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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1921
Page
3
A proverb in Black and White suggests London smoke acts as a tonic for the city’s complexion. It asks if sulfur from smoky chimneys gives Londoners brighter skin, noting often the town appears finer in tone than the country.
A note on the King of Siam’s 400 female warriors who serve from age thirteen to twenty-five, entering royal service young and remaining as reserves thereafter. They are trained in lance use and are described as splendid fighters within the royal guard.
The article notes long dispute over domesticating elephants with claims from Carthaginian use and Hannibal’s march to Rome. It reports trained elephants in Congo, German colonies, and Uganda, where rapid training is turning it into an industry. A French society, Friends of the Elephant, aims to protect and promote domestication.
Herald Hootman visits Crawfordsville with a friend while overseas. W R C No 23 meets Monday at 2 30 PM in the I O O F hall to discuss the October 12 district convention. Woman's Club begins year with Mrs R L O Hair hosting. Several local moves and visits noted including DePauw and Meharry Hall events. John William Werneke born, others move to Greencastle and Indianapolis visitors. Rector Brothers receive new Meteors, Daggy and Pickens plan future, etc. University social events and Rector Scholars noted. multiple arrivals and visits around town.
A dense classified snippet lists arrears reminders from THE HERALD and multiple sale items. It promotes fire wood at 4 dollars per cord, a Miller Meat Market ad, sale of a farm near Cloverdale Indiana with 80 acres and farm equipment details, rooms for rent at 108 Jacob Street, inquiries from John J. Black about farms for sale in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, an eight room house for sale via Putnam Realty in Indianapolis, and a furniture sale notice for September 28 at 708 S Locust St.
An ad urges women to use Triumph Pills for irregular or suppressed conditions and promises safety in proper cases. It notes the product is not sold in drug stores and invites readers to request the free publication Relief and details by mail from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
John Eitel and Son publish current prices with tomatoes at minus two cents per pound and T5e per bushel while mangoes and pimentos are quoted per dozen.
The text explains taste localization, noting sweet substances are sensed mostly at the tongue tip while many flavors are detected toward the back. It claims front tongue for aromas and sweetness, back for other tastes, and warns sides are insensitive to certain substances.
The passage describes how long viewing can relax the eye and improve distant perception. Travelers and hunters often claim they can discern distant objects better after a period of looking away. A sailor noted a person could sense approaching land from afar, though details are unclear amid the sinking ship scene.
Agricultural Economist notes that birds, especially the bine tit, prey on bees near apiaries. Bees are culled as broods defend nesting sites, particularly where queen rearing is common. The larger drones and queens are slow on the wing and prime targets for these birds.
Have opened my repair shop with first class mechanics for all kinds of repair and rebuild jobs. All work guaranteed, any kind of a car. Day or night service will come and get your car. Give us a trial, Stone Garage, Phone 54. B. F. DAVIS.
Beginning Sunday the Deweese Ice Cream Station will be closed all day Sunday. Get orders in Saturday.
Classified notice offering a salesman job with car to visit dealers, for a $100 weekly pay plus commissions, from Universal Tire & Rubber Co. in Michigan City Indiana. Also a furnished room for rent at 104 Spring Avenue.
ACME TRUNK & Bag Factory of Spring Valley Illinois promotes factory direct sales for bags and suitcases, claiming savings by cutting out middlemen and offering a free catalog.
Fragmentary OCR notes list scattered numbers and initials including No 11 and No 9 with acronyms oss J i TP err No 46 No 2 No 16, offering no clear event or identities. No coherent person, place, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
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