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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1922
Page
2
The Herald newspaper of Greencastle Indiana notes it is published every afternoon except Sunday from S. Jackson Street. It lists Charles J. Arnold as proprietor and provides postal and contact details. Cards of Thanks are charged at fifty cents each.
The notice states obituaries are charged at 1 per obituary with an extra line for poetry. It clarifies fee structure and applies to all obituary submissions under the policy.
The piece argues that Indiana and Pennsylvania voters who backed Beveridge and Pinchot were misled about progressive aims. It claims the contests targeted party control for 1924, linking Beveridge to Watson and Pinchot to the Pennsylvanian reformers, with money and tactics criticized on both sides.
Viewpoints warn that President Harding seeks a link between progressives and hard line Old Guard to shape party policy and machinery. A Progressive takeover would end Nur renomination prospects in 1924 while Beveridge and Pinchot supporters grow wary of a possible entente with Old Guard leaders.
Democratic slate lists Samuel M. Ralston for U S Senator Charles H Bidaman for Congress Fifth District Andrew E Durham for State Senator joint Montgomery Putnam Counties Willis F E Gill for State Representative joint Putnam Owen Counties Glenn H Lyon for Prosecuting Attorney 64th Judicial Circuit Walter S Campbell for Clerk Circuit Court William D Lovett for County Auditor Wilbur C Clodfelter for County Treasurer Dave Stewart Wricht for County Recorder Elijah S Wallace for County Sheriff Jacob E McCurry for County Coroner William P Koehler for County Surveyor Paul F Priest for County Assessor William F Davis for County Commissioner First David J Skelton for County Commissioner Third William S Burris Ora A Day James G Britton for Council at Large
United States Department of Agriculture tests gases to destroy nuisance birds in California's Imperial Valley. Gas clouds may control marsh birds at night and reduce $50 000 in yearly crop damages. Studies also explore gases for burrowing rodents and insect pests with safety concerns for handlers.
Minnesota growers prefer the hot formaldehyde method to treat seed potatoes. Two pints of 40 percent formaldehyde are mixed with 30 gallons of water and heated to 118 to 122 degrees F. Potatoes dip two minutes then pile and cover for one hour before drying or planting. When not heated, the method fails to control rhizoctonia and needs longer soaking for sea disease control.
A wagon can be greased by halving the lifting effort used to remove burrs from both wheels on one side, grease them, leave the wheels two inches loose, switch to the opposite side, remove burrs there, and shove the wagon toward the loose wheels.
A playful reminiscence from a Los Angeles Times column recalls Uncle Joe and Aunt Jane courting under a super moon. The couple exchanges odd questions about affection and practicality as Uncle Joe ponders if he needs a drink after a neat kitchen moment.
London magistrates heatedly debate a fellow magistrate’s claim that women are untruthful at the witness stand due to imagination. Others counter that equality permits truthfulness, while a noted observer notes resemblance to deceptions born of subjection. The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports.
Mrs. Rose Hall of Brazil and Mrs. Nancy Bray of Plainfield visited Mrs. Sarah Bettis last week. Mrs. Fannie Smither and Mrs. Wm. Cope called on Mrs. Mary Garrett, and Mrs. Della Davis visited Mrs. Ora Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. George Frank and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ford at Greencastle. Mrs. Fula Stages called on Mrs. Ellinor Davis.
County Superintendent Frank Wallace was in Indianapolis on business Tuesday to handle official duties.
Sickness and convalescence mark the week with Roy Beaman and James Eaglesfields on the illness list. Mrs. Ollie Gwinn visited Mrs. George Young while others shared a Sunday at Sam Beaman’s. Several residents traveled to Brazil Saturday night and Frances I Beaman returned home after three months away.
The League of American Pen Women marks its silver jubilee. The piece recalls the copyright bill championed by William McKinley while in the House, data supplied by Margaret Sullivan Burke, its first president, who helped found the league and named it. The pen Harrison signed with is now owned by her daughter Hilda Burke.
A scenario writer struggles to interest a weary producer with a synopsis about two burglars opening a library window and targeting a safe. The set piece ends as the clock strikes one and the producer yawns, signaling disinterest.
A witty exchange between two friends about unpaid bills ends with a quip on not dying to avoid debts. The young man insists there is a limit to his financial overreach even as florist, tailor, and motoring costs pile up.
In a Birmingham Age Herald excerpt, Squire Witherbee comments on Sam Kuittfoot's rheumatism while Deacon Benders accuses him of a past horse trade betrayal from nearly thirty years ago. The dialogue hints at lingering local feuds and frontier sentiment.
The playful exchange questions whether a husband could truthfully claim his wife is the only woman he has ever loved. The wife insists on a romantic standard while the husband replies with a humorous caveat.
Ransom Kennicott chief forester in the Illinois forest preserve district says robins eat more than other birds.
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