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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
2
The notice outlines rates for cards of thanks at 50 cents each and obituaries at one dollar each with an additional five cent per line for poetry. It specifies per-item charges and accompanying terms.
Multiple notices announce candidates for Putnam county sheriff and representative. W E Gill seeks the Democratic nomination for representative in Cloverdale. Fred Lancaster Jackson and Allen Eggers endorse sheriff bids. Edward H Eitle jorge, Vermandes Co Hurst Greencastle, Will Glidewell Warren township, Jesse M Hamrick, E S Lige Wallace Green Castle, and Harkins L Jackson Greencastle announce sheriff campaigns all subject to the May 4 1920 Democratic primary.
Reese R. Buis of Marion Township announces his candidacy for county commissioner district two. He seeks votes from local residents and outlines his public service goals for the office.
David J. Skelton of Washington township announces his candidacy for commissioner of the Third district. O. A. Day of Marion township announces candidacy for the Second district. All subject to the Democratic primary on May 4, 1920.
A Northwestern University questionnaire of 52 faculty members reveals salaries under 1500 among younger instructors and associates, with many unable to afford domestic help. Full professors reportedly earn 38000 to 4000 yearly, prompting calls for greater raises beyond the 25 percent increase proposed by Campaign Chairman Dyche.
A hot mustard plaster or poultice helps rheumatic pains and sciatica. Heat is essential for relief. Begg's Mustarine offers a hotter, cleaner option without blistering. Also aids lumbago and backache. priced 20 or 60 cents from S. C. Wells & Co., LeRoy, N Y.
Assistant Secretary Shouse of the Treasury says foreign seamen may have liquor with meals while ships dock in American ports. The order now applies only to American owned ships, with international comity guiding courtesy to foreign vessels. American ships remain bound by the liquor-sealing rule.
Rhoda, visiting Mrs Hamilton, resists an implied marriage to John Hamilton. A department store encounter with Sam Jack Warren reveals a potential romance as Rhoda navigates Aunt Cynthia’s expectations and a hinted almost engagement.
The Tampa Rotary plans a national road of remembrance with 7 000 per tree along the West Coast for every service member from Hillsborough county. Other groups in Middletown Ohio and Chattanooga also plant memorial trees along major highways with 1921 and future installments noted.
Amsterdam reports former Crown Prince Frederick William hopes to move to his estate at Oels near the Polish border when possible. He says he is writing war memoirs but won’t publish yet, has learned Dutch, wears wooden shoes on Wieringen rambles, and boxes with an Amsterdam instructor. He notes his father is in good health but his mother is unwell. He declines to discuss politics.
Beekeepers move colonies by truck across southern California. FE L Mercer operates 270 hives in Castine Canyon. In March the apiary traveled 64 miles to Glendora, returned in May to Castine, then moved to Oxnard. Bees yielded about 20 tons of honey worth $3,000.
A Paris landlord was sentenced to one week in jail and fined 500 francs after being convicted of increasing rents at an abusive rate. He leased an apartment to two midinettes for 195 francs monthly and raised the rent to 250 francs.
A Malaga based dispatch to El Imparcial says several Spaniards arriving from Mellilla in the Spanish zone of Morocco claim they encountered many modern German rifles. The rifles allegedly bore the same marks as those used by Germany in the European war.
Oklahoma authorities report pilots from Missouri operating liquor runs from Kansas City or St Louis to Wichita Falls and Burkburnett Texas. United States deputies warn planes and other vehicles will be seized if found, as part of shifting enforcement against illicit alcohol transport.
A survey of famed explanations for the origin of OK. Tales trace origins to Aux Cayes in San Domingo and to Old Keokus, then to Andrew Jackson and Major Downing with ON Korrect. James Parton found rival “O BR” endorsements in Nashville court records.
The piece surveys early iron and brass use, copper finds in an Egyptian context, Gretna Green elopement lore with professional witnesses, a legendary predecesor to De Lesseps, and Queen Hatshetsup’s era. It concludes with reflections on self-control as the key to health and longevity.
The Griffin, the first western lakes explorer ship loaded with furs and goods valued at 22 000 livres, sailed September 18 1679 from Montreal via Mackinac and Niagara to pay La Salle's creditors. Five crew and a pilot vanished after a storm, believed buried in sand or lost to mutiny.
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