Cards of Thanks Charge Rates and Obituary Fees
Notice outlines pricing for Cards of Thanks and obituaries in the paper. It states 0c per card and a specific obituary rate in dollars. Additional poetry lines incur a 5c per line charge.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1922
Page
2
Notice outlines pricing for Cards of Thanks and obituaries in the paper. It states 0c per card and a specific obituary rate in dollars. Additional poetry lines incur a 5c per line charge.
A quoted critique from Leslie's Weekly argues thrift can harm character and family if saving becomes excessive. It warns that too much saving may harm public welfare and lead to miserliness while noting the value of moderation and a weekly half holiday for workers.
A sample notes curiosities in print including the Luminaura in Madrid reading in darkness with phosphorus ink and the Regal printed on edible dough for nourishment. Other items promise pensions and burial for long subscribers while satire on a French glass house future and a quip about suppressing society papers appears in the mix.
A family quarrels with the mother advocating an auto to save on fares and improve status, while the father resists, and the daughter suggests downsizing the house, meals, and chores to fund the four thousand dollar car. They discuss mortgageing, maid removal, lowering church donations, and borrowing on life insurance to cover the first payment.
The Jackson Township trustees report itemizes payments to teachers, drivers, and suppliers, with balances, receipts, and final balances for Special School Fund, Dog Fund, Library Fund and total funds. It notes Ford price cuts affecting sedan and coupe popularity and Detroit employment figures.
Ford Motor Company reports 1921 production of 1,050,740 cars trucks and tractors and retail dealer sales near 1,093,000, surpassing 1920 by 104,213 in the United States. December 1921 sales rise sharply, with Fordson tractors up over 100 percent from November and December gains signaling robust demand from farmers and the public.
A farm sale will be held at Mt Olive three miles west of Greencastle on the Manhattan Pike Thursday January 26 at 10 30 in the morning. Cows fodder feeds and farm implements including a wagon bed disc harrow buggy gear and harness will be sold along with household goods and heating stove. Auctioneer O J Rector posts terms day of sale.
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