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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
2
The Greencastle Indiana Herald advertises obituaries and cards of thanks at set rates. Notices list the publisher Chamel J Arnold proprietor and the newspaper office at 19 S Jackson Street with daily afternoon edition except Sundays.
The article describes onyx and eardonys from the Uruguay River in Brazil as abundant for gem cutting. Large cameos fetch about 75 dollars, valued for their hardness and layered color contrasts. Modern methods speed work but emphasize patient, precise technique and diamond dust tools.
The piece notes that tar and feathers predates America, tracing the punishment to Richard the Lion Heart. It cites his warning against theft during the third crusade and describes the method with boiling pitch and feathering. It concludes that while the practice may still be claimed elsewhere, it is no longer our own.
A collage of curiosities notes cacti with toothpick-like spines for combs, fish-hook spines, sea-urchin and porcupine likenesses, red-head cactus, and several varieties acting as timepieces with hours keyed to opening blooms. Remarks on child labor rise and a Rothschilds grandfather clock details add to the era’s oddities.
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