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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1920

Page

2

Card Notice Rates and Obituary Charges

The notice outlines pricing for cards of thanks and wards of thanks at 50 cents each and obituaries at 1 dollar per obituary. An additional 5 cent charge applies for each poem.

Putnam County Sheriff and Representative Candidates Listed

A 1920 political notice lists multiple Democratic candidates for Putnam County sheriff and one for representative. Names include W E Gill Cloverdale and Jesse M Hamrick plus E S Lige Wallace Greencastle and Harkins L Jackson Greencastle, with primary May 4 1920.

W. E. Gill Cloverdale Putnam County Jesse M. Hamrick E. S. (Lige) Wallace Greencastle

Local filings for county commissioner seats in 1920

Marion township candidate Reese R Bass announces for Second district with Democratic primary May 4 1920. David J Skelton of Washington township seeks Third district seat in Democratic primary May 4 1920. O A Day of Marion township declares for Second district with Democratic primary May 4 1920.

Will Glidewell Warren Township Putnam County Reese R. Bass Marion Township David J. Skelton Washington Township O. A. Day

Melt Bell in St Louis Tower to Save Structure

The two ton bell in the St Louis city hall tower will be melted in place with acetylene torches due to unsafe tower supports and risks of lowering it. The bell, cast for about 2000 dollars, stands six feet high and four feet across at the base. removal would cost around 1500 dollars. The last ringing occurred on Armistice Day. the building was completed in 1904.

Jerusalem City to Be Saved by Geddes Plan

Professor Patrick Geddes outlines Zionist aims to reform Jerusalem without harming its historic charm. He plans to start Hebrew University projects next year using existing buildings, add chemistry labs, and have Dr. Weizmann oversee research. A Palestine museum is also proposed to keep artifacts from leaving the country.

London Patrick Geddes Jerusalem Zionist Organization Zionist Bulletin Geddes Hebrew University Weizmann Owen's College Manchester

Unique Will Is Barred In San Francisco Probate

Judge Graham rejected Mrs. Helen Scott s last will on a cloth not because of its size but because she did not date it. The mariner died by her own hand at 1084 Sutter Street on November 8 while estranged from husband James Scott who had left for Honduras. The instrument named items and legatees including Fred Spreen and Mrs. Allen and was offered by William M Varney, her brother.

San Francisco Graham Helen Scott Scott Sutter Street James Scott Honduras Fred Spreen

Plan for Manhattan state proposed in New York legislature

Albany reports two bills on state reorganization. Assemblyman Cuvillier proposes a Manhattan state including Suffolk Nassau Queens Kings Richmond New York Bronx and Westchester with a referendum next November. Assemblyman Leininger pushes a larger Greater New York plan adding Putnam Dutchess Ulster Greene and Sullivan counties.

Albany N. Y Manhattan Suffolk Nassau Queens Kings Richmond New York Bronx West Chester New York State Assemblyman Cuvillier Leininger Greater

Dammit He's Dead Buried at Simmons College

Six hundred students and the faculty attend the funeral of Dammit a white bulldog college mascot for four years. He is buried on campus in a casket with a marble headstone reading Dammit he's dead while a band played and a student delivered the funeral oration on Every Dog Has His Day.

Abilene Tex Simmons College Dammit

Two Dental Needles Found in Patient’s Mouth

X ray images of Harry Howell, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Howell of Marion township Shelby county show two steel dental needles each just under two inches long. They are believed left by an Indianapolis dentist during tooth extraction. Removal operations were performed via neck incisions.

Shelbyville Ind Harry Howell Elmer Howell Marion Township Shelby County Indianapolis Howell

Hero of Army Was Let Down by War

De Vere H. Harden, first American wounded officer, travels from first lieutenant to captain to sergeant. After a long service record from Cantigny to Soissons and honor with the Croix de Guerre, he reenlists as a first sergeant after discharge, finding no civilian career.

New York de Vere H. Harden Burlington New Army Signal Corps Little Silver Long Srand N. 7 Ilarden France Cantigny Soissons Les Jumelles Nancy Lorraine Theodore Roosevelt Harden Roosevelt Leutenant Panama Alaska Toul Twenty-eighth Streenth Infantry Sixteenth Infantry Hell United States Camp Lewis Washington State Tlandred Thirteenth Ile Honolulu Fifty-third George E. Kumpe Washington Western Department San Francisco Army

Not Dead Though Supposed, Greer Reappears in Concordia

Ellis A. Greer of Tacoln Nebraska, thought dead for 25 years, has notified Cloud County officials he is alive. He seeks information about a daughter he has not seen since his disappearance from Lincoln, saying she was adopted by a Clyde family.

Concordia Kan Ellis A. Greer Tacoln Neb Cloud County Tis Lincoln Greer Clyde

Why Colds Are Dangerous and How to Treat Them

The article warns that colds weaken lungs and lower vitality, paving the way for pneumonia and germs causing consumption, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough. It stresses quicker recovery lowers risk and touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable, pleasant treatment.

Low Rates For Life Insurance From National Life Association

The National Life Association offers life insurance for both men and women at set rates per $1,000 based on age including 21 at 10.30 3 at 13.00 40 at 16.00 and 45 at 17.50 with disability and old age settlement clauses. Charles E. Cooper district manager Greencastle Ind phone 14. W P Sacket of Brown Moffett reports the sale of the Dan Besser property on North Vine street to Are O hair who also bought the Runyan pool room on the east side of the square.

The National Life Association W. P. Sacket Firm Brown & Moffett Dan Besser Vine Street Are O’hair

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Sloan Greencastle, Ind Charles J. Arnold S. Jackson Street Fred Lancaster Madison Township Allen Eggers Jackson Township Edward H. Eitlejorge Vermandes Co Harkins L. Jackson J. Louis City Hall Bill New York Assembly de Vere Harden GE Hit R. P. Mullins Druggist West Side Square Charles E. Cooper
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