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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
3
A husband proposes a weekly day together to rekindle their honeymoon glow, while the wife counters with shared home projects. The plan collapses as social duties, household habits, and misread signals erode their rare quiet time. They cancel, then reconcile, and the day ends with a hurried mix of obligations and longing.
A mother asks if modern science can answer how far heredity and environment shape children. The piece reviews shifts from strict heredity to combined influence, noting that character forms largely through training and parental care, with heredity secondary if parents provide patient guidance and early fixes for physical defects.
The article argues for moderate daily exercise for busy city men and women to maintain health and joy of living. It suggests activities like walking, swimming, tennis, squash, or handball rather than strenuous boxing or long runs. It also notes Harper's Weekly items about a water float car, measuring spoons, a removable motor plow, and large timber harvest by the government for settlers and miners.
Auditor of Putnam County announces a petition by P. L. Hubbard et al for grading draining bridging and paving a public highway in Cloverdale Township. Hearing set before the Board of Commissioners on January 4 1915. Names of petitioners listed and official seal dated December 12 1914.
New York reports rising food prices prompting investigations in many cities. Maryland's Woman's Club proposes parcel post direct from producers to cut costs, citing cantaloupes at 3 to 4 cents and eggs and butter as other perishable savings. Oyster packers argue meat price disparities favor oysters, noting a quart of oysters costs about the same as meat per pound, with production rising to curb price increases.
Putnam County Indiana offers for sale twenty Milton McGaughey macadam road bonds in Russell township totaling 9880 dollars. Interest 4 percent. first due May 15 1916. Bids due January 4 1915 at 2 PM in the county treasurer’s office. H H Runyan treasurer.
In this Youth's Companion tale a small boy named John assists a crying girl Jenny on a train. He shares his sixpence while a sharp eyed woman helps Jenny, and later the teacher rewards John with a silver sixpence and a show ticket. John and Jenny keep hopeful, facing life in a big family with simple kindness.
The piece contrasts a dignified general with comical figures of model making and warns parents to teach children prudent money habits. It discusses a child’s savings bank and the temptation to spend, urging an allowance with deliberate saving toward future goals. It ends noting the United Kingdom has about 3600 newspapers.
In Silver City Mass Oscar Jones, a local fisherman, caught a monster logger turtle and killed it by severing its head. Later the fisherman found a chicken near the bank and the turtle head in the beak of the decapitated body, suggesting the tale of a head that seemingly lives on.
Want ads note a modern two story pine room house for rent on east Washington street with contact George Dobbs. Ad copy markets electric warming pads from Greencastle Electric Co in the Donner block and promotes Greencastle Music & Hominy Factory at Indiana street. Also suggests Christmas gifts via McCurry & Reed at West Side Square with photos available.
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