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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
2
Notices inform readers that Cards of Thanks are charged at 50 cents each by Charles J. Arnold Proprietor publishing daily except Sundays at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana.
The notice explains that all obituaries incur a base charge of 1 dollar per obituary with an additional 5 cent per line for poetry. It outlines billing rules and per-item pricing for obituary notices and poetry lines.
The Democratic ticket for state and local offices includes Samuel M. Ralston for U S Senator Charles H. Bidaman for U S Representative Fifth District Andrew E. Durham for State Senator from Montgomery and Putnam Willis E Gill for State Representative from Putnam and Owen Glenn H Lyon for Prosecuting Attorney 64th Judicial Circuit Walter S Campbell for Clerk Circuit Court William D Lovett for County Auditor Wilbur Clodfelter for County Treasurer Dave Stewart Wright for County Recorder Elijah S Wallace for County Sheriff Jacob E McCurry for County Coroner William P Koehler for County Surveyor Paul F Priest for County Assessor William F Davis for County Commissioner First District David J Skelton for County Commissioner Third District William S Burris Ora A Day James G Britton for Council at Large.
The quote emphasizes a person with a businesslike faculty who perceives true likeness through sympathy and deep understanding. It argues that insight arises from inner alignment with objects, revealing mortality and a genuine grasp beyond surface appearances.
An American reads a London shop window sign promising ladder repairs so they become invisible. The joke hinges on the British term ladder meaning a fabric run in stockings, a problem women dislike paying for, revealing the misinterpretation across markets.
The daffodil is linked to unrequited love as a premature March emblem. it symbolises fleeting happiness and deceitful hopes. In Devonshire it is called the lent fly and the daffadewn dilly in dialect.
A child Mary recounts a day of punishment with a stern father and a near miss at a whipping. She later speaks to her grandmother about the event, hoping for a sympathetic ear as she recalls the danger and severity of the reprimand.
In Tacloban on Layte Island the thatched homes glow with electric light every night. The town of about 12 000 people has its own electric light and power plant with three 22 4 kilowatt generators, keeping the streets illuminated after dark.
Robinson Crusoe Land. Robinson Crusoe's Island now contains 800 families who support themselves by fishing. The island lies a few hundred miles off Chile's coast and is the Juan Fernandez Island where Alexander Selkirk was monarch for 14 years.
Elizabeth Ann, a London Answers writer, explains she married a reformed rake named Tim. She asserts his past oaths matter less than his new relish for home life and simple joys. Tim avoids riotous nights and prefers rose gardens and family, making him a capable husband despite his former reputation.
A London Daily Telegraph column argues the golden age of beauty was in premedieval times. It links narrower jaws and soft diets to declining female beauty, urges returning to tougher foods and simpler living, and cites Neanderthal and Grecian precedents to challenge the soft diet narrative.
The First Baptist church of Asheville New York proposes a new eight story building on church property costing 550000. It would feature swimming pools basketball courts reading rooms baths in the basement. The ground floor would be the main sanctuary the second floor a modern Sunday school and the upper floors would house business offices to fund church needs.
A Chicago Journal excerpt recalls how a favorite uncle used a tape measure to reward inching skirts. Two flapper nieces compare lengths with Ruth earning three dollars more than her sister for the extra inch.
Farmer Countessel rejects requiring payment of abroad loans arguing repayment is a nuisance. He notes debtors gain by cancellation and hopes authorities will treat him with similar consideration when his payback time arrives, given his own growing debt.
With Florida lime production uncertain due to cold sensitive plants a new fruit the limequat gains prominence. Developed by the U S Department of Agriculture it crosses the West India Lime with kumquat orange and serves as a lime substitute for ade making. The fruit tastes like lime and has an edible rind, light yellow color and can be used where lemons are scarce.
Venice plans to convert the historic Lead prison into a concert venue to boost municipal revenues. The piece notes Silvio Pelico’s somber memory and Casanova’s famed escape, calling the tale legendary while acknowledging it may outpace historical fact.
George K. E. Cornforth argues in Life and Health that sugar in concentrated forms such as candy syrup and granulated sugar can be easily overconsumed and harmful, while natural growth sugar is less likely to cause harm. He notes that the taste and nutrition of refined sugar tempt excess, risking health damage.
A papal tiara worn by Pius XI is described as a superb goldsmiths piece with three pearl edged crowns totaling 146 jewels and eleven brilliants. The article notes the long history of petroleum from ancient times, used by civilizations in construction and illumination long before modern discoveries.
The tabby cat traces its lineage to ancient Egypt with sacred temple guests in Bubastis and Heliopolis. Mummies of cats from Nile temples populate Cairo’s Boulak collection, while the name tabby links to taffeta tied to Bagdad's caravan trade and the silk trade era.
The National Theater of Mexico in Mexico City nears completion at an estimated cost of 20 million dollars. Builders faced an engineering puzzle due to the city’s former lakebed. traditional foundations were replaced by deep concrete and steel girders that now support the structure.
Chinese authorities add ten policewomen to Pekin force amid reports of women smuggling Octroi goods. The move marks a new field of work for women in China and details on success remain unavailable.
Putnamville residents recount a sunny Sunday excursion to Nel River Falls with attendees Mary McNeff Cleda Byers Nellie Brown Marilene Rogers Margaret Jones Nelle Glidewell Lucille Glidewell Oscar Kersey Kenneth Sweet Teddy Williams Wayne Whitaker Frank Mitchel Reuben Stwally Albert Williams Ed Shields on vacation from State Farm. News notes include visits with John Allee family Ella Watson illness in Hume Illinois Gertrude Hendrix graduation in Muncie and a memorial sermon by Rev. L D Day of Indianapolis.
Miss Esther Whitaker visits Gosport with Mrs Herschel Hurst and family. Miss Marjorie Perry returns home from Pennsylvania for vacation. Mr and Mrs Ed Shields and Ralph Jones share a lunar outing. Mr and Mrs Christian Shaffer of Terre Haute visiting son Frank P Shaffer and family. Mrs Francis Bowen ill at home. Master Oakley Wright visits grandparents Dan and Mrs Brackney in Greencastle. Church women of M E Church plan a social at Lute Evans home next Saturday evening.
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