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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
2
The Greencastle Indiana postoffice lists charges for cards of thanks obituaries and poetry notices. Obituaries cost $1 each and cards of thanks are 50 cents per entry with 9 line poetry add-ons. The paper publishes every afternoon except Sunday from 17 and 19 South Jack son Street.
A bartender’s wet finger ruined a near perfect $10 or $20 bill shown to Ninser who was then traced, arrested, and convicted. The Washington bureau held many “Niner notes” but he remained unknown until apprehension named as “J in the Penman.” Indiana preacher William K Wade counterfeited coins but limited to 25-cent pieces and was convicted after an elusive factory could not be located.
On the Pacific coast a tidal wave threatens Ballona Key and Santa Miguela as Regie Carleton, a young wireless operator, faces a choice between saving others by staying at his key or fleeing with his grandfather Adam Carleton. The old man urges selflessness, urging Regie to act for those at risk.
A San Francisco Messenger special recalls Reginald Carleton, a young wireless operator who stayed at his post to warn others during the Hallona tidal wave disaster. He escaped clinging to Amber, while his grandfather died in the catastrophe, leaving the hero prostrated by the ordeal.
Potter lures in a curious buyer with a gleaming motor boat on North River dock. The narrator questions the price as Potter pretends interest then reveals the plan to sell to a trusting amateur after a final polish.
A humorous exchange shows Mr Debater claiming he never loses temper while his wife accuses him of insinuations. The couple argues over misread remarks and a tense mood escalates until he slams the door on leaving the room.
Fragmentary overheard dialogue tracks a scene with two figures by a wall and a heated exchange about appearances and propriety. A muted argument hints at class or gender tensions and a casual, colloquial banter style.
Lincoln man C. Hawthorne swallowed a nearly inch and a quarter long iron staple two years ago while fastening vines. It lay in the lungs causing weight loss and lung abscesses. After a two hour operation via the mouth the staple was removed from the left lung's hilus with a tiny lighted instrument. He is recovering and walking normally again.
Z W Phelps driving toward Hageard hit a foot-deep straw pile that stalled his car. The exhaust lit the straw and flames spread to adjacent fields as the vehicle burned completely. Phelps and two daughters escaped with help from a second car sent from town.
Chicago's women lawyers organize the Public Defenders league to defend poor girls in the Morals court at no charge. About half of the city's 60 women lawyers have offered to respond to Judge Arnold C. Heap's call. The move mirrors lawyers' efforts to aid boys in the juvenile court.
A 700 pound Oil City passenger named Anna Chelton disrupted New York Central travel when she boarded a circus train. Six men wheeled her in a custom chair to a baggage car, transfers at Andover moved the car to a freight depot, and the second train baggage car was used for the final transfer. The locomotive crew held the train during the move.
Washington officials report interest in a Louisiana sugar field trial of weed control by arsenic spray instead of hoeing. Hawaii experiments suggest labor savings of 15 to 10 dollars per acre annually, with caution about leaf damage and climate limits.
Benn Lewis of Benna Way aided a wounded mallard last fall by amputating a terrifically damaged leg, feeding it, and mounting a wooden leg with a paddle. The mallard later returned with seven others, all missing legs, inspired by his kindness.
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