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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1923
Page
2
Classified notice records obituary pricing and card of thanks charges for Greencastle Indiana. The notice lists the publisher Charles J Arnold proprietor and the Greencastle address with a telephone number and rates for obituaries poetry and cards of thanks.
The Central Indiana Power Company offers preferred stock to customers, employees, and communities served. The Indiana Electric Corporation plans a $7 million expansion at Dresser near Terre Haute, unifying a system serving 112 Indiana cities with 900000 people.
In North Dakota two banks closed as authorities intervened after they could not collect on farm paper. A wheat tariff of 30 cents a bushel failed to ease mortgage burdens in the Dakotas. Governor McCray of Indiana, once a celebrated farmer, faces financial woes and a grand jury probe into alleged public funds misuse, blaming agricultural value depreciation over the last two years amid Republican national policy.
The passage alleges Republicans demand resignation from Warren T. McCray and imply party repudiation. If McCray proves truthful about his farming failures he brands his party. if charged, a grand jury may indict. Either way McCray is not a valuable asset to Calvin Coolidge.
A Washington correspondent notes farmers face ruin as most of this year’s wheat is sold below cost. Officials once praised the Fordney McCumber tariff for prosperity, but now observers question relief options and believe the situation may resolve slowly without government aid.
A West African native of giant stature was invited to record native tunes but his powerful voice wrecked the phonograph, illustrating the remarkable strength of his singing.
Pilgrims visit the Saint Laurent du Pouk dour churchyard in southern France to kneel and bathe in a fountain near the chapel as a preventive measure against rheumatism.
The largest robber crab of Pacific islands begins life in water then climbs cocoa palms to harvest coconuts, showcasing its unusual lifecycle and adaptation.
An Exchange quotation celebrates the silver lining in every dark cloud. It speaks of living well doing good and noticing beauty as a source of steady optimism.
The Department of Commerce proposes a central information bureau at major ports including New York and San Francisco to deter theft from interstate and foreign shipments. Officials cite coordinated efforts, possible Carlin Act amendments, and collaboration with marine underwriters, railways, and shippers to cut pilferage losses.
Two rare transfusion operations at New Haven General Hospital Yale show blood drawn from patients then reinjected after filtration. A hemorrhaging abdomen patient improved after abdominal blood removal and filtration. A liver hemorrhage patient also recovered after filtered blood reinjection. A third case involved chest cavity repair after stabbing with positive recovery.
Pro Jean Paleologue of Romania, last direct descendant of Constantine XII, completes naturalization papers and becomes a U S citizen. Sixty three, he has lived in the United States 22 years and is renowned in Europe as a poster and mural painter and among France’s best known artists.
Dr. Leroy F. Herrick of Oakland restores a memorial vault at Lake Merritt to hold 84,824 allied World War dead names. The steel and stone monument features portraits of Washington Lincoln Roosevelt and Wilson with an eagle on top. Canada Brazil Australia New Zealand and other allies are to supply lists for future additions.
The American relief administration runs an Austria kitchen trial using iodized salt to prevent goiter in children. Swiss tests by Prof Wagner Jauregg and Dr Bayard show success when iodine is added to salt for school children and entire villages over months, reducing goiter prevalence significantly.
One year old Remus Hoffer son of Jaco Hoffer the local vineyard owner died in a goldfish bowl at his Lodi residence. The mother discovered the child head first in the bowl which held about four inches of water.
Maurice Zarovich a bus boy previously fired from a New York cafe broke 276 drinking glasses after being paid off. The cafe owner deducted a few cents for broken glassware triggering the spree, as he knocked the glasses from the counter with one sweep.
A brief excerpt argues against eradicating wildflowers and condemns the picking craze that has decimated eastern woodlands. It notes the Rio Grande as a boundary between Saxon and Latin America and critiques voting on related cultural questions.
Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is described as a model city with a central town in perfect square blocks featuring public and business buildings. A belt of public parks surrounds it, followed by residence suburbs, illustrating a planned urban design.
A Maine newspaper recalls a man killed by a railroad train and notes he had a similar accident a year earlier. The commentary warns his habit may become chronic.
Workmen digging a Portland sewer on Plum Street unearthed tanning vats at least a hundred years old. The Pine planks remain sound and a small piece of leather was found inside one vat.
A Chicago News report quotes a parent upset after her son repeated insult words from maids. The paper highlights the child’s misbehavior and the parents' concern over his exposure to rude language.
A quoted exchange recalls the saying about flowers on graves, highlighting a reflection on respect for the dead and continual remembrance. The remark underscores attitudes toward honoring individuals posthumously.
At the Indianapolis Stockyards on Monday hog receipts reached about 6 500 with cattle calves and sheep totaling 1 500. Prices remained steady after early gains with hogs selling from 7 00 to 7 90 and typical sales from 7 00 to 7 25. Pigs and sows were steady with pigs 6 75 and sows 6 25. Cattle calves and sheep held steady with lambs up to 11 50 and calves around 12 50.
Effie Gardner is named administrator of the Ja P Gardner estate in Putnam County Indiana. The notice is dated October 12 1923 and lists Chas Johnston as attorney.
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