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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
3
The Constantinople district of the Near East Relief has taken over bakeries from German management and bakes 20,000 loaves daily. A bread line stretches about 280 miles, illustrating the scale of relief work over five months of operation with offices in the region.
An editorial urges the United States to provide extensive relief to 3.5 million children in Eastern and Central Europe threatened by famine and disease. It warns winter will worsen conditions and notes feeding stations and medical aid have been insufficient without broader external assistance.
A collection of quips and maxims on wit, honesty, and social folly. It moralizes on charity, optimism, punctuality, and human foibles while noting oddities in language and social habits. The closing line hints at a wartime union theme after a marriage ceremony.
Classified notices include a public auction for furniture on December 29 at 1 30 PM at the sheriff residence plus several help wanted ads from The Herald Office. Other items list a pocketbook found and requests for corn and a registered Duroc boar for sale by C J Arnold Herald Office.
A collection of quips and remarks highlights playful banter about life jokes and social scenarios. The snippets feature humorous exchanges on chorus girls poetry and everyday foibles including observations about Mr Grabit and household scenes.
A dialog depicts a couple debating a roof garden for a new home. One partner resists due to an existing mortgage while the other jokes about lending trouble to their spouse, highlighting financial restraint and domestic humor.
A brief exchange reveals flirtatious tones with Miss Flashleigh as the subject. The line suggests social dynamics and perception through a remark about her striking appearance and the response to it.
A collage of wry exchanges on punishment names travel and bets. It blends humor on prayers, names, jokes about Aquor at Dry Tortugas, poker wisdom, and a ticket from New York to San Francisco reflecting cost and life’s journeys.
Dialog fragments reveal strained relations as participants discuss someone in Paris unable to return and another man named Jips appearing broken in spirit. The exchange hints at personal derangement and social tension within a small group.
Cartoon item notes a bustle outside Jones's as crowds expect a firing of the cook at 2 30. The scene captures local curiosity and public spectators drawn to the comic moment.
A dialogue reveals a doubt about learning to drive, with one speaker planning to hire a coach to learn. The exchange underscores uncertainty about self-teaching versus instruction by a professional.
Fragmentary dialogue notes a grim joke about a plan failing due to lack of an ideal ally. The quoted exchange hints at obstacles and unintended consequences in a broader scheme.
Snappy quips and jests from The Locality and Cause for Thanks sections. Witty exchanges touch on patriotism voices, club life, manners, and mistaken marriage names, capturing light social chatter and humorous asides.
John Willet, once a German cadet named Hans Willers, claimed he was sent to the United States with 800 cadets to join the US Army and later deserted after misappropriating camp funds. He described training, espionage aims, a marriage in Chicago, and starting a mail order business under the Crawford name. He made the confession at Fort Jay after being identified by former officers.
Total iron ore shipments reach about 50,009,000 tons for the season. Ned of the Lakes docks report 47,707.72 tons with roughly 30,000 tons remaining to ship from Two Harbors and Ashland docks. Overall dock shipments rise by about 7,700,000 tons from last year’s 40,067,850 tons.
A reader notes that summer travel brochures promise perfect getaways while actual trips often disappoint. The Boston Transcript reflects on expectations versus reality in leisure planning.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote depicts a rogue patron claiming to be a motion picture scout to win favor with a waitress. The exchange shows his attempt to arouse interest by deception while he orders ham and eyes.
The exchange reveals critics arguing that beefsteak for breakfast is excessive while acknowledging some can afford such indulgence. The dialogue contrasts appetite with economic ability, highlighting social distinctions in meal choices.
A brief wry note reflects on marriage haste and later remorse in a satirical tone. The line evokes social norms and playful caution about wedding decisions. No specific people or places are named in the readable text.
Mrs Jackson Morris wife of Kentucky adjutant general is noted for accuracy with a .22 rifle. She shoots a chicken through the head by aiming from the back door with a Belgium brought rifle once given to the adjutant general’s son.
The Marietta official, acting as police judge, complains no one offers a drink while the prisoner notes the irony that he himself is a judge. The exchange centers on role expectations in the local proceedings.
An essay argues that first loves are shallow and fleeting while late, mature loves prove deeper and longer lasting. It contends character and experience mature love, asserting the last love counts over earlier infatuations.
Report describes a boy nearly attacked at Tookatom Swan nest by a cook bird, and a crane tribe with long honks posing danger to observers. It recalls a Great Shire loan death by a bird and notes unseen forest enemies robbing lumbermen, while a large brown owl is blamed for the robberies.
A writer in FE. W. Howe's Monthly warns about a young man bound to become a capitalist. The piece claims the father lacks confidence in life and recounts the man as a traveling salesman earning 0,000 per year. It urges jail now to prevent future unhappiness over the next 20 years.
W L George, newly arrived, laments New York’s bustle as he experiences a bureaucratic and media gauntlet. He describes how officials stamp him, bag him, restamp him, and tag him, while the press seeks sensational quotes. The piece illustrates his clash with city life and its swift scrutiny.
William B. Biffle of Uniontown sues his wife and her relatives in Atlantic City for an accounting of about $50,000 given to Mrs Mathews and her uncle and aunt. He says funds were to buy real estate but vanished amid claims of clothes auto and jewelry purchases and a divorce after six months.
In Lynn Massachusetts Associate Justice Edward B. O'Brien ruled that a wife may justify pulling hair in a dispute with a husband and another woman. He said if such a case reached trial he would rule for the aggrieved wife in a similar scenario.
Philadelphia police arrest Jacob Katz twenty four after he entered Emanuel Lutheran church late at night and emptied the poor box of 85 cents. The thief, distracted by playing the organ, forgot his surroundings until neighbors and a clergyman intervened.
A robber in a rural area tried to bribe a victim with ten dollars after overpowering him and rifling his pockets. The Highway Patrol found the suspect, who claimed he would give the money to the victim, but the offer was declined.
Claude Shellmaker, a laborer from Anaconda Montana, received a telegram that he had made 150000 from oil stock. He drew the earnings, bought a railroad ticket and left for the East. Shellmaker had planned to buy all stock while in the army and had invested 300 dollars of back pay after serving overseas with the Twenty third division where he was wounded.
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