Cards of Thanks and Obituary Charges Mentioned
Notice explains pricing for cards of thanks obituaries and poetry lines. Charges include 50 cents per card and one pound per obituary plus 5 cents per line for poetry.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1921
Page
2
Planting Trees in Spring for Orchard Establishment
Practical guidance on unwrapping heeling-in and planting young orchard trees. Step by step: thawing in cool damp places, mud packing around roots, pruning methods, planting depth, wind lean, spacing, and top pruning to balance root growth. Emphasizes firm setting and preventing drying to ensure healthy establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferm
Census Repeats Likely in 1925 Amid Anomalous Postwar Years
Washington reports that a 1925 census is likely to be funded after the 1920 count, as abnormal postwar conditions skew year to year figures. The 1920 census total reached 105,705,771 with a 14.4 percent gain since 1910, while experts warn its data will be less useful for near term planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Congress
Treasury
Sam
Traime
Europe
Census Bureau
United States
Bloomington
Ind
Spencer
Uncle Sam
al Fe
Moving Man in the Tale of the Two Adventurers
A loud and irate old man calls himself the Moving Man and claims to tell stories while threatening to trap the boy and girl in a trunk. The pair plead for mercy and fear punishment as the man taunts them, insisting on his own power and restless nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Man
Tail on the rocking horse echoes a tailor’s work
A girl asks her grandfather if he is a tailor and pleads for him to add a tail to her rocking horse. He confirms his trade and leads her to the attic to retrieve the needed materials.
Astronomer Harlow Shapley Expands Universe Size Vastly
Cambridge scientist Dr Harlow Shapley recently announced discoveries that place the universe a thousand times larger than previously thought, relegating Earth to a fringe position. He estimates the solar system lies about 360 quintillion miles from the universe center and measures a galaxy roughly 300000 light years across.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harlow Shapley
Harvard
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
Doctor Shapley
Missouri State University
Princeton
Sun
Earth
Doctor Shapiey
Bank Canary Heralds Bank of Finland Rate Cut Drama
London reports the Bank of Finland reduces the rate from 7 to 6 percent. The governor and top directors decide privately, then a scarlet clad messenger known as the bank canary unveils the notice to bankers and press as clerks rush to relay the news worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bank of Finland
Bank of England
Hank Canary
Bear and Rattlesnakes Upset Train Schedule
Elmira New York Central crews report a strange delay as a bear and rattlesnakes disrupted a southbound line from Corning into Pennsylvania coal fields. A freight train halted when a large creature blocked the track, forcing the engine to back away and resume after the animals cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
New York Central
Corning
Pennsylvania
Bill and Katherine Defy Gossip in Small Town Romance
In a tale of neighborly feuds and meddling mothers Bill Dobbs and Katherine Sisson pursue a quiet romance while Mrs Sisson and Mrs Dobbs spar over gossip and looming marriage. Bill aims to win Katherine despite family opposition.
Arabian actors present Romeo and Juliet in Tunis
Shakespeare’s tragedy is staged in Arabic by Egyptian players in Tunis. The set remains primitive, and the plot largely intact though some incidents read free. Lovers’ scenes are sung with interpolated oriental chants as they clinch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
The Rose and the Story Book
A down on his luck inventor John Dunbar returns to his town on opening day of a bank to find his wife Ethel and child Ruth living contentedly in a cottage. He presents a rose and a picture book, and learns that his invention has found practical support. Ethel forgives him as Dunbar resumes a life of purpose with a royal patent and factory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunbar
Judge Graham
Ruth
Ethel
Degra Ling
Dunbar
Mexico
Dunbars
Madison Township Seeks Bids for Dills School Remodeling
The Advisory Board and School Trustee of Madison Township Indiana invite sealed bids for remodeling the two story Dills School house in District No 19. Bids due August 13 1921 at 10 A M with completion by September 20 1921. Estimated cost 600 dollars. William E Gowen trustee reserves right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Putnam County
Indiana
William E. Gowen
Senses keyed to danger and detection limits
Edwin E. Slosson argues in the New York Independent that it is vital to warn against danger, noting humans sense minute odors far more than pleasant fragrances. He cites mercaptan as detectable at extremely tiny weights, far beyond roses or musk, and suggests the nostril can rival a spectroscope in sensing unweighable matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Slosson
New York Independent
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Greencastle
Mnch
Grandpa
Phyllis Paymore
Farth Solar Hube
Broadway
BANK
Canary
Los Angeles
Cal
James A. Murdock
Sarah Blackburn
Lillie
Murdock
Kiesing
Blackburn
Bill
McClure
Synui
Mrs. Sisson
Mrs. Dobbs
Alring
Katherine
William
Bill Dobbs
Katherine Sisson
Jerry
Leven
Glendor
A. J. Duff
Coos
MONON
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Boung
T. H. I, & E. Traction
East Bound
A. M. West Bound
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Highlander
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