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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
3
Harry Talbott announces weekly weekday office hours in Greencastle at the S.CG Sayers Book store to conduct township business. Appeals to residents and inquiries via phone 388.
The letter extols Chamberlains Colie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a widely used medicine across the United States and abroad. It claims rapid relief from colic or diarrhoea with one or two doses and notes its value during dysentery epidemics and summer diarrhoeas in children. The ad urges every family to keep it on hand and states it is obtainable everywhere.
A brief dialogue contrasts two lines about stopping habits and a wife. The speaker notes personal inability while suggesting the other person has a supportive partner. The exchange hints at influence of spouse on self-control.
In a humorous exchange two men discuss a summer episode at Bay Ridge involving Jones and a set of family members. Jones leaves to town after a door is sprung, prompting a merry chase by his wife mother in law and others as they search the countryside while the baby remains in care.
Vandalia Trippitts, age thirty nine, celebrates her birthday as a telephone proposal arrives. She agrees to marry but sobs in distress after realizing she did not ask who the suitor is. The moment blends sudden joy with fear and confusion.
Ebenezer Holcombe kept a 1200 pound prize hog exhibited in a tent at fairs for three years charging ten cents admission. A traveling man asked to see the hog and offered a dime at the door, but Holcombe refused, claiming the traveler had not seen the hog. The visitor replied he had seen it and left for the country store.
Ambassador Walter H. Page tours Hastings museum with friends and observes a uniformed attendant whose chin strap prompts a weary retort from a curious tourist. A Chinese pupil practicing recitation turns away from the tutor in a brief student scene.
In a school scene Theo dore and Theodora report a geography lesson about white horses seen en route to school and a spelling moment involving the word frigate. Their mother listens as classmates discuss counting flowers in the hall window and a refused request from Mary Jepson.
In a school story, twins Theodora and Theodore grow in observation under Miss Chester. Their mother advises careful noticing, and the class questions students on daily sights, including dog encounters and hair styles. By month end both twins answer well and receive pencils and notebooks.
A fat man in evening dress leads a moonlit chase along Fifth Avenue as police and a growing crowd seek the gag behind his hand movements. He reveals a rubber mat attached to a long thread used to trap would be thieves, then escapes with a sly grin and the crowds marched off.
A compiled set of witty axioms answers what leads to success. Each line voices a contrived tip from everyday objects. push the button the window the pencil and more urge diligence charm and restraint. The tone mirrors a playful, parable like collection of proverbs.
A Brooklyn wife mails a sealed note to her husband urging him to read at work. The letter reveals a trivial shock that the coal is all used up and must be ordered this afternoon, prompting the husband to immediately call for delivery.
A child named Alfred has a crying episode at a family table. He is sent to the kitchen while the others finish. Moments later a small red head appears at the dining room door and a serious child asks in a sad voice if anyone is named Alfred.
Bespectacled young man propositions a walk in the sunken garden after curfew. The girl insists on a chaperon, preferring to stay in the light. The exchange ends with her refusal to enter the garden without supervision.
A judge questions the defendant’s innocence as six witnesses claim to have seen the crime. The prisoner replies he can produce 6,000 who didn’t see him, turning the accusation into a quip about absence of evidence.
In a fragmentary exchange a speaker regrets inability to afford a country retreat this summer. The other person questions rustication plans, revealing widespread concern over rising living costs and personal budgets.
Opera House tonight screens a drama where district attorney John Mortimer hunts a killer. His daughter secretly marries the suspect, forcing a clash between conscience and family devotion. A late telegram reveals the true killer, changing the courtroom and hearts.
A testimonial from C. S. Colby of Holland Michigan praises Chamberlain's Tablets as a splendid remedy for indigestion and constipation. The ad claims the product is obtainable everywhere.
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