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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1919
Page
2
The Daily Herald offers by mail yearly rates and in city carrier pricing. Obituaries cost $1 each with an extra 5 cents per line for poetry. Cards of Thanks are 50 cents each. Rates for weekly publication and related notices are listed with various time frames.
A 2 000 year old coin, resembling a modern dime, passes through many eras from Roman emperors to Villa’s band legends. Arthur Hibler, a U S customs inspector in New Orleans, now owns it after a Mexican seller traded it for toll across the Brownsville border.
Frank Lafferty, a Munele police captain, recalls a late night call to a restaurant. An elderly man sat weeping over a hard boiled egg and feared he had cruelly deprived a chick of life. To calm him, Lafferty told him it was not that kind of egg.
The Salvation Army seeks 14 million dollars from May 19 to 26 to replenish its Home Service Fund. Headquarters in New York report broad national support as the organization readies peacetime efforts after deploying millions of soldiers overseas. The campaign aims to free workers from constant fund raising so they can focus on evangelistic and social service work, with ongoing aid to veterans and continued war-time relief activities.
Cardinal Gibbons writes to former Governor Whitman praising the Salvation Army for wartime service to soldiers and civilians. He urges support for a national campaign to raise 1 000 0000 dollars, applauding its nonsectarian aid to those in need.
The Methodist Centenary celebration chose Columbus as the site for June to July events due to its vast accommodations at the state exposition grounds and a large Methodist population. Organizing director H B Dickson toured major cities before selecting Columbus, noting its access for 250 000 attendees and the dense Methodist presence within reachable distance.
R J Cunninghome recalls Col Roosevelt’s East Africa hunting expedition. The colonel, aiming for an elephant, shoots at thirty five feet, dropping the quarry with calm precision as a cow herd tramples nearby. He then delivers the coup de grace and remains unharmed.
President Wilson cabled endorsement of the Salvation Army Home Service Fund Campaign planned for May 1926. The message to Commander Miss E Booth of Salvation Army in New York praised the Army's work and expressed wishes for its sustaining fund campaign.
The Out of Love Club, run by the Salvation Army, hosts former beneficiaries who mentor new girls returning to work and society. Membership requires a solid work record, modest dress, and no gossip. The club supports the Salvation Army House Service Fund campaign seeking $15 million.
A historical note discusses how fish and shellfish acquired their names. It cites fanciful links for herring crayfish oyster whelk lobster mussel and hallout, mentions kel as a possible imitation, and states origins for haddock pilchard parr and candle remain uncertain or unventured.
Jas S Knox, famed community doctor, delivers "Community Efficiency" on the fourth Chautauqua night. He urges towns to know themselves and improve with the times. Local businessmen contemplate a dinner to question his views on bettering the community.
The Salvation Army National Headquarters reports a 13 million drive May 15 to 26 for the Home Service Fund to support 0 corps and outposts nationwide. It outlines costs for maintaining corps, headqarters, social work, and a building program, with extensive data on beds, homes, and personnel across the United States.
The fragment lists several monetary amounts including 117,477.48 and 37,361.49 plus 1,753.55 and 2178.16. It also shows 5,000.00 3,800.00 64,600.00 and a large total of 1,139,318,79 with 100,000.00. Other figures include 78,386,890 and 61 96,600.00 69,012.77 and 150.8 and 9,223.29.
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