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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
2
Mr and Mrs J F Robinson and their four children attended the New Maysville home coming today marking a family reunion event in the town stronghold.
The Geological Survey Bulletin portrays the Russian peasant as key to understanding the country’s upheavals. It highlights generations bound to land until 1861, limited education, adherence to village communes, and the rise of cities like Petrograd Moscow and Warsaw from agricultural roots. The piece counters frontier myths, noting peasants’ mild nature, hospitality, and constraints in grasping global events.
A large crowd attended an all-day meeting at Brick Chapel last Sunday with former pastors Rev. Jeffras and Rev. Dick among many visitors. Leslie Ferrand moved to a farm west of Morton, and Ben Pruitt and family joined the Stilesville picnic. Ferol Ferrand visited relatives Goldie and Hope Evans near Reelsville. Bascomb O'Hair and family spent the week near the Kankakee River visiting his aunt. Ben Pruitt visited Charles Davis' home on Sunday.
The article notes war renews interest in sailing ships as steam competition fades. Old square riggers and schooners are refitted with new canvas and used to combat U boats. Tonnage value rises as vessels once in the boneyard regain relevance in trans Atlantic freight.
A jeweler notes high sales of novelty smelling salts bottles as girls prepare for holiday dressing. Women contemplate cut glass bottles for dressing tables and indulge in the fad popularized by recent trends.
A cynical friend mocks a youth about love while a spendthrift tale unfolds. Two fellows discuss a third who “lives beyond his income,” and a quip about wishing he had more money closes the exchange.
The London Chronicle recalls the ruined Turkish fortress Plevna and its significance to Roumania. It notes the fourteenth century knowledge gap, the steel crown forged from a Turkish cannon, and King Ferdinand’s wary milestone as Roumania marks a perilous anniversary.
Bainbridge residents visit relatives and hosts include Mr and Mrs Harry Henson and Nora Mott returning to Orleans. Bernice Brown visited Miss Eve Shuey. The Obenchain hog sale topped 15000 dollars. Dexter Darnall was in Chicago. O D Allen went to Danville. Berley McGlothlin moves from Rosedale.
In Dunbar Hill items Mrs Mary Surber and Mrs Mary Boswell are noted visits and Sunday gatherings with families in Greencastle and Clinton Falls. Indiana farmers buy ground limestone for wheat and barley for hog feed. county agents and Purdue programs promote coop purchasing and culling demos to cut feed costs.
The editorial notes the treasury plans to finance war debt without a new loan drive, except in a great emergency. War Savings Stamps remain popular and will be sold long term. New treasury savings certificates are issued on the same principle of public confidence.
Jeremiah from the Kansas City Star recounts a family tale about a phonograph that entertained nightly but ends with the uncle’s death after a failed performance. The narrator recalls wealth and disdain, poverty returning as the device breaks down and a life changes.
A Jesuit father reported a tame panther leaping onto his bed near Patiala during a visit to an Indian priest. The animal, possibly loosened by a railway auditor, snarled and circled before fleeing at dawn. The rest is a note on Tennyson and American ties.
A 62 year old maid told a New York judge she would marry a 75 year old man, but his whiskers prevented the union. She said he killed her love, and the court sighed at the tragic, once hopeful romance.
A reader from Aloona Tribune extols the paper citing it as the towns mainstay booster and reliable builder. The note says the paper is worth the money for any intelligent man and adds the writer fainted with joy upon payment and reading.
A compact history traces Stood The Middle Dutch Church opened in 1723 as a British prison in 1776, later housing the U.S. Post Office 1845 1876 and being removed in 1882. Federal Hall hosted Independence Day events with Washington inaugurating here and the Declaration read from its steps.
A broad pardon in Italy frees many inmates including Doctor Naldi and Tullio Murri from a 1905 murder case about Count Bonmartini. Murri, the countess’s brother, defended the wife and claimed the killing arose from a quarrel. Naldi aided in cutting the corpse but did not finish. The countess served ten years and was freed in 1909.
The London Daily Telegraph reflects on shared history linking Britain and America. It notes the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers departure from Plymouth aboard the Mayflower and the 2,000,000 Allied soldiers who crossed the Atlantic last year to aid Britain, asserting a lasting Anglo American friendship.
Samuel Scoville Jr writes in Boys' Life about beaver houses built to resemble Indian tepees. The structures sit a few feet below the surface and measure roughly five feet across, with one enormous example twice as large. Built on mud and sticks, the yellow cottonwood poles bend inward and are mud clad to form walls about three feet thick.
The comic caption suggests a character named Sanya Attucks discusses Jem chickens and a possible jail sentence. It implies needing someone to prove a lie, with a humorous exchange about claiming innocence through testimony. Reflects a light satirical tone from Cuartoons Magazine.
Fincastle and nearby families spent Sunday visiting neighbors in Waveland and Raccoon. The Community Circle met Saturday night and elected Neal Everman and Raymond McGaughey as officers. Several local families shared weekend visits and trips to Indianapolis and Greencastle.
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