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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1929
Page
3
An advertisement describes access to the Chicago Tribune Newspaper Advertising Service in this city including free artwork copy and merchandising ideas. It claims exclusive rights and promotes higher quality, more effective ads used by leading merchants.
A Chinese famine described by missionaries from the American Board reports cannibalism due to crop failure, extreme dryness, and hunger across Shensi, Kansu, Honan, and Shansi regions. Mission hospitals and aid groups struggle while emaciation and death rise and relief workers are redeployed to the area.
The Herald, originally Star & Democrat since 1858, is listed as a Greencastle Indiana paper with second class mail status. Charles J. Arnold is noted as the post office entry proprietor, L Roy Bee as manager, BOP Evans as city editor, and the office located at 17-19 South Jackson Street. Subscription rates show $3.00 yearly in Putnam County, $3.50 elsewhere, and 10 cents a week by Greencastle carrier.
James L Kilgallen reports that Republican leaders discuss Ruth Baker Pratt a likely challenger to Mayor Jimmy Walker in the November election. Pratt, a New York congresswoman, avoids committing while observers note her proven appeal in the so called silk stocking district and her history as a vote getter.
The Soviet government re called General Udenny from vacation to lead troop movements on the Manchurian border. Reports say Russia concentrates plane squadrons and thousands of troops along the Amur River after China Nationalist forces seized the Chinese Eastern railway in Manchuria.
The article profiles Mrs Pratt running on ability not sex, noting her Aldermanic fight against a large city budget, her wealth, and her public persona. It cites Mayor Walker praising her charm while she challenged him on budget matters. It mentions her stance on prohibition as opposed to returning saloons.
Arthur Burge of Bringhurst Indiana endured years of kidney pain and a failed operation requiring a drainage tube. After using Konjola relief came quickly with strength returning and back pains disappearing. Konjola sold at Owl drug store Greencastle and by leading druggists across the region.
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