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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
4
Two army truck loads of soldiers who had been in the area for two days for recruitment left at noon for Indianapolis. An officer said they were not very successful. A convoy of four trucks from Camp Grant Illinois under Capt. Muller was due to arrive today for the same purpose.
A wounded veteran from Belleau Wood, with one leg, visits the federal board for vocational education. After demonstrating a handmade ring and its engraving, he learns engraving and becomes the top worker at a jewelry store. The ring becomes the key to his success as he discovers work can feel like fun.
The will of George Nicholson of 1250 Bedford Avenue, former vice president of United Shirt and Collar in Troy, N Y, died in Atlantic City, leaves his personality estate to his widow for life and then to relatives and friends. Upon specific bequests, the residue goes to James K P Pine, a close friend, with Nicholson citing their intimate relations.
Our Annual Joy Sale is set for Thursday October 16 1919 at a farm location south of New Market and west of Ladoga. Sale includes 50 head of Big Type Poland China hogs from February to April farrows and sired by Orphans Likeness War ren Disher’s Herds and other noted sires. Also featured are three extra choice fall yearling sows. Buyers invited to visit and purchase top quality hogs.
Indiana Farmers' Guide representative Frank Fites announces Sayler Bros and Alva Ford as auctioneers for Brown's Valley, Indiana. The notice appears in rural mail district R. F. D. No.2.
Harry Cavanaugh forty died after pulling his dog from a Chester Creek branch train in Chester Pennsylvania He heard the approaching locomotive and leaped to save the animal dragging it to safety before being struck and killed at Chester Hospital He was walking along the railroad tracks when the incident occurred.
Charles Mercer of 79 Courthouse Place Jersey City fell from a ladder July 31 1915 breaking his neck and fracturing his spine. Despite the injuries Mercer remains alive though permanently disabled and was reported alive in 1916 in New York.
European states issue curio postage stamps. Lithuania uses Silurian gray bread ticket paper. Lettland prints on German ordnance maps then lightweight cigar paper. Czecho Slovakia shows united arms with Ceska Slovenska Statni. Flume stamps date 1918 feature Romulus and Remus, St Mark’s Square, Venetian galleon, and Dr Crossich.
Capt. FE T Rickenbacker, United States Army's top ace, says he will remain in aviation and aims to fly across the Pacific with a first hop to Hawaii before reaching Japan. The photo was taken at Banff Springs, Alta, during a brief vacation.
In Stamford Connecticut a stray cat stuck its head in a salmon can and panic led it to rush about. The can finally pried off by a police officer ended the danger. No injuries reported, but neighbors called police and fire crews during the commotion.
Paris reports sentences in the Laon informers case after a sixty day trial. Of twenty eight accused eight were condemned to death including two women and three by default. Six acquitted and the rest received one to twenty years imprisonment. The charge: denouncing French soldiers to German authorities during the occupation of Laon.
W G Legg, 92, arrived from Los Angeles to take a position with son James Legg and now runs a vineyard tray manufacturing operation. His wife, aged 81, is also mentioned in the note.
The article highlights the Pacific fleet's 14 inch railway-mounted naval guns, notably on the New Mexico, built in record time and capable of rapid movement. These mobile mounts with 20 mile range and 22 000 yard armor piercing supported land service use and strained German defenses during World War I.
In La Paz Bolivia Eu gene Lujan, former clerk of the American legation in Santa Fe New Mexico, notes higher living costs despite larger salaries. He cites Bolivian prices for shoes at 12 dollars vs 8 in the U S and meals, room and laundry costs totaling about 100 dollars monthly. He describes a mixed population with Ayamaras Cholos Bolivians English French and German influences.
John Shell of Leslie County Kentucky says he is 130 years old and claims excellent eyesight steady nerves and good health. Neighbors corroborate his age and he cites outdoor living temperate habits as reasons for longevity. He has nine children and about 200 descendants in the area.
A replica of Abraham Lincoln's log cabin is under construction in Richmond Missouri. The 26 by 358 structure features porches and chimneys and uses logs with bark to resemble the original exterior.
Paris urges immediate state municipal or national action to ban airplane factories within hearing distance of residences. Tests on engines keep sound levels high driving residents to sleep loss and protests from Suresnes Puteaux Courbevoie Clichy. Local authorities report schools closed and hospitals planned away from factories.
The harvest in the southwest ended with record wages and little agitation. An army of up to 125000 workers moved from southern Oklahoma through Kansas to Nebraska earning about 60 cents an hour. About 100 alleged agitators were arrested on vagrancy charges, with no sabotage complaints. College students and returning soldiers formed the core, while many townsmen joined twilight harvest gangs.
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania John Carlisle faced a near fatal incident as he attempted a makeshift Hite cocktail using hard cider and Jamatcn ginger. A police officer heard his cries and a stomach pump saved him from a dangerous intoxication.
Middletown New York probate records show Mrs Helen S Cutting wife of Robert Fulton Cutting of Tuxedo Park has left a will contesting shares for sons and ensuring daughters receive only income during their lives. The estate totals about 400000 in personal property and 100000 in real estate. The will forbids any benefits passing to husbands wives or widows of her children.
A Catawissa man accompanied his sixteen year old son Alfred to the county jail to teach a lesson. the father wept as the doors shut, while the youth confessed to stealing five dollars from HB Kearns & Son's store. The case involves Wheat and bail issues.
Thomas J Ford, a 19 year old from San Francisco, faced three grand larceny charges in Judge Griffin's court. He received probation on one count and the remaining charges were dismissed after he testified about his service with the Canadian army and his attempt to reform. Earlier he was jailed years ago for taking private cars.
James J McCabe, American composer of My County ’Tis of Thee, hails from New York where he is district superintendent of schools and active in community music work. He resembles President Wilson and has been mistaken for the chief executive.
Jersey City resident Frank Heden, of the Anderson County Aquarium Society, crosses a Chinese Moor-black goldfish with a red sealed Japanese and a brown transparent sealed Japanese. The new goldfish displays a red body white fins and sides and a blue back streak.
In Penn Yan two pigs owned by Dr. T. J. McNaughton were swept away by Jacob Krops overflow. The doctor, a former village president, recalled buying a pulmotor for firefighters and sent an emergency call. Twenty minutes after use, the pigs were able to sit up and nurse.
Frank A. Gilcrest announces a bomb designed to halt riots by dispersing ether and alcohol. He argues the solution lies in the proven effects of alcohol as a suppressive agent.
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