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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald lists Second Class mail status for Greencastle. Cards of Thanks cost 50 cents each and obituaries cost 1 dollar each. Additional charge of one line is added for poetry.
An advertisement touts RAT-SNAP as a odorless rat and mouse killer. It claims cakes require no mixing and fit multiple spaces from kitchens to barns. Sold and guaranteed by John Cook & Sons and others with varied package sizes and prices.
A patient waits forty five minutes for a tooth pull then balks at entering the operating room. He recalls wartime nerve and compares his fear to a German soldier unsure after shouting Kamerad.
Louisville Courier Journal notes a bill in Congress to exterminate barberry bushes cited as spreaders of black rust. The discussion hints at aggressive action and heated debate over plant eradication policy.
The advertisement promotes RAT-SNAP rodent destroyer in 25e size cakes for pan Mollins usage with no mixing with other food and a money back guarantee if it fails.
A Philadelphia Press opinion notes the steady fall in Greek study among American college students from over 50 percent 30 years ago to about 7 percent now. It cites Oxford and Cambridge, showing Greek abandonment in English prep schools and inOxford’s continued teaching as a contrast.
The piece cites Sir Jagadis Bose noting vegetables share many human traits, including responses to stimulants and anesthesia. It claims plants may even record wireless signals, suggesting the line between vegetables, animals, and minerals blurs.
New York correspondence describes Jimmy a spoiled western boy sent to a city friend for reform. At a formal dinner he rebels against meals served all at once and loudly protests that soup lacks bread and potatoes lack gravy.
A Sandy Mush resident recalls Bud Yaw, a laid back store owner, dozing at the counter when a plump drummer barged in seeking a discreet pitch. The drummer offered a proposition in plug tobacco, prompting Bud to question why the man could not speak while he stood.
Consul McCann reports strong activity in the Diamond trade in British Guiana. Expeditions target interior fields as traders rush to capitalize high prices. English buyers seek stones for both domestic and American markets despite record highs.
A London Answers cartoon panel shows an irate neighbor threatening to outplant flowers to thwart a neighbor’s dog that digs up beds. The gardener vows to make the blooms so abundant the dog will starve its digging habit.
A Continental Edition letter argues England faces declining marriage rates and suggests municipal mixed clubs to ease social interaction between sexes. It calls for widespread clubs and a marriage bureau to provide introductions, noting urban loneliness and the poor access to potential partners.
A Philadelphia writer notes soda water predates much poetry and credits Eugene Roussel with early manufacture of the beverage and fruit syrups. The centennial confirmed Philadelphia as a root of the industry, with Robert M. Green pioneering soda fountains in 1874 and introducing the ice cream soda to crowds. The modern soda trade nears a billion dollars annually.
The Indian government issues nickel Sanna and Sanna coins, matching a higher value than the long circulating two anna and lanna coins. The 8anna piece is noted as the highest valued base metal coin, currently worth about 1 shilling 2 pence or 28 cents, potentially prompting the disappearance of 8anna silver coins.
New Smokeless Fuel Coalite is touted as a natural briquet producing heat like coal. Low temperature carbonization converts a ton of bituminous coal into 14 cwt smokeless fuel 7000 cu ft of gas 16 gallons of oil similar to crude petroleum percent gallons of refined motor spirit and 20 pounds of sulphate of ammonia for fertilizer. By products add substantial value alongside fuel.
Describes the dangers to mine sweeping trawlers and crews as they sweep a freshly laid minefield. Vessels operate in paired sweeps with towed wires and kites to set depth, dragging mines aside for destruction by rifle fire. Detonations can doom the ship, with crew losses likely if the explosion hits forward sections.
A new system of road marking will be introduced in France to aid drivers. Large blue boards display the full place name in white with kilometer distances to the next towns. Colored roadside stones indicate main roads, with red blue or green guiding travelers along the proper route.
About 150 Chinese women and girls in New York organize a Chinese branch of the YWCA to learn American womanhood while preserving Chinese civilization. The group will train in citizenship, American customs, recreation, physical exercise and related activities, with many planning to return to China.
The Spanish Ministry of Public Instruction establishes a children’s library within the National Library in Madrid. It will open with the same hours, admit under 14s, and require permits for younger children to access other city libraries. Special funds support juvenile books, reviews, and materials addressing youth issues.
In a church pew a mother grows anxious as her baby restless. An usher explains the preacher is not finished yet, with hints of more closing phrases to come, including one last word and finally before the sermon ends.
A reflective note recalls a career of many events and foolish statements. The author admits the words spoken in 1913 when refusing a daily offering, describing regret over those remarks and the memories they formed.
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