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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
2
Second Class mailing at Greencastle Ind office Charles J Arnold proprietor publishes every afternoon except Sunday at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street. Cards of Thanks obituaries and poetry incur charges 50c per card 1 for obituary 5c per poem.
Instructions describe turning kitchen scraps into a wet mash for poultry. Include fat meat pieces cautiously, use ground feeds like corn meal bran and middlings to thicken, and mix in a jar of waste with water. Feed twice daily, three times if scraps are abundant. keep mash covered and stir well for thorough mixing.
A Warners' Bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture argues rat proofing adds little cost for long term benefit. It recommends concrete footings, mortar setting, cement fills under floorings, and wire netting on cellar windows to stop rats from entering through walls and gaps.
A Atlanta plain clothes officer pursuing grammar violations under Georgia prohibition tailed a suspicious Decatur Street man. He bought time by promising whiskey and held a box as a witness, only to discover the box hid a full quart of corn whiskey after hours of waiting.
In Kansas a visiting large woman sought shelter from rain and sat on a brood of chickens kept by Mrs. W. W. Cochran. The chickens died, and the old hen remained childless, a sad outcome for the household.
A Colorado Midland brakeman lost his index finger years ago while pointing out scenery to a passenger. A passenger later asked how he lost it, and the conductor replied that he wore it off pointing out the view along the line.
A cobbler answers a quip about marriages with a pun on his trade. The exchange contrasts personal history with professional resolve as he declares he will stay with his “last.”
Fragmentary reminiscence from a dialog about a surgeon uncle who performed an operation and left the speaker feeling cut out, reflecting on family ties and medical history.
A quarrel between Dr Kwack and an undertaker ends with a threat to retaliate. Dr Kwack vows consequences while the undertaker questions a retirement move.
A brief, humorous note about household budgeting and cash flow. The speaker chides the ease of managing money while acknowledging that storekeepers have not yet sent bills.
A humorous dialogue contrasts capital and labor with a pun about ownership and work. A joke about a fireless cook adds a safe, domestic twist. The humor reflects early 20th century workplace and household roles.
A country correspondent in Kentucky finds locals uninterested in news as crops dominate life. A farmer recounts Ran Morgan killing Jim Jeffords and brother Tom with two shots, and a claimed arson attack on Ran and his wife. No arrests yet, and the farmer hurries back to harvest.
Leslie Mortimer Shaw recalls a Clinton county town facing a panic as its sole private bank closed with a sign reading This Bank Ain't Failed The Community's Failed When the Community Comes to Again, this Bank will Resume Business. The anecdote contrasts local courage and fear with a defiant message during hard times.
A professor visits a barber and receives haircut shampoo massage and shave. He protests the charges and misidentifies the barbering as a philosophical phenomenon, insisting he only came to have his razor honed.
A playful exchanged ultimatum unfolds as Bhe asks how one knows love and he counters with how one can know anything. The dialogue hints at mutual uncertainty and affectionate confusion between the couple.
Nan asks Fan to describe Mrs Chatters and seeks stronger terms for talkative. Fan agrees descriptive language is scarce and cannot be found at the moment.
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