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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
4
Ma and Pa argue over summer travel with Pa wishing to golf somewhere known for golf while Ma prefers a destination where golf is unknown. A gentle family disagreement outlines differing priorities and plans.
In a light quip from the Louisville Courier-Journal a reader notes Diogenes found an honest man at last but only after hearing campaign oratory. The exchange playfully critiques political rhetoric.
A scanned advertisement lists bulk coffee at per pound, dried prunes at 20 cents, sugar per pound, matches in boxes, flakes of soap, baking powder, and coconuts at various prices. Several illegible tokens interrupt the listing, indicating a damaged section of the catalog.
Poultry and farm feed ad touts RAT SNAP cake bait with no need for mixing. James McGuire of New Jersey endorses the product saying one dollar spent saved the price of a hog. Sold by John Cook & Sons and others in three sizes.
The article explains the Sublime Porte name origin as the main entrance to the old Seraglio in Constantinople, later symbolically attached to the Turkish foreign ministry. It details the palace precincts, treasury, mint, armory, and gardens with views to the Bosporus, Marmora, and Seraglio Point, noting decay and historic grandeur. It also reports a separate item about Charles Miller seeking care from a Creek medicine man, Simon Billy Foloba, in Eufaula after months of rheumatism.
The article discusses challenges in tracklaying with long heavy rails and short light ties. It describes practical methods to deliver rails to the worksite, the need to move entire trains for empty cars, and a proposed procedure using side dumps and tram-cars to rehandle rails and ties.
A Cleveland Leader quotation suggests a wife married to Jack Rounder despite his blackballed status, hoping to keep him at home evenings. The exchange implies social stigma and domestic aims within the community.
The article describes Iguazu Falls near the Paraguay Brazil Argentina intersection. It notes a 21% feet high drop with an island splitting the river into two arms forming a two and a half mile width. The Brazilian arm plunges 280 feet into a chasm while the Argentine arm forms an amphitheatre. It mentions a 14 million horsepower and a six day journey from Buenos Aires to view the falls along virgin forest and Jesuit ruins.
The article advises building rat-proof structures using concrete foundations floors and walls. It suggests cement mortar for cellar walls and floors, cement around pipes, and cement in sills. It recommends inner or outer fine mesh wire netting to keep rats out of corn eriba and grain storage. It notes predators like fox skunk weasel and raptors aid in control and ends with a proverb about protection.
The passage notes that rapid larometer changes signal weather shifts with red indicators for rain and damp seaweed cues. It links wind, cloud movement, leaf curling, and even red hair to approaching storms and suggests people eat and rest more when readings rise.
Rabbi Hirsch of Chicago warns that constant worry and emotional stress endanger health. He cites fear greed and envy disturbing balance and reducing resistance to microbes, noting scientific evidence links worry to predisposition to disease.
Friends of a visiting foreigner in New York reflect on his departure. They recall his charm despite language barriers and the two words he learned to say, Have another, as a sign of his friendly nature.
The record cites a line claiming to contain every letter of the alphabet "Pack my box with five dozen liquor faze" as the shortest sentence in home notes. It highlights the classic pangram and its claimed accuracy.
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