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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1919
Page
4
In Offham Kent a title deed contains a curious clause tying ownership to a historic right check to the middle ages. The clause imposes a condition that the owner must fulfill an ancient obligation linked to the property. Local historians note the document’s antiquarian flavor and its potential implications for future owners.
A village quintain swings on a stout oaken post before a house. The crossbar bears a square target with holes for the lance point. When struck the device swings and a sandbag on the opposite end may unseat a stunned rider unless nimble.
Tid-Bits reports an army doctor’s observation that music heard near a wounded soldier can greatly reduce bleeding. The vibration of air from music may cause faintness, lowering heart action and thus decreasing blood flow.
A London News item ridicules a Chinese person as curiously described. It notes he shakes his own hand, walks out of step with friends, wears his hat indoors, polishes boots oddly, rides with heels, has a south pointing compass, and discards melon flesh to eat the seeds.
A collage of curiosities on traditional remedies and unusual beliefs. Advice on epilepsy cures with coffin ring and cat tail drops contrasts with folk toothache cures and wart rituals. Local notes mention Jalpaigure Ferris Wheels, Los Angeles Hundred Year club, and plans around centenarian membership and benefits.
A further papyrus discovery from Hermopolis under Italian direction yields official documents and fragments of a known epic plus other literary pieces. The find adds to the historical record and highlights ongoing excavations led by Bccia.
In Hermallescus Huy on the Meuse authorities investigated missing river railings. They found the railings loosened by heat expansion and carried into the water, not stolen for metal. Also noted a dietary fact that potatoes make up fourteen of every hundred pounds of food.
Burton Holmes reports a Tennessee Kentucky border scam where moonshiners hid whiskey in balsam pillows sold as pine or balsam pillows. A touring party bought heavy sacks and learned the pillows concealed a quart bottle of moonshine, explaining the odd heaviness and the mischief behind the ruse.
Fifty years ago Nebraska parrots were common along the Missouri River in the southeast. The species was the Carolina paroquet, green and yellow in plumage, striking in appearance and easily killed in large flocks. They were tame, made trophies, and were prized for eating.
A brief look at using ice to heat railroad fruit cars during cold spells. Ice coats the fruit, water freezes into a protective blanket around the cargo, and cylindrical ice stoves at car ends function as heaters when temperatures drop to or below freezing.
The ocean would freeze faster without salt but not by much. Its size and movement keep it from freezing, with warm climates reaching into vast depths that store heat. Ocean currents distribute warmth from the tropics to colder regions, preventing rapid cooling.
A French establishment named The Drop of Milk operates to maintain infant welfare for the first six months. The facility focuses on early nourishment and care, signaling a pioneering approach to child welfare and public health in its era.
George Ade recounts a Monte Carlo scene with grand halls and fashion. An American youth, girl, and boy wager francs at a table where the girl bets 5 francs on number eighteen, the ball lands at 28, and the girl laments her loss while her brother quips about betting on real age.
A mother scolds a six year old for being tiresome and predicts she will have no friends if she grows up. The child retorts she will marry anyway. The mother insists husbands are particular, prompting the girl to quip that daddy was not particular.
A cheery boy named Tommy repeats the house phrase It was cracked before after falling and scratching his head. The tale uses a domestic quirk to spark a light moment, with the mother’s alarm giving way to the child’s wry note.
Mrs Minks objects to a man staring at her and plans to speak to him. After moments he apologizes saying he was mistaken for looking for his mother.
The fragment mentions Nana or Ita Cirens as school superintendent and a child inquiry about Noah’s ark. A scholar asks how much the charge was to git in. The readable bits point to a playful, dialogic exchange rather than a clear news event.
A witty exchange unfolds as a prying mind presses for a name, and Laziness quips his nom de plume for patent medicine testimonials. The dialogue blends humor with a sly critique of deception and identity.
In a Biddeford primary class the teacher asked students to spell and then write a motto. A boy handed a slip reading God, blast our home, prompting notice in Lewiston Journal.
In a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune fragment, a man asks a woman to marry him. She declines citing affection for friendship and offers to be his stenographer, describing submission to male dictation as the only acceptable path.
A short humorous exchange between Scribbles and Dribbles questions Funniman’s joke sense. Dribbles notes Funniman reads every joke to his wife, implying a shared, quiet humor route.
In a sharp exchange Giles asserts lightning hardly strikes twice in the same location while Milea protests, claiming disbelief. The brief dialogue centers on the proverb and its applicability to a recent incident.
An official review explains the differences between polishing and coating rice and how polished grains lose nutrients. It cites beriberi linked to bran removal, notes Asiatic milling practices, Philippine policy against highly milled rice in public institutions, and argues U S consumption poses little risk due to diverse diets.
The annual report of the Bureau of Soils shows 29,984,000 acres surveyed in the year ending June 30. Detailed surveys were completed or begun in 0 areas across 29 states, covering 35,721 square miles or 22,61,440 acres.
Thousands of chicks die yearly from crowding at night as brooders fill too fast. Do not fill brooders to capacity and expect rapid growth in same space. Head removal should be clean and quickly washed to avoid tainting flesh. Also notes on timber preservatives for various pines and spruce species and a note on school finances and a ship leek joke.
A London Tribune correspondent notes that smoking by servants has spread from high society to lower ranks. Registry offices report maids, cooks, and housemaids smoking cigarettes, influenced by ladies who smoke in restaurants and hotels. The piece urges mistresses to ask if a new maid or nurse is a non-smoker to avoid the habit.
The Molassine World recounts bizarre poultry yarns about oversized eggs. Reports claim a Bridgeport hen laid an egg 7 ½ by 64 ½ inches, a Fenny Stratford egg contained a tiny embryo, and a monster egg weighed five ounces. Ducks allegedly produced freakish eggs, Weston Park Museum notes a duck egg with an inner egg, and Paris displays a four footed goose egg that is always misshapen. A twin egg joins ends, and a wall egg embedded in an ancient church wall near Paris is said to have remained intact for centuries.
The New York Sun explains why officers wear the badge over the heart on their coats or vests. The small star is described as a lifesaver, deflecting bullets and knife blows and giving officers a sense of safety near the heart both on and off duty.
John S. Massey brings to our office an extraordinary freak of nature a single central ear surrounded by seven ears in a circle. The grains are unusually large and well developed reported by Mount Olivet Tribune Democrat.
A girl recounts a country visit at Cherry Hill where Aubrey delayed a marriage proposal. A thunderstorm, family scenes, and a late-night talk by the sofa lead to a promised engagement as Mabel admits plans to marry Aubrey despite plans to visit the city.
Bil fears after a major raid at the house leaves two parents dead and neighbors reporting a rare joint outing after fifteen years. A new society reporter was instructed to condense yesterday’s tea into a brisk, comic summary featuring Mrs Lovely, Mrs Jabber, Mrs Duiler, Mrs Raspling, and Mrs Embonpoint.
A fragment quotes Percy lamenting “Sometimes I think that if I should die no one would miss me.” The line suggests a mood of personal despair or self doubt without broader context or attribution to events or figures.
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