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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
2
The New Castle Times argues the Republican party is split and faced with a weak in national elections while the Democrats back Woodrow Wilson. It notes wartime shifts, currency changes, and broad economic indicators showing recovery, with the steel industry strong and cotton hurt in Democratic states.
A tiny classified item offers a fast path to results in the Herald. Readers can place simple notices and briefs for quick visibility and response.
A bishop chatting on country walks meets a pig herder and learns he earns two shillings a week. The bishop boasts higher earnings as a shepherd. The lad replies with a pun about who minds more swine, suggesting the bishop earns more than he minds.
The Brunler submerged firing method ignites a high pressure gas jet under the water surface in a steel steam generator, with a cast iron boiler receiving the liquid steam and combustion gases. Coal tar oil fuels the process and a German chemical firm reportedly achieved great success.
A Massachusetts girl Dorothy aids a faint British soldier during the American Revolution. She hides him from pursuing minute men and ensures his escape to safety, earning a grateful reply from the soldier’s English sister. The tale ends with two light moral riddles about hospitals and babies.
A flirtatious tale unfolds as a woman recalls meeting a stranger at a theater where a purse was emptied of coins by hurried departure. A later church seating encounter leads to restitution, a diamond ring, and a plan to secure a marriage fee for the minister.
A Philadelphia minister notes parishioners tell the truth about him. A woman of his flock prefers his sermons without the book to help remember his repeated points. A joke about Jake Levinsky seeks a wife who is rich and educated. Ladies wear smaller hats but keep large bills.
In a witty exchange, Garble mocks women’s civic duty while Mrs. Garble defends voting, registration, and club politics. The dialogue touches on registration tedium, ballot chaos, and the idea of men steering national affairs, ending with a quip about a member of parliament's wife misplacing an umbrella.
A dismissive guest attacks the crowded hotel scene while the proprietor remains unimpressed, criticizing the summer guest experience in a sharp exchange.
Fragmentary obituary notes the death of a local man named Korntossel-Si Pokey due to consumption. Other figures referenced include Hardpan-Waal, with unclear details surrounding cause.
A playful exchange warns that summer lightning can sour milk and jokes about cow horns resembling lightning rods, featuring Uncle Ned and Miss Tepp in a city setting.
In a wartime style exchange, Captain urges Shorty to pitch in two games back to back. Shorty asks how he can last both, and the Captain replies that he will use fancy motions in the first game and simply pitch in the second.
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