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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
4
A humorous verse reflects on misfits versus hustlers in a world that rewards toil and success. It contrasts complaints about fate with tales of Lincoln Garfield and a farmer boy rising to prominence, ending with a wistful wish for a candid, hardworking youth.
A collection of witticisms and maxims on marriage, gender, fame, effort, and social norms. Observations include men’s vanity, women’s skepticism, the value of self reliance, and cautions about arrogance and hasty judgments. Notable lines touch on fathers, wealth, insurance, and the folly of overconfidence.
An eminent New York artist famous for etchings describes sketching a farmer's barn in New England. The farmer asks if the sketch is expensive, and the artist offers it for free but asks for one of the pink pigs from the pigpen, learning they are worth a dollar each.
The Cat-Why brags of nine lives while the Cow counters with a startling weekly tally of ten bucket kicks, setting a curious rural record in a humorous exchange.
Penelope notes Percival remains optimistic while recovering from fever. He jokes about meals as he drinks water from boiled eggs and hopes to soon eat more, including doughnut holes, under the physician’s permission.
A Johns Hopkins surgeon relates a tale where a patient misreads a heart issue as a swollen pocketbook. The doctor pretends to reduce it, prompting the patient to admit the swelling is financial rather than medical.
An old gentleman resists a clerk urging a misrepresentation to pass off an inferior shoe as better. He insists on labeling it "A Shoe Fit for a Queen" and keeping honest standards, noting a queen does not walk much.
A steward offers dinner to a passenger who, gazing at the sea, mutters that he may take a meal on approval since he is unsure if he will keep it. The exchange repeats as the passenger confirms the phrase and expresses reluctance.
A man jumped into the river and a passerby pulled him out. Asked about identification, only a wrist watch remained. The rescuer, seeing the watch, threw the man back in. A quip about a dentist and a chemist follows in a rural village exchange.
A mangled quip from a cartoonish character notes that though he cannot fool everyone, most folks seem willing to fool him as he surveys his flawed gold brick scheme.
A tense cafe scene unfolds as a young woman Helen accuses George Alexander of lingering with Mabel Whiting. He denies real affection for Mabel, insisting his heart is with Helen, while Helen feigns jealousy to test his words before relenting with a playful smile.
An elderly woman en route to visit a daughter in Stamford asks if she is there after a car travels off an embankment. A injured Boston man is restrained beneath debris by a leg. she realizes the catastrophe and quips about February.
The article describes creating an all summer radish bed with light sandy loam soil, stable manure, and poultry droppings. It recommends salting the soil to deter root worms, spacing rows, and planting three varieties for staggered harvests, including round quick growers and long late varieties, with sequential sowings for a continuous crop.
An aphoristic reflection notes wit as the cream of intellect while some ideas age, many advise without substance, politeness softens social toil, and bank tellers often withhold full knowledge from customers.
The Silver Lake Leader reports on a school board member who jokes that teachers are wed by year one, noting a nationwide pattern of short tenure. Anecdotes from Oregon and pioneer days illustrate matrimony driving hiring, with councils powerless to solve the trend.
Professor R McLean returned to Winnipeg after service in Mesopotamia and cited a 2400 B C Babylonian tablet ordering reed bundles for temple construction. The tablet in cuniform was enclosed in a clay envelope and highlighted early merchant prudence. McLean served in the 100th Grenadiers and rose from private to captain.
A Tulare bound goat named Billy escaped a crate in the American Railway Express freight room and fed on tariff sheets and part of the record book. Local agent C. Eldridge faced ruined references and will await a wire order from San Francisco for new tariff sheets so rates can be set again.
In Dayton Ohio paper displays at the signatures of the pastor advertise the withdrawal of fellowship from three men and three women due to repeated violation of the membership covenant. Names of the members were listed in the notices.
A self styled purveyor of cheer recounts a day when his own pep talk backfired. He falls from a window after a mortar chunk caves in, gets stuck, and endures a string of mishaps that shatter his reputation for unflagging optimism.
Master and maid Sarah Jane grows envious of Mrs Sevages and complains of her own lack of status. She schemes to summon a photographer to capture herself and the master together in winter to send to Liga. The mistress consents, hoping the gesture will appease the quarrel and end the jealousy.
A weary traveler seeks rest at a rural inn. A kindly hostess offers tea and toast and asks to open the eggs. The shell looks fine but the contents prove underdone, prompting a wry exchange about boiling time.
A bickering couple argues over jealousy and trust while one woman dismisses rumors about Jerry Jones and a Northern side liaison. The scene centers on Grace and Edgar amid social plans, roses, and implied past encounters with friends.
Amid rising egg costs, shoppers vent about limited options and high grocery bills. The dialogue notes confusion over choices and calls attention to budgeting, with references to oats as an alternative and hints of overall economic strain on daily needs.
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