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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
3
A nostalgic vignette centers on Peg Roberts and a railway last-minute dash. Town friends chide her over rushing the commuter train, while a courteous neighbor reconciles, leading to a private apology and a hinted romance as Arthur asks Peg to hurry, lest they miss the train.
A collection of quips and observations on life work, love, politics, and manners. Notable lines include judgments on sleep, ambition, invitations to office, cosmetics on faces, headaches as excuses, flattery versus praise, listening, circus parades, male and female vanity, miserliness, and moral counsel. Many entries name authors or sources where readable.
Five year old Marshall lives in a flat and likes to roam streets and help a watermelon vendor. A neighbor warned him about staying in the zone but he proved his resolve by collecting goods from the vegetable wagon. He returned with potatoes berries and cantaloupes saying he had to get some sings. He admitted his mother spanked him too.
A tale from Princeton features Professor Alfred Noyes, the English poet, who enjoys reading his works aloud to students. A junior visiting for an exam is deterred by the professor's request to see proofs, shouting that the professor's word is enough.
A renowned woman in London journalism, returning from Birmingham by train, tried to take shorthand notes when a man across the aisle persisted in shouting political opinions. He used the word damn and apologized. she replied that she had mentally used the word for the hour, provoking laughter among other passengers.
A Birmingham Axe-Herald quip questions Dolblay's income asking how long a man can sustain his lifestyle. The punchline notes his earnings likely equal a third of his annual spending and that he avoids work as long as his wealthy wife deems him too precious to labor.
A humorous note highlights domestic wit as Jim jokes his wife can make and tart a swer while another quips his wife is better since her pie can speak for itself. The snippets reflect lighthearted home life and playful gendered banter typical of the period.
Toledo Blade reports on a self made man who endures long hours at work, challenging the eight hour ideal and highlighting the persistence required for success.
Ruth, mocked for her plain looks, finds an unlikely match in a visiting young man who believes in her. Through a dance and shared laughter, she learns love can grow where self doubt had ruled, as he reassures her with a tender kiss and acceptance.
John Mason resigns after a year as chief engineer at the Putnam Electric Light Company plant to join Jewel Tea Company as local representative. The community notes report many residents visiting relatives in Lincoln, Washington, Bloomington, and other cities, plus local trips and upcoming school openings.
Wanted to rent a modern four or five room house with contact Walter Morrison. Also seeking timber blocks four inches and larger including Cottonwood Soft Maple and Poplar with bark and knots. describe timber supply. Indiana polis Timber & Mfg. Co. Farm loans available from Brown & Moffett. Architect contractor and landscape gardening by W. H. Evans in Greencastle Indiana.
Mr Vaughn Farmer recounts losing pedigreed seed corn stored in a gunny sack when rats damaged it, attributing the loss to rats after using RAT SNAP. The ad notes three sizes priced 35c 65c and $1.00, sold by John Cook and Son and others. Public sales are announced with fall dates by Dobbs and Vestal from their office near Central National Bank, with listed residence and office phones.
RAT SNAP claims to kill rats and mice with no odor as they dry up inside. It allegedly scares away what it does not kill, comes in cake form without mixing with food, and is described as safe from pets. Sold by John Cook and Sons and others in three sizes 35e 65e and $1.00.
Mrs Emily Shaw touts Rat Snap as the best trap she has used, noting it killed twelve rats in one week after buying a 50 cent box. The product comes in cakes in three sizes 35c 65c and $1.00, guaranteed by John Cook and Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins.
A farmer N Windsor recalls using rat poison that nearly harmed a watchdog, then credits RAT SNAP as a safe, sure rat killer. The ad promotes three sizes 35¢ 65¢ and $1.00, sold by John Cook & Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins.
A local listing announces sale items at John Eitel & Son including fancy egg plant and tomatoes. The office is closed all day Sundays.
Jean Webb, a schoolteacher with ailing family, dreams of selling the old house but finds opportunity at her gate. A stranded traveler asks for tea, inspiring Jean to start a Wayside Tea Room with home cooking and a sign by Mrs. Delbridge. A future romance with Phil Delbridge hints at change.
A Baltimore Sun excerpt extols facing the world with a smile and song. It urges cheerful resolve, noting sunlit skies, velvet nights, and a heart that sings will earn its own reward. Joy and faith are praised as guides through life’s small troubles and long journeys.
The Aar river dam below Berne at Muhleberg will create a lake covering over eighty square miles. It will host pleasure boats within two months and supply electricity across the district via eight 100 horsepower turbines. An Aumatten tunnel would allow rapid lake drainage if needed. An electric lift will raise or lower boats between Berne and Lake Bienne, with potential future expansion for barges if a Rhine to Rhine canal is built.
In a Philadelphia court a legal fiction declared three late Penn heirs dead for ground rent purposes. Judge Finletter asked the Penns to appear, but John Penn, Thomas Penn, and Richard Penn did not respond, leading a jury to rule the Beck estate in default for unpaid rents on properties near Water, Spruce and Pine streets.
A passerby asks a little girl for the distance to Mr. James Ordway’s home. The child replies that going forward will take a long way, but turning back, he only needs to go to the second house back.
A father comforts his son who laments his weight while noting the current prices of food and the hope that hardship will ease. The exchange reflects concern over family hunger and economic strain during difficult times.
Rain drenched the road as a car sped to dodge a sudden animal from a ditch. The wheel broke after skidding into a ditch while the driver warned against turning out suddenly on slick roads, a black cat recalled in the tale.
Motor traffic this year will exceed nine million vehicles, adding to the twenty-odd million horses and mules that once powered the nation. The vast majority of travel concentrates on the main lines, with a small share of roads carrying most of the load.
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