Cards of Thangs and Thanks Charged at Fifty Cents Each
Cards of Thanks are offered at a rate of 50 cents per card. This service allows customers to announce gratitude in a formal card format.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 34 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1921
Page
2
Right Time to Sleep Urges Regular Habits for Health
Dr John D Quackenbos argues health hinges on fixed sleep and regular routines. He links optimal sleep to night hours, notes the value of an hour before midnight, and recommends two hours around 3 am for crises when nurses begin midnight stimulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Quackenbos
English University Spirit
The Boston Transcript notes England will gain many new universities in large cities as Leeds and Sheffield join Oxford and Cambridge. Buildings cost about 1 million dollars, signaling a shift toward broader access for middle and lower classes while preserving home study options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Oxford
Cambridge
Nurham
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
Leeds
Sheffield
Ensland
America
Boston Transcript
Do Jews Still Think Japan Is Lost Tribes Homeland
The Jewish World revisits the theory that Japanese are the lost ten tribes of Israel. It cites Japanese museums showing engravings allegedly of Jewish landing in Nippon. One image reportedly shows an ark procession with biblical priests. another shows Solomon receiving gifts from the queen of Sheba. The founder of Japan’s 126 emperors reportedly shares the name Osea with Hoshea, the last Israelite king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Japan
Nippon
Solomon
Sheba
Osea
Hoshea
Eskimos Still Live In Stone Age
Arctic Alaska Eskimos continue primitive craft by flint arrowhead and spearhead manufacture. Stone lamps hammers chisels knives remain in ordinary use while whalebone sinew and rawhide make fish lines nets and snares. Hunting uses arrows spears nets traps though breech loaded firearms are spreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Alaska
London Apprentices System Revived by Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor seeks to revive the old apprenticeship system in London. He argues many boys are ruined by lack of a trade, while some parents complain they sacrifice years for their sons to learn a trade only to have masters with no further work after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A Course In Diving At Navy Seamen School
Navy seamen gunners school offers a free diving course. Many young blue jackets excel in this activity. Divers earn an extra 1.20 dollars per hour for underwater work beyond regular pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
The Masked Life You See in Thackeray
A reflection on hypocrisy in society asking what men feel whose lives are built on lies and schemes. The speaker observes daily in life many men whose smiles are mere artifice and whose winks conceal hypocrisy. He wonders if such a felon wears a mask even in private conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Improved Roads Look Ahead for Wider Pavements
The piece argues for wider future proof pavements on major highways to handle growing motor traffic. It warns against narrow roads and over narrow channels, citing Europe as a model with curb and drainage. It compares road planning to canal locks and Great Lakes transport to stress long term thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Great Lakes
Road Legislation Opposed by Industry and Agriculture
A broad coalition including highway engineers dairy farmers fruit growers grain shippers and motor truck operators decries rushed laws increasing fees and restrictions. They call for study and cite Illinois as pursuing a sensible path with an experimental road of 64 test sections under the state highway department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
State Highway Department
Growth of Southern Hard Surfaced Roads
Six years ago a 25 mile stretch of hard surfaced road was hard to find in the South. Now there are many hard surfaced roads ranging from 25 to 100 miles in length.
California Highway Commission to Acquire Roadside Trees
The state highway commission in California has the authority to acquire roadside trees along its highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
California
Construction Advances in Indian Highway Projects
Construction in India shows important strides across multiple cities with extensive highway projects advancing. The report highlights growing infrastructure activity and government involvement in accelerating road building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Traffic to the Right
French road traffic follows right side rules while rail traffic remains left sided nationwide.
Forcing Flowers By Fire Near French Village
An accidental fire in a French village caused an unusual second flowering on pear and apple trees. After four hours of heat, blossoms appeared in autumn on branches not scorched, mimicking May bloom. Lilac and plum trees nearby also flowered again, suggesting heat-induced forcing as a potential research avenue for horticulture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mantel of Malachite Dinner Incident
Baron Rothschild and a boastful guest highlight malachite during a dinner party. The young man extols cuff buttons of malachite while parading his belongings, provoking a sardonic reaction from Rothschild who notes a mantelpiece of the same stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paron Rothschild
Baron Rothschild
Oldest Beauty Shop Run by Florence Monks Revealed
The Tatler notes Santa Maria Novella in Florence ran the world’s oldest beauty shop 400 years ago. Monks cultivated herbs for waters, cures, and cosmetics used by popes, princes, and dukes, studying hair health and overall beauty. The orms powder from Santa Maria Novella is praised as the finest in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Maria Novella
Florence
Tatler
Mistakes of Authors and Inaccuracies Cited
A provincial writer highlights errors in classic works noting Don Quixote at a Crescent tavern scene two suppers in one evening. It cites misnames in Ivanhoe and mis-translations by Pope Kingsley Alison and Hugo with critique from The London Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Tavern
Scott
Malvoisin
Richard
Philip
Pope
Kingsley
John Bramblecombe
Elizabeth
Archibald Alison
Peregrine Pickle
Peregrine Maitland
Victor Hugo
Firth of Forth
London Academy
Bill of Rights and Magna Charta in English constitutional history
The Bill of Rights is described as reaffirming Magna Charta without introducing new principles. Lord Macaulay notes it contained the germ of every good law from the past century and a half and of laws needed to promote the public welfare, reinforcing established constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Macaulay
Birds as cotton savers in boll weevil fight
Department of Agriculture study reported by Forest and Stream shows birds to be valuable allies against the boll weevil in Texas cotton. Vernon Bailey leads the inquiry noting birds curb the pest, with the titlark and other species cited for insect consumption and seasonal help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Vernon Bailey
Biological Survey
Papabotte
Louisiana
New Orleans
Reaping His Reward On a Train Clash Over Tickets
A first class train car in England sees a passenger claim a third class ticket proves a Briton was cheekily traveling with a lower fare. The American deduces the man's ticket color from his pocket and is vindicated when the guard ejects the Briton.
Lightning’s Strange Freak Drills Through Rock in Cumberland
An English observer describes lightning as drilling through rock with vitrification effects. The author notes channels found in Cumberland up to thirty feet deep and two to four inches in circumference, where the interior becomes glazed from melting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Better Roads Do Not Favor One Road Type
The Bureau of Public Roads argues that federal aid projects use varied road types to suit local traffic and conditions. Local materials and water availability influence choices, with earth and gravel roads constituting 66 percent of mileage yet costing about 25 percent of funds, while higher types like cement and bituminous roads account for 24 percent of mileage and 60 percent of funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Roads
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Idaho
Dakotas
Far West
State Highways Department
Bureau of Public Roads
State Department
Understanding Blackleg in Young Cattle and Prevention
The article explains blackleg a noncontagious soilborne disease in young cattle, caused by the blackleg bacillus. It describes symptoms in detail from swelling to gas buildup, outlines experimental findings, and emphasizes treatment failure. Prevention focuses on vaccination, proper carcass disposal, and seasonal timing for vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plackley
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Te KITCHA CABIN ti and Justice in Civil Society
An OCR fragment from 1921 Western Newspaper quotes Burke on justice as a cornerstone of civil society. The text shows garbled phrases about suspicion, departure from policy, and a critique of governance without justice. The piece reads as a political commentary excerpt from a historical newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Dishes for Summer Meals and Savory Sides
A column on refreshing summer dishes notes fruit and vegetable focus with light drinks. Recipes include Eggs With Piguy Sauce, Baked Beets, Chili Con Carne, and Ripe Cucumber Relish, detailing ingredients, seasonings, and simple prep steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Peti
One-man motor road builder and grader introduced in the Midwest
A novel motor driven road builder and grader features at side mounted endless conveyor drags on adjustable booms. It moves dirt from road edges to the center as it travels 200 feet a minute, building crown and depressions. Under normal use it can lay a new road at one to two miles per hour and surface with drag at two to three miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid- West
First Turnpike Built in United States
The first turnpike in the United States was built between Lancaster and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Roads in National Forests Spending in Western District
The federal government allocates 12 million dollars for road construction in national forests within the western district. The plan covers improvements and new access to forest areas as part of federal infrastructure funding.
Lincoln Highway Surfaces Most Wyoming Miles
The Lincoln highway in Wyoming is 385 miles surfaced with a boulevard coat of finely crushed granite. The pavement runs sixteen feet wide and is five inches thick for all but forty miles. The project aims to provide durable all weather roadways across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Improvement in Canada Roads Under Heavy Construction
Modern roads are under construction in Canada at a cost of millions of dollars. White topped prairie schooners broke trail only a comparatively short time ago, highlighting the advance in infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Monon Railroad Train Numbers Mentioned in Note
A fragment mentions train identifiers East Bound No 143 No 27 No 21 No 837 MONON No 185 and the name renee. The context suggests a railroad timetable or locomotive notation with varias numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Fragmentary Schedule Snippet From Historical Transit Note
A garbled OCR fragment shows multiple times such as 8 35 a m 9 19 a m and 1 44 a m along with daily service notes excluding Sunday and various afternoon and evening times, indicating a transit timetable fragment with unclear context.
T H I and B Traction Notice
A clipped notice lists T H I and B Traction with contact telephones for coordinating services at Gree. No additional context or dates accompany the fragment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herald
Greencastle Ind
Chamel J. Arnold
S. Jackson Street
Greencastle
Ind
Mississippi
Midwest
Eres, May Weil
Greencastle Railroad
Telephone
Renee
T. H. I, & B. Traction—Telephone
Gree
East F A. M
West Bound A. M. P.M
L_ Limited
H Highlander
Search the Greencastle Herald Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Greencastle Herald?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.