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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
4
A fragment from a Gertrude Cushings piece recounts three strangers in a western Massachusetts hotel room debating mind over body. A preserved farmer and a nurse reflect on a woman from the town and a husband’s choice as memories kindle round a dying mind and a life-altering question.
The article notes western Oregon and Washington host the largest virgin timber reserves in the United States. It emphasizes these forests supply a major portion of national timber and predicts rising annual cuts may move the region to the top timber-producing status in the near future.
A veteran recounts Khiva under Russian contact in the seventies and earlier, noting a capital transformed by raiders and siege baggage. The piece details diverse tribes and a history of Turkish rule, cavalry, and cusp of modern changes amid arid steppes and whitewashed houses.
Bradford education committee explores converting a ship to a floating secondary school for about 100 children. Students would sail six months to a year, with costs drawn from shipboard funding and possible exchanges with foreign ports to broaden language learning.
A Brockton Enterprise item describes a man who built an automobile power source and now uses it to impress, date unknown. The piece blends quirky observations on work, earnings, and the strain of keeping a machine running in a small town setting.
The Royal Society committee tests cocoa batter known as nut butter in England show it uses slightly less fat than real batter by the body and causes no digestive troubles when eaten in moderation. It has a mild laxative effect in large quantities and is considered a safe wholesome food.
State officials report Kansas has a bird population around 2548 that consume large amounts of insects each year. Estimates suggest birds feed on about 10,000,000 pounds of seeds and insects, reducing pest damages and supporting crops.
The astational report notes three artificial limbs among items in the street car loss lists. The general manager cites six gas masks sixty Dibles and prayer books and cash valued at 11 465 Liverpool England.
In a sunlit attic Grizel battles loneliness as she retrieves a key and magnet to unlock a chest. Jim Brei, recently returned, brings the saved funds to the bank and proposes they use the money to repair the house and begin a new life together.
Miss Annie Tobey, an operative in the electrical shop at Portsmouth navy yard, riveted 264 copper rivets into battery boxes in two hours. Machinists declared this a record for women riveters.
A famed commentator muses that Columbus set forth to find America not by mapping land but by pursuing an idea. The remark frames discovery as a mindset driven by conception, not merely exploration.
The Hancock house in City square Quincy ceases to be a hotel. Owner Helenary M. Faxon plans removing the upper floors and converting the first floor into a large business block. Once a famed stagecoach stop, it hosted guests including Daniel Webster who tipped well to stable hands.
Jane Jadsoun, aged seventy, moves to Ladies’ Home after mortgage arrears and personal hardship. Years later Tim Dianne, a former ward and now a son, arrives with a limousine to reclaim home memories. He’s bringing life, love, and plans to reunite Jane with family and the old house.
A Indianapolis seed shop reported crowds daily as citizens rush to grow food amid a national push to increase production. The proprietor noted high demand, a thriving seed business, and growing home gardens, despite overall crop shortages and limited seed supplies for most crops.
A sharp wrangle between two bar members during a replevin trial in the superior court ended with both lawyers speaking simultaneously. The court stenographer reportedly missed part of the exchange and later resumed taking notes as the case concluded.
J. O. P. Bland reflects on the East after a decade, noting how imperial palaces in Peking, Seon, and Tokyo symbolize a vanished era. He portrays Tokyo’s emperor as a dim relic amid modern machinery in a changing Japan.
A reader recounts an Outlook cited experiment in unconscious cerebration. By suspending a nickel from a silk thread under a tumbler and thinking directions, the coin allegedly moves without conscious guidance.
A poetic reflection on time and mortality notes that golden moments slip by while people recognize the angel only after they are gone, attributed to George Eliot.
Nineteen central London churches mostly built after the great fire are slated for demolition by a bishop appointed commission. The plan would spare towers in seven cases but many monuments could vanish. Protests by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings begin as site values top billions with annual benefice income projected, including Barclay's Bank owning All Hallows Lombard Street at 8 740 000 and St Dunstan’s in the East valued at 1 250 000.
A golf bug visits a doctor for a full physical and smiles while the physician declares him sound as a nut. The patient worries about a supposed illness and asks about blood pressure heart status and nerves, but the doctor confirms good health and the tale ends with a nervous mood and a tease about motive.
The article traces cornerstone rites from ancient Rome where Vestal Virgins consecrated the stone and officials moved it with litany and water prayers, to Jewish symbolism, medieval mason traditions, and the modern Masonic ceremony of laying a cornerstone as a symbol of power.
Aunt Hannah returned from church distressed by the choir saying they looked fickle and sacrilegious as a soprano sang in slippers with high heels. The family found the scene incongruous though not sinful.
A historical note states that when a hummingbird is stripped of its feathers it is no larger than a humble bee, highlighting its tiny size and delicate proportions.
Charles M Schwab described a man who begs banks for loans as work poor He noted the man is rich yet tied up by many operations and money shortfalls He added the man does so much that he remains in a hole with finances and ventures.
Mrs Spaulding clashes with Barbara over a romance as Keith defends Barbara. Barbara secretly designs a lavender sweater after visiting Miss DeVoe to please his mother, hoping to bridge the gap and win her approval. The act softens the tension and reveals Barbara’s devotion.
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