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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
3
Hastings on the Hudson residents report visiting relatives, hosting guests, and local club meetings. A man slept in a car near a east Washington street home after arriving Friday morning. other items list club gatherings, teaching assignments, family news, travel updates, hospital notes, and a county official’s progress after an illness.
The former German emperor Wilhelm at Doorn keeps a strict German entourage and a fortified estate. Allies demand close guard, while William’s life mirrors a tiny Potsdam in the Dutch countryside. He rarely appears outside the fencing, visits Count Bentinck, and sees few new faces besides his daily staff and a traveling barber.
A Madison county court paused a jury trial to allow juror James M. Forkner to return home for his bees. His wife phoned that the bees were hiving and needed his attention, so the court granted a recess and the bees were hired before proceedings resumed.
Mrs Joanny reports discovering a long dead rat after using RAT SNAP purchased from John Cook & Sons and partners. The ad touts RAT SNAP as wonderful and available in three sizes 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00, sold with guaranteed results.
The piece criticizes Will Hays over a $700000 GOP slush fund and cites a Senate probe. It mentions Ponzi’s arrest for client losses and mocks a “Boys, Get the Morey Club.” It notes $110000 allocated to six inspectors and condemns Governor Goodrich’s stance on taxpayers. It references Jim Watson’s Harding endorsement.
Mr and Mrs Rosco Lisby returned from a vacation touring Indianapolis Cincinnati and visited Ft Thomas Kentucky The trip covered multiple midwestern and northern sites with no reported incidents or delays.
Classified listings include plums for sale with varieties Lombards and Blue Damson plus Moore's early grapes. Also farm loans offered by Brown and Moffett and local architect W. 4H. Evans. Public sales booking by Dobbs and Vestal. office locations and phone numbers listed. Other items include fancy egg plant tomatoes and a 1920 Ford Touring car. Wishing to buy a 4 or 5 room house, contact Max Smulyan. Also Brown Leghorn cock ervels listed by Albert A. Cooper.
All meat markets will stay open until 9 o'clock on Labor Day Monday September 6. Names listed: C. T. Vancleave, F. J. Thomas, J. N. Miller, W H. Eiteljorge. Also a farm tenant wanted for a man and wife with a small family. Apply.
Monday is a holiday. The American Zinc Products Co. will start all departments on Tuesday, September 7 at 7 A.M. indicating a full restart of operations and staff schedules.
Government figures show two rats breeding for three years produce 359 709 482 individual rats. Act now on the first rat. RAT SNAP is the cleanest exterminator. No mixing with foods, dries up after killing, no smell, cats or dogs won’t touch it. Sold and guaranteed by John Cook & Son, J. Sudwanski & Co., R. P. Mullins.
An unsolicited health product advertisement urges readers to rely on Triumph Pills for relief and promises free information. It claims the pills are irregular or delayed and not sold in drug stores, advising against experimenting with alternatives and directing readers to write to the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for particulars.
An old advertisement touts RAT SNAP poison for rats with a claim that spending $1 saves the price of a hog. The cake bait claims cats and dogs won t touch it and lists 25c 50c and 1.00 prices. Sold by John Cook & Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins. Also an unrelated notice offers a furnished residence at 718 F Seminary Street for sale or rent by Henry Ostrom.
The webbing clothes moths threaten garments as larvae feed under webs. Remove larvae by brushing and sunning, then store in airtight, moth repellant packaging. Use refrigeration rooms where available, inspect stored items biweekly, and keep rugs and carpets clean and rolled for summer protection.
The article advises nourishing the body to improve oily hair and skin, with tips on digestion, hydration, and elimination. It prescribes eating well cooked foods, avoiding overeating, and drinking water between meals. It also suggests facial massage to shape the mouth and a cleaning method for coffee pots to maintain cleanliness.
Defiance Ta endures a two day wine spill after two oil tank cars wrecked in the town center. Each car held 1 000 gallons of California port wine from government stock. Cars leaked through seams and rivets, prompting a bucket brigade and searches for containers before stores reopened. The cars remain at the station with dry interiors.
George Thibault, owner of a summer hotel at Outlet near Micron Can, met a herd of cattle while driving home. A roan bull charged the motor causing a twisted axle, bent fender, and smashed headlight, with Thibault remarking on the bull’s pluck but poor judgment.
An old hedgerow aristocrat, sassafras, now blooms greenish yellow clusters. The aromatic tree, cousin to camphor, cinnamon, and laurel, was valued by forefathers for medicines and uses, though now largely obsolete. The bark and pith fed various remedies and flavorings, while its leaves repelled pests.
Sugar cured bacon sold by the pound ham six to eight per pound pure lard lard compound and Crystal Coffee by the pound Farmer's Pride Coffee bulk coffee Fancy Head Rice two pounds available. Phone orders appreciated to speed service.
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