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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
2
The Herald of Greencastle Indiana lists its publishing schedule and offices at 17 and 19 Jackson Street. Editor Charles Arnold announces subscription rates and mail terms including weekly and yearly pricing.
The Greencastle district nominating contest sharpened party aims with friendly clash among leading figures. Once leadership is settled, the Democrats expect national state and local government to advance, signaling prosperity and continued party control. An amateur author’s plea to editors ends with the quip about “trols.”
A reflective verse fragment from the Nashville American ponders moments for labor play wisdom and warning. It asks readers to heed guidance on financial duties and prudent conduct, placing emphasis on timing and responsibility.
The Washington Star records a playful exchange between a philosopher and Dustin Stax about temperance. The joke pivots on self denial affecting mood and health, with a quip that moderation may spare the doctor from liver concerns.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Count Hickoff jokes about the ease of a foreigner adopting American ways. The dialogue hints at cultural clash and comic misunderstandings in an American setting.
The Philadelphia Press notes a light lunch cafe customer complaining that hot cakes are not as big as before while a waiter describes them as flannel cakes that will shrink. The exchange highlights diner humor over portion size and food texture.
A playful Chicago News quip wonders why the moon is spoken of in feminine terms. The fair maid asks if beauty prompts the label while noting the moon’s ageless mystery.
A Washington Star quip cautions about the lasting impact of words in letters. The Milwaukee Sentinel recalls a quip about an alarm in a bathroom as a reminder that today’s note may become tomorrow’s evidence.
Attorney General Jackson condemns a flimsy justification as a joke about lightning rods. A farmer recounts a barn burned after a storm and questions the agent who sold the rods. The agent suggests lanterns on rods were needed on dark nights.
Mrs. C. W. McCulloch, newly serving as a Chicago justice of the peace, told a reporter she plans to drop the word obey from marriage ceremonies. She argues the term is meaningless in modern contracts and compares obedience to that of dogs or horses. The remark follows a boorish husband's quip about eternal love eight years after a wedding.
At a military dinner a G A K man recalls General Grant describing a recruiting officer in a town hall. The man tests a well dressed youth with stripping, jumping a chair, lifting a 20 pound weight, and a sprint before the recruit refuses to continue, vowing to stay single.
A billiard and pool room proprietor in West Philadelphia confronts a regular who pockets chalk. He jokes about the man being in the milk business and offers water as compensation. In another scene at Rush Lunchroom, a cook calls for scraps to be mixed into Central American pudding today.
A chaotic street scene ends with a crowd calling mad dog as a bull dog snaps and a woman on a streetcar leaves with plans to marry that night. A conductor questions her name, and she announces she is getting married that evening before vanishing around the corner.
Spaniard Senor Gomez Carillo in Paris advocates teaching fashion as an art. He proposes a fashion fair at the Ecoles des Beaux Arts to study gowns hats and coiffures in a large hall. Many Paris dressmakers support the idea and would help promote it.
A glass blower from a bottle factory stands to win a prize after inflating his chest to 500 pounds on a lung tester. Greens, among a crowd, coins a shiny plan as the indicator darts to the mark and the crowd cheers at the show.
A hurried man who stops for lunch in a casual restaurant finds his old school and college chum serving as a waiter. He is shocked yet learns the waiter only waits, not dines.
A first grade pupil once produced perfect spelling papers for weeks then began missing five or six of ten. When asked, the boy blamed the shift on the teacher moving the classmate beside him. The remark reflects how seating changes affect learning dynamics.
In a Chicago Record-Herald item a couple, George and Maidenly Wisdom, decide to marry immediately after prompting by Platem and Tinker marking silverware for a wedding. The bride and groom exchange lines about delaying until fall, but opt for now to ensure friends can present a more impressive display.
A Kansas City Times item notes Miss Muffit complaining the steak was too tough to eat, leaving her with only curds and whey as a remedy. The report reflects a humorous local anecdote or column snippet.
A witty exchange from the Yonkers Statesman features humor about New York streetcar conductors. The dialogue notes a conductor forcing a quick dash across blocks to catch a car, highlighting urban transit tempo.
A Washington Star excerpt records Farmer Corntes sel doubting Josh will become a farmer. He says Josh does not know much about keeping summer boarders, a task he shares with Mandy.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a confrontation where a person warns another not to darken his door again, while the narrator laments the blame for marks on the old door and runoff of anger.
The Hopi in Polacca store abundant corn beans and vegetables enough for a year, making them prosperous even in lean years. They raise crops, guard against drought, and keep storehouses full while remaining wary of white man foods like rice and bacon. Some Hopi braves show interest in liquor and a corn bottle method, prompting missionary discussions.
Professor Langdon of Oxford reports the Nip pur tablets show a temple school in 3200 B C and a 1000 year existence. He says priests ran a liturgical system that influenced Babylon, Assyria, Greece, and Rome and that the Nip pur temple housed an early university. The Penn collection is crucial for scholars.
An entire six inch diameter tree with bark in excellent preservation was found sixty seven feet underground while miners dug a coal shaft near Boone Iowa. Arborists cannot classify the wood with any known species and theorize the tree was buried in a pre glacial age after sudden inundation and lasting air exclusion preserved decay.
The Shenango post office at Shenango and Sharon remains vacant as Miss Mary Beaver resigns over inadequate pay. The office, earning about 400 dollars yearly after rent and expenses, has been closed and no successor has been found, with mail now routed to the Greenville office.
W W Tucker physician and surgeon located at office on Vine Street between Washington and Walnut Streets Greencast Indiana.
I W Key of Greencastle Indiana tells how fifteen years of kidney pain eased after using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes back pain, headaches, dizziness, and frequent hesitation improved. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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