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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1923
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald lists obituary charges at 1 per notice with 5c per line for poetry and 50c per Card of Thanks. It provides address and telephone for the Greencastle Indiana publication under Charles J. Arnold proprietor.
A reader recounts finding a dollar while entering a dry goods store and later returning another dollar dropped by a shopper at a grocery. The stranger, aiding the lost money recovery, helps total $2 recovered that afternoon.
A Chicago Journal report describes a mother bathing her infant who left the bathroom momentarily. On return she finds gruesome red streaks on the child and water, traced to a doll’s scarlet dress that bled color onto the child’s face and body.
A Nature Magazine note lists hawk species in the country and highlights the sparrow hawk as the smallest but very useful, feeding on mice and a range of insect pests such as crickets grasshoppers spiders and related prey beneficial to farmers.
A lecture notes the mind loses vigor if left idle in closed spaces. It argues regular activity and exposure to air and exercise prevent mental decline, urging continual use of the mind.
This describes a predecessor to church or village fairs, a festival held on anniversaries or annually. In England the gathering took place in the churchyard or near the church and ale was served to attendees.
The harmattan is a dry hot wind from Africa's interior that sweeps toward the Atlantic in December January and February drying green grass within an hour.
A reflective maxim from Beaumont argues true wealth comes from desiring less. Riches are not in possession of many things but in coveting nothing more and in enjoying enough. The saying contrasts wealth with contentment and cautions against greed.
A concise quotation on manners notes good breeding lies in making others comfortable during conversation. It praises those who avoid making others uneasy as the best bred company.
A concise aphorism credits initial achievement with generating power for further gains. It emphasizes that success compounds itself, driving continued progress and outcomes. The quote attributes this idea to Larson.
A Chinese gentleman sends a pair of geese as emblems of conjugal fidelity to a chosen lady. A harsh old Dutch penalty deprived criminals of the use of salt, reflecting severe historical punishments.
A new method is claimed to photograph the brain of a living person without harming health. The note references a discovery and asserts no health impact on the patient. The passage appears alongside an attributed quotation about night and Goethe.
Roman coins dating to Caesar era were uncovered in a shell crater near Rheims six miles from the city. The coins were found embedded in the crater wall suggesting historic battlefield debris.
A concise aphorism attributes wisdom to a cultivated mind as the storehouse of all prior generations, citing Fontenelle as the source of the idea.
A fragment quotes a poet about tears as diamonds and pearls and adds a proverb on time management about those who use time well having none to spare. The items reflect proverbial wisdom rather than a reported event or person.
Motivational reflection on greatness built from consistent small acts. Emphasizes discipline, persistence, and attention to detail as foundations of lasting achievement. Encourages living with intent and delivering steady excellence in ordinary tasks.
A Wisconsin study reports tryparsamid with mercury improves advanced paresis and early syphilis of the CNS. Of 54 cases, 28 held jobs and 21 were discharged. most patients gained weight and health, but optic tract side effects require stopping treatment on vision disturbance.
British manufacturers develop small light aircraft costing under 500 with four horsepower engines and speeds around unspecified miles per hour. They require short runs to lift off and land slowly, offering lower risk than big planes and easy handling for amateurs. A 2500 prize is offered for a British eight horsepower limit light airplane competition in September.
Mrs. Carl A. Hanton of Minneapolis recovered a $1,000 engagement ring lost 18 months earlier. She left it in a washroom at the Elks club during dinner in 1922. The ring reappeared in an anonymous letter to the club, after loss records had been destroyed.
Rancher C. W. Kraus hired pilot Orval Freeman to search by airplane for three mules missing for three days. The plane and powerful glass helped spot the strays, marking airplane hunting as a new stunt in the region following a grain-sowing flight earlier.
In a traditional ceremony at St. Clement Danes London clergy choir boys and parish wardens beat the parish bounds. Boundaries reach behind City banks climb hotel walls sail Thames by rowboat and reach the Lyceum stage wall. Women attend the box supper marking a change in times. Forest land in the United States covers about a third of the nation's soil with most in the Mississippi valley and eastern states.
In Putnam County Indiana the Putnam Circuit Court assigns a suit by James C. Stimson against multiple defendants including Gladys M. Elliott Furgeson Roberson Elizabeth Shultz Lenox M. Knight Harrison C Noble et al to quiet title on the Northwest fractional quarter of Section Six Township Twelve North Range Four West The case is set for September 24 1923 at the Green Castle court house with appearance required by the named defendants.
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