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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
2
The Herald announces that Cards of Thanks are publishable for a fee of 50 cents per card. The notice lists the Greencastle Indiana address of the newspaper and the proprietor Charles J. Arnold.
Obituary notices are billed at 1 per obituary with an extra 0.05 per poetry line. The policy details how charges apply to obituary notices and poetry content.
The page lists Democratic nominees for multiple offices including United States Senator Samuel M. Ralston and Representative Charles H. Bidaman, with state, county, and local posts such as Clerk Circuit Court Walter S. Campbell and Sheriff Elijah S. Wallace. It names joint state senate and house slots for Montgomery Putnam and Putnam Owen, plus auditors treasurer coroner surveyor assessor commissioners and council members.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Indiana State Highway Commission in Indianapolis until 10:00 a m June 6 1922 for bridges on State Highways 117 118 120 121 and 119 in Putnam County Plans cost 0 75 to 1 25. Bonds required. plans examined at Capitol Building. bid options include combinations with advance notice. The director may reject any or all bids.
Official notice from the Indiana State Highway Commission directed by J D Williams. Details reference dates May 18 to May 25 and pertain to state road or project actions under the commission’s authority.
Public auction of property in Marion Township Putnam County Indiana currently held under the Raines v Ruark case. Sale set for June 12 1922 at 10 a m with terms one half cash and balance in twelve months by note bearing 6 percent interest. Property lies west half southwest quarter Section 8 and parts of Section 7 Township 14 North Range 3 West near Fillmore and Greencastle. Subject to Putnam Circuit Court approval.
A compilation of curious statistics on facial symmetry, eye and ear differences, eye lens growth, leg strength, skeletal weight by gender, tongue size, and hair color counts. It notes American limb symmetry, chair influence on leg shape, height trends by hair/season, August birth tallest, and long-term heart blood flow and beating rates.
A child named Paul repeatedly takes cookies without permission, claiming he was just borrowing one while the mother admonishes him. A second note from a Canadian piece describes strict measures by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police requiring travelers to justify northern journeys and prove supplies and legitimacy.
The narrator recalls a fourteen year old experience where older girls were escorted home by boys after church. A boy asks to see her home, she accepts, and they walk past a vicious dog. She narrowly uses the toe of her slipper to dispatch the threat and reaches home safely.
Ordnance engineers in the United States have developed a new 16 inch 50 caliber gun praised as more powerful than any naval gun now in existence. The weapon is 60 feet long and weighs 340000 pounds. It uses 850 pounds of smokeless powder to launch a 2400 pound projectile about 22 miles.
A stern voice shouts Shoot! and a director’s camera crew halts on a country road. A passenger recalls the emergency brake and his wife fainting, as bystanders wonder if highwaymen or filming is involved.
A nostalgic note from the Boston Transcript on courting rituals, contrasting past gestures like messages with a lozenge to the present habit of gifting a five-pound box of candy to impress a modern girl and win her heart.
Uncle Eben laments that cheating in a craps game fosters ongoing strife. The remark frames a debate about stopping violence tied to gambling. No further details available.
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for ten bridges including the Charles McFerran in Jackson and Floyd Townships and 1,077 dollar estimate, Hartman and Crosby in Franklin Township with cost estimates around 1,030 and 0. The Newell in Franklin Township 914, McGaughey in Russell 2,305, Ott Thomas in Russell 1,180, Edna Collins in Clinton 5,193, Earl Grimes Arch in Clinton 3,895, and Wimmers in Monroe with 650 estimate.
Putnam County invites sealed proposals for nine concrete bridges including Brackney Monroe Arnold Groveland Garrison Black Scott Browning Nelson Dills Mack Farr Eckles. Plans require separate bids with bonds, two year guarantee, and compliance certificates before June 6 1922 at 10 00 am. Board may reject any bid.
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