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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1923
Page
2
The newspaper lists charges for obituaries cards of thanks and poetry reads 1.00 per obituary with 0.05 per line for poetry and 0.50 per card for cards of thanks. Readers are advised of the pricing structure for public notices.
The New York Tribune analyzes how 1923 farm wages buy fewer goods than 1912. It shows a farm wheat price of 80 cents in 1923 versus 76 cents in 1912 and details how many bushels are needed now to buy shirts shoes overalls socks plows engines and other goods, arguing tariffs raise prices and curb purchasing power despite higher sale prices for wheat.
Republican leaders brand farmers as socialists radicals and mobs for denouncing profiteers tariff and repudiating candidates. Congressman Frank L Greene joins Senator Fess Cameron and Secretary Wallace in chiding farmers for their actions and condemning what he calls stupidity of auctioning the government to state interests.
Rep Green denounces promises to help agriculture and accuses opponents of appealing to greed and bribing the populace with government aid. He cautions against bread and games and circus tactics to placate the mob.
Schubert enjoyed a family string quartet where he played viola, Ferdinand led violin, Ignaz played second violin, and the father played cello. The father was not precise, and when he erred the son would check the manuscript and remark there must be a mistake somewhere.
The text portrays a sweeping image of Chinese people occupying diverse roles globally, including labor in Chilean copper mines, execution in Russia, tea merchant work in London, opium trade in Paris and New York, a merchant prince in the Philippines, and laundry work worldwide, reflecting a dated and reductive sensationalism.
A peculiar Central American bloom shows a snow white dove in its petal center. Spaniards named it the Holy Ghost flower and spread a belief that the dove image descended from heaven, generating a lasting local tradition.
A designer advises half filling the bottle and laying it flat with the mouth up. Water rises in the neck before inserting the stopper to exclude air. The bottle stays warm longer as it remains soft and insulated.
The piece argues true pleasure lies in simple joys over wealth and status. It emphasizes that a life focused on accumulation brings no lasting happiness.
The Hague, a fashionable capital seat of government in southern Holland, shows an 800000 population with handsome streets, avenues, and attractive squares. The description emphasizes its governmental role and stylish urban landscape.
Instructions advise turning the sewing machine off and cleaning wood parts with a soft cloth. Polishing helps preserve the finish and prevents cracking, making surfaces look new. Any good furniture polish can work.
A proverb expressing nostalgia for horse driven days and a critique of modern car driving. It notes that horses had some sense limiting accidents, while cars lack inherent sense, implying drivers share responsibility.
A Houston Chronicle excerpt notes a helicopter built at 225000 dollars lifted a man twenty feet. It cites the idea that such ascent is too pricey for regular use and unlikely to catch on.
The Spanish government once banned platinum exports from South America and ordered it disposed of by throwing it into the sea to stop its use as an adulterant for gold.
Uncle Ezra notes that gloomy talk about hard times comes from it being easier to discuss hardship than to do hard work. The remark appears in the Boston Evening Transcript as a reflection on labor and attitude during economic strain.
A historic note recalls card playing as a Christian pastime and cites Henry VII’s statute that banned card games except during Christmas holidays. The brief reflects on moral attitudes toward gaming and church influence in the era.
A reflective note on the enduring worth of parental and friendly ties as life lengthens and thoughts deepen, emphasizing warmth, tenderness, and gratitude across relationships.
Quick home tip explains using fine sandpaper to sharpen dull scissors or shears. Wipe clean after cutting to restore an edge and test by slicing paper.
A simple tip suggests burning orange peel on a hot stove or coal to impart a pleasant odor to a room, reviving air with a citrus scent.
A quotation from Michelet suggests women are the Sunday of man and implies husbands may expect wives to handle most churchgoing duties. The remark frames gender roles in religious participation.
New York reports Brooklyn to honor the Battle of Long Island site with a memorial park plan. The Wechte house may become a museum while a stadium and two memorial shafts are proposed to symbolize the original 13 colonies and the 48 states.
An army of unknown hard shelled beetles is devouring fruit orchards near Wheeling West Virginia threatening a one million dollar crop. The insects size resembles a coffee bean and a shoe box containing bugs was sent to the state agriculturist for identification and control. They are eating foliage fruit and even chickens while traditional pesticides fail.
Sidney Fredericks of Wakefield released a homing toad with a metal leg tag in Winchendon Massachusetts. Five days later the toad returned to Wakefield with the tag confirming its identity.
Charley Turner arrested at his home near Belle Union on Friday after noon charged with selling liquor to Hendricks county boys. He implicated Joe Hurst and Gladys O’Hair of Greencastle in bootlegging. Hurst and O’Hair were arrested after Turner claimed they supplied the liquor. O’Hair pleaded not guilty at arraignment with bond set at 500 dollars.
Gladys O Bair was arraigned Saturday morning, found guilty by Mayor Zeis, and sentenced to 30 days in the women's prison plus a $106 fine. Seth Hurst and Turner pleaded not guilty. Hurst’s trial set for August 16 with a $2,000 bond. Turner’s bond was $500 and trial set for August 20. Jude Bryan filed the affidavit after purchasing liquor from Turner.
A civil suit filed in Indianapolis Superior Court seeks 13 000 damages from Mrs Pearl A Stambaugh of Indianapolis for injuries to Mrs George Douglas of Urbana Illinois and her husband after a May 6 collision eight miles north of Greencastle at Hanna cross roads The suit alleges the Stambaugh vehicle traveled 40 mph while the Douglas car was at fault The defendant contends the other party was going 50 mph and she was about 25 mph
Walter Brown elected third ward councilman to fill the vacancy caused by Oscar Williams’s death after a Friday night city council special meeting. Three nominees were Charles Leuteke Ed L Harris and Walter Brown with four councilmen present. On nine ballots Asa Smith shifted support from Leuteke to Brown and Mayor Zeis cast the deciding vote for Brown.
Difficulties in storing wheat force thousands of farmers in the West and Southwest to sell at low prices, sometimes 65 cents a bushel. Creditors pressure adds to the compulsion to sell. Withholding costs, shrinkage, bin handling, interest, lumber for bins, and carrying debt may outweigh even potential price gains.
Wilbur Clodfelter transfers 81.02 acres in Clinton township to E. H. Bettis for 2000 dollars. Eva R. Williams sells a Greencastle lot to F. Lee Williams for 1000 dollars. Forest Hill Cemetery transfers a cemetery lot to T. F. Crawford for 75 dollars. Asa Becket ux transfers a Greencastle lot to Mary Ann Jones for 950 dollars.
Dr Garritt of Indianapolis will speak again in the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 10 40. His message two weeks ago was much appreciated.
Green castle Specials to meet Mooresville on Zinc Mill diamond Sunday afternoon. Prizes include shoes for a home run shirts for a three-base hit silk sox for a two-base hit and cigars for a three-base hit. Mooresville defeated Greencastle earlier in the season and the locals seek revenge with a strengthened team.
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