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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
3
A London cablegram claims the word jazz originated from the South via Englishmen and African American workers. It traces Jasper to Jas to Jess up the work and Tass to Jazz, linking Southern speech to the music’s name and energy.
Dr John G C Reeve recalls Wisconsin pioneer medicine in the 1850s. He describes long sleigh journeys from Dodge County to Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago and Galion with scarce roads meals and lodging while treating patients in a village amid frontier hardship.
A survey by the American Education Department of the Interchurch World Movement shows farms and parsonages feed new clergy. Of thousand first graders only 38 reach college and 14 finish. Churches recruit most ministers from these 14, needing about 5,000 new men annually to fill gaps in domestic ministry.
A boy fell from a high porch rail but did not remain injured. He stood up unharmed after a moment, and explained he has had more practice in falling than the observer.
Cork prices rise as Sardinia now hosts the richest forests of cork and Spain continues to supply high quality bark. Even previously unsalable cork refuse gains value for conglomerate materials and insulation, underscoring cork as an excellent heat and sound barrier.
The article states gross annual income for U S theaters around 750 million with 15 000 theaters and 8 million seats. In 26 years the public has grown to spend this sum and this year 1 200 more theaters will be built at an estimated cost of 4000 000.
The article describes the drifting sand hills of Peru on the Molendo Molando line from the Pacific port, two hours up from the sea at four to five thousand feet. Gigantic crescent dunes of fine gray crystal sand sweep across the arid pampa with horns facing the south wind, their breadth five to twenty feet and lengths up to a hundred feet, leaving little trace of hoofed creatures.
A tale of Mrs Flannigan proudly displaying green crepe wrapped geraniums, then neighbors reference red white and blue pots, reflecting wartime loyalties. The piece also mentions large scale postwar reconstruction efforts in France and various cultural notes about India and a Mogul-tinged newspaper office, with a joke about reporters and a husband and wife money dynamic.
A sympathetic visitor quotes poetry about freedom while the convict responds by urging the visitor to try escaping if imprisoned. The exchange highlights tension between artful rhetoric and real confinement.
Senator Sorghum asks if a statesman supports votes for women and challenges the reluctance to back then. The exchange highlights pressure on political leaders to endorse suffrage amid ongoing public discourse.
Diners notice a humorous warning sign behind the counter reading Not responsible for Wearing Apears or pacages. The sign provokes amusement and speculation about its meaning and purpose in the city restaurant.
A collection of wry maxims on marriage gender roles luck and social behavior. It riffs on health happiness money and romance with playful aphorisms attributed to literary flair and social observation. The voice mixes humor and caution about desire pride and family dynamics.
The article recalls Channel islands' long standing neutrality under Edward IV and its revocation under William and Mary. It contrasts wartime privateering profits with the nominal value of the privilege and reports Canada reserving Banks and Victoria Islands for Eskimo life, plus a cartoon-style note about a Wild Cat division in a frontline trench.
Bert asks for higher wages from his grandpa after shoveling hay for horses. He notes candy bar prices rose so he should get more than a nickel. Grandpa laughs at the request while the young worker presses for a raise.
A preview argues motion picture projectors will enter nearly every home, matching the phonograph in ubiquity. It notes their educational uses in science geography and industry, and predicts cameras will be affordable for personal use, creating family records through moving pictures.
An Indianapolis News item recounts boy scouts proudly telling their scoutmaster of good deeds during the week to impress a visiting city schoolteacher. A boy notes helping an old lady across the street and bringing her water, with the retort that a scout is courteous.
Avcu notes soldiers enlisting and music shaping morale as phonographs spread. Leaders appointed at camp, training immediate, record listening and singing become common among troops. The piece argues such cultural shifts deepen national unity and reshape life during and after the war.
A party of English travelers crossing the channel faced a rough sea. One elderly Derry spinster clung to a fellow tourist as waves sprayed the deck. He offered support and she reacted with melodramatic romance, sighing at his words.
The article argues dew refreshes with an invigorating, oxygen rich quality not solely from water. It notes dew forms due to hydrogen and oxygen processes and may explain why grass under trees remains greener, suggesting rain and sunlight dynamics, not soil or shade alone.
A printer reported to Joseph Hlydehart that the Evansville Bat Association details were misprinted as Evansville Dorr association. Me. Leteheart ordered licenses for home owners or the association, and the proof revealed the incorrect and unusual type. The printer asked, should these licenses be for saloon keepers, prompting questions about authorship and identity.
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