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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1920
Page
4
A humorous sketch paints the California brown bear as a paradoxical animal: cowardly when uncornered yet fiercely combative when pressed. It notes its size about 400 to 500 pounds, its cunning as a thief, and suggests hunting with patience, a rifle, and a good dog.
Greencastle Battery Co on North side Square is selling denatured alcohol for radiator use. The notice invites readers to subscribe to the Herald for further details.
A young woman in a taffeta dress rebukes her husband for publishing her gardening toil and feeling shamed by Mrs Benks. The couple quarrels over who did the work and who bears public scrutiny about a wife’s labor and patriotism.
A brief humorous exchange features the Cookkeeper longing to be pressed to lips like a pencil point while the Stenographer retorts that the speaker is broke more often. The fragment captures workplace banter in a dated quip style.
The article outlines rhubarb growing from seed, best varieties, soil prep with compost, and mulching. It details planting distances, crown depth, moisture needs, and regular cultivation. It advises annual root division every three years, stable manure mulch, and careful harvesting to protect stalk quality and market readiness.
A columnist urges farmers to plow up chicken yards to refresh soil and prevent grain from being consumed in one spot. They advise sowing grain where birds cannot access all of it to promote scratching and exercise, which is described as healthy for hens.
The girl who likes to talk describes Ethel a beauty who defies time and self sacrifice. Ethel's comical disregard for punctuality lets her charm others while she delays everything from sewing to theater arrivals. The scene contrasts Ethel with Susan and Ted, highlighting social expectations and envy.
A dated ad promotes a pistol that fires at a burgler by projecting a luminous circle on the target. The user switches on a light tube to sight the blind shot while the electric battery hangs from a near by wire.
Charlestown West Virginia reports a bizarre confrontation in which Alcander James of Paint Creek and Jo Edwards of Kentucky fought over a wooden leg loaded with whiskey. A prank involving hare spray convinced Edwards a creature grew on the leg, prompting James to strike with the leg, injuring him and causing a missing glass eye to be buried.
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