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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
2
Publication details for the Greencastle Daily Herald and Weekly Herald-Democrat list rates and policies. Obituaries and cards of thanks incur charges, with poetry lines billed separately.
Mrs. Volta Bankson of Chillicothe Missouri reports Chamberlain’s Tablets relieved indigestion and backache and liver dullness. She says the medicine toned her liver and banished dizziness, and she will recommend it.
A London Graphite note describes three white mice aboard each submarine boat reported on the fleet payroll. The rodents detect escapes only marginally quicker than humans, their squeals revealing when something is amiss in the vessel.
E B Milburn Guion Drug Store Guion Ark reports selling Chamberlains Cough Remedy for years and always finding it gives perfect satisfaction.
A Corman wrcentific paper describes a registering rain gage where each raindrop on a balanced arm closes an electric circuit to register the fall. The device counts drops in half a minute to indicate shower intensity and allows curves to be drawn from the data.
A writer from Wrench notes Lyons has produced a complete set of electro plated lace vestments. He suggests society people adopt these ornate laces for ball dresses.
A circus elephant in Dundee Scotland slipped its trunk into a farmer’s pocket and swallowed a £20 bank note, leaving the farmer surprised by the animal’s costly meal.
Scotland employs 140 male inspectors, but Miss Paterson is the only woman appointed to supervise all factories with women workers. She travels about 23 000 miles annually to perform her duties across the country.
In Mobile and New Orleans rat findings draw health service aid. An inspector reports a rat nest of bills in an old store and a rat gnawing through an oak door in twenty five minutes at the Windsor Hotel. A Mobile rat also chewed through three inches of four hour old concrete, prompting contractor chatter.
A reflective piece argues the magician’s craft has faded as everyday wonders like the telephone and phonograph outshine stage tricks. Audiences mock the secrets as public curiosity grows, and some magicians reveal methods. The author laments lost wonder but hopes a new generation can revive the craft.
The article explains making a shade for a gas lamp or sickroom using an asbestos stove mat and a wire loop. It also notes moistened boot polish with turpentine for gloss and leather care. It offers a method to pack glass or china in damp hay to prevent slipping and a rustproofing technique by heating iron and brushing with linseed oil to form a protective varnish.
A long preserved wooden relic was found by Harry F. Hines of Canton Point Maine. The inch and a half by six inch piece shows good carving and letters KE H K 171% with date ostensibly from 201 years ago. The wood is porous and some chips have worn away the letters but remains otherwise intact.
A nonpartisan petition backed by 250 prominent Americans from 40 states calls for immediate ratification of the peace treaty with Germany without amendment. Signers include Taft, Gompers, Carrie Chapman Catt, Heber Grant, and Cyrus H K Curtis. They warn every day of delay endangers world peace and probes for reform through the League to Enforce Peace.
In a small town scene Aunt Cynth enters parade-day silence to shield herself from a painful loss as her son Joe returns from war. Ted hides a secret May basket surprise behind the catalpa tree and Joe appears in khaki to share joy. The reunion ends with tears and a hopeful plan for cakes and lemonade.
Soldiers learned to sweep wash and cook the piece notes a humorous change in roles with brides of today. It contrasts traditional chores with new expectations and hints at evolving domestic norms in a dated voice.
Despondent patients with indigestion fear recovery is impossible. Hundreds have been permanently cured by taking Chamberlain's Tablets and can now eat foods they crave. The tablets strengthen the stomach and enable better digestion.
The fragment urges trying certain advices or products immediately, implying practical or natural methods. It presents a quick call to action without clear specifics or context.
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