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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1922

Page

2

Cards of Thanks Adverts Charge 50 Cents Each

Cards of Thanks are listed with a price of 50 cents per card. The notice emphasizes the rate and availability for readers seeking these acknowledgments.

Obituary Rates Announced for Classified Notices

The notice states obituaries cost $1 each with an extra 5 cent per line for poetry, outlining pricing for published obituaries and verse in the classifieds.

Democratic Ticket listed for state and local offices

The Democratic slate includes Samuel M. Ralston for U S Senator Charles H. Bidaman for U S Representative Fifth District Andrew E. Durham for State Senator from Montgomery and Putnam Counties Willis E. Gill for State Representative joint from Putnam and Owen Counties Glenn H. Lyon for Prosecuting Attorney 64th Judicial Circuit Walter S. Campbell for Clerk Circuit Court William D. Lovett for County Auditor Wilbur O. Clodfelter for County Treasurer Dave Stewart Wright for County Recorder Elijah S. Wallace for County Sheriff Jacob E. McCurry for County Coroner William P. Koehler for County Surveyor Paul F. Priest for County Assessor William F. Davis for County Commissioner First District David J. Skelton for County Commissioner Third District William S. Burris Ora A. Day James G. Britton named for Council at Large.

Glenn H. Lyon Walter S. Campbell William D. Lovett Wilbur O. Clodfelter Dave Stewart Wright Elijah S. Wallace Jacob E. McCurry William P. Koehler Paul F. Priest David J. Skelton William S. Burris Ora A. Day James G. Britton

Fossil rain drop slab donated to Trinity College Museum

The Christian Science Monitor notes a fossil brown stone slab with rain drop imprints presented to Trinity College Geological Museum. The piece, dated to ancient rain events, is described as part of Time’s heritage, akin to Keatsian vitality.

Shelley Adonais Geological Museum Trinity College John Keats Christian Science Monitor

Infection and Contagion Distinctions

The text defines infection as disease spread via air water or distant means and distinguishes it from contagion which is transmission by contact with a diseased person. Contagion means transfer from person to person through contact with the body of a diseased individual.

Old Masters of Prose Echo on Ecclesiastes

A 16th century style paraphrase urges indulgence and joy in life under the sun. It cites wine and bread as pleasures blessed by God and counsels faithful living as part of mortal toil.

Wycliffs

Oil mixtures used in india rubber compounds

Combinations of linseed, peanut, rape or mustard oil with sulphur form rub berlike substances used in india rubber compounds. Pure unvulcanized india rubber floats or sinks in water depending on oil substitutes. those substitutes are slightly heavier and sink.

India

What He Would Do

An old colored preacher rebukes a deacon who says constant pulpit money demands will kill the church. He declares churches do not die and urges a thunderous blessing for the dead in the Lord.

Boston Transcript

The Joint Snake Describes a Fragile Limbless Lizard

The joint or glass snake is a limb less lizard of the southern United States resembling a snake. It is named for its fragility with a tail that breaks into small pieces, and the name also applies to a similar Old World species.

United States Old World

War on rum runners imperils U S agents

Federal prohibition agents in Georgia face a dangerous campaign against well armed smugglers along the coast. The Savannah report cites boats from Bimini unloading liquor at river islands, swift resistance, and a pattern of unloading at harbor mouths then moving goods to Savannah by night. Savannah as a distribution hub affects other areas.

Georgia Haynes Overpeck Flinchom Savannah Bimini Atlantic Charles H. Nesle

Dizzy Heights Hold No Terrors for Steeplejack

Ed Franz, a pro steeplejack, works on a sign at the fifteenth floor of the Morrison hotel in Chicago. He hangs the electric sign with the street temperature at 15 below, proving even chilly weather can be faced by seasoned climbers.

Ed Franz Morrison Chicago

Weatherbee claims vagrancy trophy in Lynn court

Arthur P. Weatherbee seeks the vag trophy as District Court in Lynn, Massachusetts reviews his repeated lodging requests. Judge Ralph W. Reeves sentences him to two months in the house of correction, noting cold weather and lack of work and starting his fiftieth vagrant commitment.

Arthur P. Wetherbee Lynn Mass Ralph W. Reeves House of Correction Weatherbee Reeves

Price of Wives Jumps to Seven Cows in Sudan District

A Sudan report notes a rise in bridal prices in North Afar district with the cost of wives increasing from four to eight spearheads and from four to seven oves, reflecting local economic strain and customary exchange values.

Sudan North Af

How to Run a Furnace Overnight by Air Control

A bureau of mines advisory explains furnace operation with coal and air. It details keeping a fire overnight by feeding just enough air through the fuel bed, using bed size and ash with drafts to balance heat and fuel, and methods like covering top coal or using ashes to increase resistance while avoiding excessive leakage.

Mr. Hood Hood

Mystery Chest Opened After Forty Years In Defiance

In 1885 Edward Bell received a six pound brass bound chest from his uncle. It sat in Bell’s home for 37 years before guardian John Karns was granted permission to open it. Probate Judge Palmer broke the chest with a sledgehammer revealing three musty vests notes recipes pictures love letters and a Buffalo Bill photo.

Bell Edward Bell West Defiance John Karns Co. W. Palmer Buffalo Bill

Must Take Wife to Movies Court Order

A Chicago man, Joseph Nowick, was ordered to take his wife to the movies every Saturday night and to church each Sunday or face a $250 fine. The unusual judgment followed a quarrel with his spouse.

Joseph Nowick Chicago

U. S. Sells Million Pairs of Army Shoes

The War Department announced the United States sold 1 200 000 pairs of army shoes at an average price of 1 83 dollars per pair. The sales involved 321 bidders.

United States War Department

Cavalry Feats Describe Palestine War Campaigns

Lieut. Col. Edward Davis reports six years with Allied armies and highlights British cavalry during the Jerusalem and Damascus campaigns. He credits swift mounted charges by General Allenby as decisive in breaking Turkish defenses. An hour after contact cavalry began rolling up the Gaza Beersheba line and within ten hours British control was complete.

Palestine Edward Davis United States Army Washington General Staff United States Davis Great Britain France Russia Italy Serbia Greece Jerusalem Damascus Allenby Gaza- Beersheba

Two Boys Plan World Hiking Tour From Hollywood

Edgar Arthur DeHays and William J. Conroy left Hollywood California last September aiming to hike around the world. They will first traverse the 48 states, gathering signatures from mayors and postmasters in every city they visit. After the American leg they will sail to Europe to continue the trek for about seven years.

Edgar Arthur DeHays William J. Conroy Hollywood Cal Europe

Wild woman attacker wounds Kentucky oil field worker

F. P. Mitchell, petroleum company field man, arrived in Booneville Kentucky with slashes on his hands from an attack by a wild woman armed with a knife. A posse searched the Owsley County mountains but found no trace of her. Mitchell says she was half clad and had wandered the mountains for some time. Several witnesses saw the woman, but Mitchell is the only reported victim.

Kentucky F. P. Mitchell Booneville Owsley County Mitchell

Indian Burial Cave Found Near Bristol Virginia

Professor Henry Woodman reports a cone shaped heap of about 800 human skeletons in a Virginia cave near Bristol. The bones, with tomahawks and beads, are believed to be an ancient Indian burial ground and archaeologists plan a thorough investigation.

Virginia Bristol Henry Woodman Woodman

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