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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
2
Dr HM Butler endorses RAT SNAP to manage rat infestations around hospitals. He recommends quarterly use even without visible rats. Product comes in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00, sold and guaranteed by John Cook and Sons.
Mrs Tepper of Plainfield New Jersey reports rats were so bad in the cellar the servant girl refused to enter. She used RAT SNAP which she says destroyed the rats and controlled odors. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold with a guarantee by John Cook and Sons.
Maj Gen James G. Warberd recalls two days at Adana a city famed for Armenian massacres and mass deportations. He sketches the dust laden streets crowded markets veiled women and a river crossing once repaired by Justinian, illustrating East tastes and dangers.
An unsigned letter enclosed 40 cents to R. W. Furnas see Cream company claiming a reimbursement for a 40 cent purchase at the Slippery Gulch celebration in Indianapolis. The note mentions a saying ruth in the fair city and asks the sum to be placed in the proper fund.
In Hand County South Dakota during 1882 a wolf with a trapped rear leg outruns a pursuer as a dog named Shep harasses it. The hunter shoots from a distance, the wolf collapses as a snow bank nears, ending a dramatic chase near Ree Heights.
A new brick described in Scientific American is nearly five times as strong as a standard brick yet lighter due to hollowing. The brick uses one part cement to four parts sand and is shaped to avoid through joists. Three men can produce bricks fast enough to build 400 to 500 square feet of wall daily. Ends and bases are dipped in a thin lime mortar with cement to keep air channels open.
The article compares two giants, noting Albert Brough’s seven foot seven inch height as possibly the world’s tallest, and Patrick O’Connor in South Africa described as nearly eight feet tall with a 55 inch chest and 375 pounds. It mentions O’Connor’s enormous hands and a ring finger size allowing a 50 cent piece to pass through.
The Knox guild of design and crafts hosts an exhibition in London described by the Times as a demonstration of beautiful results from ordinary dyeing methods. Woolen staffs woven with primitive tools dyed with privet bracken gorse and soot from the chimney yield a striking old gold tint alongside leather work pottery and jewelry.
A student asks who Neptune was and a girl who studies pictures answers that Neptune was the ancient gentleman who invented the xsi fork.
A reflective piece urges mothers and readers to embrace happiness amid poverty and worry. It recalls a dour gentleman warning against idolizing children, then champions loving them fully and savoring small joys. It contrasts pessimism with moments of sunshine and kindly notes. Cheerio.
Located west of Junction City near Danville, Kentucky, Bald Blue Knob rises about 200 feet from base to crest. The barren blue top attracts many visitors who ascend its steep sides to view the azure crown, with locals speculating it once erupted from beneath the earth.
The United States public health service report identifies milk and fresh meat deficiency as the main cause of pellagra. Dr. Joseph Goldberger urges expanding dairy cattle in southern pellagra regions and establishing year round fresh meat markets.
Aboard party tale recalls a couple moving into a dirty flat and a long humorous misadventure cleaning the kitchen floor. One guest quietly reveals she just moved from that same flat, leaving the group to reflect on the shared mishap.
A young man visiting Meredith New Hampshire opened a cellar door and fell into the space, knocking over jars of preserved blueberries and landing in a jar holding 18 dozen eggs. He crawled out scratched and berry-stained weighing 200 pounds, with no eggs broken.
A Texas mess sergeant at Camp Kelly flying field states he corresponded with 535 girls during the war. He maintained a ledger of postage costs kept copies of all letters and used carbon copies to assist.
In a sharp exchange Miss Cayenne dismisses claims of sympathy for Mr Bliggins. She asserts he does not suffer from ego but rather relishes it, underscoring a cold view of his vanity.
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