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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
2
The notice outlines pricing for mail subscriptions at one year four months and less than four months with weekly rates, carrier in city, and single copies. It also states obituaries cards of thanks and poetry charges.
Ottis Burley a well known Evansville moulder returns to work after weeks idle due to stomach trouble and rheumatic knee pain. He credits Tru tona for relief and improvement after two bottles. Drugstore promotion by R. P. Mullins of Greencastle explains Tru tona.
A Philadelphia Times notice recalls three young men who, in mistaken identity, rode a taxi with a witty cabman. One passenger mistakenly ends at Second and Reed while the others vanish near Twenty first and Walnut, leaving the trio puzzled about the correct destinations.
Small boys show sympathy differently as Tommy laments Dorothy’s fall from stairs. An aunt consoles and questions if the baby is hurt, while Tommy asserts he did not witness the incident during his grocery trip. The excerpt records a child's guilt and concern in a domestic moment from Youths Companion.
The article notes Moses predicting no shift in Senator New's stance, asserting he knew the man well and trusted his determination despite anticipated opposition.
A San Francisco Call report quotes Captain Barber on steamer crowding. He recalls a New York to California voyage with over 1,000 passengers and a passenger sleeping on a tick, illustrating conditions long ago.
During the Fredericksburg siege a Confederate skirmishing party surprised a Federal brigade. An emaciated Union soldier, grabbing a lone knapsack, raised its contents and shouted to his comrades to charge, exclaiming they had cheese.
A renowned Ohio hotel keeper and post, later named collector of internal revenue, found an unposted letter on his desk containing a $500 bill labeled conscience money. He folded it away and quipped that he had long suspected his bartender of the wrongdoing.
A rural constituent visits Washington to press a bill and offers a counterfeit dollar claim. The congressman dismisses him saying he is busy but invites the proposer to present the bill. The granger then offers a quarter as payment for the trouble.
A playful quote from a Puck cartoon capturing a spectator’s mixed enthusiasm and skepticism about a car tour. The lines mix casual praise with a jab at dull straightaways and the anticipation of a turn and upcoming spectacle.
The dialogue features a mock royal exchange about indulgence and illness. A medicine man criticizes the king for overeating and warns against rich fare, while the monarch humorously admits to a massive meal. The exchange lampoons excess and health warnings.
A professor from the French Academy of Science claims that Gruyere cheese contains all essential food elements for humans. The dialogue humorously questions whether those elements must be killed before consumption.
The fragment humorously recalls a March day in 1864 with playful banter. It features a character named Torpid Walter and a joke about being alive and born on the same date.
A nervous friend urges restraint as an experienced driver insists the car runs perfectly and questions the reason to stop. The exchange conveys calm confidence in the vehicle and ignores cautionary pleas.
A clipped exchange notes a pretty young actress appearing in a show and a devoted young man still mooning over her. The light theatrical street banter captures a moment of performance gossip without further details.
A brief exchange hints at tension as one speaker asks why the other avoids a man. The reply cites fear of displeasure and mentions advising where the man should spend his vacation, suggesting underlying personal or social friction.
A fragment notes Mrs Crawford and Mr Grabahan discussing clothing and fashion. The text mentions his wife’s extravagant dress and a coat of tan purchased for about one hundred dollars a week at a seaside resort.
A boy named Tommy dreams of a willow wisp guiding him from his bed to Cloudland. He views glowing beings and golden butterflies, then wakes to find he has fallen from bed. His mother explains it was just a dream, and he stays awake awaiting the wisp again.
A party trick uses a water filled glass inverted with a paper cover. Pressing the paper to the glass top and placing it on a table seals the water inside. When the paper is removed the table pressure keeps the water in until someone lifts the glass, proving the claim false.
A naturalist in Nicaragua witnessed two male bailador or toledo birds perform a precise seesaw-like dance on a twig. Each bird alternated jumping, singing notes with each action, and the display lasted over a minute before the birds fled, leaving the observer in fits of laughter.
A verse in which Harold Seeds exults over finding cowslip seeds to plant in a pot and heat to sprout. He envisions his parents praising his thoughtfulness when the cows grow. A contrasting line notes that a goat's head proves looks do not equal brains.
In ancient Japan O Ume and O Momo, two sisters by marriage, seek a way to visit their old home. Their mother-in-law forbids travel until they prove their love by bringing fire wrapped in paper and wind wrapped in paper. A guiding voice reveals paper that becomes a lantern for fire and a fan for wind, enabling the sisters to return home with gifts.
Uncle Rob contemplates if Robin is old enough to join a camping trip after a bicycle mishap leaves Robin bruised but unhurt. Robin declares he wants to be a man and agrees to accompany Uncle Rob on a real woods outing with an Indian guide.
Tommy the frog loves morning sun and pond splash. He croaks to Rose during her singing and returns to his mossy mud home at sunset. One evening four frog friends join the porch concert until Cousin Charlie’s loud song scares them away, then returns after Rose’s sweet tunes.
A playful guide describes balancing a cane on a chair and moving it without touch. It then explains magnetizing a postal card to attract the cane and cause its fall. A short dialogue follows about political alignment and a quip on how a statesman persuades versus a politician spends.
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