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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1914
Page
4
Local notice announces a lawn fete at Fox Ridge Church Tuesday night with all welcome. The item also lists numerous residents traveling to Indianapolis and nearby towns for visits, gatherings, and social events, alongside short notes on car purchases and upcoming community activities.
A pompous Chicago merchant seeks four meetings from a rescue mission leader. The minister warns him to leave valuables at the hotel clerk while doubting the mission’s converts. The leader gently questions the merchant’s trustworthiness and warns his son may regret the promise not to eat again.
Patty, eager to learn party platforms, asks her father brother and editor for the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Each source offers sweeping, biased views, ending with humor and disillusion as Patty searches for an honest party.
Doctors and scientists reject poison needle stories as fake. They note past hype about hypnotism and anesthetic laced needles in crowds, saying no drug can cause the claimed unconsciousness and warning white slave stories will seek new methods.
University of Chicago professors report findings from six months of experiments at Yerkes Observatory on Lake Geneva. They assert the earth is solid to the core and more rigid than steel, not likely to crack under solar and lunar tidal forces.
In Comanche Texas three year old George Roderick playing with a pet dog was dragged into a large pot of boiling water and fatally scalded. The incident occurred while the child was with the dog named Mith Pet. Authorities reported the tragedy and ongoing investigation.
Dr P N K Schwenk grafted temple skin to the lower eyelid of a boy at a Philadelphia hospital. The operation was declared a complete success. The boy suffered eyelid retraction prior to the procedure.
Washington July 20. Road maintenance is crucial for all roads not permanent structures. Proper drainage, ditches, and regular dragging improve and prolong road life. A split log drag smooths surfaces and prevents puddling, with care to soil and weather conditions.
A report details Courtney Dorsett’s case with a suspended sentence after a 50 dollar fine and 19 day period, while Hughes faces jail for a revolver incident. It notes a July Fourth event, a Cloverdale confrontation, a sheriff’s interview, and a postponed Rotary meeting. Also listed are local social notices and obituaries for Mrs. Aley Neal and others.
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