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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1920

Page

2

Obituary and Thanks Rates Listed for Notices

The notice outlines pricing for notices. Cards of Thanks cost 10 cents, Wards of Thanks 50 cents each, obituaries 1 dollar per obituary, and poetry lines incur an additional 5 cents per line.

Coburn Druggist Praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

A Coburn Kentucky druggist, J. B. Jones, notes his family has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for seven years and calls it the best cough medicine he has known. He says many druggists use and recommend it.

J. B. Jones Cobrun, Ky

Mystery in a Boy's Account Book Sparks a Family Laugh

A 14 year old son shows his school kept account book at home over holidays. His mother praises his charity to missionaries while the sister discovers the letters S P G actually mean Sundries Probably Grub.

Tommy Venerable Society For the Propagation of the Gospel London News

No Great Act of Heroism Required

The piece urges parents to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at early signs of croup, stating many neglect it despite its prompt and effectual action and accessibility for all mothers to protect their child.

Chamberlain

Fate Hereafter and the hotel switchboard queen

A hotel switchboard queen named Myrtle declares she will accept life as it comes and stop fretting about unchangeable outcomes. She argues people miss the point by rushing and chasing luck, noting men with domineering wives and women who outshine them. Clarice and Myrtle discuss love, marriage, and effort versus fate.

Myrtle Clarice J. P. Baxter

Evening Walk Leads Sandy and Jeanie Away

Sandy meets his girl at the street end near a confectioner's window and shops for a treat before proposing a walk. She agrees, and he leads her away, saying they will both take the same.

Sandy Jeanie

Overworking St. Seymour in a Local Cartoon Panel

In a humorous dialogue, Mrs. Gusher is praised as a fast talker by Ashley and Seymour. Ashley notes she often talks so rapidly that she makes the telephone seem to perspire, highlighting her brisk or exaggerated speech.

St. Seymour

Valentine Sentiments Spark Tender Defense

Swift declines to send Valentines citing risk of mockery from a girl who may laugh at sentiment and cry about the pair’s exchange. Smith echoes concerns noting sentimental notes invite emotional reactions and potential embarrassment.

Swift Smith

Just Yellow Mustard for Backache and Lumbago

Old remedy using true yellow mustard plaster caused burning and blistering but Begg's Mustarine offers a quicker cleaner external treatment. It claims to relieve inflammation congestion and swelling in minutes with no blistering priced at 30 and 60 cents.

Begg

Chamberlains Tablets Aid Digestion And Appetite

The tablets move the bowels and improve appetite while strengthening digestion. They contain no pepsin and help the stomach perform its functions naturally. Miss Anna Hutt and Miss Bridgie Brigand of Lafayette were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Green and family.

Anna Hutt Bridgie Brigand Lafayette H. K. Green

Artist and Irish Navy Exchange A Painted Challenge

An artist finishes a landscape and glances up to find an Irish sailor inspecting the canvas. The sailor jokes that a man can do anything when driven to it, implying a humorous challenge to recreate the scene.

Dyspepsia Cure Claim Prompts Tablet Sale

To the Dyspeptic. Would you not like to feel that your stomach troubles are over, that you can eat any kind of food that you crave. Consider then the fact that Chamberlain's Tablets have cured others. There are many who have been restored to health by taking these tablets and can now eat any kind of food that they crave.

Clarice Myrtle al West Madelie Green Dearie Mabelle Chamberlain

Correction Story in the Classroom Blackboard

A teacher writes a misspelled sentence on the slate and asks students to find the error. Bennie Sheridan signals and corrects the line by changing the toast phrase to the proper wording in silence.

Bennie Sheridan

Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Croupy Cough In Cold

A vintage ad style note promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for croupy coughs and colds. It promises fast relief from congestion throat pain and phlegm with fifty years of trusted use. Available at druggists for 0c to 1 20 a bottle.

Grocery List of Canned Goods and Household Items

A long, fragmented inventory lists Palmolive and other soaps, bath bars, and multiple canned goods including corn, peas, pumpkin, hominy, peaches, apricots, pineapple, tomatoes, green beans, pork and beans, red beans, and milk brands. The entries specify can sizes and quantities, with several unclear or misspelled items.

Lilly Brand Carolina Cadet

Mrs Pringle Outsmarts a Cunning Book Agent

Mrs. Pringle recounts a comical morning when a suave book agent came to their home posing as a board of education representative. She thwarted him by feigning support, misdirecting him toward Mr. Rummer, and inducing his quick departure with no sale or contract signed.

Pringle George Madeline Hiawatha Ward Board of Education Mary Ann Mr. Rummer Sage Hartman Sol Pringie

Subscriptions Spur Kirk Fund Raising in Scottish Village

The Scottish kirk needs repairs and Sandy McNab, a popular member, was sent to collect subs. He is seen walking along the road and explains the funds are for a good cause. He admits enjoying a wee drop at every house, even to teetotalers, after writing to them.

Sandy McNab Sandy Meemister Kirk

Vicar Climbs Steeple Describes Feat and Weathercock

A country vicar scales the church steeple with a sealing ladder and recounts his nerve wracking ascent to parishioners. He recalls seeing the gleaming golden weathercock and asks what action he took. An old farmer quips that he "cheated the weathercock" by crowing from the top, prompting a sharp reply.

Tie

Intellectual Merry-Go-Round Reflected in Short Bookish Exchange

A terse exchange questions whether Knicker was educated by a five foot shelf of books or by a revolving display. The dialogue hints at contrasting methods of self education and knowledge exposure.

Bocker

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