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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1919
Page
2
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A wartime reminiscence describes a Yank visiting a French hospital to check on his men. He meets a medical office clerk who guides him through wards, mispronounces names, and uses a dictionary to bridge language gaps. The scene blends humor and cross language missteps.
Despite wartime strain, France advances a five mile tunnel and ship canal to connect the Mediterranean port of Marseilles with Paris and the interior. The project includes a new harbor and links to the Rhone, enabling Mediterranean to English Channel navigation once finished.
The Kansas City Star quotes a satirical exchange about begging and charity. Profes an Pate argues love should move action, while J Fuller Gloom plans a practical test of generosity by giving soup and judging the beggar’s dignity.
The engagement of Miss Florence Swank and Loren Sheridan was announced for June 19 at the Locust street home of Rev. and Mrs. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick. The event involved a ribbon-pull surprise with about twenty college girls present and names of graduates noted for De an. plus references to track results and a visiting student from Otterbein.
The student council plans a mass meeting at 3 45 PM Tuesday in Meharry Hall to discuss the proposed constitution of the honor system. David E Lilienthal will preside as students debate the amendment and invite suggestions or criticisms.
The article argues for adopting an honor system to govern final examinations at DePauw University. It notes current mixed methods and past failures and presents the plan as idealistic yet practical, trusting students while offering strict recourse if needed. A vote against would signal missed opportunity.
The Indiana track squad defeated a weakened DePauw team on McKeen Field as Mason led the way with strong sprints and high finishes. Williams won the high jump at 5 ft 9 in with Cline close behind, and Lamport led in the 220 low hurdles. Mason suffered his first season loss after a fast start as Kealing took the 100 yard dash, Proud led the mile, and Kealing placed second in the 220 yard race.
The honor court consists of seven members three from the student council and four elected by the four classes. It can conduct formal investigations and recommend punishment to administration. First dishonesty notice to the clerk. second offense leads to trial. five votes convict. Penalties include expulsion or a failing grade. impeachment for breaches of duty.
DePauw dramatic society Duzer Du elected officers for next year with Frank Roberts as president Itelen Cory as vice president Grace Ruthenberg secretary and Herbert Barth treasurer Rehearsals for May 23 and 24 one act plays progress smoothly Costumes for Alas Pierrot planned by society members The Kickling Finme to be produced by visiting Chicago professionals involved in the Little Theaters movement.
Manning defeated Rowe 7 5 2 6 6 3 in three sets. Roberts beat Powell 6 3 6 0, Smith won over Pickard 6 4 4 6 6 4, and Curnick surpassed Wechter 6 3 6 1. Nine first round matches remain. two DePauw graduates Lucy Snyder and Helen Masters are visiting at the university.
In a San Francisco Bulletin excerpt Bailey Mulued recalls authors like Hawthorne and Phillips finding inspiration in walking. The piece recounts writers roaming Marin hills and New York strolls, arguing movement shapes thought and spurs storytelling.
Wartime Britain adopts concrete rat control bunkers with vented blocks and mesh walls. A central trench supports shelling, enabling quick removal of earth by laborers and reducing depredations by rats as a strategic priority.
The Balzac house on Rue Raynonard Passy has reopened as an artists center. It preserves Balzac era features blue vestibule oak carvings dark red tapestries and a coffee pot associated with the author. Original woodcuts printing plates garden vines and lilacs remain visible with a trap door noted in a room.
A short feature notes superstitions of traveling salesmen. The sight of worn grips signals loyalty to old bags. signs of bad luck deter changing bags, signing hotel registers first, working Sundays, and beliefs about early sales predicting outcomes. The piece cites veteran salesmen on luck and windups.
The London Daily Mail notes golf widows mourn their husbands who left to war service. Phantom spouses haunt homes, appearing to eat and sleep, while their real interest lies in golf articles. Their dinners drift to other women’s phantom husbands as they tote golf.
A New York milk price inquiry considers using former mall pneumatic tubes to distribute milk. Proponents claim higher efficiency but deny milk would flow in streams. carriers would move bottles through tubes at fixed intervals.
An ad in the Birmingham Post offers fifty dollars for the key to a house on Hagley or Bristol roads. The unusual offer targets a wealthy district, where empty properties were once common. Long leases replace shorter terms seen five years ago, signaling sustained demand in the fashionable suburb.
The 1918 honey crop was priced by the Agriculture Department at about 250 000 000 pounds. Estimates show bees traveling up to 150 000 tons of material to produce this crop excluding honey consumed by bees. About half comes from white clover nectar with alfalfa and sweet clover as other major sources. The nectar from a few plants including cotton basswood tulip tree huckwhest goldenrod and mountain laurel contributes to the crop.
In Kirksville Missouri the tale recalls Henry Clay Dean a famed old time advocate who persuaded two young railcar burglars to plead guilty. Dean reportedly described penitentiary life to the four prisoners arguing the jail’s virtues and comforts to sway their choices. The brothers chose to plead guilty, aiming for a “health trip” they believed the prison would offer.
A man offers to walk blindfolded across a busy city street for 8100 while onlookers bet and mock his odds. A skinny challenger finally guides him safely across, amid angry cries of a duped crowd. The item notes photo rights for 98 cents from the Indianapolis News.
In Selentive American the observer C A Claudy reports on a surrendered submarine USDA showing deliberate fault lines in accessibility. He notes fittings designed for rapid loss or destruction rather than easy repair with a dry deck repair expected.
Fragmentary report mentions Palmer Corntessel and a spring wagon incident this morning while attempting to listen to a young town figure. Text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or dates.
John H. Pinley describes a caravan route beyond Bethlehem filling with pilgrims and refugees. He notes Anzac cavalry, Indian troops, trains of camels, and Allied transports near Jericho and Jerusalem while Dawn reveals the Mount of Olives and the Holy City in a war weary dawn.
London Mail recalls the Hooge Beilewarde sector near Ypres where assault and defense left shell craters and trenches until early autumn. The report notes veterans returning home and a stark memory of battles along the Menin Road and nearby woods.
A London Times correspondent reports mule races in France during wartime. at Picquigny four furlongs with a sharp bend caused many mules to refuse the turn and plunge into surrounding woods. The woods echoed with agonal cries as casualties among mules and handlers occurred.
A cat belonging to a young woman in North Street, St Andrews, vanished for 24 days and was believed lost. A maid overheard mewing from a Greyfriars Garden drawing room, cats hidden behind a built-in grate were removed and the emaciated animal recovered fully.
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