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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
3
Los Angeles collector D. R. Rabb sails from San Francisco for Cambodia to hunt the rare goat bear said to be unseen by whites and never captured alive. Natives refuse help due to superstition that sighting the beast leads to witchcraft.
The article discusses inoculating sugar cane plants to combat diseases, aiming to develop a disease resistant variety. Seedlings from inoculated specimens will be tested for immunity, with hopes of producing a practically diseaseproof plant for sugar plantations.
W M Wigginton of 804 Napoleon Street Johns town Pa says nerv ousness and fatigue disappeared after using Nerv Worth. He reports improved appetite digestion sleep and kidney function and urges others to try the remedy with a money back guarantee. Sold by R P Mullins and leading druggists.
Indiana University student Miss Sarah Terrell and Miss Helen Snyder of the John Herron Art Institute plan a weekend visit to Greencastle with relatives. Many locals travel, host guests, and attend church society meetings while the community discusses festival activities and local morals.
DePauw Tigers meet Valparaiso University at McKeen Field in the season’s biggest home game. With Bobby Gipson returning and Hirt back, the team aims to erase last week’s lapses against Transylvania. A decisive home win could raise Indiana football rankings as Coach Walker builds a stronger unit.
The University Choir and University String Quartet under Prof Van Denman Thompson perform a Vesper concert at Meharry Hall Sunday afternoon at 4 15. The program features hymns prayers variations and works by Mozart Rubinstein Franck and Schubert with soloists Miss Strong Miss Johnson Miss Cecil and Mr Barnum among others.
Classified note advertises a furnace heated home with city water and electricity on a large lot. Terms include cash part payment and balance monthly payments like rent. Also notes a Saturday event at Laster Star Market for a benefit at the Masonic Temple hosted by Ford Lucas.
The school offers student red tickets and adult blue tickets with prices two dollars and three dollars respectively. Single game admission is thirty five cents. Season tickets save money for both groups, but require signatures from the owner and principal. Opening game vs Litton is next Wednesday October 19 at 7 30. Pep session and new yell leaders to be chosen soon.
In health the blood remains at a constant temperature though skin rashes may appear. Fruits containing citric acid form citrates that cool the blood and raise perspiration, though in serious fevers measured citrates are safer than fruit. Fruits and vegetables are anti scorbutic, helping eliminate effete matters and reducing heating sensations in the skin.
Charles T. Nehf, father of Giant pitcher Art Nehf, received word that the Giants won the World Series from Terre Haute. Illness kept his wife at home and prevented the couple from attending, though many telegrams of congratulations arrived from friends and organizations after the game. Art Nehf had drawn early attention as a pitcher while at Rose Polytechnic Institute.
A restaurant owner shares relief from bloating after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The advert claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract, alleviating stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose is guaranteed to convince with money refunded. sold by leading druggists.
Friday and Saturday shoppers are invited to the Fall Festival at F E Todd and Sons to compare prices and quality of fresh fish. The event highlights value and product quality with in store demonstrations and specials.
The text explains that volcanoes release water formed from gases, fine volcanic dust can linger in the upper atmosphere, and eruptive rocks like granite contrast with porous sedimentary rocks such as sandstone limestone and shale. It notes petroleum pools occur in sedimentary rocks with water beneath the oil.
Professor Hans Moliseh of Prague, via the London Mail, reports reading a newspaper by the glow from a sausage's microbe. Meat shows faint luminescence, with beef and veal commonly carrying the microbe, while the luminous fat governs brightness. decay signs are not indicated, and the meat remains fit for consumption.
A Herald notice touts the value of classified ads in the Wanted Column offering readers the chance to earn dollars per word. The push highlights low-cost listings as a path to lucrative returns for advertisers and freelancers.
A fragment describes methods to keep collars and shirt bands supple using soap and careful ironing. It cautions that dealing with trouble can be harder than accepting it, suggesting patience in laundry tasks.
A clipped note lists multiple telephone numbers including 43 9 41 19 for the Big Four line and NGS PB cals, indicating a directory or call log snippet. The fragment suggests a telephony reference amid an OCR page.
An unreadable OCR fragment shows a telephony ad group labeled C H I E and a contact line with Traction and the number 823, followed by Greencai as a partial place/name.
In Paris at a famed Bois de Boulogne restaurant, a party of well known society figures wore pajamas as evening dress. The maître d’hôtel refused service despite the guests. A princely guest questioned the dress code, a policeman reluctantly approved pajamas as acceptable evening wear, and the group finished a cool repast.
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