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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
2
The notice states obituary charges apply at a fixed rate per obituary with an added line about a single large fee. It appears as a generic billing guideline for death notices rather than a specific obituary.
Morning and evening train times listed for the Greencastle railroad schedule in Vennsylvani a with 2 2 46 p m 6 35 p m and 9 10 p m entries.
A veteran narrator derides elocutionists as prissy and unfunny, recalling a ruined rocky gorge scene and mocking stage parlor tricks. He longs for true performance and imagines a nation wide Peace Committee rounding up elocutionists to recite in a public duel of voices. He riffs on talent, flattery, and the public’s tolerance.
A chaotic scene at a Pennsylvania Railroad branch office follows Clare and her friend as passengers clash with staff over round trip versus single tickets and trunk checks. Passengers urge Clare toward Pittsburg or Mabels wedding while chorus of bystanders chaotically cheers and complains.
A boy named Norman longs for a doll despite mockery from family. He discovers a sleeping doll in a neighbor girl’s care, imagines a shared game of house with the girl, and contemplates taking the doll for his own play. The scene centers on yearning and early gender expectations.
Eddie Hearne known as Grand pa Hearne enters the Tenth Annual 500 mile Sweepstakes at Indianapolis May 30 carrying the number 1. He is a veteran from the first 500 mile race and will drive a Disteel-Duesenberg.
A man drove a Disteel Duesenberg 250 miles non stop on Thanksgiving Day at 107 mph. A mime-deceptive needle vendor, posing as deaf mute, sold needles for 10 cents then fled after being challenged at E W Stout’s harness shop. George Weber, a deaf mute who runs a shoe repair business, confronted him and he fled town. Weber sought arrest for misrepresentation and theft by false pretenses. Tulsa visitors W M Hurst and Roy Hart leave Chicago to St Louis after attending a furniture manufacturers convention, visiting friends en route.
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