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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
4
An amateur poll clerk, a self described feminist, returns home after voting and taunts men about age and superiority. She mocks male vanity by noting how voters say over thirty, while women fear aging in social life. Her brother and fiancé interrupt as she delivers her tirade. She then retreats to prepare for dinner.
The French critic Erville Magne traces Moliere's close literary collaboration with Mile de Bussy, granddaughter of Adam Blackwood. Introduced by Ninon de Lenclos, she reviewed each play before staging, shaping his works and earning public endorsement, including the later triumph of L Avare after an initial cool reception.
A Columbus businessman claims he saw vitamines at play while dining at a club. He noticed tiny organisms on Camembert and asked a waiter if such vitamines exist, sparking disbelief as the waiter denied seeing them.
China moves to a phonetic alphabet of 60 characters to represent spoken sounds, replacing the current writing system with over 40 000 symbols. The reform aims to simplify literacy and standardize pronunciation across the nation.
In New York Sun style humor Miss Rose recounts Adelaide’s visit to a psychological perfumer Mme La La who claims to distill the essence of a person’s soul into a scent. The resulting aroma unsettles Adelaide’s cat Bob and elicits a family quip about psychology.
At the eleventh annual American College of Surgeons meeting in Philadelphia, W A McGarry notes major advances in facial reconstruction and brain surgery. A surgeon, illuminated by a tiny electric bulb, performed a more than two hour intracranial operation in front of international experts.
Paris editors of trench journals form a friendly society and publish Expresse du Front, a journal circulated erratically after the armistice. A reader notice explains delays, saying the paper is signaled monthly and travels slowly to avoid level crossings.
Dr Alfred Maudslay notes Lake Atitlan in western Guatemala as among the most beautiful and least known regions of the American continent. He details nearby indigenous groups descendants of Quiches Cachiquels and Zulugils who once formed a confederacy and were divided during early Spanish conquest.
Notice from Putnam Circuit Court that on Monday June 12 1922 at 10 a m a commissioner will offer at public auction the described real estate in Marion Township two miles west of Fillmore four miles northeast of Greencastle and on the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Railroad. Terms one half cash and balance in twelve months with interest and mortgage security. Sale subject to court approval and bid conditions including bond and non-collusion sworn statement.
Notice from the Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners that sealed bids for road improvements will be received in Greencastle up to 10 a m on Tuesday June 6 1922. Projects include 7 432 feet of gravel on the George A McCloud road in Jackson Township and 13 127 feet of macadam and gravel on the Hugh H Pearcy road in Franklin Township with estimated costs of 23776 and 22738 respectively. plans and specs are on file with the auditor.
Sealed bids for ten thousand dollars in Marion Township bonds will be received by June 3, 1922, at the township trustees office in Fillmore Indiana. Bonds bear 6 percent interest dated June 1 1922 and mature by January 15 1928, with first principal due July 15 1923. Sale at par with interest accrued. bidders may be rejected. Bonds payable at Farmers Bank of Fillmore. Transcript of proceedings provided to purchaser. May 8 1922.
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