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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
2
Local newspaper note about its Greencastle Indiana post office filing as Second Class main matter. Patronage details list proprietor and address 17 and 19 South Jackson Street with daily afternoon publication except Sundays. Contact telephone 65.
The notice lists pricing for Cards of Thanks at 50 cents each and Obituaries at 1 dollar per item. An additional charge of 5 cents per line applies for poetry.
A cheerful mind aids digestion and beauty as Edna Kent Forbes advises. A sour expression spoils even fine features and constant good humor enhances charm, with happiness creating a prettiness impression. Copyright.
A fifty year tabulation shows that an unusually violent winter is typically followed and preceded by milder winters. The study suggests a tendency toward warmer winters ahead.
A promoter and his lawyer discuss a bribe to win clearance from a scrape. The promoter asks for a cheap exit while the lawyer counters with a $5000 angle promising no conviction, hinting at negotiation and corruption.
Travelers describe in vivid tones the large wooden water wheels along the Orontes in Hama and Tiflis. The system captures river current to lift water for orchards and gardens, producing a constant, monumental mechanical chorus that locals compare to a cosmic organ.
The piece describes the California coyote as a clever, troublesome animal that roams foothills and outskirts at night, compels pursuers with feints, and can lure dogs into ambush. It notes its size, ears, bushy tail, and remarkable speed rivaling racehorses, drawing attention from riders and hunters.
The passage debates meaning and origins of slug slugging and slag terms in football and literature. It compares English roots, notes semantic divergence between verb forms, and questions whether slug refers to a bullet or a heavy weight, amid doubtful coincidences and legalistic language.
The piece lauds steadfast purpose as the engine of success from Columbus to Lewis and Clark. It cites Carnegie, Marshall Field, the Duke of Argyle, the Pilgrims, and the Forty-niners, arguing that determined effort turned ambition into national progress and wealth.
The World Today notes that gulls prey on eggs and young of murres and cormorants when nests are exposed, acting like scavengers and guards on rocky shores. Gulls deter other seabirds, yet their predatory acts are curbed by vigilance and fright from approaching people.
In a humorous exchange, Farmer Corntessel asks about Josh’s progress in tie studies. The professor notes Josh attends regularly but does not answer questions. The farmer quips Josh may become a high foenadier, sparking lighthearted speculation.
The article notes New Orleans is the second largest city by area in the country, highlighting its geographic size compared with other major cities. The point emphasizes territorial extent rather than population.
The piece describes traditional Chinese geomancy guiding a house build. It covers site selection facing rules for doors and fire, the front door’s exact size, a protective screen, auspicious timing, favorable years and months, yellow road days, and family luck alignment before construction begins.
A Technical World Magazine piece imagines a future family physician drawing a hospital ward worksheet for a patient. Surgeons would graft new organs from animal sources and overhaul the body to extend life, with repeated cautions about feasibility and ethics.
A Kansan Globe fragment links social views on marriage and money to a quip about thieves and the people. The piece notes a belief that women seek high earners, while a wry line hints at gratitude from a hypothetical wife. It also mentions Ivy draining moisture from building materials and cites British gas works and a transit figure.
The article traces powdering hair from sixteenth century convents to Roman and Greek eras, noting blue and gold powders, bleaching attempts, and trades in hair from beyond the Alps. It describes itinerant barbers, wigs, eye enhancement tricks, and dangerous cosmetic practices, ending with a reminder to stay youthful in spirit and kindness.
A critique by Homer Saint-Gaudens to the critic discusses how modern miniature painters aim for lasting personality and dignified form rather than finicky detail. They favor simple colors, definite backgrounds, and restrained elegance, moving away from eighteenth century cloudiness while embracing romance in fragile materials.
A fragment expresses frustration that many people delay taking action and only move after the moment has passed. It uses a colloquial image of waiting for leverage or timing before acting. The tone is critical of indecision and procrastination.
Fort Wayne Indiana July 1 A Fort Wayne mother Mrs W E Epsich reports her twelve year old daughter Faustine's kidney trouble improved after a week on Trutona Doctors warned of kidney issues since age six but the remedy restored nighttime control and boosted appetite The drug is sold at R P Mullins Drug Store in Greencastle.
A descriptive account explains hailstone creation from dust atom nuclei in the atmosphere. Moisture condenses on dust particles rising in updrafts, forming ice, snow pellets, or ice crystals, which grow as they fall through varying air layers.
On the other nana, when air moisture climbs above freezing, a girdle of ice becomes opaque as moisture condenses and freezes.
A Kansas Globe column muses on gender dynamics and social impressions. It notes fear of women and the anger provoked by prayer, while critiquing guest etiquette in magazines and the ease of forming lodges for members.
In a light exchange, Biggs mocks Hix as slow while Digge and Bices joke about inheritance. Digge quips that Hix resembles his great grandfather, noting the elder’s reputed watchful fate when Hix was born.
He proposed and she hesitated. He vowed to work day and night to please her. She replied that would be too much and suggested he work by day and stay home at night.
A trucker aboard the Magnolia dumped a cargo of beans into Mobile Bay after dealers refused a higher price. The beans drifted ashore where bystanders collected them at low prices, reflecting a protest over profits and market offers.
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