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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
2
At Yser river banks in Dixmunde, shells and dirt linger as trenches mark a war zone. A German dugout now serves as a refrigerator brimming with refreshments for a guard cleaning the ground. Three fallen soldiers lie nearby under small crosses amid ruined homes and continuing reconstruction by hopeful Belgians.
In Decorah Ire Cave Winneshick county Iowa ice forms during many warm months while walls are dry in fall and early winter. Winter cooling plus sealed moisture causes water to freeze on cold walls as spring thaws bring more water. This unique cave phenomenon persists until late summer.
Maj. Trepper, formerly with the German war ministry, says Germany gave no pledge to surrender the guns used to bombard Paris. He adds the big German coastal fortresses guard the weapons well, and their locations remain secret.
Notice outlines publication as second class mail in Greencastle Indiana. Rates list Daily Herald by mail 3 dollars yearly, 1 dollar for less than four months, and 10 cents weekly for city carriers. Obituaries and cards of thanks incur charges, poetry extra lines.
A garbled montage of aphorisms and quotations references patience, manners, and social ideals. It weaves phrases about tyranny, gentility, credence on politics and gender, plus a stray jab at a Turkish spy and a Punch cartoon line. The readable text offers no clear event or人物.
A late electric storm struck the old Nye birthplace in Shirley Maine owned by Mrs Dorcas Mitchell burning the historic house to smoldering ruin. The home was tied to Bill Nye the humorist who left Maine years ago for Wisconsin and the West with his family.
Local scribbles hint at a strange hoodoo event linked to Lady Sybil Grant and Maitland, with rumors of a mysterious parachute incident or superstition affecting the town. No concrete details emerge, leaving questions about origin and witnesses.
An old advertisement urges quick use of Dr. King's New Discovery for croup and severe coughs in children. It touts fifty years of use, promises relief by loosening congestion and phlegm, and sells bottles at $1.20 at druggists.
T B Dickinson claims discovery of sapphire bed near Billings Montana within half a mile of the courthouse. He shows a sample of gems and says rough sapphires are white with a lime-like coating and blue flashes when held to light. He reports the stones were cut in Denver St Louis and Cincinnati and priced high due to wartime demand.
Local Yakira Washington officials promise a round up of lazy husbands under state law that requires employed earnings for families. The law targets men avoiding work and cites a case of a husband riding in a car while his wife toiled for wages on a hayrack.
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