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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1919
Page
2
The Daily Herald lists by mail and carrier rates including one year for 3 dollars, a weekly 10 cents, and monthly rates under four months. Cards of Thanks are charged at 50 cents each. The Herald-Democrat offers six and three month options at prices shown, with single copies and weekly deliveries.
In a humorous house farce, Mrs Botts laments nervous prostration at the thought of Mrs Linfun visiting again. The visit provokes a chorus of clumsy mishaps from a creaking chair to a broken doorknob, with witty exchanges about overreactions and apologies.
Mrs Trickler declares she will not keep a firearm amid burglars while Mr Trickler hopes to deter intruders. The couple quarrels over hiding guns and the risk of accidents as absurd anecdotes of lost jewelry, biscuits, and misplaced watches illustrate domestic tension and fear.
A naturalist uses a twigbeam scale to weigh tomtits as they perch for food. Each bird clocks about one third ounce per two dozen birds, while a robber in New York is knocked unconscious after an altercation with a policeman.
Young Staples contemplates a solo vacation in northern woods for fishing and camping while recounting past pursuits of women. An office boy recalls Lindenhurst resort intrigue where a fox terrier ate sweets and Frances spurned a rival’s advances after a boating misadventure.
A guest at a dinner adorned with a hat of many pearls praised the ladies at the table. He pointed to the pictures and remarked there was no need for painted beauties when the women at the table were present.
Miss Belinda and her brother Ben discuss the vanished servant Peter after firing him for hard labor. Ben jokes on Peter’s odd psychology while Belinda recalls Peter’s antics including drowning tame birds and a mournful dove scene, as Rotilda and Petin exchange barbed slang.
A Washington driver laments slow speaking while fast driving. He recalls a Detroit automobile club dinner where a famed automobilist failed to deliver a proper address, offering only stammering lines as a cup was presented and received.
A humorous exchange shows a husband and wife discussing money and taste. The wife notes the Astorbilts’ vast fortune while the husband fears flaunting wealth. The dialogue centers on discretion and social display within high society.
A family frantically searches for Peter and Florence after they wander off from a summer area. Neighbors and parents mobilize, yielding clues beneath a house and in a perilous misunderstanding about identity. They confront fear, shock, and a wish to resolve the disappearance.
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