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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
2
The Greencastle Daily Herald lists publication details for Charlies J. Arnold Proprietor with afternoon edition and post office handling. It states subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, along with rates for cards of thanks.
Obituaries are charged at 1 per obituary with an extra 0.05 per line for poetry installments. The policy applies to all death notices printed in the current edition.
A Washington Evening Star view notes parrots excel in using claws to grasp food unlike other birds. It compares parrots with monkeys elephants otters owls and others, arguing claws aid feeding though parrots do not imitate sounds or talk in the wild. It suggests claws may be a prime evolutionary trait.
A fragment from the Christian Herald discusses Paul’s view on meat offered to idols and the Sabbath shift from Saturday to Sunday. It highlights conscience, love, and differing early Christian practices about holy days and dietary concerns.
A critic recalls a 120 A.D. controversy over poets funding, arguing some favor fattening poets to sing while others urge protecting authors. The piece contrasts patronage, living costs, and the perils of state subsidizing literature with sharp satire and historical allusion.
The article profiles John Loudon McAdam born 1706 in Scotland, who pioneered macadamized roads, worked in New York before returning to England to develop road making with broken stone. He declined knighthood after Parliament funded his work, and his system helped expand early national infrastructure ahead of railways.
A Medial Times note reports Doctor Jacobson openly praying to be delivered from various irritants and groups. He seeks relief from stealth insurance, neurasthenics, birth control advocates, drug fiends, overbearing food faddists, night calls, moribund journals, and other modern nuisances.
A poem narrator imagines aging and moving to a farm to plant potatoes. He envisions tending rows, defending crops from drought, and lovingly caring for each spud until autumn when he plans to harvest, then return to town with spuds to feed hungry people. The piece is attributed to Judd Lewis of Newston Post.
Sir Arthur Evans reports prehistoric Spain reveals women wore elegant garments in Cogu l cave and Alpers rock shelter. Paintings at Cueva de la Vieja show long gowns and veiling scarves, suggesting women performed sacred dances in fine skirts and sashes, redefining fashion history.
A description contrasts two natural oddities: the Island of Fire in Java a boiling mud lake that erupts bubbles up to five or six feet, and a vast snow sea near Hispar Pass in the Karakoram with an area over 800 square miles. It notes Swiss ice fissuring due to solar heat giving a snowy appearance.
A simple home fix for leaky pipes using sheet rubber and a curved wooden block. A stick and wire clamp press the packing and block tight to the pipe, creating a watertight seal until a plumber arrives.
A skilled speaker advocates economical cookery to a working class audience. She suggests making soup from Sunday bones but is interrupted when a man questions the practicality of using liver bones. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the moment of comic dissent.
The account notes that Babylonian women could enter business partnerships lend and borrow bequeath property and hold equal status with men in temples while marriage laws favored men brides sometimes brought dowries and fathers or brothers could sell women. The text places these practices five and two twelfths centuries ago.
The vigilance committees formed in the 15 American colonies just before the revolution acted to enforce nonimportation of British goods. They began secret actions to identify loyalty and punish suspected traitors, with the Boston tea party linked to these sub rosa groups. origins remained hard to trace as nearly every community had such a committee.
A boy asks why the girl next to him is gone and the teacher tells him she was sick and the Lord took her away. The boy replies that he was sick all last week and God did not come near him.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch report cites a California woman who offers to give up her children to reform her husband and make him a man. The piece praises self sacrificing women while noting the rarity and difficulty of such efforts across history and domestic life.
The article describes Italy’s regional differences with warm southern traits and cooler northern types. It notes Latin features like dark eyes and hair, northern exceptions, and the enduring presence of a martial, Napoleonic image in law officers as part of the country’s varied character.
John Burroughs reflects on walking as more than movement. When health and joy accompany a stroll the world aligns simply and wholesomely. The mood before a ramble shapes thoughts and can spark noble undertakings, making life sweet and the universe complete.
The St Louis Star notes vary in referring to the legislative body, citing the Constitution which first names it a congress and sometimes uses the lowercase form. The piece argues that omitting the definite article does not render one unconstitutional and highlights the euphony and style guiding usage.
A mother and Mattie observe a crying baby and discuss lifting the eyelid to see where tears come from. The infant urges privacy as he strains against being touched, prompting motherly reassurance about the child’s discomfort and curiosity.
The excerpt argues the term casualty gained its modern sense during the Crimean War era. It cites a September 2, 1855 passage about Lady Londonderry’s son in the trenches and notes Disraeli’s commentary on the word’s unusual usage. Earlier uses in 1416 and 1853 military references show broader meanings.
The Milwaukee Journal advocates a father and son movement aimed at using natural human instincts and love to improve guidance. It urges fathers to talk confidentially with their sons, acknowledge sensitivity, and avoid appearing indifferent, stressing that fathers must understand their boys and accept responsibility.
The excerpt critiques Fleet Street’s shift fifteen years ago from factual reporting to a melodramatic good story. It argues reporters seek pleasure over accuracy, turning daily world events into a sensational cinema of rapid, disjointed tales.
The best firelight photos avoid showing the fire itself by screening the flame while implying it with lighting and props. Arrange the scene so the rumination centers near the supposed fire while using electric magnesium flash or daylight for the glow. A French window glass and white floor reflector can create a convincing firelight silhouette.
A youthful officer lectures his men on shell trajectory, noting that once momentum ends gravity pulls the shell to earth. A comedian in the ranks whispers jokes, amusing his comrades during the lesson about the bore and wind.
A discussion on how family members influence a new mother’s home life and the clash between traditional elder care and modern medical guidance during early infant care.
A witness recalls a piano performance where the pianist appeared transformed into a swarthy man with intense eyes and brooding brow. The tide of music rose and fell as the great concert grand swept across the keys, drawing astonished gasps and a tumultuous ovation.
The piece traces onions from ancient worship in Egypt to their role in early history and notes the plant’s lily family relation. It cites U S farm statistics with 1998 figures of 14,600,000 bushels valued at 10,009,000 in the United States and mentions garlic as a contrasting remark.
France presented UC with about 6000 volumes reflecting civilization’s spread. Selected by famed French authorities including Bergson in philosophy Durkheim in sociology Laple in education Appell in mathematics Gaillaud in astronomy Bouty in physics Job in chemistry Lacroix in mineralogy.
In Gatun Lake Panama fish swarm the surface when disturbed as they feed on insects and scraps from fallen waterlogged trees. Fishermen believe a splash with a dough ball on a pole and line lures fish, drawing them to the surface.
A young physician questions seven dollars a week for a room in a supposedly unhealthy boarding house. The landlady defends the rate noting the frequent illnesses among roomers.
Health statisticians reject heart failure as a definite death cause though rare cases show its role. The piece notes sudden cardiac cessation after slight irritation or meal intake and cites Oliver Wendell Holmes classically linking life’s pendulum to death, with a cautious view on the phrase.
A young man recounts buying eggs and a cellar visit where three rats played a string puller, cannily moving eggs from a basket to a wall. seven eggs vanished, then the remaining five disappeared before the wife returned. He insists the story may be unbelievable and invites doubt.
A historical claim extols lemons for medicinal benefits and household uses. It cites relief for diphtheria, gout, colds, wounds, chilblains, rheumatism, and diabetes antidotes, plus cosmetic and cleaning effects. It emphasizes daily juice, lemon slices for corns, and general culinary and polishing value.
The text argues that fear of renting to nurture individuality is false and cites history of great figures to show originality grows from reading. It warns against forcing books as lessons and says exposure to diverse books enhances awareness, noting observation depends on a trained brain behind actions.
A waiter questions a ringing customer who replies he has been telling the bell he thought the waiter was dead after fifteen minutes of ringing. The exchange captures a quirky moment in a dining room.
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