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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
4
An ad touts a 35¢ P. D. Q. Pest remedy claiming to kill bedbugs and their eggs, prevent hatching, and also kill fleas on dogs and chicken lice. It promises a gallon of lice killer from a single package and urges readers to insist on the product from their druggist.
The Russian government has ordered 350 liquid fuel locomotives of a special type from a Philadelphia firm to create adjustable rail links between divisions and supply bases. The tractors weigh seven and a half tons each and run on tracks about twenty nine and a half inches wide, allowing easy relocation of these narrow gauge tasks.
A French physician reports cases where pulmonary tuberculosis signs coexisted with chronic appendicitis and symptoms vanished after appendix removal. In one case the appendix condition was found incidentally. Two consultants only accepted the diagnosis after patients recovered post operation. a third patient still declines surgery.
A reader asks how to remove grease spots from dining room wallpaper. Advice suggests patience and periodic treatment with powdered chalk rubbed onto the spots, left for about thirty minutes, then brushed or wiped away. Repeating the process should make the stains disappear.
Jack and Jim clash over a resolution to quit quarrelling. They fight then Jack strips to attack, but Jim refuses to fight while others are present. Jack insists he is alone, while Jim counters that he is not.
The United States emerges as the leading diamond cutting hub surpassing Amsterdam. In New York City over 600 skilled workers, many from Holland, process about £1,000,000 worth of diamonds monthly, signaling a permanent shift in the market. A humorous filler line about boarders and milk follows.
Mrs Kane recounts reading sugar cures hiccoughs and tries it on Dick, with only temporary relief. A punch line follows about relapsing hiccoughs every twenty minutes and a driver quip about a hit and run.
A gratter is defined as the other party member who secures what your side seeks, effectively obtaining concessions or advantages for themselves or their group during negotiations. The term implies trading favors across sides to gain a desired outcome.
Bennett Kimeek and his Highland lassies present Scottish song and character pieces at the Chautauqua opening, offering a blend of old ballads modern tunes and lively imitations of Harry Lauder. The colorful tartans kilts and music promise universal enjoyment.
The program lists a choir of U0 pieces, lectures by Lowell Thomas the renowned traveler and writer, and other equally notable events. The Coliseum architecture guarantees unobstructed stage view and clear hearing of all performances and talks.
Columbus opens its Methodist Centenary festival on June 20 with daily showcases. Notables like ex President William H. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt will speak. Music from the Rainbow Division band and a 1,000-voice chorus accompanies concerts and lectures. Children’s pageants, wild west shows, rides, and educational events fill mornings to evenings.
A fragmented dialogue mocks marital finances and remarriage with comic asides. The scene touches on money worries after marriage and playful banter about family life and reading habits.
The article notes rapid advances in spun paper from lumber waste. It describes processes to make silk like fabrics from sawdust, twine and rope from paper, and woven sheets used for clothing and housing materials. It highlights global use, including Germany and Austria, for wartime needs.
J. S. Edwards of New York, an authority on serpents, says Hindu snake charmers do not charm snakes. He explains snakes hear by vibration, not music, and that trained snakes respond to the trainer’s movement and touch rather than melodies.
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