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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1921
Page
3
Charles A. Jackson attends district county agents conference in Terre Haute. Several residents visit Indianapolis, Bay View, Niagara Falls, and Brazil for funerals and family events. Mrs. Bridges remains critically ill. two nurses aid her. Attendees and travelers include the Lisbys, Tillotsons, Harneys, Sayers, Browning, Lear, Gobin, Hanawalts, Crouch, Chouch, Cheek, Sudranki, and others with various family news and local club notices.
Miss Nellie Browning visits relatives near Fillmore while evangelist Daniel Sumner plans meetings at the Belle Union Church of Christ starting August 28. Miss Jean Leyenberger takes a week’s vacation from the J Sudranski Store visiting Terre Haute and Crawfordsville. Mr and Mrs Raymond Riley take a week at Blue Bluffs for camping during vacation from the Sudranski Store.
All subscribers knowing themselves to be in arrears on their subscription will do us a great favor by calling at this office and paying for same or sending check or money order by mail. Your prompt attention to this will be greatly appreciated by us. THE HERALD.
WANTED TO RENT A five or six room house. Address X. Herald Office.
Advertises big wood for fireplaces at four dollars per cord. Orders are taken by phone number 65.
Miscellaneous classified notes include a wanted young lady clerk at Werneke’s Jewelry Store and a lost turquoise brooch and Phi Beta Kappa key attributed to Viva Bolin. Also listed are hay for sale with a sample load on Public Square next Tuesday and a sale of household goods and a cow at E Washington Street on Saturday August 27, 1921 at 1 pm.
A job notice seeks a young man or young woman to work at the Herald Office. Apply at the office for employment.
Hog receipts total 6,500 with prices about 50 cents lower. Hog weights 160 to 225 pounds bring 9.50 to 9.60, 225 to 250 pounds 9.25, heavier hogs 9.00, lights 9.60 to 9.75, top 9.60. Pigs 8.50, sows 7.25. Cattle slow 25 cents lower. Calves steady at 11.00. Lambs 0.50 lower at 9.00, sheep 3.00 lower. About 4,000 sold to locals, rest to outsiders.
Mr Bibbles expresses reluctance to object to friends but calls Mrs Woppit difficult. Mrs Bibbles defends her as charming and notes Mr Wop pit is skilled at home brew. They plan to visit the Woppits together that evening to see how they are.
A blaze in the Brown House hotel in Macon Ga August 22 caused heavy loss of life with eleven believed dead and ten injured. An explosion in a nearby drug store blew in the side of the building trapping guests. Fire escapes failed and some guests leaped from windows to escape while onlookers aided fleeing women.
The Omaha Bee laments harsh sales tactics that push customers into unwanted purchases. It argues skilled clerks should prioritize satisfying customers to build lasting trade. A willing, respectful approach benefits both clerk and merchant, ensuring loyal patrons and lasting profits.
W E Mallakeun of New York, head of the National Fire Protection Association, warning delegates in San Francisco that total U S fire losses in 1920 surpassed 500 million dollars. He cites accumulated carelessness rather than one blaze and calls fire prevention the outstanding problem of society on this continent.
The Western Mail of Perth notes Australia's wartime effort, especially at Gallipoli, has shifted world opinion. It argues the commonwealth was underappreciated before the conflict and that wartime service has brought greater respect and influence to Australia on the global stage.
Editorial notes warn that man and fire threaten forests more than insects with 81 million acres burned in five years and sparks from locomotives and campers blamed. It urges forest conservation to avoid a bald landscape and cites crime-trend research by George T. Ragsdale on modern policing.
The passage praises Argentine efforts in the Strait of Magellan district and notes discoveries of fossiliferous deposits, peat and coal. It urges similar South American exploration, hoping Argentina's example will be followed by sister nations.
The Pasteur Institute in Paris says tobacco kills germs but the Houston Post questions truth. It notes reformers favor the view that tobacco pleasures users and dulls the spirit by making it too proud.
An observer suggests a clever plan to harness a match striking on a box to generate a fight for humanity. The idea envisions turning idle talent toward a broader good and benefiting mankind.
The open muffler remains a minor nuisance in the area with lingering disturbances. Police are urged to address remaining cases of mentally undeveloped individuals causing trouble and requiring intervention.
England contends the bobbed-hair fad was imposed by America and offers to present a claim for indemnity. The speaker proposes appealing to Congress to cover any damages or costs arising from the craze.
A rarely irritable man remains calm amid hot weather, showing unusual patience. No obvious trigger or event accompanies his composure, just steady tolerance in the face of oppressive temperatures.
A remark suggests women prisoners prefer male jurors, arguing that women understand how decisions are made in a sewing circle. The comment implies a stereotype about gender roles influencing jury composition.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a printed formula advising to butter the ears first, prompting questions about whose ears the message targets and the origin of the rule.
Disjointed OCR like passage suggests discussion of age expectations and soldiers or veterans, with scattered phrases about summer, glee, and army. The readable elements hint at wartime sentiment and personal hopes amid conflict.
A dissolution sale will be held at the Walter Cooper farm 20 miles south of Greencastle near Cloverdale road Monday August 29 1921 at 10 30 a m. The offering includes 80 Hampshire hogs with various ages sired by Cherokee Giant Vestas Best Lad Elm View Giant and bred to Sun Beam King. Also 40 Hampshire shoats barrows, three horses, cows, calves, and extensive farm implements. Terms: 5 and under cash, six months on note sums with 8 percent interest from date, 2 percent off for cash.
Walter Cooper and Roscoe Wells are listed with Dobbs and Vestal as the clerks in a notice noting a dinner served by the Ladies Aid of Mt. Meridian with Albert Albaugh? as auditor.
The piece compares past and present traffic regulation from horse drawn coaches to modern cars. It notes early crossings lacked policemen and cites devices like islands subways and mechanical signs. It mentions New York traffic towers and London's airship K-38 used for Derby day crowd control. It speculates on elevated roads and moving pavements for pedestrians.
The passage recalls Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll as a leading agnostic lecturer of a generation ago and a vigorous Republican campaigner. It notes his anti theological stance and his defense of sound currency during the post Civil War inflation era, citing a speech about greenbacks and religious assertion.
A correspondent for L Independence Belge reports a bolshevist plot allegedly spanning Spanish American nations. The account cites bomb outrages, strikes, and agrarian troubles across Argentina Paraguay Brazil Chile Venezuela Colombia Central America and Mexico with a Buenos Aires center posited. Authorities struggle to trace sources as illicit literature and propaganda circulate.
Observes Sweden's approach to forest fire prevention through public education strict laws and infrastructure. Notes widespread forest protector culture prohibition of hunting camping near woods and government built roads enabling colonization plans tying forest protection to rural livelihoods.
The Washington wife of an army officer is described as having mild leprosy with good recovery prospects. The patient is to be sent to a government hospital in Louisiana for chaulmoogra oil therapy, a treatment cited by Surgeon General Cummings as curing 86 patients at Hawanli federal hospital.
The text argues against the idea of a husband and wife serving on the same jury to influence a verdict, deeming it unfensible as a rule. It cautions that such a pairing could bias deliberations and undermine fair outcomes.
Reports say footwear prices ease as lighter styles gain favor. The season shifts toward classic oxfords with simpler lines and softer leathers.
The London Daily Mail says Lenin now endorses capitalism as the only path to save Russia and repudiates pure communism. If Lenin follows the logic he may undo Bolshevik seizures, boosting trade prospects unless the state disputes Russia's ownership of money offered for goods in court.
The London Evening Press argues Bolshevist policy aims to separate England and France and insists true friends of Britain must work for the entente and consolidate it into a solid alliance against enemies.
A French professor declares that the plays attributed to Shakespeare were written by William Stanley, sixth Earl of Derby, reinforcing the view that doubt about Shakespeare’s authorship tends to confirm the historical claim that he did not write them.
Hotel managers have decided to remove foreign language from menus and call a spade a spade. The note suggests this change does not explain the modern portions to readers familiar with current dining terms.
The remark speculates on Lenin’s confinement and the possible detention of Trotsky and around a hundred Bolshevik idealists, suggesting potential for improved days in Russia if such actions occur.
A provocative passage argues that numerical male excess does not equal authentic manhood, challenging stereotypes that equate population totals with gender virtue. It questions social norms and the criteria used to judge what constitutes a "real man."
An expedition bound for Baffin's Land carries an outfit to show moving pictures to Es kimos. A bathing beach scene on a hot day could interest them. Whining seldom helps. hustle is a powerful aid toward contentment.
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