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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
4
A fragment from a late edition notes a new appearance or feature in the ongoing column titled Ain't It the Truth. The brief item hints at fresh material or a refreshed format without detailing specifics.
A prominent Indianapolis businesswoman, known for success and kindness, plans a country outing for her three nephews. Despite rain, she insists on recreation as essential to morale, proving her motto that play and work sustain each other.
Excerpt notes the unseen workers for humanity who endured disability and illness with fortitude, likening their noble endurance to martyrs and promising their names will be honored on a success roll of honor.
In a Bellingham fourth grade classroom a disruptive pupil Chauncey Bartlett is disciplined with a ferule after challenging Miss Booth. Doctor Bartlett, Chauncey’s father, explains his stance on punishment and supports the teacher, leading to Chauncey obeying and public transfer of the device.
In Pitts burgh at Hert's Island the four cows stolen during a rainstorm were identified and returned to Mrs P J Riley of Fox Chase Road O'Hara Township. Detectives traced the cows but failed to identify them among many others until the reunion. The cows followed Riley out of the pen and headed back to Pax Chase Road.
A Kansas City man received four gifts for his birthday this week. His wife gave a silk shirt size 154%4. he wears 1414. His mother picked gloves size 6. he wears 7%. His brother sent socks size 12. he wears 10. His employer sent soft collars that fit him exactly.
A method from the Electrical Experimenter uses parsley to extract chlorophyl by grinding in alcohol and allowing the liquid to evaporate. The resulting intensely green substance can color candies and cake icings.
The quote by Thomas a Kempis extols the value of living peaceably with hard or perverse people and those who oppose us as a rare grace and a commendable, manly trait. It emphasizes that harmony with difficult others is more challenging yet more worthy than mere pleasant association.
The saying traces St. Ambrose guidance to St. Augustine on Sabbath keeping. He advises observing local customs to avoid giving offense or taking offense, noting one should fast as locals do in Rome and not fast in Milan.
An article notes Swiss funeral customs where after a death families publish sympathy notices, place a black table and jar at the home, and friends drop black margined visiting cards. It states only men attend the churchyard.
Basel consignments report Dr. George Giulini, famed aluminum authority, has created a conducting aluminum through a special process. The metal gains bronze like qualities while preserving low weight and should remain inexpensive. Its electrical conductivity could boost demand in the electrical trade.
The piece notes that a bachelor may be legal yet humorous while an old maid may have a lover who died as a possible excuse. It adds that a man seeking marriage would ignore such reasons, reflecting playful social commentary from Lowe's Monthly.
A mobile tool chest described in Popular Mechanics adapts field artillery style design to store a wide range of tools and supplies. It serves builders and trades such as contractors and lumbermen, offering a compact, movable carrier with shovels, mattocks, hammers, pliers, wrenches, rope, pulleys, wire and more.
The American Forestry Magazine of Washington notes that cattle avoid thorn-apple bushes due to their sharp thorns, allowing these plants to flourish while hazel oak and many shrubs die in pastures.
A compact quotation laments the press as literature for millions and as an all in one educator and counselor, arguing that newspapers shape religion and law more than any other force. The line credits journalism with guiding parents, schools, and society.
A scientist notes cholera germs resemble commas in appearance. He warns that once inside a man they can end life, effectively placing a final period on existence.
The navy library in the state war and navy building is a 33 year old space famed for its marble walls from England France Spain and Italy and onyx pieces from Mexico. A green-topped table at the center hosts naval matters from the Spanish-American war and great war advisory meetings. Miss Mason, 26 years at the library, flits about offering tea near noon at her desk, making the quiet corner a charming spot for visitors.
A San Francisco dispatch reports Romany gipsies from across the United States traveling toward California to establish a permanent encampment in Emeryville across the bay from San Francisco. Officials fear voting power as fifteen thousand travelers may settle, with a green tribal flag bearing Borodiro Livety and the phrase A Greater People.
A regimental morning report notes daily status changes for men and animals. In an Ohio regiment two mules were recorded as dead but recovered under the stable sergeant. The next day the entry shows the mules back from dead to duty, illustrating the perils of permanent records.
Two German chemists once sought to study go bernadora on a central Mexico ranch and vanished. Now US Agriculture chemists report finding another alkaloid from the same desert shrub after testing it in drier New Mexico regions.
A log cabin near Lake Atha basca in western Canada harbored a trapper’s frozen, well preserved body after he died alone there nearly two years ago. A Royal Northwest Mounted Police officer trekked through midwinter wilderness to uncover the cause of his death, reaching a desolate scene far from railways and civilization.
A North American visitor, described as a sturdy farmer with chin whiskers, stands by the Pewee monument and gazes toward the Capitol. He mistook the state, war, and Navy buildings for the White House and is astonished by the Capitol dome, exclaiming disbelief at its steeple.
A mother hears loud talking from a stairs landing as David and Arthur share a bed. A child says Arthur has kicked David out of the bed making him unable to sleep, illustrating ongoing disturbance between the two boys.
A complaint entry in a club shows grievances about the lavatory water being cold with no hot water available. The note, copied from the Boston Tran script, records a mundane service issue in a casual complaint book.
Laundry dries fruit as a by product of drying vegetables. Mechanical driers are used when not otherwise employed.
An old London Morning Post item presents a tale of two miners debating the minimum wage. One worker asks what it is, and the other defines it as what they are paid for going underground, hinting at the earning limits and work incentives in the early industrial era.
A prowler scare at Joe Payne's cellar last week ended with a steel trap catching what residents thought was a rat. It turned out to be a half grown skunk that, frightened, freed itself when released into the alley by Payne.
A reading in a quiet parlor opens with a question about happenings as an old friend enters through the back way. The moment hints at a personal reunion shaping the scene.
A note on ancient beauty practices mentions hair oil used in Egypt around 400 B.C. and describes a queen’s tonic made from dogs' paw, asses' hooves, dates, and oil. The odd preparation reflects period cosmetic lore.
In the Boston Transcript a wise observation notes that high achievement does not always align with the greatest outcomes. It reflects on how talent, effort, and circumstances shape success in society.
The national safety council notes that two to three times as many fatal accidents occur in homes streets and roads each year as in industries. It argues public safety is as vital as industrial prevention, citing 126000 deaths from accidents since the war period.
South American report claims victory over yellow fever after a long campaign using sanitation. U S experts fought the epidemic in Guayaquil and Boca Dor maintaining control. no cases in the city for about three months according to Popular Mechanics Magazine.
A partial OCR snippet shows the landlord of the Pe tunia tavern speaking through a closed door to a Kansas figure, apologizing or excusing himself as the scene hints at a dispute or request. The fragment lacks full names or context to confirm the event.
The article muses on pearls cherished across ages from ancient jade caskets to empresses diadems. It recalls famed gems tied to Julius Caesar Sophia Isabel de Baviere Catherine de Medici and King Philip II and notes pearls' presence in drama and renaissance portraits.
The southern Portuguese jellyfish known as the No meus forms a No men of war with iridescent floats and paper like tentacles. Its sting burns long and can paralyze limbs. a companion man-of-war fish hides beneath the jellyfish for protection.
The Medical Journal questions whether fever is linked to body fluids and water availability for perspiration. It suggests that fever patient sweating may serve cooling by evaporation and that abundant water aids fevers. Cold-water baths may induce diuresis and perspiration, aiding fever relief with dry hot skin as a key indicator.
The piece argues that gunners misjudge bird speed, proposing a test using a painted duck on a fast train to compare lead and shot timing. It notes neither the train nor the real bird accurately reflects actual flight speed and acknowledges the deception by the swift migratory duck.
Fragmented text hints at burial or graveyard themes with mention of earth and plots. Ambiguous phrases suggest a dialogue or poem line about final resting place and fate. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable.
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