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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
2
The Herald notes obituary notices incur a charge of 1 per obituary with an additional 0.05 per line for poetry. The policy applies to all obituaries published in the newspaper and outlines the pricing structure for contributors.
Wynne Wright visits Mrs. Harmon in Paris before sailing to America for Thanksgiving. The Harmon couple, facing artistic struggle and longing for home, receive a generous box from two aging farmers in New York. Wright later unveils a painting titled A Box From Home at an New York gallery, revealing the emotional link between art and home.
A cook is surprised to see white sticks in macaroni and learns they are for lighting gas. The mistress explains the items are for cooking, not lighting, revealing a mix up from a past kitchen where similar objects were used for gas lighting.
In Buggy Johnson's police court Magistrate Mullowney sentenced Buddy to six months for stealing a bathtub from landlady Amanda Jackson to sell it for gin. Buddy admitted the theft and explained the plan to buy alcohol.
Two Irishmen start work before dawn and mistake the moon for the sun after their clock stops. A passing tramp admits unsure, saying I am only a stranger here.
A village youth arrives in Dublin and hesitates over a meal arranged in many tiny dishes. After half an hour hunger overtakes him and he calls the waiter to eat up the sample before him.
In a group scene a big man admits wrist injuries make him faint yet others confess fears of eye disease, paralytic shocks, skull fractures, appendicitis, and other medical tales. One by one they share their peculiar reactions, ending with the big man feeling vindicated.
W. N. Cruchon of Seattle patents an automatic feathering paddle wheel for pedal steamboats. The device tilts to lift in and out of water, uses spoon-shaped buckets with lateral wings to reduce resistance, and a spring releases them for return. The concave buckets increase water pressure while edgewise entry minimizes power loss.
The system uses automatic tilting buckets to shed back wash and reduce dead weight. Buckets avoid jar or concussion as they enter and leave the water. The wheel starts unloaded and moves buckets into position by forward or backward motion.
A summer resort area fragrance incident unfolds when a visiting woman uses lavender salts on a veranda. The breeze carries glue odor from a nearby factory to an old countryman, prompting the farmer to ask her to cork the bottle until after supper as he plans to go home.
United States Senator Carmack of Tennessee predicts a day when no saloon remains in lands where men attend church and children attend school. He frames prohibition as a moral and societal shift likely to unfold as reform progresses.
A Washington inventor patents a vapor bath device that uses a chair with a wire frame supporting a surrounding cover. The hot water receptacle sits in front of the feet and vapors are confined inside the covering to envelop the seated person, with an adjustable frame to fit closely.
A writer recounts incidents with anthropoid apes in Calcutta and London. A young monkey in W. Rutledge’s yard chooses companionship with humans over other apes. A female orang seeks affection, and an orang at the London zoo studies visitors, even placing a hat on its head. The anecdotes illustrate perceived kinship between apes and humans.
The Greenwich observatory must be moved because magnetic observations have grown unreliable from year to year and nearby large electric works will compromise nautical calculations, necessitating relocation to another site.
A Home Notes excerpt says ancient Egyptians kept pet dogs buried with leather leads attached to collars. The dogs were pampered, fed unhealthy meals, and their decayed teeth mark their status as drawing room pets.
The Gazette van Gent holds the privilege to print the Gendische Port-Tydinghen dated November 17, 1606 and has run nearly continuously since the first issue on January 1, 1667. The oldest preserved copy is No. 69 from September 8, 1667. LIndependance Belge ranks as the next oldest newspaper in Belgium in its eightieth year.
Quote from Lytton on attaining eminence and the pursuit of an ideal character adorned with virtue and excellences that people strive to make their own.
In Valley Head Aly a general store robbery ends with canine detectives Echo and O'Higgins locating the suspects at a water tank along a railroad, revealing stolen goods and loot cached by the thieves. Nick Davenport's store losses are recovered in part as the dogs lead the way to the hideout.
A simple two section sleeve with a hinged lock would deter umbrella theft from stands and hatracks. The device grips the umbrella and cannot be removed without unlocking, encouraging return after use. Mentioned is Saltfeet Manor House and the first wallpaper in England with a cream ground and chocent design.
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