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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
4
The piece notes civilians overestimate crowd sizes in large processions and cites a U S army rule. It explains that a regiment of 1 000 men passing a point in ten minutes suggests 6 000 per hour, assuming trained soldiers in orderly columns and no breaks.
The article catalogs French florist methods to extend cut flower life and improve appearance. Tools include scissors brushes atomizers sprays and gums. Techniques remove withered leaves pierce buds with fine wires stop pollen spread by removing anthers and cure wilted stems with hot water then cool storage.
On my seventy second birthday my daughter hosted a dinner at her home. Her two children greeted me with cheer as they joined the celebration. The boy wished many happy returns, while the girl joked about the night’s happiness as they anticipated the feast.
An amateur pilot spoke of a recent flying trip with a pro when he plunged 1200 feet into the water and remained calm. He compared the drop to a piece of fancy aviation and joked about his ignorance of aviation.
Katherine and Margaret sit together at a dinner party and exchange whispered secrecy. The two gossip about Molly and insist on not telling one another who revealed the secret, creating a loop of confessions and denials.
A tree in Athens Georgia is the sole known case where a tree owns the land around its own trunk. formerly owned by W H Jackson, a deed was executed to make the tree owner of eight feet of ground around its trunk and is on file in Athens.
A historical sketch recounts the fate of Nelsons ships after his era. The Minerva wrecked near Cherbourg in 1808. the J George and the Elephant survived long but met end by 1817. the Agamemnon foundered in 1809. the Captain burned at Devonport four years later. the Foudroyant sank near Blackpool in 1897, with the Victory and Vanguard noted as lasting longer.
A letter in the Woman's Home Companion argues against forcing children to eat disliked foods. It says adults have preferences and forcing a child can cause distress and nerve harm. Suggests substituting nourishing alternatives and avoiding penalties for refusals to protect health.
Experiments with a 0.803 bullet on a sheep stomach reveal that a full stomach sustains greater injury than an empty one. Empty walls yield 0.2 inch perforations while a full stomach shows 0.2 inch and 0.7 inch openings on opposite walls. Implication is lower recovery chance for a full aftermeal human. Lung hits without major vessels are rarely fatal in humans or animals.
A matron explains to a friend that her husband has hired someone in his office to call her each afternoon with terms of endearment. She reveals she missed it because she has spent afternoons at the bridge club and has the maid answer the telephone.
Actor Toole in black with a wreath asks the station master for a ticket to the funeral train at Bury St Edmunds. The master retorts no funeral is announced, prompting Toole to protest that he has traveled miles to attend, declaring it a swindle.
During an incidental abdominal operation the surgeons noted a remarkably long appendix. It was not inflamed but packed with forty two lead pellets totaling about one dram eight grains. The patient, habitually eating rabbit meat, admitted swallowing the pellets while consuming game.
The article describes the Canadian porcupine found occasionally in Pennsylvania mountains. It notes quills ranging one to four inches, lying flat when undisturbed and standing erect when threatened. Quills are barbed and can injure or kill a dog if embedded. the porcupine is a purely defensive creature that hides in hollow trees or caverns and feeds on tree bark and vegetation.
The mink climbs trees swims and digs with skills similar to several animals. It hunts poultry rats mice fish and frogs and often makes homes by streams or barns. It is about twelve inches long with brown fur and a throat spot. Before sealskin, a single mink skin was worth ten to twelve dollars.
An heiress laments a broken romance caused by her father’s opposition. She recalls a suitor who had love and character but lacked wealth, and the father offered $5,000 to end the relationship. The suitor answered by asking when the father could be found in his office.
The passage discusses Mary Mitford’s penchant for coinages ending in ess and cites examples such as hermitess and negotiatrix of the forgeries. It notes a letter to Sir William Elford where she questions the need for a grave informant and ponders the term metaphysicianess.
A wife discovers her husband’s distraction stems from a beautiful woman in black at a nearby table. She quips that the woman is “an attractive widow” and the husband agrees, sighing that he wishes he were one, in a quip from the Ladies' Home Journal.
Lawyer Hackett avoids a land fight over a contested fence by proposing to move the marker beyond both properties. The neighbor counters with a firm stance that the fence stays where it is, but ultimately concedes there was no real dispute beyond principle.
Dr Ulric Dahlgreen spoke before the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia about how certain fish and torpedo species generate electricity. He noted electric eels in South American waters can produce over 600 volts, though their bodies limit delivery to about 250 volts. Other fish discharge currents from their eyes and enwrap prey in electric fluids to capture it.
A historical passage touts a universal remedy for superstition and ill fate. It claims wearing coral around the neck can offset evil influence and turn bad luck into good luck, a simple ancient practice endorsed by authorities.
Invented for both delivery of fresh linen and return of soiled articles, the system uses a fidless pasteboard box and a large pauper envelope. The sack hangs in homes as a receptacle for dirty linen and doubles as an advertising medium for the employing company.
The article notes that worry affects internal glands via the sympathetic nerves and can seriously disrupt secretions. It links such disturbances to exophthalmic conditions and other illnesses, urging more study of gland functions.
Captain F C Selous famed hunter joins the allies in East Africa earning a dispatch for gallant conduct. At sixty four he becomes a temporary lieutenant then captain in the Twenty fifth battalion Royal Fusiliers. His life spans Africa and Alaska with hundreds of big game taken.
The Milwaukee Journal notes caution as the parent of safety and urges delaying impulse in forming friendships. It warns against judging by first impressions and stresses training impulse, exercising consideration, and recognizing both admirable and flawed traits in acquaintances.
A book portrays English rural life with apparent equality between landowners and laborers. At a sheep-shearing season dinner a farmer rises to speak, aided by Coke who invites him. He delivers a single line praising Coke and urging landlords to act as he does, drawing loud applause.
A male suitor pleads for a response from a hesitant woman who finally says she will wait. She departs with mere token belief as he mocks her decision with a cheerful, wry question about a fern or a geranium.
Students at the University of Berlin total 8,619 this year, up from last year. Of these, 1,133 are women and students hail from multiple nations including 149 Austrians, 63 Swiss, 51 Russians, 35 Romanians, 3 Bulgarians, 26 Turks, 17 Greeks, 3 Italians, 2 English, with Africa represented by 58 students and Asia by 29.
A blast at the Shattuck mine in Arizona opened a vast cavern named Shattuck Cave. Crystalline walls and a 40 foot stalactite chandelier revealed white, ruby red, emerald, and azure formations as the miner reported a fairyland-like vault 345 feet across and 175 feet high. The find enhanced the Michigan College of Mines collection.
A Paris reviewer notes Jules Bertaut compiles Napoleon aphorisms in Napoleon In His Own Words translated by H. BE Law and C. L. Rhoades. The collection mirrors the man of action and his immediate aims, though lacking full moral certainty and chronological citations.
An elderly skinflint’s avarice strains his marriage as his wife wallpapering a new drawing room sparks a clash. He erupts over the pattern and method, lamenting future moves and accusing extravagance.
A motivational passage urges inner strength to reject harmful beliefs and pursue the greatest good. It asserts that recognizing inner power enables breaking through mental walls, casting out errors, and transforming pain or misfortune into peace when truth is spoken.
A salesman in a large music shop explains popularity as a flexible concept. He notes many sing the song and people like it, but none have tired of it enough to call it popular yet.
Envious peers recall actors who traveled by special train to perform in multiple cities within a single run. A 1000 mile dash with ten cars carried performers from New Orleans to Chicago in 23 hours, without changing costumes, after each scene.
A reflective piece advises avoiding anger after harsh remarks. It urges letting a remark pass, practicing soft response, and shows that wrath harms body and mind. Self control preserves dignity, vitality, and happiness.
A reflection on John Muirs Travels in Alaska recounts Stickeen Indians faith under a chief who declines conversion. He explains he cannot learn a new religion yet wishes his people happiness in a white man heaven, vowing to stay and help them endure hardship. The passage emphasizes kinship, duty, and noble restraint.
In Missouri and the Ozark hills lead pencils are largely produced from red cedar. Logs are cut into planks then sliced into stats by circular saws. The red heartwood is used while sapwood is discarded and bundles are sent to New York and European factories.
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