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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1919
Page
3
Local items report residents illness and recoveries. Mrs. Arthur Plummer and Mrs. Roy Abrams host and attend club meetings. several residents travel to Florida and Indiana. a divorce case Bennett Berry continues in Putnam circuit court. A high school student plans California work, and a public funeral is noted. A temperance detail and a coal fireman rescue add incident flavor.
A motorist can free a car trapped in mud by placing old newspapers under the tires to gain traction. If that fails, the United States Tire Company suggests shifting to low gear and using a light emergency brake to keep the wheels turning slowly for maximum pull. Branches provide better tractive space than stones, and a gentle push can often finish the job.
The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Foudray who died Friday at her daughter’s home in Vandalia Illinois will be Tuesday at 2 30 PM at Locust Street Methodist church Rev Nichols will conduct services Burial will follow in Forest Hill cemetery The body was brought to her Beveridge Street home Sunday
Luke Duffy, Good Roads booster and former state legislator, is in town. He says government engineers are preparing plans for permanent improvements to the National Road near the McHaffie farm, eleven miles east, with 24 miles of road strip covered in each direction from that point.
Opening golf tournament delayed to next Saturday and Sunday due to cold and wet weather. Local interest runs high as golfers anticipate a splendid start to the season, with many players still spending afternoons on the links despite the prior conditions.
May 12 report shows hog receipts at Indianapolis yards reaching 6,500 with general sales around 20.75 and some as high as 21.00. Packers moved 5,500 hogs while outsiders bought the remainder. A brisk market for 1,000 cattle and 500 calves and 100 sheep sold steady with Saturday.
The article explains egg quality depends on a bloom shell coating and proper storage away from heat moisture and temperature changes. Freshness affects appearance flavor and market value with emphasis on cleanliness sanitary housing and healthy feed to prevent bacterial contamination and spoilage.
A postmortem notes fatty degeneration in eight fowls that died suddenly. Excess fat deposits between muscle fibers weaken tissues and may rupture the egg passage, allowing contents into the abdominal cavity and causing peritonitis and death.
Travelers admire a rugged tower on the Virginia bank of the Potomac near Crest Falls. The scene describes rocky slopes, boulders, and dense woodlands as a remote hunting ground favored by local tribes and explorers in this old Virginia landscape.
A fragment from Stars and Stripes credits a horse with crucial role in Verdun operations. It notes the animal helped pull guns, move rations, and carry water through mud and shell-swept terrain, enabling division efforts when vehicles faltered.
Captain E V Rickenbacker has accepted Indianapolis speedway to act as referee for the 500 mile Liberty Sweepstakes race. The former racer and WWI ace, now touring as a speaker, will join the event as a major draw and hopes to lend prestige to the wartime comeback race.
Leo Lurber's Kentucky mother visits as Mr. Dunbar travels to Indianapolis. Mrs. Dunbar hosts Mrs. Boswell while Mrs. Dunbar's sister visits. Austin Dodd's ill horse is attended by Dr. Lawton the past two days. Several neighbors including Andy Sanford Alva Stutz and Mr. Brothers were seen in the area Tuesday afternoon. Abe Vanhook and wife visit Greencastle while local families visit Herbert Boswell.
Mr and Mrs E A Magill shopped in Greencastle Saturday. Sunday visitors at J C Moore's included E E Moore and family of Reno Thomas Fiddler and family of near Lewisville and Bert Tabor. Mrs Curry Harte and Mrs Harry Day went to Paragon Monday. Miss Frances Applegate returned to Indianapolis after weeks with her grandmother Mrs Hanneh Applegate.
A dazed young U S sailor was found outside the Curzon hotel in London at two a.m. wearing only underclothes. He has no memory of his name. Basileich air station officers identify him as IFP Seeley, an aviation mechanic, but he denies the name and efforts continue to identify him.
WANTED Liberty bonds bought fully or partly paid. bring bonds or receipts to Herald office or quote price. WANTED To rent three or four room house close in call Western Union telegraph office. FOR SALE Polk motorcycle in good condition bargain, Fred Crousie 401 West Liberty St. WANTED To rent four or five room house close in call Herald office. Taxi service day and night phone 745 Stone garage. FOR RENT Furnished room for light housekeeping inquire Herald office. WANTED Housekeeper inquire Herald office.
TO THE PUBLIC. Having purchased the Oscar Williams coal business in south Green castle I will conduct this business at the old stand after May 15 and name prices on all grades of coal for immediate or future deliveries. Orders will receive prompt attention. Tel 187. GLENN R. HAMRICK.
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