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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
4
In New York, Harare Tiow! asks to see a cortin overcoat. A shopkeeper quotes two hundred fifty dollars. the buyer balks and retorts he cannot afford such a price. The exchange ends with a firm refusal to pay the gold asking.
The London Times notes a rise in returning tramps who are better dressed and display a hint of respectability. War years forged patriotism and a willingness to work, but demobilization has left many young men without trades or definite livelihoods, driving more into casual wandering.
This note urges plant lovers to transplant narrow leaved evergreens now while they are growing. Choose a damp cloudy day, keep roots moist, firm soil, and prune back strong limbs. The advice applies to transplanting and pruning to ensure successful home planting.
In Tombstone Arizona jurors on a historic trial indulge petty comforts. An elderly bailiff notes one juror’s craving for vanilla cornucopias and ice cream cones. Judge Sam Pattee ordered the depot jury kept together while their needs are met.
Pope Benedict XV decorates Rear Admiral William S Benson as Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great. Benson becomes the first American to receive the highest military rank in this order. The insignia includes a silver medal and octagonal gold cross on red and yellow ribbon. Also, Market: Second Ward Parent Teachers Club hosts a gas office market on Saturday May 15 with good things to eat.
The United States Department of Agriculture requires candy sold interstate to be pure and labeled truthfully. Labels must show net weight and identify manufacturers clearly as manufactured for or similar wording. Prohibitions include artificial flavors misbranding, maple labeling without maple ingredients, and use of shellac coatings and certain drugs or minerals in confectionery.
A 22 year old woman, known by the pen name Nem de Plume, has been appointed to the civil service commission. Formerly Griffith, then Day, she adopted Gardener after marriage. She is the first woman on this commission and is active as vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and as congressional counselor for the National League of Women Voters.
Morals and budgets intertwine as Lorain R. seeks divorce from John K Rhee after she allegedly spent 1800 on fine lingerie in five weeks. Judge Root grants the divorce amid testimony from Miss Bessiepe of the Visiting Housekeeper Association on frugal household costs.
Frank Grow maintains a broadcloth suit he wore at his wedding, purchased for $25, claiming he will be buried in it to outlast the undertaker, despite the suit’s age and wear.
A Saturday special targets Dene youths with a limited offer of two cans per person. The deal emphasizes accessibility and a brief window for the purchase.
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