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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1914
Page
2
Charles J Arnold serves as editor with Terme or Sy Carmers listed. Single copies priced at 10 cents, two for 25 cents, $3.00 yearly. Second class mail matter at the Newcastle Ind post office.
During April the Indiana state fire marshal ordered tearing down twenty five buildings due to fire hazards. Inspections occurred in ten cities with additional orders to correct minor construction hazards. The marshal notes high demand for inspections statewide and contrasts staffing with Ohio to explain workload.
The Indiana fire marshal's office will bring at least six arson cases to trial next month. He vows thorough investigations and active prosecutions where possible. He cites lack of local cooperation as a major hurdle and urges owners to prove innocence, not officers to prove fault. The fire marshal estimates 65 percent of Indiana fires stem from carelessness and argues a shifted community stance could reduce losses.
The Indianapolis field may total 45 entries for the upcoming five hundred mile race, pending secrecy on a late contract. One entrant, Brazil post office notes, is shipping tires by parcel post now that parcel dimensions change, with new measurement rules avoiding the parcel hole.
Reports from New York and Detroit describe a new radiology tube by William David Collidge that allegedly produces X rays with greater penetrating power and control. Physicians claim full treatment in 15 seconds, with potential to reach deep tumors, while cautions from Dr. Jacobi and Dr. Kennedy stress the treatment remains experimental and not a guaranteed cancer cure.
William Klein of Cable avenue East Pittsburgh was attacked by a dog on Electric avenue near Linden. The dog bit his right arm and forehead, choked his chin, and was shot by Officers Lode and Doyle after passersby freed the boy. He is in serious condition at General Hospital. the dog’s head was sent to Mercy Hospital Pasteur Institute for analysis.
The article describes how liquid hydrogen provides extreme cold enabling most known gases to solidify. Helium remains resistant, though researchers like Dewar Lopes pursue methods. Liquid hydrogen’s cold vapor freezes air, creating a snow like descent within the apparatus.
In a Kansas town a husband was offered as a prize in a cooking school contest. A young merchant offered himself and about thirty to forty fair competitors entered. Judges favored a widow for the prize but the merchant reversed the decision by eloping with the youngest, prettiest contestant.
A British Government statistics report estimates Jewish populations as 20000 in Cape Colony 18000 in India 17000 in Australia 16000 in Canada and 4000 in Ireland A Yiddish paper notes New York contains more American Jews than the combined British Jewish populations worldwide.
Public service smoking rules say officials in contact with the public may not smoke during business. Those not in direct contact may be allowed to smoke at department heads discretion but only for cigars or cigarettes. The pipe is never permitted.
French bacteriologist Professor Chantemesse, who developed the typhoid serum, announces a second major discovery. A typhic application under the eyelid may reveal typhoid fever from its early symptoms, offering a new diagnostic approach.
The Arizona Republic reports Peter Moraga and H A Sidow explored a newly found cave in Southern Arizona amid talk it may be the famed lost Dutchman mine worth millions. Gold ore samples from the entrance yield high values. bismuth appears abundant. exploration reached 400 feet with damp chambers and streams. discovery sparks mining excitement amid legends of the region and prior disappearances.
Philadelphia reports William Lewis, cemetery caretaker in Merion, is accused of digging up bodies after burial to reuse plots. Authorities say he sold lots, exhumed the bodies, reburied them elsewhere, then resold the same plots to new buyers. Relatives visiting graves reportedly mourned over unrelated burials.
The newly adopted standard rail, heavier and purer, rejects a large percentage of ingots to achieve higher quality. Two railroads have recently ordered 40,000 tons of these rails for installation.
About 100000 nets are in use during the herring season by the 800 fishing smacks of the Netherlands. A net lasts about three seasons but losses from storms and other causes lead to 40000 to 50000 new nets purchased annually.
A London scholar ridicules the recurring ambidexterity fad, calling the ability common among fools and noting that even well balanced individuals tend to favor one limb over the other. The remark treats the debated skill as a natural tendency rather than a sign of skill or genius.
The Paris Queen Mary organized a campaign against Gaby Deslys. The Prince of Wales visited a Palace Music Hall to watch her and applauded. His mother scolded the heir and urged bishops to denounce immorality in music halls, a call bishops promptly obeyed.
Professor Udriski of Bucharest's veterinary school amputated a horse's fetlock joint and fitted a leather artificial leg. The replacement enables the animal to walk and exercise, restoring mobility and activity.
A tale from Dr. William Osler shows a misread instruction about drinking hot water before breakfast. A foreign patient could not follow the exact timing, and the doctor learns the danger of unclear notes in medical orders.
A colored Newark firm announces its dissolution of partnership with Moses Jones in the barber trade after pecuniary troubles. The senior member warns customers that those who used the firm must pay the scriber, and that those who called on Jones should note the firm is involved. In a separate aside, a bald-headed chemist recalls a charitable act, while his wife notes a clerk’s salary demand denied to fund marriage.
Grinkham abandoned his claim of being his grandfather’s reincarnation after people pressed him for long overdue loans from the old man. The shift followed financial pressure and disbelief from Jonesmith.
The Pohick philosopher in the Louisville Courier Journal muses on scandals and press readership, arguing that papers print scandals because readers want them and readers read them because papers print them, highlighting a cyclical media dynamic.
A child named Marjorie swallowed a Bard peppermint candy after tasting it, rushing to her mother in distress. The mother reassured her, noting relief as Marjorie claimed she had lost the use of her mouth but would be unharmed.
Mrs Doolan and Mrs Grogan dispute the effort of Mr Grogan and their daughters. Mrs Doolan says the pianist has hammered the plan for six months causing two fingers to be paralysed while Mrs Grogan dismisses the claim.
A Philadelphia press snippet records a domestic exchange about bread making with a new servant saying brown bread need not be washed hands. The mistress approves the loaf and the servant affirms flexibility in cleanliness.
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a tense exchange between a small brother and a peister as he recalls an insult about the way someone walks. The brief dialogue hints at family friction and disapproval of a cruel nickname.
A widow’s daughter teases a visiting mil lonatreé, calling him charming and delightful as the scene unfolds in a fragment from Tit-Bits. The exchange hints at social wit and light intrigue within a domestic moment.
A fragment from the Somerville Journal presents a bidder auction scene with a buyer declaring satisfaction as the auction frame proves the sought item. The excerpt humorously notes a frame being valued over the picture and wittily reflects on household life and marital quirks.
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