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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
4
Claims that Chaberlain's Tablets restore health and happiness to hundreds troubled by indigestion biliousness and constipation. Urges readers to try them and promises satisfaction and benefit for those affected.
Persia holds vast mineral riches including copper and gold, with oil fields near the Caspian and new prospects in the northeast. Transport challenges hinder development but railway schemes and modern machinery could unlock profits, as Kumisheh coal and Cardist mountains gain attention.
A National Geographic bulletin describes Tahiti Tahitians reviving ancient dances and fire walking to honor World War I veterans. The report notes colonial suppression by French authorities, vivid performances by Cook Island participants, and the perilous hot stone ceremony observed by S S Langley with details on the pit, stones, and safety practices.
Sunbury Pennsylvania reports John Buck collecting patriotic potatoes from a Rolling Green patch. He shows friends tricolor red white and blue tubers from seeds of a blue variety and a white variety that mixed into a red white and blue skin. Buck hopes to name the new hybrid after President Wilson if propagable next year.
Ed ward Sharpe of Isle of Man reports he will soon return to Salina Kansas to resume his former job as electrician with the Salina Plumbing company. He left to serve in the European war, took his father’s draft place, served over three years, was wounded, spent time in hospitals, and also served in Italy.
About 100000 German officers and soldiers have deserted to neutral nations. Some 45000 fled to Switzerland and a similar number to Holland, with many others reaching overseas lands. The German government proclaimed general amnesty for deserters and invited them to return if no treason charges exist.
G. W. Stanley, a longtime preacher from Ash Camp Kentucky, was arrested and placed under a $500 bond for aiding and assisting in moonshine stilling. The case ties a religious figure to illicit liquor operations spanning many years.
Naval Academy officials and midshipmen discuss discipline under Admiral Scales. Changes include fewer demerits, stricter supervision, walking off demerits, and quarters confinement. Some insist no hazing exists while acknowledging running. Midshipman Wetherstine recalls being pressed to answer questions and perform stunts.
Dr. Voronoff of the College of France claims interstitial glands from apes can restore vitality in humans. He cites two grafts on elderly men, one at 66 and another older, with renewed vigor after transplantation. He says the procedure uses local anesthesia and that monkey tissues pose no danger to humans.
The non magnetic ship Carnegie sails from Washington on a two year voyage to map magnetic deviation through the South Atlantic and Pacific. Capt James P Ault commands a seventeen man crew with Dr Russell P Pemberton as observer and H R Grummann and A Thompson among the staff. Planned stops include Dakar Buenos Aires St Helena Aden Perth Honolulu and Panama.
Richard Sangster, seven, tells Mrs. William Jones of New York that Charlie, ten, is doing funny tricks in the attic. Char lie's eyes and tongue protrude, face dark, a rope around his neck. he dies hanging from a rafter after playing with trapeze ropes.
John Franklin Marvel a six year old boy living north of Richmond Ray County weighs 106 pounds and is praised as the biggest boy for his age. Claim that malted or condensed milk bears no credit as he was raised entirely on milk from his parents cows.
Ten year old Oliver Dedier of Scranton Pa pleaded guilty to murder for the shooting death of eight year old Peter Knapp. The Knapp boy was eating lunch by the road when Dedier demanded it and fired after a refusal. Death followed almost instantly.
The great North Sea mine barrage laid by the American Davy during the war has been removed. Fifty thousand mines have been swept from the sea.
A fashionable modiste declares the pelican walk the new standard for England's women as long snug skirts replace shorter attire. Ex-government misses and wartime economizers, once fond of pants and short skirts, may struggle to adapt to the mincing yet dainty stride now mandated by fashion.
At Matter Park the Cctegena rian Club of Grant county held its annual reunion and featured dancing by the oldest residents. Mrs. Sarah Jones, ninety one, danced to tunes she had heard in her girlhood as an orchestra played.
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