Obituary and Poetry Notice Rates Announced
A local notice outlines pricing for obituaries at 1.00 per obituary and poetry at 0.06 per line. It also states a 50 cent charge for each card and clarifies payments for all listed items.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
2
Dissaified Ads Architect Contractor and Landscaping
Classified notes from Indiana list various advertising messages. W Evans and Brown and Moffett are mentioned amid scattered terms including farm loans and paid advertising. The legible items sketch local business notices and service offers without clear names or dates.
Wanted to Rent in Greencastle Area by Small Family
Home rental notice seeks a permanent tenant for a house in or near Greencastle. John K. Hand lists address in South Bend Indiana and notes willingness to consider small acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
John K. Hand
van Buren Street
South Bend
Indiana
Low price sale on our store footwear
Pairs of low shoes offered at a great reduction. Delivery service from Sand and Gravel. Leave orders at Thomas Moran's Grocery. Phone 456 Ralph Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Locust Street
Call
Theo Crawley
Christies
Thomas Moran
Ralph Sears
Servant Girl Refuses Cellar Visit Over Rat Infestation
Mrs Tepper of Plainfield New Jersey reports rats in her cellar so bad that a servant girl refused to enter. An advertisement claims RAT SNAP destroys rats and mice and prevents odors. Available in cake form in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold by John Cook & Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cook
J. Sudranski
Noted Vet Recommends RAT SNAP To Farmers
L. H. H. Mutler urges farmers to use RAT SNAP around hospitals every three months as preventive work. He says it overtakes rat problems and recommends it for all who face rats. Available in three sizes 25¢ 50¢ and 1.00 guaranteed by local suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. H. Mutler
John Cook & Sons
J. Sudranski
Strange Leap Year Customs Across Cultures
A narrative compiles customs from around the world where women assert marriage agency. It notes Berber, Ugandan, Egyptian, Ethiopian and Transylvanian practices where women initiate courtship, sometimes by ritual hair, gifts, or signaling with carts, and in some regions men may become dependents or heirs to a wife’s choice. The piece sketches a panoramic view of female autonomy in marriage traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transylvania
Roumania
Bosnia
India
Greenland
Bride in New Hebrides Runs to Other Man for Shelter
In the northern New Hebrides a bride unhappy with her marriage seeks the earliest chance to elope with a man she prefers. If her parents cannot persuade her to return, they typically send the husband a pig to ease his wounded pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hebrides
Record Warm Winter Across Alaska Drops Signals for Spring
Climatological data from the United States Weather Bureau shows the coldest December through winter in Juneau at 3 degrees above zero, with southeast Alaska noting no subzero readings. Cook Inlet records minus 18, interior Tanana and Yukon valleys reach 60 to 65 below, while southeastern Alaska enjoys more sun and less rain, hinting at an early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
United States Weather Bureau
Cook Inlet
Tanana
Yukon
German Warships to Be Brought to United States
A former German battleship, cruiser, and three destroyers allocated under the armistice will arrive in the United States soon. They will be towed by mine sweepers and a transport sailing for Scotland in April, then exhibited at Atlantic seaports. Naval experts will study them before they are sunk at sea within a year of arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cruieer
United States
Scotland
Atlantic
Supreme Council
Alcohol murder weapon suit filed in Atlanta
Mrs. Catherine Bristol of Philadelphia sues John Kelley in Atlanta charging he gave her wood alcohol with murderous intent to keep her from testifying. She says the poison caused blindness and alleges Kelley had threatened Miss Lucille Sharp, who died months ago in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowy
Atlanta
John Kelley
Catherine Bristol
Philadelphia
Bristol
Kelley
Lucille Sharp
Baltimore
Port Chester Man Drops Dead After Quit Notice
Carl Bulow fifty two year old descendant of General von Bulow German commander in the Franco Prussian War dropped dead when ordered to vacate his Port Chester New York home where he had lived for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
N. Y
Carl Bulow
von Bulow
Inca Music Rise Through Peru Piano Vision
Peruvian pianist Carlos Valderrama unearths ancient Inca melodies from the Peruvian forests and crafts compositions that mirror the strange savage harmonies. His works fuse Inca ritual themes from the Salute to the Morning Sun to the Spanish invasion, blending reed instruments and drums with refined orchestral harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Piano Playing
New York Evening Sun
Carlos Valderrama
Mr. Valderrama
Peru
Valderrama
South Sea
Fister Debussy
Homeliest Woman in the World Faces Circus Life
New York reports on Mrs. Mary A Bevan a slender tale of a woman dubbed the homeliest in the world She has never worn an Easter hat or attended a dance and voices a longing for love and friendship while surviving with four children and a husband who knew her before ugliness defined her. She plans to tour as a circus exhibit to capitalize on her face and to tell other women to value their beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary A. Bevan
Mrs. Bevan
England
Tam
Shadowed Fate of Mrs Gaines and Her Protector
Mrs Myra Gaines hides with her niece Alice Barstow from her cruel husband John Gaines. They flee to a distant city after spotting a shadowy profile they fear is him. Barton Grey, Alice suitor, offers aid and eventual marriage as a relative reveals a possible brother of the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opyright
Western Newspaper Union
Myra’ Gaines
Alice Barstow
Mrs. Gaines
John Gaines
Alice
Barton Grey
Grey
Detained War Brides at Ellis Island Over Passport Issue
Eight Yugoslavian war brides were held at Ellis Island because their husbands did not have proper European visas. The men, serving in the Serbian army, faced Bolshevik bandits and financial losses including $500 in Liberty bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Alaska
Europe
Ellis Island
Girl Shot Brother After Violent Family Clash
Emily Engham a 19 year old from Chicago fired a revolver at her brother after he struck their mother. The bullet hit him in the back and he is reported to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Engham
Chicago
Barge From Government Line Stranded in Mississippi Floodfield
The steamer Scott of the government barge line, blown onto a cornfield on Island Ten by a heavy storm, will be removed after the Mississippi floodwaters recede. The barge carried government supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ark
Hickman
Mississippi
Scott
Island Ten
First Bodies Returned From France On U S Transport
The United States transport Mercury sailed from Brest carrying 15 American soldiers who died in France. The voyage marks a return of fallen personnel to the United States for burial and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Mercury
Brest
Pig Proves Bear Near Tarrytown Estate
Louis Murray employed on Mrs. Finley J. Shepard’s estate along the Croton aqueduct encountered a black animal he initially mistook for a pig. Upon approaching, a growl revealed a small black bear. Murray subdued it with a quick strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. Y
Louis Murray
Mra
Finley J. Shepard
Croton Aqueduct
Murray
Aerodromes May Have Hospitals For Medical Flights
London correspondent suggests long range air routes in Africa could host hospitals and clinics at aerodromes. Proposes planes carry pathologist and portable lab plus clinicians to relieve illnesses of natives. Envisions base hospitals and labs along routes to support medical exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Journal of the American Association
Cairo
Cape
Africa
Chalmers Mitchell
Ronald Ross
Graveyard Desecrations Hit Merced Cemeteries
Police investigate vandalism across six Merced, California cemeteries where headboards were toppled, stones torn from foundations, monuments moved to different plots, and heavy slabs displaced. Catholic cemetery remained untouched as authorities seek suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merced
Cal
Excessive Car Riding Harms Digestion and Health
An old newspaper column argues that too much automobile use harms digestion, respiration, and circulation. A professor suggests the digestive tract offers the best medical earnings, noting Americans replace walking with driving, weakening heart and lungs and increasing physician visits.
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Charles J. Arnold
S. Jackson Street
Ind
W. . Evans
veeMecastie, Indiana
Ilkrald
Brown & Moffett
TOR Sale
Mort Marshall
Locust Street
Hunt
Owl
Hichester
Drew
Mn Hrand P Bert
Lways
North
Heavenly Kingdom
National Geographic Society
Arizona
Jacob of Old
Rachel
Uganda Protectorate
Diodérus
Lydia Barlatinsky
John Pollock
Boris de Huobben@t
Rubinex de la Mothe Rouvray
Lydia Yavorska
Frederick Pollock, Bart, P. O
Hyde Park
U. S
America
Alvah Jordan Garth
Teeland
Guardiar & Children
Pig
Bear
John Burroughs
Yana Farts
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