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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1919
Page
3
Burton Holmes recounts how mountaineers near Jellico Tennessee Kentucky sold pine and balsam pillows to tourists as a ruse. A seller offered men's pillows for $1.59 and women’s pillows only as loose balsam, while a hidden bottle of whiskey was included in each pillow sack.
Naturalists and early settlers recall parrots once abundant along the Missouri River in southeastern Nebraska. The Nebraska parrot, Carolina paroquet icon of Carolinensis, with green and yellow plumage, appeared striking and tame, gathering in large flocks and easy to kill for food and trophies.
A discussion of using ice to heat fruit cars during cold spells. Covering the car with a blanket of ice prevents heat loss, keeping fruit and vegetables from spoiling on long Southern to Northern shipments. Ice stoves at ends serve as heaters when outside temperatures drop to freezing or below.
A dissolution sale will be held at the Gillespie farm located seven miles north of Greencastle and two miles south of Morton. Public auction to offer partnership assets following the dissolution. Proceeds to settle partnership obligations and distribute remaining assets.
On Thursday October 8 starting at 10 o clock sharp the sale offers horses three head of cattle cows and calves fat cows yearling steers and heifers a pure bred short horn bull hogs about fifty head of shoats sows and pigs hay and grain including bales of timothy hay oats straw and clover seed several stacks of timothy hay oats and clover seed farming implements two wagons breaking plows cultivators harrows a wheat drill hay rake and other tools Terms of sale announced day of sale Ladies of Union Chapel provide lunch.
R S Gillespie and J F Gillespie commission auctioneers Rector and Sherrill announce a 350 acre farm will be sold by private sale with Joe Allen serving as clerk.
Local notice references a Gillespie sale held north of town in October. It notes sale action and involved officials, with readable fragments limited by OCR. Further specifics such as date exact time and participant names are not provided in the readable text.
A collage of advertising blurbs lists items for sale including a five room bungalow. Wanted notes cover farm hands, men for work at quarries and service stations, piano sales, kitchen help, and odd jobs. Also listed are rental rooms, farm loans, and real estate listings near Greencastle Indiana. The Missionary Society of the Baptist church will meet Tuesday at 2:30 with Mrs Oscay Sallust.
The Salt in the Ocean argues that sea salt mainly affects freezing only slightly. It notes the ocean stays unfrozen mainly because of its huge size and constant motion. Large areas remain in warm climates year round, and deep waters store heat, with currents distributing warmth to the cold regions.
A fragment describes France's unique institution called The Drop of Milk intended to support infants from birth. It notes its role in child care and welfare, with emphasis on its charitable mission and historical significance for early childhood aid.
A lively description of guests at a social gathering featuring sharp retorts and playful backbiting about a father in law. The scene includes quips from Nagesby and Abernethy, a musical family host, and a humorous aside about a slum worker, all depicted with a satirical tone. The piece also notes California's "quid air" export idea and remarks on ozone and health from electrical industry workers and storage cellars.
An anecdote from a Kansas clergyman recounts preaching in Walla Walla Washington where no black preacher was available. A young negro groom, after a marriage ceremony, asks the fee and, after the bride is inspected, declares the preacher has ruined him for life by setting a high standard.
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