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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
2
The Herald lists paid notices with charges for Cards of Thanks at 0. This includes obituaries priced at $1 per item and an additional 5 cent per line for poetry. The notice clarifies billing and service details for readers and contributors.
The Outing Magazine essay highlights U S umbrella production reaching about 15 million annually, notes complex assembly and luxury materials from ebony to gold, and surveys vast unused lands and waste in coal, gas, and fire. It urges conservation and productive use of Uncle Sam’s resources.
Postmasters of Indiana and Illinois mobilize for a rapid-fire battle to see which state will win the blue ribbon in Uncle Sam’s securities sales. Each state boasts confidence in victory if residents back the effort at every stage, with state pride at stake.
Indiana and Illinois announce a joint August 1 to December 1 government savings certificate competition. Indiana leads per capita purchases in the Seventh District while Chicago area firms and postmasters pledge strong pushes with $25, $100 and $1,000 denominations and stamps to boost state totals.
The savings division of the U S Treasury notes Americans make up only eight per cent of the world’s savers, despite Americans holding larger individual balances. Many nations exceed the U S in depositors per population, while France shows one in five residents with a savings account. The article promotes U S Treasury securities and thrift stamps as safe, profitable paths to independence, listing Twenty-five-cent Thrift Stamps, $1 Treasury Savings Stamps, $5 War Savings Stamps, and $25 to $1,000 Treasury Savings Certificates.
The Treasury Savings Division warns Americans about losses from fraudulent stocks and swindles totaling about half a billion dollars in the past year. It urges investing surplus funds in government savings securities, highlighting guaranteed redemption and safety.
A traveling salesman and a barber shop patron clash humorously over the merits of Yazoo as they reminisce about hometowns. The seller defends Yazoo while the other paints a grim view, revealing shared ties and a split between staying or leaving. The exchange turns on pride, nostalgia, and the pull of home.
Charlie Leedy, then a church member and former minstrel show manager, led a Vermont-bound troupe with only $3 in funds. He spent it on handbills and pressed a boy to distribute them, promising a show pass. Later he painted ads on a curtain, then found the boy distraught after a man tried to seize bills.
A defense attorney questions jury belief after the defendant Michael Dougherty is accused of illegal liquor sale. With one pint of whisky in evidence, Dougherty testifies in a dilapidated state. The lawyer’s measured inquiry prompts the jury to acquit him.
The bulk of elderdown comes from Iceland with about 7000 pounds sold annually. The material is shipped to Copenhagen and fetches roughly 2 1 2 dollars per pound in the market.
In a terse report a warden notes time and mun as contexts for an 18 man scene in jail with unclear details. The fragment hints at questions about why an 18 man group is present.
A hardware dealer explains grindstones wear out quickly on farms and blacksmith shops due to moisture, sun, and uneven wear. Most stones come from Ohio and Indiana with Cleveland as a center. prices reflect frame quality and wood. Farmers remain the primary customers as emery wheels gain favor with blacksmiths.
The piece describes lagniappe or yappa gifts given by merchants in New Orleans and Chile. It recounts how customers expect a small present after purchases and notes a Chilean child asking for a yappa in a confectionery.
The Countess de Gruffuhle sought a gown for her daughter s wedding and the artist described as Byzantine in vision crafted a collaborative design. She saw genius in his eyes and participated, proving towns and fashion rise through shared creation.
The New York World extols apples as a versatile fruit while contrasting shrimp pilau as a premier dish from South Carolina rice and Charleston shrimp. The piece then discusses charitable fundraising methods from history, including China’s taels and a Brazilian hospital funded by nobility titles.
A Greencastle contractor A. F. Nelson praises Doan's Kidney Pills for straightening him up when kidneys ached and relieving backache. He urges others to use the remedy, calling it reliable and recommending it to anyone. Foster Milburn Co. manufactures at Buffalo New York.
The Advisory Board and School Trustee of Madison Township Putnam County Indiana invite sealed bids for remodeling the two story Dills Schoolhouse District No 10. Bids due August 13 1921 at 10 a m. Completion by September 20 1921. Estimated cost 600 dollars. William E Gowen school trustee July 20 1921.
Scituate, a South Shore town, preserves the Jenkins fund begun by Miss Eliza Jenkins more than 25 years ago to aid native born single women facing hardship. The fund, managed by the selectmen, dispenses about 20 dollars annually to several recipients for mortgages fuel or seeds. A separate widow fund started by Miss Lucy Thomas with a thousand dollars also sits under town oversight for native born women.
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