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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
2
Public notice from Greencastle Indiana newspaper outlines mail matter, office address at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street, publisher Charles J. Arnold, and rates for obituaries and poetry. It specifies publication details and mail class as second class.
Nancy Jane Blue born February 9 1848 died June 17 after a long illness. She married Henry C. Blue September 16 1869 and raised eight children Emma Clara Herbert Hettie Effie Sally Myrtle Wilson. She joined Beech Grove M E Church 1869 and later Locust Street M E Church. Survived by siblings Hiram William Staley and Molly A. Tincher, sixteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
A district ledger details claims and allowances for the June term of the Commissioners Court. Entries include Sentinel Printing Co. for multiple charges, hardware suppliers, individuals, and a tuberculosis hospital expense, totaling numerous small disbursements across vendors and people.
The Philadelphia Museum hosts a loan show in its silverware department featuring ancient timepieces gathered by Meyer Fleisher over four decades. The collection’s oldest item, a Peter Hetteln watch from the 15th century, weighs seven ounces and carries a bronze gilt case. Henlein, its inventor, faced witchcraft persecution, ending his days in a Nuremberg convent.
Greencastle resident Annie Naughyle recommends Doan's Kidney Pills after recurring kidney trouble and backache. She says Mullins Drug Store supplies the pills, and they strengthen kidneys with back pain relief. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY supplies the remedy.
In Stettin district of Pomerania unrest grows as former War Minister Reinhardt tightens police and raids two Junker bases. Military distrust rises with officers loyal to Kapp scattered among large estates as mercenary-like guards, while workers organize for potential monarchist mobilization.
Lord FPrnch visits Ypres Belgium and decorates a grave of a British hero in the cemetery during a recent town visit. The ceremony honors military service and commemorates fallen compatriots amid the Belgian town’s commemoration events.
Paris hotels struggle to house thousands of American tourists with rooms booked into July and August. An American visitor reported visiting 21 hotels without securing a room. Shipping limits may also constrain travel, as 40 to 45 ships connect U.S. and French ports, each carrying around 12 000 to 13 000 passengers per month.
Residents near the Manzanita Fishing Club pond in southern Fairmount report an animal with a horse head and alligator body destroying club fish released years ago. Some hear unearthly noises while members vow to investigate the mystery.
Cranmore asserts it is the state’s healthiest community noting its cemetery has had no graves since 1863 the date of the last funeral there. Residents have died elsewhere in the state but none within Cranmore since 1863.
Louis M. Van Iersel, Dutch born laborer at Krupp Essen, wins high medals including the Congressional Medal of Honor and the French Medal Militaire. He escaped to England, crossed to the United States, enlisted, and fought from the Aisne to Soissons and St Mihiel, surviving the St Mihiel battle and single handedly taking a machine gun crew.
Managua reports that US marines at the American legation guard here favor alligator steaks as a piquant daily fare. They specialize in bagging young alligators, skinning them, and cutting steaks from the tail meat which is pale white and pleasant, resembling halibut in flavor.
August Kabler, a medical student at Berne, sustained severe injuries after falling into a bear pit at the zoological gardens. Bears mauled him, tearing away his left arm and leg, and he was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.
Miss Marian B. Emery of Franklin New Hampshire owns a seventy year old sweet apple preserved by careful storage. The fruit was given ten years ago by Miss Elizabeth Marstin who held it for sixty years. The apple remains intact with cloves embedded and darkened skin, yielding a curious aged appearance.
Mrs. Rosa Davis administratrix sues Central Indiana Railroad for Charles E. Davis death. Despite no witnesses on her side, railroad witness testimony supports her claim and a verdict of eight thousand dollars is awarded.
The Detroit News notes how shoe tossing at weddings reflects ancient transfers of property and parental rights. It explains how the best man emerged from the trusted friend aiding marriage arrangements and mentions a patient’s recovery from a swollen leg.
Lawrenceburg Indiana Captain Wesley L Moore aged seventy eight river pilot who hoped to die on the Ohio river was found lifeless in his cabin aboard the Towry Wood vessel operating between Cincinnati and New Orleans authorities report.
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