Bizarre Canadian and American Town Names Cited
A humorous note highlights odd place names in North America with Kipling’s Canada town exploding and Shakespeare’s absence in Kipling style. It contrasts Shake in Oregon as the nearest American Shakespeare and mocks the scarcity of Browning names amid numerous Miltons and other authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Canada
United States
Shake
Oregon
Hamers
North America
Springfield Republican
Bargains for Friday and Saturday at the market
Ad lists bulk food prices and groceries for Friday and Saturday including flours beans rice tomatoes milk canned goods coffee soap and nuts with discounts and a note on Peters High Grade Diamond Brand Shoes reduction.
European Relief Council forms to aid starving children
Eight relief groups unite under the European Relief Council to raise 33 million dollars for Eastern and Central Europe’s starving and diseased children this winter. Herbert Hoover chairs. funds cover basic food and medical care with a two to one local contribution match and strict oversight to avoid waste.
Hoover plea unites groups to aid 4 500 000 European children
Herbert Hoover urges American aid for European children facing winter tragedy. With aid funds exhausted the European Relief Council brings together eight organizations including the Red Cross American Friends Service Committee Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Federal Churches of Christ to America Knights of Columbus YMCA and YWCA to appeal for funds to prevent a mass starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
European Relief Council
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Franklin K. Lane
Edgar Rickard
American Relief Administration
Livingston Farrand
American Red Cross
Felix Warburg
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Wilbur K. Thomas
American Friends’ Service Committee
Quakers
James A. Flaherty
Knights of Columbus
C. V. Hibbard
Young Men's Christian Association
Sarah 8. Lyon
Young Women's Christian Association
Arthur Brown
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
America
United States
Mr. Hoover
American Friends Service Committee
Federal
Churches of Christ To America
In Stageland Scene Dodges a Stone Stare
A stage exchange finds Villain pressuring Heroine to sell a large stone she wears while she is hungry. The heroine hints at a dramatic stony stare requested by the book for the next scene.
Pitcher and catcher banter over wife’s long throw
A playful exchange between pitcher and catcher centers on a wife’s strong throwing ability. The ribbing reflects baseball locker room humor about distance and accuracy.
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Pitcher
Catcher
Local Classified Ads Growl in Greencastle Window
Classified notices from Greencastle Indiana list buy sell and service items. Includes WANTED positions at Herald Office and Cammack Studio, FOR SALE pine needle Xmas trees and registered Duroc boar, LOST crank for Hupmobile, delivery of apples and potatoes 1 dollar per bushel and 10 days only specials from Wetz Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetz, Michigan
Wetz
Notice of Real Estate Sale by Administrators in Putnam County
The executors of Isaac S Peck’s estate announce a private sale of 40.11 acres in Putnam County Indiana by order of the Putnam County Circuit Court. The sale, cash only, will begin January 17 1921 at 10:00 am at Lyon Lycn in Greencastle and continue until sold, with final approval by the court. Otto B Rector and William B Peck are the administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac S Peck
Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Lyon & Lycn
Greencastle
Oranie
Otto B. Rector
William B. Peck
Relief drive targets rickets in Vienna child
A six year old Vienna girl crippled by rickets embodies a broader European crisis. Eight American relief groups unite as the European Relief Council to appeal to U S donors for funds to combat the disease and aid affected children.
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Vienna
America
European Relief Council
White Muscovy Duck Facts and Husbandry
The Muscovy duck, also called Musk duck for its musk odor, is not pleasant to keep with other poultry due to its quarrelsome nature. Its flesh is good when eaten young, though it lays far fewer eggs than common ducks. Breeding requires solitary yards and clipped wings to prevent flight.
Variety the Spice of Meals
A brief Yonkers Stites quip on diet variation. The speaker notes some days he has two meals, some days one, and some days none, highlighting irregular eating.
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Yonkers Stites
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Eversharp
Martha Washington
Hamilton’s Book Store
Farmer's Pride
Weeee
Matthews & Keller
South Main St
Pvrex
Aluminum
Oneida Community Silver
Tricycles
Bicknell Hardware Co
Samson
Willie
Greencastle Battery Company
Side Square
Cammack
Hubby
Herald Office
The
Ed Hamilton
John Eitel & Son
W. H. Evans
Hupmobile Automobile
Duroc
C. J. Arnold—Herald Office
Rickets
Christie’s
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