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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
4
A miscellany reports paper raincoats for emergencies and planes ready for sale in New York. It notes fire destroys many structures hourly, electric semaphores regulate San Francisco traffic, rails go abroad for munition use, and various oddities about biology, geography, and technology.
A reflective note contrasts good people giving gifts with the idea of not being torn by them. It suggests women should seek advice from themselves and mocks men who treat party politics as sacred, turning the Ten Commandments into a joke.
Notice of filing a petition by F A Allee and others to the Putnam County Board of Commissioners for laying out and improving a highway from Blooming ton street in Greencastle through Cloverdale to the county line about 12 miles. Hearing set for June 2 1919 at the county courthouse.
A garbled strip of jokes and quips features Miss Graduate and other speakers trading witty one liners. The bits include engagements, jewelry, cuff buttons, and humorous exchanges about timepieces and cigars.
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