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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
2
The Greencastle Ind paper lists obituaries at 1 each with 5c per poetry. Cards of Thanks are 50c each and appear in the afternoon issue at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street.
A column notes investors learn from errors as estate inventories reveal worthless securities in wealthiest hands. It cites J P Morgan's $70 million estate with about $7 million of worthless assets, and discusses credulity in buying securities, trade deals, and the cautionary need for knowledge before risking capital.
The article recalls the Wapping Old Stairs as an enduring landmark linked to the Thames tunnel begun by Isambard Brunel. It notes the stairs’ neglectful state, limited boatman use, and a Ramsgate pub beside the site while describing wartime and royal attendance at tunnel fairs and the practice of sobering drunken travelers by climbing the stairs.
A United States Bureau of Standards paper outlines electrolysis and corrosion basics and reviews mitigation options for underground pipes and railway return systems. It concludes pipe methods like drainage and insulating joints help as auxiliary measures, while lowering potential differences in railway returns is primary, with insulated feeders preferred for cost.
Reader.News reports a Philadelphia mail fraud scheme selling “lucky stones” that allegedly restore jewelry, heal the sick, and reveal secrets. Operators, claiming years of profits, bought stones cheaply and sold them at inflated prices to credulous customers through circulars and lists from astrologers and others.
Popular Mechanics advises careful glue use in calcimine to prevent surface cracks. Use just enough glue to bind pigment. if the first coat rubs when applying a second coat, mix in a small amount of raw linseed oil. Apply a size of alum and water to prevent rubbing and ensure the first coat dries before applying size or a second coat. Where possible, use only one coat of calcimine.
A Rock Island man has been granted a patent on an automatic oiling device for an electric air compressor. A fine wire dips into an oil cup as the piston reaches the lowest point, circulating oil back to the cup. One Rock Island company has used the device for two years and found it successful. A man wants everything he can get and a woman wants everything she can't get.
A Canadian craftsman devised a pivoting hobby horse with a seated rider that moves in lifelike motion as the base rocks on a spring. The device features a base on elliptical steel, a rocker action, and elastic links between horse and rider to mimic running.
A British officer recounts a friend in India escaping a mad elephant during a military mission. The animal snapped its chains, charged the camp, killing one servant and injuring others before storming a tent. McIntyre was trapped beneath the collapsed canvas but freed himself as the elephant fled into the jungle, narrowly missing fatal injury.
A reflective note contrasts poverty with health care access as men age, suggesting financial strain leads to skipped medical visits and slower aging progress. The piece emphasizes socio economic barriers shaping routine care decisions and long term wellbeing.
The article compares the water, protein, and fat content of eggs from hens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls. It notes yolk and white compositions, explains protein as muscle and blood material, and concludes eggs are nutritious though not equivalent to beef for nourishment.
Article discusses thin sheets of transparent celluloid used for automobile window lights and top curtains. It explains production in extreme thinness five one-thousandths of an inch, rollability with curtains, and practical drawbacks like denting and crumpling. Ends with brief morals about income and in-law cooking books.
A long listing of farm assets offered for sale includes cattle of various ages and breeds, yearling mules, hogs, hay, grain, seed rye, seeds, farming implements, wagons, binders, plows, cultivators, drills, a feed grinding outfit, harness, and other items. Terms specify cash under five dollars and credit terms for larger sums with bankable notes and 2 percent cash discount. Dinner served by Mt Meridian M E Church Ladies Aid.
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