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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
3
A survey contrasts rising living costs with stagnant wages and blame-shifting among buyers, sellers, and transporters. It questions whether the common man gains true value while noting wages for rural clergy fall short and rural churches decline. The piece cites social economists and traces Rockefeller lore amid broader economic critique.
From President Roosevelt's speech to Methodist Ministers, the text urges both men and women to fulfill their duties in public and private life. It praises courage, selflessness, and proper care for family, and condemns brutality, cowardice, idleness, and neglect of duties as threats to national growth and citizenship.
The piece traces the origins of prepaid and postgraduate as coinages tied to the penny postage and higher education. It notes critics like Albany Fonblanque dismissed prepaid as barbarous surplusage, yet the term persisted. postgraduate is described as a minor prefix that clarifies meaning without altering status, as prof. Lounsbury remarks in Harper's.
Wright decries rising profanity in the United States especially in the East. He says playwrights and novelists let characters swear, and urges a halt with a law to punish such unseemly language in public places.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows James arguing that people aren’t what they used to be while John counters that people used to be children. The exchange highlights a shift in perception across generations.
Dialogue from a stage sketch features Jack and Ethel debating refusal and expectation. Jack cites the old adage that the unexpected happens while Ethel questions why she was asked. The snippet captures witty banter and character dynamic.
A brisk exchange between Dorothy and The Brute reveals a memory of youth. Dorothy recalls her youth while The Brute notes a distant look in her eyes suggesting reflection on the past.
A vendor proclaims his wares as self-sufficient. When asked what he sells, he answers phonographs, highlighting the self-promoting appeal of his goods.
The funeral for Mrs Charles Allen was held this afternoon at 2 at her Madison Township home with burial in Forrest Hill Cemetery. She died Thursday morning at 9 after a tuberculosis illness. The column also notes illnesses in the area and local civic notices including a ME Orphan's Home Commission meeting in Indianapolis and a Woman's Relief Corps No 23 gathering.
With Christmas only two weeks away and eleven days left, residents rush to finalize plans for Santa Claus's annual town visit.
Hog receipts total 12 000 with prices steady at opening. Heavy hogs mostly 9 75 to 10 00 top 10 00, some as low as 9 65. Pigs 10 down sows 9 00 down. Cattle steady to weak calves strong with best veals 14 00. Sheep steady lambs 9 00.
The Locust Street Methodist Church announces Bible school at 9 30 with classes for all. Morning worship at 10 40 featuring The Bible on Heaven and a children sermon. Junior League at 2 PM Epworth League at 6 30 and a Putnamville meeting follows. Visitors welcome. No services at Maple Heights church due to diatheria closure of Fox Ridge School.
Sunday program lists 9:30 Sunday School led by Mrs. Cora O'Brien and J L Hamilton directing the orchestra. Preaching at 10:45 on Three Views of Life with anthem by the chief and solo by Miss Finnegan. Evening service at 7:30 features praise with music directed by Mr Sherfey. All are welcome.
WANTED: Men owning rig or auto to sell well known line of lubricating oils house paint barn paint and roofing materials direct to farmers. Commissions weekly special monthly bonus and backing. Write CENTRAL PETROL: EUM CO. Cleveland Ohio FOUND: Xmas cards at Ed Hamilton's Book Store. WANTED: 40 or 50 bushels of new corn John Eitel Son Architect Contractor and Land scape Gardening W H Evans Greencastle Indiana
The Presbyterian Church hosts a Xmas Bazaar on Tuesday December 14 and Wednesday December 15. Lunch is served after 5 o'clock Tuesday.
Advertises 50e large Christmas trees available for delivery. Buyers may call 65 or leave orders at the Herald Office.
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