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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
3
Tarzan, raised by apes after his parents’ death, returns to the jungle to claim his throne by defeating rivals like Kulonga and Terkoz. He claims weapons and treasures, observes a mutinous ship’s crew, and posts a warning notice on a door as a mixed party lands on Mbongan beach.
Sailors threaten Clayton while Tarzan watches from the trees as a poisoned arrow and spear injure a rat faced assailant. Porter and Philander flee deeper into a savage jungle on a quest to Cape Town while Jane Porter and Esmeralda barricade a cabin amid skeletal horrors.
In a tense scene aboard a ship, Clayton exits to search the jungle for missing Professor Philander and Mr. Porter as a frightened crew guards a wounded companion and Jane Porter with Esmeralda. Tensions rise as Snipes, now the de facto leader, refuses to lend a revolver.
New York porpoises, nine in number, occupy the central pool at the city aquarium after arrival from Cape Hatteras. The transfer involved crates and nets as staff moved them into the 30 foot diameter pool with large fish nearby. The animals, 5 to 8 feet long and 200 to 400 pounds, began a vigorous display of rolling spouts and waves as they settled in.
Miss Jessie Cosgrove, formerly at the local phonograph works, received a marriage proposal from Dennis O Finn of West Meath Ireland. The widower has eleven children and sought a good mother for them after Cosgrove's note in a record inspired the notion.
Iowa farmer Sam Godsey found eight human skeletons near his Folsom area home in Mills County while working on ground. The bones recall the Bender murders in nearby Kansas decades ago, where a boarding house led to disappearances and many bodies.
In St Paul Minnesota thieves entered a church at night and stole silver spoons and a baptismal outfit. They drank the communion wine and ate the bread, leaving two used cups on the pastor’s desk in the adjoining room.Paris Auguste Rodin plans a trip to Reims to study athletics at the College of Sports. He aims to boost health and learn France’s 1916 prep while predicting U.S. advantage.
Freshman Miss Sibly Leaming of Cicero High School in Noblesville Ind may lose her sight after masked boys smeared green paint on her and Miss Pauline Buzan during a class party at Miss Florence Ricketts home. The incident occurred as they went into the yard to play games.
John Foley testified that his wife forced him to cook. she claimed he tied a towel over her mouth to silence her. The court ordered alimony.
The article argues for state aid and regulation of roads, noting 23 states participate in cooperative measures. It cites 1904 and 1908 data from the Good Roads Magazine Office of Public Roads showing surface types, costs per mile for macadam gravel and other surfacing, and a total road value around 1.72 billion dollars. Experimental tar and asphalt tests are mentioned as traffic pressures grow.
A comparison shows New York faces higher highway costs than Massachusetts Connecticut and New Jersey. Massachusetts built 558 miles 1895 to 1907 at 7668 per mile. Connecticut 1899 to 1906 at 6072 per mile. New Jersey 1894 to 1907 at 4676 per mile. New York contract roads at start 1909 totaled 520 miles at 9,265 per mile with 1,028 miles awaiting contracts estimated at 10,326 per mile. Officials hope a new highway commission will remedy the situation.
The Sinois Highway Commission reports experiments treating earth roads with oil to create a waterproof durable cover. Two test sections exist on light clay and black sticky soil with promising results but durability and cost remain to be proven. Treatments consume 2.5 to 3 gallons per square yard, costing 30 to 40 cents per square yard. In California, bills seek an 18 million dollar state road bond and a companion measure to map and prepare a statewide system, under the Department of Engineering.
The nation loses prosperity for lack of roads and farmers seek better markets. Georgia aims to organize Good Roads Clubs in counties with Rural Carrier members leading the effort. Oil and tar road construction draws global attention as modern traffic increases wear.
Mrs Young answers her husband with a wry calm about their baby's first tooth. He expects joy, but she forecasts pain and future dental woes, noting each new tooth will bring trouble, and the long road of dentistry ahead, ending with more teeth and potential humiliation.
A brief note on a character described as endlessly giggling. The Catholic Standard comments that constant laughter prevents any meaningful talk, implying a critique of her silliness and effect on dialogue.
A newspaper correspondent recalls Senator Gorman at a banquet where a western drover feigned accusation, Gorman denying charges, and a joke about Harry Dor say. The piece moves to a young bride, a widower’s prayer, and a four year old Helen in a bishop’s reach, ending with a humor note from Harper’s Weekly.
A barrister known for his cross examination habit used the phrase Now sir I am going to put a question to you and I dont care which way you answer It. Judge Maule disliked the formula and greeted him with Now Jones I am going to put a question to you and I dont care a twopenny bit which way you answer it How are you.
The remark from a local preacher draws attention to heightened fire and brimstone rhetoric. Passersby are urged to stay alert and assess the message's truthfulness amid a charged atmosphere.
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