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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
4
Expert Dr. Quackenbos warns auto-suggestion is widespread and can drive people to lie under oath. He blames ad writers and quacks for exploiting susceptibility with mail-order cures and long distance treatments. He cites cases where belief in cures leads to self-deception and perjury.
The piece speaks of a mysterious hour between midnight and 2 a.m. when cattle awaken and move, sheep crop, birds stir, and animals rouse in unison. Cowboys shepherds and old country folk note the same uncanny call of nature, a rhythmical, unexplained renewal.
Outing cites annual death figures from Thritiah India showing 24,576 people killed by beasts and 6,226 cattle slain last year. Snakes caused 21,827 deaths among people and 10,000 cattle deaths. panthers and tigers accounted for large shares of big-cat fatalities.
An explorer laments neglect by the Turkish government leading to massive forest loss in Asiatic Turkey. He notes wood shortages near Erzerum and compares with Russian pine forests, describing villages ringed by log walls and the spreading danger of deforestation across the region.
The article explains that tinkers dam comes from a plumbers’ dam of dough or soft clay used to flood a repair spot with solder. The material cannot be reused once tossed away, making the proverb mean a wasted effort. James MacArthur provides the illumination on the common misapplication and homely origin.
An experimental farm in Cuba under American directors has introduced twenty varieties of peaches and fifteen varieties of Japanese persimmons. The program aims to test adaptability and fruit quality for future cultivation.
The text praises an island with no liquor production and a single policeman for 74 000 residents. It notes no jails or courts, criminals sent to Denmark for trials, women described as among the most advanced, and families running small manufactories from home. Stockings and broadcloth are produced locally, while moral standards are highlighted.
A report notes bridal wreath customs by country with myrtle in Germany orange blossoms in France and England white roses in Italy and Swiss Cantons red roses pinks in Spain vine leaves in Greece rosemary in Bohemia and artificial flower crowns in German Switzerland replacing wreaths.
French traveler M H le Roux met the Lake Zant Abyssinian and Tigrean language speaking tribe claiming descent from Solomon. The settlement numbers about 4,000 people with a mixed tongue.
The article outlines how the eye changes with age from clear in childhood to increasingly opaque in later life. It attributes opacity to fibrous tissue growth and waste buildup, describing gradual decline from youth to old age.
The Japanese government issued a new order increasing arrivals to Hawaii per steamer from 100 to 409. About half are to be laborers and the rest women and children, according to the local Japanese press cited by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Tribuna Rome notes Russia led by torpedo boats in the 1877-78 war against Turkey, shaping naval warfare. It argues Russia now owes its ruined navy to those same torpedo craft.
Dr. Richard Strauss receives a $500 honorarium for conducting a performance. The amount is noted as the largest fee paid to a composer for conducting the reproduction of his own works.
A professor observed students buying cakes on campus during exams. He purchased one and found it contained the solution to a problem, revealing a clever ruse by the students.
In England a nurse who tended the Duke of Connaught after a recent automobile accident received the Victorian medal from King Edward. The award marks recognition of her skilled care during the injury incident.
The piece notes that hundreds of thousands of American women live in boarding houses or hotels without finding or feeling a desire to build a home, reflecting on domestic life and space in society. It cites House Beautiful as context for these ideas.
The Ruess district stands as a leading German textile center. Woollen dress goods boosted wealth, and Gera expanded to about 40,000 people from 15,000 in 1864.
India reports foreign trade at three and one third times Japan and three times China marking a strong lead over Italy Austria Belgium and the Russian empire by about twenty five percent.
A writer from Daily's megazine recalls a vivid scene on an eastern Canada stream. Professor Lorce and a companion observe a massive beaver dam built of alder and mud, fifty feet long and six feet high, raising water levels by about sixty inches. The dam's construction reveals remarkable animal ingenuity despite rough appearance. The witness muses on the respect such knowledge commands.
A captain and ship's surgeon attempt a beach landing in heavy West African surf. Riding a breaker toward shore at high speed, the boat crashes like a railway collision. Both men are thrown clear and safe, the surgeon clinging to the captain as they reach the sand. The doctor asks in fear if anyone else is killed.
A visitor jokes about Jimmie’s new baby naming features from both sides of the family. Jimmie notes the baby has pa’s nose ma’s mouth Aunt Sarah’s ears and jokes about grandpa’s teeth while jokes about needing his own teeth for work.
The article contrasts primitive elements in music with higher inspiration, likening the heavenly muse to a basement juice. It notes parrots and mockingbirds as successful whistlers and singers, both as spiteful and jealous as devils and monkeys.
A personal reminiscence recalls starting life with no money and forty years later boasting four hundred dollars in bank plus a large fur niture collection valued similarly. The speaker reflects on the journey and accumulated possessions.
Government funded treatment planned for cretins and idiots using thyroid extracts from sheep and other animals. The note rejects the British Medical Journal stance on the matter.
A quirky reference describes beef handlers using a scalp exercise by carrying meat on the head. The practice is claimed to strengthen the scalp and hair and prevent badness.
Greenland whale mass compared to eighty eight elephants or four hundred forty bears indicating the immense size of the creature.
A condemned prisoner in Greece remains confined for two years awaiting execution. The long interim reflects the country’s harsh legal timeline and capital punishment practices.
The text states leprosy is the only disease caused exclusively by a human germ and cannot be transmitted to other animals. It notes the disease remains confined to humans and emphasizes its unique hosts.
War era France tests motor trucks for freight as rail and water routes lag. Havre to Paris journeys slow, with delays of weeks to months. businessmen cite Marseilles bottlenecks and government coordination. Roads exist. long hauls by motor truck appear as a hopeful solution for faster delivery.
Elisabeth Fraser, a traveler and skater, spoke at a Paris diplomatic reception about Vienna exploits. She recalled meals in Canada where salmon dominated breakfasts, contrasting unappetizing hashed turnips in Vienna with the abundance of salmon and a hotelkeeper’s quip about mustard and fish.
The British war office salvage committee has developed a mobile plant to recover broken barbed wire on Flanders and northern France battlefields. A single truck and trailer carry the equipment with a winch and hooks to lift wire through rollers, yielding metal blocks weighing 70 to 80 pounds each at smelting value about 25 shillings per ton. An estimated 100000 tons may be recoverable, justifying 40 outfits.
John Ambruster recalls how early telephone service offered real convenience before experts introduced modern efficiency. He cites a local anecdote of a woman calling central to borrow a recipe and leaving the receiver on to monitor the baby, and contrasts with asking central about fires deaths and mail in his hometown.
A naval man on leave praises Lord Jellicoe’s tribute to Jutland fighters. He recalls serving nineteen years on the river and declares enduring nine months on ship without a break would have killed him, yet the crew endured.
An air cadet in Bag'and faced trial after diving low over a road and striking a carriage carrying two convalescent officers, killing them. The defense argued no culpable negligence warranted a mandamus verdict but the pilot had breached discipline. the cadet was acquitted.
After the armistice, a scene at Verdun unfolds with Doctor Maurer leading religious figures and soldiers in prayer. Catholics Jews Protestants and Muslims join in singing My Country and God Save the King as the Marseillaise rings out. The French general thanks Doctor Maurer for guiding a grace filled moment for France and world safety.
A Turkish life writer notes that Constantinople’s crafts and trades have deep rooted unions. Esnaf guilds like shoemakers historically judged members for offenses with state support. Guilds admit all who practice the trade, functioning via lodge officers ensuring member conduct. Future changes may modify but not erase their influence.
Journalists from around twenty nations noted Dunkerque continued public schooling despite heavy bombardment. The city, like Reims, kept classes in session, building new schoolhouses and marching pupils to shelters when needed, with repairs made quickly to resume lessons.
The peanut has boosted agricultural development with increased production and value across the South. It aided Alabama during the cotton weevil crisis and lifted Virginian production, while the national harvest and value reached record highs this year despite acreage changes.
The article notes nearly all residents of Little Tancock Island in Lunenburg County are named Levy. It recalls a tradition of biblical given names among Levys and frames the community as greeting descendants of Galilee era fishermen.
Truston pursues Shortville to wed Adella but is attacked by two hobos amid a rain torn Long Prairie. Roy Denby intervenes with a wrenching attack, saving Truston and revealing him to be escorted toward Shortville by the rescuer. The incident shifts Truston’s plans as Denby admits help and approves the match.
In Belleville, Gerald Rolfe, a trusted son of a deceased father, recalls a childhood vow to aid Jared Marston. Now a wealthy man, he seeks Beulah Marston, whose kindness years earlier inspired a promise to serve the Marston family. Beulah reveals the four leaf clover vow as their bond and confirms mutual love.
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