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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1920
Page
3
An ingenious breathing apparatus for firemen from Scientific American by Arthur Innersley uses an oiled silk hood a back air cylinder and a rubber tube to the face piece. It provides a continuous air supply for about one hour with safe exhalation through a mouth valve and weighs 23 pounds allowing full work in smoky rooms.
A critic portrays Nelson era ships as beautiful yet tyrannical with press gangs and brutal discipline. Sailors endured scant food, severe punishments, and heavy rum, while officers displayed costly dress before action. Death and injury were common, yet sailors faced it with grim cheer, shaping a hardened heroic image.
The text describes Arabian horses risking life to carry wounded masters to safety and staying beside them when riders fall, awaiting aid. It emphasizes their instinct to protect their riders and endure danger until help arrives.
In the Cleveland Leader, Mr Hrakese remarks on a sour-apple exchange as Cubbins introduces his intended wife, noting the misfortune of the match. The exchange centers on a comic social claim within a humorous local narrative.
In the New York Botanical Garden Bronx Park a specimen of the double cocoanut the coco de mer is placed for public admiration after three years in the propagating house. The palm reaches 80 to 90 feet with a 12 to 16 inch trunk and a 20 to 20 foot leaf span. The fruit can be 18 inches long and weigh 40 to 50 pounds. The tree bears one spadix yearly, with many blooms at once, and the nuts were once known only from Indian Ocean drift. Ancient myths spoke of underwater trees and monstrous griffins, while the husk and uses of the tree parts are described. Attempts to introduce the coco de mer in European gardens have failed, though germinating nuts fetched high prices in London.
The Salvation Army expands its work among diverse nationalities in Chinatown San Francisco. Chinaboys become members and apply religious principles to housekeeping as the organization aids Chinese residents and workers in the city.
A illustrated discussion reveals how a dress coat with multiple pockets enables magic tricks. The piece explains that concealment is practical, debunking the mystery with a nod to practice making perfect and mortal limits of the conjurer.
Geologists challenge the water and metal carbon theory, proposing petroleum derives from ancient animal putrefaction buried by cataclysms like Mount Pelee. Prof Engel argues prehistoric creatures were distilled over eons in Earth’s vast subterranean laboratory, producing petroleum.
A London physician Dr Cornwall Round proposes eternal life by cultivating the solar plexus and focusing the mind. He splits consciousness into subjective, individual, and objective states aligned with three colors, urging readers to avoid endings in tales as the first step toward immortality.
The text advocates using meals for calm, aligning surroundings with ideals, and using scent and vision to reinforce health goals. It suggests affirmations like HEALTH IS NATURAL and I feel and look YOUNGER Every Day, displayed near the bed to influence self-perception and longevity.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Mugg and Mr and Mrs Guy Pickens have returned home after a week at Blue Bluffs. Pauline Pollard attended Baby Mine in Indianapolis. Robert Taylor returned from Indianapolis to his home. Frank Roberts Jr to give final Fillmore entertainment before joining Manhattan Players in Hershey Pennsylvania. Roy Harris visiting grandparents in town. R M Smith and Mrs Smith visiting in town. Edith Mullins a guest of Mrs Crovier. J E OHair near Brick Chapel critically ill nearing 92nd birthday. Betty Lock Hamilton at Bay View for summer. Thad Peck also at Bay View. Rev H C Clippinger returned from Epworth Institute. Reverend Luckey to speak at 10:40 tomorrow. noted Lyceum speaker and writer. Charles Reed of Indianapolis visiting relatives. Frank Wallace in Indianapolis on business. Mrs H A Gobin to South Bend for a week with daughter Mrs Swintz. Rebecca Cox of Little Rock visiting Putnamville. Noble Snider to spend Sunday in Putnamville.
Mr and Mrs John Cherry spent Friday in Indianapolis. Dr and Mrs B E Lemon and son Brandt returned to Fillmore after visiting Long Lake Beach Indiana. Mr and Mrs George A Dobbs plan a Martinsville trip for several days. Claire Bittles, daughter of Mrs Raser Bittles, is critically ill in Methodist hospital Indianapolis and un improved. a second operation was not performed last night. Three specialists Clevenger New and Cunningham attend to Mr Bittles after an abscess above the right eye under the skull. Meningitis feared. A B Lockridge, ill at his parents home on West Walnut Street, is in critical condition with rapid decline anticipated.
An advertisement promises relief from irregular or delayed use with Triumph Pills. It claims safety and dependability, not sold in drug stores, and invites readers to write for particulars at the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A Paris cabman pursued an English lord onto the Calais express at Gare du Nord after being paid a 100 franc note he could not change. The lord claimed to settle at the ticket office, and the cabby rode to Calais town before returning to Paris to find his horse and cab impounded. The London Daily Telegraph reports the incident.
Night watchman claims RAT SNAP cleared a rat-infested mill in six weeks. He reports killing rats nightly and warns he will not be without RAT SNAP. Advertises 25c and 50c sizes and a $100 guarantee through local sellers.
Describes the kiwi as a small ostrichlike bird of New Zealand. Notes it has four toes unlike emus and rheas, a short neck and head, long slender bill with nostrils near the tip, and lacks visible wings or tail while covered in hairlike feathers.
Describes a historical Indian belle with hair tied by a jeweled band and braided into a large ball two thirds the size of her head, reflecting old fashion and aesthetic.
The maguey tree yields a needle and thread ready for use with a slender thorn at the tip that draws from its sheath while the attached fibre unwinds. The text notes the craving for tobacco lessens after ascending high altitudes and that smoking becomes laborious in such conditions.
A better babies contest will debut at the Indiana State Fair the week of Sept 6. Mothers are invited to bring infants to compete for prizes and to be examined by experts to learn physical development needs. Dr Ada E Schweitzer directs the program in the Women's Building with nurses and assistants. Dr James Carter will supervise baby disease examinations. Mothers should request entry blanks from Chas F Kennedy Secretary State Fair Capitol Building Indianapolis.
Spain boasts the longest lawsuit dating to 1517 and still sub judice. The dispute over a pension involves the Marquis de Viana and the Count Torres de Cebrera. Accumulated sums were enormous, with four centuries of legal wrangling allegedly diverting much of it.
Classified notices advertise deeply discounted shoes at two great reductions. Local rental inquiry seeks a house near Greencastle for a small family and permanent tenant. Contacts include John R. Hand in South Bend and W. H. Evans in Greencastle for related services.
General notices list a girl wanted for house work no washing or ironing with contact Maude Bridges. Public sales announced by Dobbs & Vestal with bookings and dates. A Dodge Roadster for sale and household furniture to be auctioned Monday August 2 at 1 30 PM at Market and Poplar. Also a middle aged lady seeks work with reference Mrs Crawford Route 7 Box 37 or Templemans near WC Torr Route 7 in Green Castle.
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