boiling and the gas on, leading to the punch line that one can depend on memory to forget a memory.
British shortages prompt the army to repurpose kitchen waste fats bones and greases into soap candles fertilizers and explosives. In the first month the trial bought 7500 pounds worth of fats and now purchases rise to about 80000 monthly. The scheme extends to naval forces and troops overseas in France Palestine and Africa.
The annual fisheries report shows total market value reaching 39,208,378 dollars, a gain of 3,347,670 from the previous year. Sea fisheries contributed 34,386,018 dollars and inland fisheries 4,822,865, with British Columbia leading at 14,087,346 and salmon pelts notably valuable at 1,085,481.
Major Bob Yokum of Pierre proves buffaloes can be trained to trot to wagon and perform stunts after five years of effort. A former marshal, Yokum and his team race against horses, distance them, and avoid saddling by making the animals buck when mounted.
A one ton truck converted with yacht comforts for a Boston to Seattle journey features a steel framework holding three spring beds high behind the driver's seat. A kitchen and dining area fills the rear with a gas stove drawers sink and cabinet on one side and a bureau eight drawers and an icebox on the other.
A brief Ohio State Journal reflection notes a simple wartime meal of one potato one onion one pinch of salt and abundant water. It frames domestic resilience as a cheerful front in hardship with the line this is good and hot.
A fragmented narrative follows an applicant before an exemption board as he overhears a colleague reveal plans to marry Alice Heo. The scene shifts to a hallway moment, with the applicant dreaming of a future wedlock while awaiting the elevator and sharing a knowing smile.
Dr James Burnett cautions in the Meillen Press that war era changes threaten public morality. He cites women in menswear and public vice noting shorter skirts cigarette use and drinking as visible signs of moral decline.
Cartoons Magazine contrasts the Russian Red Cross as a vast, government aided, bureaucratic organization with America’s rely on voluntary contributions. It notes Petrograd storehouses holding 50 million peters of gauze and 5 million units of underwear for soldiers, plus Red Cross hospitals in the winter palace with 500 beds and well run facilities.
A reader claims his wife suffered chronic gallstones gastritis and intestinal inflammation for ten years. After one dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy she improved and the ad promises complete relief with a money back guarantee. sold by druggists nationwide.
Mrs. Charles Bixler of Vincennes reports relief from nervousness stomach trouble and chest pains after using Trutona Experiences improved sleep energy and appetite and claims she can perform housework without fatigue She endorses Trutona and notes many public endorsements and local promotion by R P Mullins in Greencastle.
A prominent man, president of many organizations, is shown in a humorous tale about his young daughter who wanders into a meeting and is met by a anxious functionary asking who her father is. She replies he is the president of everything.
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