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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1919
Page
2
Dupuyer Montana hotel man F H Dear recounts four years ago using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with wonderful results and says he has recommended it to his friends. The piece highlights the remedy as a well known effective cure.
A landlady recalls lodgers who vanished or stayed unseen for years. One woman paid a weekly rent yet never met the lodger who slipped in and out daily. A Bloomsbury recluse paid four weeks in advance, lived in isolation, and was found dead later, an inventor fearful of theft. Other cases include a man feigning death to collect insurance.
The Daily Herald lists subscription rates at 1 dollar plus 10 cents a week with 2 cent and 5 cent card notices. Talburt Christie E C Mathers and Frank Young have gone on an auto trip to Kentucky and Tennessee.
A comic collage titled Humor of the Hour features quotes from figures such as Battling Flanagan Friskie Twinkletoes Leader Mulligan and others. The lines poke fun at engagements, duties, reelection, reception, and demeanor with a playful tone.
Irritable disposition linked to indigestion. A man with good digestion is usually good tempered. For indigestion or constipation, Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended to strengthen the stomach and promote gentle bowel movement.
An advertisement touts P. D. Q bedbug killer as a 35 cent package making a quart of creature-killing mix, claiming it kills bedbugs and eggs, fleas, moths, and lice while not harming fabrics or wood. It urges readers to send 35 cents if their druggist lacks it and notes the Owl Chemical Company of Terre Haute, Indiana.
May 17 1859 Denver welcomed the first through coach of the Overland Mail linked to the Pony Express. Red shirts, bartenders, and armed riders awaited a momentous arrival as dust swirled and the stage came in on time, connecting Denver to the East as Western towns hoped for a new link with the home country.
The Boston Transcript recounts Lieut. A. B. Grant 3d of the engineer corps, son of Major General Frederick Dent Grant, as a top student at West Point. His progress prompted his father to seek an opinion from the academy superintendent, who praised his high standing compared to his father's best marks.
The article notes that diseases cause marked variations in fingernail growth and thickness. A Japanese scientist studies hair thickness, finding health impacts affect hair as nails, with thicker hair reflecting better health and length indicating disease duration. Coarse-haired races show stronger variations.
Excavation work on the cathedral foundations at Winchester, England uncovers thirteen vases and lamps from the Roman era. A superb intact pottery piece and lamps titled the lamp of learning, iron vessels discolored by age remain well preserved.
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured years of typhoid related stomach and liver troubles after nine years since her husband's death. It describes relief from constipation and general well being and promotes the product as a simple harmless preparation that clears catarrhal mucus in the intestinal tract. One dose will convince. money refunded. available by druggists everywhere.
A fragmentary exchange shows Willie asking to buy a second banana for the other boy. Papa answers firmly that he will not be cheated out of another banana simply because of a typo or mispronunciation.
A quotation attributed to Huxley on liberal education explores the ideal learner as a well trained mind, disciplined passions, and a moral stance in harmony with nature, capable of using intellect as a precise mechanism to pursue truth and beauty.
W H Ireland of Louisville Kentucky recalls a severe 1888 cholera morbus attack. He paid a hotel porter fifty cents to buy Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and took a double dose. He slept and woke well at five, catching a train to his next stop.
In a short dialogue, a young Tommy admits to misbehavior while Uncle pleads for good conduct. Tommy counters with a cheeky claim of being “comfortable” rather than exemplary, underscoring a strained dynamic. The fragment hints at a broader narrative of rebellion and discipline.
When you want a pleasant physic try Chamberlain's Tablets. They are easy to take and mild in effect. They are highly prized by people who have become acquainted with their good qualities. They only cost a quarter.
The Jungle Journal reports a curious murder case with Chief Zebra naming suspects. The Leopard is spotted as a prime figure, while the Giraffe is ruled out as a rubber deck concern in this playful source excerpt.
Mrs Fradley rejects the listing as the agent extols a kitchen with modern conveniences. She notes her current soft wood floor leads to frequent dish breakage, deeming the new setting unsuitable.
A playful snippet shows Madge Dolly on a sleigh ride with Charlie where Dolly quips the horse was shy. Marjorie notes Dolly attributed the moment to Charlie, capturing a lighthearted domestic exchange in period tone.
England sent fifty three commercial travellers to Switzerland last year. Germany employs about five thousand drummers in Swiss import trade, followed by France with 1386 agents who sell about forty million dollars of French goods annually.
An engineer reports the Great Wall of China rises eighteen feet high. The wall spans about 1300 miles, crossing plains and mountains with a granite foundation and solid masonry above.
On a Manchester church notice-board the following was posted. A potato pie supper is planned for Saturday evening and the Sunday topic is A Night of Agony. The brief announcements reflect a local church event listing from the Guardian.
A boy asks if General Washington was blind and recalls a nurse guiding him to an Old Ladies' Home visit. There a portrait of a woman he kissed is shown, prompting a discussion about historical figure perception and affection.
In Stray Stories a suffragette proclaims women deserve credit, asking where men would be without them. A harsh heckler retorts that if women got all the credit men would end up in the poorhouse, highlighting the era’s gender tensions.
A New York Evening Post essay muses that a citizen could be president by avoiding jokes while recalling Yanklin Benjamin Franklin who supposedly joked away high office. It cites a harmless local man who became mayor by appearances and voice, noting solemnity as a rare power shaping leadership.
The Department of Agriculture begins extensive volcano observations in the United States and territories and takes formal charge of the Kilauea Observatory in Hawaii. Prof T A Jaggar will continue as director. Kilauea research began in 1912 under MIT and since 1914 has been funded by the Hawaiian Research Association.
A brief gag where a comedian explains you would be a good dancer if not for two things. The soubrette asks the two, and the comedian quips that it is your feet. The line delivers a light stage humor punch about physical limitations.
A fragment from Outing Magazine presents views on women and horses, arguing women’s pasts limit futures, noting women conceal unknowns, and praising quiet, controlled speech to horses. It asserts horses respond to commands and cautions against talking to animals, advocating silent discipline.
In Gorz Austria heat pressed on jurors during a murder trial. Several jurors slept in court prompting protest from the audience. After 14 years of hearings the prisoner was found guilty and condemned to death, forcing officials and jurors to flee through a side door amid uproar.
A Chinese cook in Singapore addicted to gambling cut off the forefinger of his left hand as self punishment to quit gambling after debts mounted. He fainted from the pain but recovered within minutes.
In Florence researchers measured snail travel between two points ten feet apart. Six snails crawled while exact start to finish times were recorded. From the data they computed the average pace, finding a snail would take fourteen days to cover one mile.
A reporter asks a senator about the secret of his successful career and the eminent statesman replies that he attributes it to heredity. He credits his father’s ambition and his mother’s talent, saying he inherited both qualities. The exchange emphasizes family influence and personal modesty.
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