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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
2
Democratic sheriff hopefuls vie in Putnam County May 4
A group of candidates announces for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Putnam County ahead of the May 4 1920 primary. Names include W E Gill Cloverdale Fred Lancaster Madison Allen Eggers Jackson Edward H Eitle jorge Vermandes Co Hurst Greencastle Will Glidewell Warren township Jesse M Hamrick Green Castle E S Lige Wallace Green Castle Harkins L Jackson Greencastle formerly Marion township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Gill
Cloverdale
Putnam County
Fred Lancaster
Madison Township
Allen Eggers
Jackson Township
Edward H. Eitlejorge
Vermandes Co
Will Glidewell
Warren Township
Jesse M. Hamrick
E. S. (Lige) Wallace
Greencastle
Harkins L. Jackson
Marion Township
Reese R. Buis Seeks Second District County Commissioner
Marion Township resident Reese R. Buis announces his candidacy for county commissioner representing the Second district. He highlights local governance focus and public service as his campaign platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese R. Buis
Marion Township
Candidacy Declarations For County Commissioner Posts
David J. Skelton announces run for Commissioner Third District in Putnam county Democratic primary on May 4, 1920. O A Day of Marion township also seeks Second District seat in same May 4, 1920 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Skelton
Washington Township
O. A. Day
Marion Township
Putnam County
Uncommon words clutter the dictionary of English
The passage notes how dictionaries contain many unused words and questions their inclusion. It contrasts the vast number of dictionary entries with practical usage in literary and spoken English, citing examples like zythopsary and porcellons to illustrate obscure terms.
Sewing crime or con by a traveling agent tale
A farmer finds a traveling agent demonstrating a sewing machine. The agent claims it can stitch across thick shingles and clapboards. The farmer pretends interest to trap the con man, then orders supper after saying he shut the agent up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonder Worker
Rita
World’s nerves are shattered by global hysteria
London reports Dr. Edwin Ash warns the world suffers a shared nervous breakdown akin to shell shock. He cites hysteria fueling unrest, labor clashes, and religious decline, urging firm government and strong leadership to prevent long, dangerous outbursts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edwin Ash
Ash
Dr. Ash
Landmark Cement Mill in Jefferson County Razed
The old cement mill near Charlestown West Virginia, a Civil War landmark and site of a brief battle, is being torn down after ten idle years. The mill cost 100000 dollars. Union casualties included 300 men from the 118th Pennsylvania who fought near the Potomac. Some retreating troops sheltered in limekilns opposite Maryland before sustaining shell fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. Va
Jefferson County
Antietam
118Th Pennsylvania
Corn Exchange
Potomac
A. P. Hill
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Westfield Woman Dies at 82 After Lifelong Pipe Habit
Mrs. Mary Jane Adgate of Thomas Street Westfield died at her home aged eighty two. She attributed her longevity to tobacco use and smoked a clay pipe for years from girlhood, having learned the habit from her grandmother. Even in illness she kept to pipe smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Mass
Mary Jane Adgate
Thomas Street
Adgate
Winter Bills and Saving Schemes in a Small Town
A humorous verse tracing a man’s plans to save for winter while his wife buys lawn plants and hosts a party. He vows weekly deposits to stockpile funds, but recurring seasonal expenses frustrate him as coal, bills, and neighborly demands strain the budget. The couple clings to optimism as summer expenditures loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Walt Mason
Judge
Truth Spoken In Jact Nerve Required To Tell What Men Should Know
A concise moral reflection notes that speaking blunt truths to others demands boldness and courage to reveal what people ought to hear. It presents a forthright stance on candid communication and personal integrity.
Yellow mustard for sore throat and tonsillitis
Old fashioned remedies claim yellow mustard plaster or poultice eases soreness inflammation and swelling. Begg's Mustarine blends pure yellow mustard with pain relievers to heat away throats pleurisy bronchitis and chest cold pain without blistering offered at 30 or 60 cents by S C Wells & Co LeRoy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Wells & Co
LeRoy, N, Y
X ray study of skulls to aid criminology
In Brookline Massachusetts the Massachusetts Psychiatric Hospital begins using X rays and shaded glass plates to examine skulls of insane patients. Dr Elmer E Southard leads this program, aiming to reveal brain abnormalities and improve diagnosis, with an expected 15 percent diagnostic improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Mass
Massachusetts Psychpathic Hospital
Elmer E. Southard
Antwerp Claims the Only Live Okapi
British naturalists expected the only live okapi in captivity to arrive at Regent's Park Zoo. Instead Antwerp reported the animal was brought from the Congo by Dr Lebrum as a gift from Mme Landaghem. The okapi, giraffe relative, stands about five feet tall with striped rump and legs and dark purple body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zoological Garden
Regent's Park
Antwerp
Congo
Dr. Lebrum
Mme. Landaghem
Semliki
Mme, Landaghem
Historic Atlantic Crossing Speeds Up Over Time
A recap of early transatlantic trips shows the Great Western in 1838 taking fifteen days from Bristol to New York, followed by the Sirius in seventeen days. The Savannah carried engines in 1819 but used sails, and lusitania and Mauretania later set ever shorter limits, culminating in four days ten hours in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ross
Atlantic
Gleam
Great Western
Bristol
England
New York
Sirus
Savannah
Lusitania
Mauretania
Painted Allied Chiefs Paris Portraits From Dana Pond
An American artist Dana Pond completed a collection of portraits of allied war leaders to be sent to Washington as a joint gift of Mr. Pond and the American Red Cross. It includes Gen. Pershing Bliss House Benson Petain and a group of Bliss Di Robbiant Belin Sackville-West representing the Versailles supreme war council. The group painting depicts allied chiefs in the conference room at Versailles during the final phase before the armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dana Pond
Washington
War Department
Pond
American Red Cross
Gen. Pershing
Gen
Bliss
Col. House
Admiral Benson
Marshal Petain
Supreme War Council
di Robbiant
Belin
Sackville-West
Versailles
Trapped Trout Halts Sheffield Water Supply
A trout, about 15 inches long, was sucked into a reservoir pipe at Redmires and wedged in a water main, stopping Broad East territory supply in Sheffield for an entire day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmires
Broadast
Sheffield
Doctor Burkhart's Vegetable Compound Treatment
An offer to write today for a course of Dr Burkhart's Vegetable Compound claimed to cure liver kidney stomach trouble constipation catarrh rheumatism and related ailments with payment due upon cure.
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Kemp
Edmonds
Mr. Till
Savings
Ustarin
Grat Western
WRIGLEY S ora _ TA PERE TCUM FACLA
Goodyear
HURST
Leery
Aya
DR. Burkhart
Main Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
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