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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
4
A fiery fire and a hurricane set villagers laughing at a wedding delay. Amos waits through a gale as the meeting house steeple topples but he remains steadfast to marry Eliza. The storm and stubborn wit test rural love in this humorous anecdote from Youth's Companion.
The head of the canteen department of the National League for Women’s Service urged resignation of pink tea members, saying one dependable worker is better than many who skip duties for golf or home care. Red Cross and war workers face removing indifferent members who enroll then vanish until a brighter banner appears.
The American Chemical Society says illuminating gas plants can rapidly boost toluol supply by treating gas without harming gas quality. Toluol is the base for TNT, and current U.S. output is limited to by product coke ovens with contracts in place.
A London correspondent notes tea in England has risen in price and becomes a patriotic economy for soldiers to switch to cafe au lait for breakfast. The mixed drink uses clear coffee infusion with generous hot milk, a practice seen as a substitute for tea.
A witty vignette features a goldfish questioning growth and space, noting the irony that intelligence may reveal no room to expand within its small globe. The brief fable-like line contrasts curiosity with confinement and humor.
Maude and Alice discuss starting a secret society after hearing many secrets at the bridge club this after noon, sparking curiosity and playful intrigue about hidden plans and local social circles.
An essay excerpt argues that humans are naturally inclined to form couples while singles face unhealthy social pressures. It cites W L George on companionship, the limits of family bonds, and the evolving, sometimes strained, parent child dynamic as age and independence grow.
A London Zoo boa pair once shared a pigeon, triggering a horrific swallowing incident. The larger snake seized the bird while its mate reached the same prey, forcing the smaller boa’s nose into the eater’s mouth. The surviving snake stretched in a straight, distended form for days before digesting.
The column notes the inventor of bed slats died at seventy three in Cincinnati. It recalls corded beds dated as ancient, frames replaced by slats about forty years ago, and the shift to pads and box mattresses. It mocks public memory and contrasts old cords with modern conveniences. It mentions cords as obsolete like saber toothed creatures.
A writer notes that society shifts building methods with the age from timber and brick to iron steel cement and stone. He urges using science backed materials and temporary storage to keep possessions turning for income, applying the same attic rule to mental storage.
Lopez quotes Chicago News about Jim Smilax being terrifically scared at his own wedding. Gamboge and others compare fear across ages from dentistry to animals, noting even fearless figures can falter before audiences and social ceremonies. The piece humorously ponders ancestral roots of fear and the mismatch between courage and public speaking.
A Russian prisoner of war, after twelve escape attempts from captivity, finally crossed the Dutch frontier. He had previously fled toward Luxemburg twice, aimed for Switzerland twice, and tried routes to Poland and Denmark without success. After two months and twenty days on the road, he finally found success at the Netherlands frontier.
From Dawson Yukon territory the Christian Science Monitor reports a migration of caribou across Forty Mile river and other points. An estimated one million animals move southward in search of food, a figure reflecting the era's need to explain road obstructions to mail carriage.
A humorous dialogue shows a Lady asking about horse and buggy charges. The liveryman explains two dollars for the first hour and one dollar for each additional hour. The Lady then requests the vehicle for three hours but will skip the first hour, planning two extra hours of use.
A humorous exchange unfolds after a caller asks for a kiss by wire. The recipient protests being insulted as the caller insists it was a wrong number leading to a lighthearted misunderstanding. The brief vignette captures a mistaken gesture and social awkwardness in a single moment.
National Geographic publishes a war geography bulletin on Wenden in Livonia near Riga. The article recounts the town’s medieval origins with the Brethren of the Sword, mentions Walter von Plettenberg and the castle’s ruin, the 1577 siege by Ivan the Terrible, and the later residence of Bishop Patricius Nidecki.
In a Caribbean port a detachment of United States marines attended a bull fight with the republic’s president present. They tossed pennies into a river by the arena and watched local boys dive for them, later escalating to larger coins. One marine nearly triggered a panic when he prepared to throw a silver dollar as a nearby native warned that the president might dive.
Lieut. Col. G. E. Sanders of the Second Canadian Pioneer Battalion is noted as the first Canadian officer to suggest his unit be led by a younger man. Despite praise for the battalion’s achievements, authorities resist the change, though Sanders insists pioneering is a young man’s job. He previously distinguished himself in the Boer War and commanded the Northwest Mounted Police at Calgary, later resuming that post after the war.
Sugar planting makes rapid strides in South Africa with acres under cane from Durban to Zululand, Somkele at the railway end. The Natal Zululand coast proves highly suitable for sugar, drawing farmers from up-country farms to coast belt plantings. Climate allows winter cutting and milling while summers draw growers to cooler inland areas.
A grave digger while preparing a burial in Cramond unearthed half of an 18 inch primitive corn grinding quern near the upper stone and central hole. Search for the remaining fragments was unsuccessful.
An old advertisement offers Triumph Pills from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It claims irregularities or delays in menstrual use can be addressed safely and reliably with a remedy not sold in drug stores. It urges writing for details and promises free information.
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