Greencastle Demon Herald Publication Information
The Greencastle Herald Democrat published every afternoon except Sunday by the Herald Democrat Publishing Company located at 17 and 19 Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana. Editor Charles J Arnold manages circulation with a subscription rate of 10 cents per week or 3 dollars per year. It is entered as second class mail at the Greencastle post office.
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Herald-Democrat Publishing Company
Jackson Street
Greencastle
Indiana
Greencastle, Ind
Postoffice
The Door of Understanding Probed by Absurd Classroom Tale
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor recounts a Virginia night school incident where a teacher asks poor white boys to evaluate a poem. A silent class yields a blunt reply I wouldn’t think guthin to the prompt. The piece shifts to a New York Sun anecdote about a man losing a scarf pin during a demolition dust up.
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Roger A. Pryor
Alligator Found Far West of Arkansas-Oklahoma Line
A female four and a half foot long Alligator mississippiensis was captured in the South Canadian River bayou near central Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma expert H H Lane suspects it traveled from the Arkansas River to the Canadian mouth about 50 to 400 miles west of the state line. The animal had resided nearby for at least three years and its skeleton rests in the university museum as a life like memorial to the lone traveler.
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Oklahoma
H. H. Lane
University of Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Arkansas-Oklahoma
Uiversity Museum
Goteborg System Cuts Nordic Alcohol Use Dramatically
The Goteborg System reduced per capita liquor consumption in Norway from high European levels to a temperate standard. The dramatic drop cut alcohol related deaths, saved millions, and sharply lowered crime rates as the death rate fell from 33 per 10 000 to lv.
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Goteborg
Nor- Way
Europe
Norway
The Midnight Sun in Arctic Regions
The sun remains above the horizon in Arctic towns for long periods each summer. Bodo sees it from June 3 to July 7, Tromso from May 19 to July 22, and North Cape from May 12 to July 19. Winter brings long nights, but twilight from snow and the Northern Lights softens the darkness.
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Polar Circle
Bodo
Tromso
North Cape
Debtor and Wife in Money Dispute Cited in Fragment
Fragmentary text shows a dialogue about a debtor, a Bloomsburg author and critic, and a lawyer discussing finances and marriage in a domestic dispute context. The snippet references judgment, engagement, and money matters without clear resolution or names.
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Saica
Rich wife debts and social pressures theme in talk
The speaker jokes that a wife cannot be compelled to pay a husband’s debts. He notes some view a rich wife as a trade, and that poverty can erase finer feelings, prompting laughter. He suggests love may drive a wife to help but stresses voluntary choice.
Soldier Impostor Honored Sparks Pension Roll Purge
Col. H. Y. Brooke, Alabama Examiner of Public Accounts, reports widespread bogus pensions on state and federal rolls. He estimates Alabama could save about 220000 a year by removing 4000 names and warns other Southern states and the federal government to purify rolls to cut pork. He cites misidentified soldiers and widespread fraud as the motive.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. Y. Brooke
Alabama
Col
Brooke
Washington
Col. Brooke
J. W. Jones
Col. Brook
J. W. Joneses
Negro twins spark turmoil in Muskogee baby contest
In Muskogee Oklahoma a large better babies contest attracts over 250 entries with prize money of 500 dollars. The entry of a pair of colored twins caused renewed fuss among organizers and observers amid pressure to drop the entry.
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Muskogee
Okla
Emancipation Proclamation Busbey Dies in Springfield
Mrs Emancipation Proclamation Busbey wife of the mayor of South Vienna suburb died in Springfield Ohio. Born on the year not specified her death ends a notable civic figure connected to local history.
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Springfield
South Vienna
Emancipation Proclamation Honored By Lincoln Era Ceremony
Mrs. Busbey, christened Emancipation Proclamation, is noted as daughter of the late William E. Coggeshall a former U S Minister to Ecuador. She was a prominent figure in Chicago club and literary circles for many years.
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Lincoln
An Eye For Business
An undertaker in a thriving Western town takes his young son to a theatre where a melodrama depicts a villain killing his victim and completing the crime. After curtain, the boy asks in a loud whisper if his father is going to retrieve the body, revealing his misbelief about death.
Parrot’s Feeds and Worries Travel by Cable
A man fears for a beloved parrot while crossing the Atlantic. He asks his brother to feed the bird and the brother replies that the parrot is hungry again, prompting a humorous exchange about who should manage the animal.
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America
Atlantic
New York
Kram
Club member offered bribe to resign membership
A newly elected but unpopular club member recounts being offered a hundred pounds to resign. He asks for advice and is told to hold out for a better price as action unfolds, per London Telegraph.
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London Telegraph
Dog Bite Made Him Thief Returns to Crime in Prison
Gustave Arniz, bitten by a rabid dog at age fourteen in Germany, drank whisky, and was cauterized. Since then he has repeatedly stolen horses and now awaits a tenth penitentiary sentence in Kansas City area jails after decades in Kansas Missouri and European prisons. He fought in the Franco Prussian War including Sedan and Strasbourg battles.
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Kansas City
Gustave Arniz
Germany
Amit
America
Kansas and
Missouri Penitentiaries
Europe
Arnit
Sedan
Strassburg
Falls Out Of Jail Then Lingers For Laughs In Arkansas
Rich Thompson, held on a burglary charge in Clay County Arkansas, escaped confinement briefly by slipping through a large warm air pipe into the basement furnace. He then crawled back to the jail office and asked for the sheriff’s keys to re-lock himself up, citing the joke as his reason.
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Corning
Ark
Clay County
Rich Thompson
Thompson
Cheerful temperament seen as defense against cholera in Paris 1832
The Paris cholera arrival in 1832 prompted advice to avoid melancholy and seek distractions. Despite the epidemic’s toll, theatres and cafes stayed crowded and humor flourished with plays like Le Cholera Morbus and Parismalade Enjoyed by audiences, reflecting a lighthearted response in contemporary culture.
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Paris
Rocheforte
London Chronicle
Store Etiquette in a Small Sea Port Shop
A summer visitor in a small sea port town is charmed by a shop nearby the wharf. The display mixes candy and cigars with a high priced motor engine visible, and the proprietor explains his method of service. He avoids pestering customers, chats first, then offers what they want when they are ready.
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Boston
Portland
Where Gypsies Come From
The article surveys the unsettled origin of the gypsies and leans on linguistic clues suggesting roots in north western India. It traces their name to Egyptian, notes Romany self designation, and outlines travel into Epirus from Persia via Byzantium with chronicles of Gypsy presence in Greece before the 15th century.
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India
Egypt
Rom
Greece
Epirus
Persia
Christian Herald
Royal colors in horse racing history traced
The piece outlines how George IV adopted racing colors in 1875 and how the royal emblem appeared in major events. It notes performances by Alex in 1877, Leonidas II in 1880, and Counterpane in 1886, with earlier sparse use of the colors before regular trials for the Grand National.
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George IV
Hospin
Prince
Jockey Club
Duke of Cumberland
Alex
Leonidas II
Counterpane
Tip
New York
Sanitary Upturn in Paris After Flood Cleanup
The New York Tribune notes Paris reports unusually low death rates after recent floods. Health authorities cleaned years of accummulated rubbish from cellars and obscure places, then implemented rigid inspections and new water safety methods. Food supply seen as a hidden gain from the crisis.
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Paris
New York Tribune
Prince Edward and Grandfather Discuss Pekin Warbeck Tale
A London Globe quip recalls a cordial link between the late king and the Prince of Wales. The boy misreads history, claiming Pekin Warbeck as his reading, and insists he is the son of a king who turns out to be the son of respectable patients.
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Prince of Wales
Prince Edward of Wales
Pekin Warbeck
London Globe
Floating Rock of CRAWLING STONE LAKE Legend
In northern Wisconsin a vast lake hosts a floating rock revered by the Chippewa as a sacred monument to the Great Manita. Generations tell of its throne-like seat of the Great Spirit, with annual dances nearby and offerings of food and tobacco.
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Wisconsin
Great Spirit Retrieves Food After Leaving Realm
An Indian belief describes the Great Spirit descending from the other world to take the food left by his former subjects, ensuring sustenance beyond the afterlife.
Where Pumpkin Came From
The article debates the origin of pumpkins, weighing North American aboriginal cultivation against Asiatic origin and English cultivation since 1570. It notes pumpkins are grown in Europe, especially near Paris, where seeds are started in a hot bed and transplanted in May.
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United States
North America
England
France
Paris
Christian Herald
A Mite Too Prying in Bushby
In Bushby residents debate news appetite and speed of information as Mrs. Abner Crane leaves town. Neighbors joke she craved Nashua news and mock prying locals, noting five telephones and a busy daily life supplying updates.
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Bushby
Abner Crane
Nashua
Lucy Grant
Jed Kimball
Primitive Long Island Surf Bathing on the Beach
A nostalgic描描 of early Long Island surf bathing. Farm wagons deliver beachgoers to the shore where old fishhouses served as changing rooms. A life line is used while families splash and shriek in a carefree Saturday tub.
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Long Island
Where Father Got Stung
A Baltimore scene near Druid Hill Park shows a young man pushing a baby carriage while reading a book. A woman upstairs calls out for Henry, who ignores her until a doll was discovered in the carriage. She insists the ball should have a turn now.
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Druid Hill Park
Baltimore
Henry
Harriet
Country Patients Bring Eggs Milk and Kindness to Wards
A nurse questions why many rural patients are cared for with comfort. The house doctor explains country homes provide eggs and milk to visiting relatives, and the extra treats often ease the burden on sicker neighbors in the hospital.
Philanthropic Spaniel Old Buller Dies at 110
Middlesex recalls Old Buller a curly brown spaniel who collected for Ealing Cottage Hospital. In five years he raised about 400 dollars with a neck money box, targeting park and street audiences. He died of pleurisy at age 110.
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Old Buller
Middlesex
Ealing Cottage Hospital
American street and interurban railways totals Yearly
An American system comprises 1 250 street and interurban railway companies with 36 000 miles of single track and 75 000 passenger cars. Annual passengers reach 10 000 000 000 and gross income hits 440 000 000.
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America
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Greencastle Testimony
I W Key, a Greencastle farmer, reports fifteen years of kidney pain with backache headaches and nervousness eased after using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills. He notes relief from frequent kidney secretions and recommends the product from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
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Greencastle
Doan
I. W. Key
Farmer
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Warning Signal Warns of Child Dangers and Remedy
A danger signal notes hoarseness in a child as a sign of an incoming attack. It advises giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the onset of hoarseness to ward off the attack. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised for Gentle Constipation Relief
D R Thomas of Tidioute Pa says he bumped up against the real thing in Chamberlain's Tab Ites. They do the work without unpleasant reaction and do not dehydrate the system. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
D. R. Thomas
Tidioute
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