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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
2
Watered as second class mail matter at the Greencastle Indiana post office. Charles J. Arnold publisher. Published every afternoon except Sunday at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street. Greencastle Indiana. Telephone 65.
The notice states charges for Cards of Thanks at 60 cents each and Obituaries at $1 per obituary. An additional 5-cent fee applies for all poetry.
At a Manila luncheon, Senator Teodoro Sandiko of the Democratic party declared all Philippine parties unite with the Nacionalista led push for independence. Guest speaker Sergio Osmena urged the United States Congress to favor a peaceful transfer of sovereignty, placing independence in Philippine hands.
Statement from the Philippine Press Bureau in Washington argues Irish supporters in Congress should back Philippine independence rather than mere sympathy. It notes Senate sympathy for Ireland twice in nine months and cites 10,500,000 Philippine inhabitants demanding freedom. American representatives report readiness for independence and recommend granting it.
A Springfield barber develops ragtime style shaves and haircuts with instrumental rag tunes guiding patrons. The artist blends grooming and music, offering a unique service that fuses barbering with live ragtime performance.
A narrator muses on greed and luck, contrasting writing tears with writing money. He notes how improvised schemes lure people from honest gains to risky bets and crooked schemes, citing poker and racing as temptations that quickly vanish wealth. The talk highlights human desire for easy fortune and the flaws of losers and hustlers alike.
The article asserts Alaska covers more area than Alabama through Rhode Island and all of New England plus New York, arguing the state’s vast, unused farming land could surpass the region’s historical populations when measured against the United States.
The poem by Arthur Wallace Peach speaks of faith as a timeless, supreme love that endures beyond years. It contrasts distant calls of the vesper thrush with a longing heart, asserting that true faith remains untouched by time's decay and awaits a voice of starved hope.
Golf and tennis thrive near Paris with La Boulie standing beside St. Andrews in society. Pau remains the oldest and most authoritative federation member, while Fontainebleau Chantilly and Compiegne add well equipped grounds near Paris. Nearby sites include Le Pecq and planned venues within a cab ride of central Paris.
A German locomotive engineer says trains devastate birds, citing data from dawn runs when birds forage. He estimates one engine may kill several hundreds of birds each month.
A Lawrence Gazette item notes a delegate to a late convention of launderers wearing a celluloid collar, a curio amid the crowd. The short remark humorously contrasts profession and appearance.
A Clark County boy, famed for a graceful vow to spare game, uses a calm trick to guide his shot as he takes down two wild geese in a single attempt near Cloverhole and Kansas City.
The report lists curiosities such as two foot long Chinese goldfish and a ranking of colored pearls. It notes Australia and Argentina as leading in cattle and horses, Siam tobacco fields, and a plan to ozonize London subways. It mentions a Belgian library tied to a postal bank and Tungsten filament strength claims.
A pinless women’s hat is described with head hooks and eyes. A new fly control method uses a garbage pail with a gauze bulb trap over a lid hole to lure and trap house flies.
The article notes residents of Thousand Islands in the St Lawrence River claim tiny islands are the world’s smallest inhabited. It reports a recent determination that the Eddystone lighthouse site earns that distinction, with the lighthouse platform only thirty feet in diameter at low tide.
A Chambers's Journal writer asserts that Rowland Hill invented the adhesive postage stamp. He proposed in 1837 a small paper piece bearing agum wash on the back that the buyer could moisten to attach to letters.
Indiana canal and small streams reveal crawfish as the preferred bait for early bass. Local fishermen note the crawfish appearance signals bass activity and bites in the Connersville area reported by the Indianapolis News correspondent.
A curious column offers pithy thoughts on social conduct from nose turned up receptions to correcting others and everyday mischief. It ponders small irritants like a boll drawing attention, smoking habits, and the fate of traditional tools such as the Barlow knife. It also recalls a schoolyard punishment scene and the curious phrase frog sticker.
A compact column notes sharp aphorisms on manners and work. It contrasts cheapness with danger in praise and mocks social expectations of young women. The piece opines on art versus nature and even jokes about the shoe comparing to the foot.
In Mobile Bishop Rutherford mocks New York bar morals. He recalls Colonel Byrne, a Kentuckian lawyer who helped a murder defendant avoid conviction by using an almanac to prove there was no moon. The jury was amused and the defendant was acquitted after Byrne billed $500 for his efforts.
The piece argues that eloquence without form or thought can harm nations and public figures. It cites Mr Gladstone as an example of harmful oratory and asserts that such rhetoric, once printed, fades and dusts in libraries rather than enduring value. It warns that Hastings’ tablet marks rhetoric misapplied as infamy.
Mrs. Frederic Scheff, president of the Congress of Mothers, argues that the greatest need today is for men and women to dedicate themselves to childhood protection. She urges parents and communities to ensure every child receives education and influence to develop the highest humanity, highlighting women's opportunity in the home.
An invention enables aircraft to scoop up mail bags and parcels while in flight, promising faster airborne mail handling. The device attaches to the aircraft and moments of pickup occur at altitude, potentially transforming logistics for postal services.
A satirical verse collection on marriage and gender roles. It riffs on domestic life with edgy quips about wives, husbands, and courtship. Notable lines poke at memory, affection, and daily routines through pointed witticisms.
A dated reflection on money religion and gender roles notes women hide temper better than men while marriage wealth and childrearing costs are discussed. It contrasts practical money habits with social expectations and hints at weather as more than polite small talk.
Observations on how duty changes with perspective and gender norms. Notes on family dynamics, decisions about gowns, late night piano urges, and the tension between following advice and seeking personal happiness. Concludes with thoughts on voting and shared admiration.
A satirical collection notes women and men in everyday scenes. It jokes about shared beds in cold nights, early rising, parental ignorance, envy, lawsuits, schooling, sleep, coffee quality, fashion, and moral lessons from Sunday school versus real life.
The tale recalls Saint Guerassim tending a lion in a Jordan monastery. After binding the paw and feeding the beast, the lion served as laborer and guard, even driving away pilgrims. Upon the saint’s death the lion grieved, died at his tomb, and the tale ends with the two resting together.
A series of wry maxims on lunacy honesty risk hobbies generosity and politics. The speaker jokes about gender roles family pride rain expedience and self deception with reflective, ironic tone. The lines reflect social mores and values of the era.
A compendium of dated gender quips about marriage money and social pressure. It jokes that women tire of frivolous sentiment while men chase cash, noting household habits, hospitality, and aging in a satirical rural voice.
A. L. Keller of New Madrid county ships 86 turtles weighing 780 pounds from Tallipoosa to Parma for shipment to domestic markets. He guides the convoy by a bellwether old bull turtle wearing red flannel, the herd trudging blocks to a flat car then returning to the breeding grounds.
A whimsical sequence of misread social cues and verbal misunderstandings unfolds as two suitors, a seaside maiden, and a street tailor exchange awkward dialogue. Each exchange ends with a humorous, socially awkward clarification or rebuke, capturing a slice of lighthearted domestic farce.
The eminent surgeon Dr. Sou chon of New Orleans notes the tongue as a unique organ of special sense with motor and sensory duties, a distinct base body and apex, and unmatched versatility of form. He cites larger papillae, dual nerve types, color variation, and solid structure as defining features.
Colombia dominates emerald production with mines in the Andes. The government leases key mines to an English syndicate and aims to sell about 1,250,000 dollars in emeralds annually for twenty years, sharing a government percentage. The Duke of Devonshire owns the largest emerald, a perfect six sided crystal weighing nearly nine ounces.
A quiet man named Mr. Howard enters a music shop to buy the Mikado libretto for his sister. The puzzled clerk asks for clarification and Howard repeats the title in a clipped manner, prompting a language mix up and a humorous exchange.
The spelling board that began reforms three years ago releases an index of 3261 words in need of revision. Notable entrants include Hed head and similar ly, spred helt and items ending in ice pronounced is as in ju tis copis cornis and delv for delve.
A young writer from Nottingham describes sending his grandmother to the angels with a humorous note asking for a harp for her, since she is short of wind and cannot blow a trumpet. The piece reflects a lighthearted, endearing view of children's consideration for family.
The article argues laughter benefits bodily health and mental well being. It states anxiety fear and worry harm the mind and urges fighting these influences as one would resist temptation to dishonesty.
In Sicily near Mount Etna a factory makes artificial marble by boiling roadstone blocks in volcanic asphalt and coal tar for thirty six hours. The blocks are then polished, yielding material said to be indistinguishable from black marble to the untrained eye.
A Topeka Capital quote notes a man cannot resent an aspersion but will defend the accuracy of his thermometer even to his last breath.
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