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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1920
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald notes chargeable obituaries at 1 per obituary with 5 cents per line for poetry. Cards of Thanks are priced at five cents each. The paper is published daily and Sunday from 17 and 19 South Jackson Street. It operates under Charles J. Arnold as proprietor.
London dispatch reports Bolshevik policy limits door keys to privileged individuals in Russia. An Associated Press correspondent, denied a door key at a hotel in Omsk, received an official document granting him a key and the privilege to lock his own door.
Philadelphia reports an Austrian fortune valued at 40 American dollars. Casper Zop pel of Ateo NL received a letter describing the fortune. The note states that 100 Austrian crowns equal forty dollars, with the family noting the odd currency linkage.
The text explains that truffles are fungi related to mushrooms that grow underground like potatoes. They form individually near tree roots and come from places such as France Italy Spain and England. Truffles are globe brown with thick polygamy-like warts and have a blackish gray flesh with white veins and a strawberry-like fragrance when ripe.
The passage discusses sheep as an ancient industry and wool as a cultivated product. It credits wool production to selective breeding for finer fleece, cites early attempts in Konins, and notes the Iberian conquest spreading Spanish sheep that dominated world markets in Roman times.
An article discusses the sacred status of Fuji and mountains in Japan, noting the reverence shown to peaks as living spirits. It reflects on cultural respect for natural wonders and the idea that mountains embody spiritual power in Japanese art and belief.
A historical survey notes the U S coastline totals about 12 000 miles with oceans and seas mapped. It cites Cape Sable Florida as southernmost and Minnesota as northern limit, detailing boundaries to Canada Mexico and the Pacific. Curved latitude lines are explained to mislead geographic intuition about north-south position.
A rancher near Reno is credited with killing a mountain lion that attacked his farm house and tied cattle, after the intruder broke in at dawn. The suspect fled in a car but was later beaten, and the rifle was seized by Chen's wife before the lion was killed. The body will be sent to the state facility for examination and potential study.
The Near East Relief has consolidated bakeries in Constantinople taking over former Turkish army supply wells under German management. Twenty thousand loaves are baked and distributed daily, with a 280 mile length if laid side by side. For five months the relief has operated these bakeries and seeks funds to continue the work.
A 24 mile long extension table represents the aid effort by Near East Relief feeding orphans across Asia Minor Syria Armenia and Northern Persia. The Turks keep Armenians in terror while the table remains spread in sections across hills.
Seven nations’ children rescued from fear of Turk are placed with American caregivers. About 220 American supported orphanages provide care, clothing, and schooling. New arrivals come with hunger, sores, and frostbitten feet, yet many are learning trades for self support as American generosity continues to grow.
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