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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
4
A column notes constipation as a root of various diseases tied to bowel movement. It suggests regular daily movement, walking four to five miles, and cautions against medicine. It touts Chamablets as an easy mild remedy for laxative effects.
A fragmented dialogue discusses balance and social weight among elderly men, money, and a restaurant setting. The tone is archaic and unclear, offering little concrete event or names to anchor a full report.
A Cleveland piano dealer voices concern over rising wage demands spreading beyond classes and ages. He recalls a personal call from his daughter Marjorie asking to have wages increased before the father’s trip, illustrating a perceived epidemic of wage inflation. The letter mocks local business worries and the era’s money obsession.
Alejandro Lorenzo, a half breed sailor from the Poigat wreck off Malabon in the Philippines, escaped the ship’s suction, drifted for hours on a hatch cover with a fellow survivor, battled thirst and cold, and was eventually rescued near Cavite after a grueling night at sea. He credited endurance and luck for his survival.
Mrs Beatrice ForbesRobinson Hale contends dress reflects class display rather than sex appeal. She criticizes American women as shop windows for husbands, noting democracy ended lace and wigs while merchants push perishables. The piece blames merchants for fashion trends and snobbery.
A writer on agriculture predicts a future where a farmer's wife wakes to press a button and breakfast cooks, aided by an electric clock and range. Demonstrations show meals ready by six, with heat kept warm if delayed, signaling rapid, simple home electrification and lower costs via water-powered generation. Congress shapes water in motion for citizens' welfare.
Pierre Gastron of Montmartre, neighbor to a dying miser, sees the ghost after the man’s death. The spirit reveals a will under the third board in the old man’s bedroom and a bag of coins. Gastron finds both the will and 750 francs in silver awaiting discovery.
A school scene shows Ted saying his aunt is 45 and his grandmother 54, provoking puzzled teachers who seek definite ages. Ted’s innocent arithmetic exposes a misalignment in generations and yields amused reactions.
A cross section of an old Alaska spruce shows a spiraling robolz wood on the lower trunk. Foresters propose the tree grew on a glacier edge in an inclined position causing gradual rotation so all sides faced downwards as it formed the spiral pattern.
A published catalogue recalls seaweed pictures dating to 1780 with landscapes and portraits made from seaweed. Needlework beadwork and shell pictures were popular, with paper cuts and a festoon of flowers cut in Gork noted as curiosities in historic art exhibitions.
The term red tape arises from crimson dyed tape used in formal business binding. It describes excessive formality and routine in public and private transactions.
Frank and Lucille argued about money while keeping house. Lucille asked her mother to settle the matter and asserted that women should always carry the pocketbook.
An odd London Times item summarized in the Boston Transcript urges Dick Ting-aling-aling-ling to wake and start his work. The playful alarm clock phrasing translates to a loose call for punctuality and employment readiness.
A cryptic exchange mentions a waiter and barnyard terminals with a line about it being the code for cocktails. The dialog hints at a coded system used to identify drink orders in a clandestine setting.
A fragment shows a dramatic exchange about propriety as a woman accompanies a man on the piano. A man questions the propriety, and a bystander suggests a chaperon. The scene references hair tonic in a trivial exchange.
Mrs. Carrie B Adams led Terre Haute community singing and invited Maj. Birch Bayh to sing a solo after she saw the crowd grow quiet. Bayh, surprised, complied then announced he would call on Adams to perform a playful floor stunt. The audience laughed as Adams hurried to fulfill the plan.
In Salem Oregon at closing time two women sought licenses. August Kluge aged 54 and Mrs C K Keyser 45 obtained licenses amid a tangled kinship as Kayser’s mother is to Kluge, making one groom both father-in-law and stepfather to the other, while the other becomes both son-in-law and stepson.
The New York Merchants' association antilitter bureau fights dirty streets. Cleaning costs rise as refuse is dropped from convenient rainers and on sidewalks. Senior children are blamed for scattering torn school papers, seen as unpatriotic.
Walford hoped to visit Aunt Addie but carried a dirty face. His mother warned that if Aunt Addie had company she would be ashamed.
Former Kansas congressman Dudley Doolittle returned from Europe on a secret U S mission. In France he clutched a seventy six pound suitcase containing valuable papers while roaming battlefields with no porter present for ten days. He now requires a miniature doghouse at movies to keep the heavy burden on his lap.
A French writer argues Michel de Montaigne deserves credit for early tank ideas, citing an essay envisioning combatants entering battle in bastions like ancient elephants. The piece notes the long delay before a tank invention could germinate and questions Montaigne’s claim to wartime honors.
An eighth grade teacher seeks a high school coach to prepare a winter basketball team. The high school principal arranges a visit, and the coach suggests lining up expirydiers for the team by next Wednesday night.
The United States remains Argentina’s top wool buyer with 152,598 bales (51 percent) in 2015-16, 225,467 bales (64 percent) in 1916-17, and 200,528 bales (73 percent) in 1917-18 according to the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture.
J Stanley Gardiner photographed a Crocodilus porosius crocodile recently landed in Fiji. None of this species lives in Fiji and the nearest population is the New Hebrides about 683 miles away, suggesting the animal swam that distance.
The article defines writer's cramp as a disease from excessive writing with a tightly contracted hand. It notes loss of complete muscle control in the thumb and forearm during writing. It lists treatments tried such as surgical operations and electricity, but reports no wholly successful method.
After a severe illness, Sam enjoys his first time out of his room with his dog Hypy on the porch. He voices a memory of a near death escape and asks his mother if she would mind his noise while he relearns play.
The conscience fund is managed by a division officer who files all letters with remittances. Writers rarely give their names, and the Treasury Department aims to acknowledge receipts by sending a public notice to the newspapers in the towns from which funds are sent.
Billy, a favorite neighbor, broke his arm while visiting relatives. He returned with the arm in a sling and splints, prompting Jeanette to exclaim with great excitement that Billy had come home bearing his broken arm.
A simple home method uses bread to clean wallpaper. Cut crusts from stale bread and rub the exposed surface gently along the paper, replacing with fresh slices as the bread becomes soiled, moving up and down for best results.
A reflective quotation asserts that thoughts of men drive facts and history. It states that belief determines outcomes and that the world traces its course to collective faith. The exchange notes that faith, more than other forces, molds reality.
Painters recount strong memories shaping work. Gustave Doré painted portraits from memory, and Abercrombie noted a Rubens masterpiece redone from memory so precise it demanded close inspection to tell the original from the copy.
A caution to consider before speaking privately about business, family, or personal matters. It urges weighing potential future regrets from divulging sensitive information in conversations.
A reflective proverb urges personal courage and directness when confronting troubles. It emphasizes removing pretense and addressing grievances openly to move forward. The message blends practical resolve with a call to straightforward action.
Maurice refused to yield as Robert two years older pressed him to mind. He stepped closer and grasped him firmly, sparking a tense confrontation.
A light note about Pa showing to guests that he has read the books he owns while privately not fully doing so. The quirk highlights family readers and social appearances in a domestic setting.
A compact quotation emphasizes that aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world knows, attributed to Theodore Roosevelt. The line stands as a ceremonial reminder of moral courage and steadfast advocacy.
The Boston Post notes that a German war gas idea arose from an accidental chemical explosion in Griesheim, Germany. A fire caused workers and onlookers to collapse from toxic air, with 51 killed and about 153 injured as deadly vapors spread.
A narrator recalls a children's party scene with a boy named Gordon who wonders about ice cream etiquette. He explains his mother told him to be a gentleman and not take two dishes, and he wonders if he would stay polite if he asked for a third.
A stage rumor says the heavy man of the company will marry Miss Sue Brette, described mockingly as a pug-nosed girl with a sharp mind. Friends plan a so called wedding shower and some expect a shower of eggs as a playful gesture.
A four year old named Johnnie stood on a register to annoy a neighbor. In frustration the neighbor lifted him from the register, and Johnnie quipped Do it again, doctor I thought I was flying which ends the incident.
In a humorous Kansas City Star note, Farmer Bentover recalls that his hired man apparently “skipped out” last week but was found sleeping in a fence corner. The simpson weeds had grown up and hid him from view.
A dialogue centers on Mrs Styles described as an awful flirt. Patrice disputes the claim, insisting she can love, and the conversation adds a sharp aside about a lap dog to imply propriety or scandal surrounding affection.
A witty quip contrasts women's unpredictability with a husband who never knows if his wife will be affectionate or angry when he returns home, as cited in the Boston Transcript.
A Boston Evening Transcript excerpt shows a critic remarking that a singer’s notes come from her chest and should stay there, with a terse exchange implying a harsh vocal critique.
The term cordon bleu originated with Henry II who founded the Holy Ghost order, a 100 knight high honor. It later denoted eminent professionals, especially first rate cooks who earned a blue ribbon medal after examination, with roots tied to blue ribbons and blue aprons worn by cooks.
Flaneur notes the 150th anniversary of Edmond Hoyle creator of modern whist. Hoyle published a 1742 Short Treatise on artificial memory aiding play. He lived in Queen Square London and died in 1769 at age 97, with five editions in a year and copies signed due to piracy. The piece cites Byron’s praise and Hoyle’s coaching fame.
The article notes global search for platinum traces after wartime bans, with platinum six times pricier than gold. Demand rises from jewelry and the airplane industry. A recent find in diamond bearing gravels of South Africa hints at potential riches though not yet commercially important.
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet depicts a newspaper man on vacation being teased by locals about locating a still. The rugged mountain setting yields a tale of drinking talk and wary hospitality as an offer to guide to illicit distilling.
Government labor department promotes industrial training across the United States to counter scarce skilled garment workers. Four guidance books outline practical methods for teaching both old and new workers the approved task techniques.
A Australian inventor perfects a back strapped propeller device powered by dry cells to aid ice skaters, enabling longer skating with less fatigue. Reports give few technical details and do not indicate plans for roller skates.
A hostler saddled both horses in the stable to avoid misidentifying the traveler's horse. The traveler pointed to his horse and said that was his. The hostler replied he knew that, but did not know which horse belonged to the other gentleman.
Readable fragments describe a wedding at a stylish church where events abruptly turned chaotic with a snarl and a jump causing tents to cave in. No further clear details on people or outcomes are provided.
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