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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
2
notice lists publication policies for obituaries and thanks cards with charges. obituaries priced at 1 per line, cards of thanks and poetry lines incur small fees. paper duties outlined for Greencastle Indiana edition at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street.
A collection of light humorous captions and exchanges from Cartoons Magazine and other papers. Jokes touch on wit about love, taxes, technology, football, and everyday absurdities with brisk punchlines and playful banter.
A brief dialogue captures a speaker feeling foolish upon entering a strange company while another comments that it is natural to feel that way. The exchange emphasizes social awkwardness and reassurance.
A Chicago Journal note recounts a woman in an eastern city who built a near $200,000 fortune from a small fruit stand by saving profits and cutting waste. The piece stresses willpower and moral stamina to save, arguing thrift underpins most fortunes and guards against total failure.
A French economist cites a ten million increase in smokers due to war hardships. Soldiers often smoked to cope with trench tedium and crises. In Poland secrecy around tobacco grew with vaults for vigorettes and a Y M C A secretary in Krakow outlasting aristocratic price controls.
The piece notes rising tensions as newly rich residents settle on Long Island after the war. A rough fellow buys a mansion near Bayside with private gardens and a factory nearby. His wife, tall and rosy cheeked, is startled by the rapid changes and a chauffeur is sent to fetch Mike from the shop.
The passage notes the Cactanets in the rastonets and cretola of Romans, crafted from ebony, box wood, or metal with shapes diverging from elesileal thnes. The Anda-Inses excel in handling this instrument, a skill earned through much practice, essential for accompanying dances like Jota Malaguena and Se quidilla, marking each rhythm insistently.
The city of Winnipeg claims the world’s largest individual railway yard and the cheapest electric light. It boasts fine transport facilities and wide streets, presenting itself as a leader among American cities.
A shortened dialogue snippet questions local intellect. The speaker mocks residents by asking if anyone there shows high intelligence and then jokes about wearing a wrist watch.
A New York feature praises Charles Schwab’s worn gloves as a test of character. The piece argues hands reveal worth, noting ragged gloves imply neglect, while clean, cared for hands reflect effort and reliability in business leadership.
The Montreal Firmly Herald notes that English law does not recognize gambling or betting debts and barristers cannot sue for fees. It contrasts practices in Venezuela Holland Sweden Belgium and China where debts vary by field, while debts of honor are common. It also mentions French bankruptcy deprives the bankrupt of wealth until debts are paid.
A French aviation lieutenant endured a high altitude test to explore if high altitude endurance is possible. The sequence included partial oxygen use and mechanical support as pressure dropped toward 84 000 feet before the trial was halted amid signs of fatigue and potential risk.
The United States Geological Survey notes Kansas ranked third in petroleum production in 1918. Oklahoma led with about 108,347,070 barrels, California around 7,047 barrels, and Kansas about 45,451,177 barrels, marking Kansas as a significant gainer.
Nationalities and social classes across Europe seek passage to the United States. Frederick A. Wallis reports 15 million Europeans, with 5 million Germans and Austrians ready to sail after a peace. Ellis Island processing is strained as 2,000 crowded there, and Poland leads in passport applications with many Jewish applicants.
Lieut. John Shismanian of Fresno California a former Kentucky National Guard officer has been released from Turkish time imprisonment. He served with the French army in the war then volunteered against the Turks in Cilicia and was captured for organizing Armenian forces to lift the siege of Hudjun.
The army tank corps faced many resignations and few re enlistments as soldiers found better pay in civilian life. The annual report by Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, chief, cites a depleted force after France service, but notes a net gain of 20 officers and 1 546 enlisted men in the last fiscal year. The corps had over 800 tanks in France, all in poor repair and none ready for battle.
Mrs Ed Foley of Madison I a thousand year old heirloom table has been placed in her custody. The walnut and butternut dining table has belonged to related family members for over a century and will be handed down through generations.
Danville Pa Edwin H Cook justice of the peace at Riverside set a record by sentencing two boys William Smidley and Arthur Mottern to attend Sunday school every Sunday for six months after they were arrested for breaking windows.
A Detroit Free Press reminiscence recalls the decline of pleasure driving as a sunny Sunday trip turns chaotic on Grand River Avenue. Traffic jams, broken glass, stalled cars, and irate motorists transform a simple outing into a frayed, nerve wrecking ordeal.
A correspondent describes two mimicry examples. In Ceylon a leaf shaped fish, later identified as a sea hat, blends with a yellow oak leaf until it moves. Sea horses imitate seaweed with filament extensions, anchoring to plants, appearing as part of the plant and hard to detect.
In the Forum report from travels in Africa a writer states Mid African tribes often have no concept of a soul beyond the body and no belief in an afterlife. He notes no worship or sacred objects, only crude wooden effigies as vessels for medicine.
A high school visit with friends ends in embarrassment when one girl secretly dresses in a university brother’s clothes. He returns unexpectedly, the room erupts with laughter, and the speaker recalls the mortifying moment with lasting memory.
A corporal drill instructor with a sharp but stuttered speech tries to address a clumsy recruit. The recruit hesitates to answer to avoid mocking the instructor, until the sergeant major intervenes and uncovers the recruit’s fear of upsetting the exchange.
In a dialogue a man reflects on perseverance as the key to success. Gubbs recalls a windy night when Bubbs learned his first lesson, failing many matches before finally lighting a cigar.
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