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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
2
A brief postal notice from the Greencastle Indiana post office references mail matter handling and an event at the local facility. The readable fragment suggests routine mail processing or official notice without detailed actions or dates.
An old warning about bedbugs with exaggerated eggs and growth claims. It touts P D Q as a cure for bedbugs roaches fleas and ants claiming it kills eggs and adults. The ad promotes quantities and pricing from Owl Chemical Co. and local seller R P Mullins Chuggist.
A short tale recounts the Smiths honeymoon fading under modern life strain. Mrs. Smith adopts inactivity while affectionate gestures fail to elicit warmth. Wednesday to Sunday tension peaks as the husband asks about dinner, prompting a sharp reply and a wry plan to dine out.
A young lawyer defends a foreign client in police court and wins acquittal. The judge notes the driver’s tale about rushing to the 5 15 train, while the client jokes about killing time in the town.
In a dramatic fire scene residents evacuate safely as a young woman pleads for a missing item. She declares the wanted object was her month old bicycle on installments, then collapses when the fireman says no child was found.
Ruth, an unassuming shop girl, finds romance with a kind stranger after a ballroom dance. She fears her plain nose and dull life, but he declares love, proving that true affection sees beyond appearances. Their golden days begin with hope, ending in a tender promise.
The Franklin high school library and Los Angeles Public Library deposit station repurpose publisher book covers as colorful posters. A row of two dozen covers is displayed near the bulletin board in the main hall, drawing interest and guiding visitors toward illustrated advertising art. The librarian notes the exhibit increases unsigned reading engagement.
Dorothy Parker recalls Aunt Bertha using a Ouija board with quick planchette movements. She claims to contact Disraeli and other figures, noting Bertha can evoke responses from many personalities and even hint at reaching Central with more practice.
The article compares old and new power standards, noting the shift from horses to motor trucks and from candles to electric lamps as measures of capacity. It argues that pulling capacity defines trucks and candlelight defines electricity, with widespread reliance on modern power forms.
In a backhanded joke, a man explains he avoided politics because he felt too modest to convince others he could do better than the others. The exchange hints at self-doubt and the social climate around pursuing office.
The Palestine Weekly reports a plan to develop the water power of the Jordan River to generate electricity. With coal scarce, harnessing the river could provide power, light, heat, and drive pumps to irrigate valley lands, boosting industrial progress in the country.
Cortland, a wealthy financier, loves Anne Rose Graye whom a meddling aunt and a scheming friend push toward Hal Brayton. After testing loyalties and breaking an engagement, Anne Rose confesses a lineage linked love and accepts Cortland’s proposal. Cortland finally gains his beloved Anne Rose.
The Detroit News reports bamboo shoots rising rapidly from a morning sprout to waist height by night and to 60 or 70 feet in under three weeks. A single Abbeville grove reached 70 feet in 19 days.
Brief, humorous maxims on life love and ambition from assorted writers. Topics include sleep and watchmen, judging natures, political nominating, aging faces, headaches, praise, listening, circus parades, flattery, lamentation, widows biscuits, corkscrew evidence, marriage as lottery, and self advice.
Marshall a five year old from a flat building strayed into the streets but earned a visit from a vegetable wagon man. He said he needed sings and returned with three pounds potatoes a box of berries and two cantaloupes. His mother faced whether to keep or return the goods and Marshall admitted his mother spanked him too.
A Princeton tale centers on professor Alfred Noyes who reads poems aloud to students. A junior, rushing to leave, is reassured by the famed poet that his word suffices as proof of his new book. The anecdote highlights Noyes's reputation and his calm teaching style.
A renowned female figure in London's press world travels from Birmingham by train trying to take shorthand notes. A man on the opposite seat interrupts with loud political remarks and even uses the word damn. She replies calmly that she has been mentally using it for an hour as others laugh.
Quotation from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes Delblay’s income likely equals about a third of his annual spending. The dialogue questions how long such lavish living can continue, suggesting he can sustain it while his wealthy wife deems work unnecessary.
A witty exchange highlights a boast about spouses abilities with cooking and speaking. The dialogue contrasts Jim's wife making a tart answer with another speaker claiming his wife can make a speech for itself, implying better eloquence.
A Toledo Blade note quotes a self made man asserting he must work longer than eight hours daily to succeed.
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