This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
2
Observer Johan Burroughs notes three chipmunks racing in a game of tag with each taking turns in the lead. A chipmunk repeatedly dives for its home hole when cornered, while two red squirrels chase through interlaced branches, using wit and speed to evade capture.
Charles Kean performed Richard III while a new sentinel actor broke into laughter over his cue. The sentinel stammered delivering lines about the village cock’s crow, provoking fits of giggles and a roaring audience.
The author notes that climate does not alter the locust appearance. Instead heat and cold affect life processes, while the locust’s deep burrowing and long, slow maturation inside a shell govern when adults emerge from soil, tied to the timing of egg deposition rather than a 17 year spring.
The camanha palm of Brazil Ike the bambwoo of Asia provides many products. Young leaves yield wax for candles and records. Older leaves make mats hats and hammocks. Roots aid medicine. Fruit feeds people and livestock. Seeds yield oil and a coffee substitute. Pith ferments into a drink.
The guidance advises using a glue size for new walls or a good paste. For whitewashed surfaces scrap loose lime with a stiff brush, sweep clean, then apply thin glue size. Paste should be smooth, made from rye or wheat flour, mixed with cold water, and not boiled for long.
A magazine advice note urges women to avoid overburdening themselves with endless household labor. It warns martyrdom at duty erodes personal joy and family appreciation, urging mothers to take outings and stay connected with the wider world to gain gratitude from relatives.
J Addington Symonds reflects on Philip Sidney as the embodiment of the English gentleman at the dawn of modern times. The essay frames Sidney as a bridge between medieval roots and the Elizabethan era shaping a new sense of gentlemanly identity.
A traveler notes Japanese police carry small weekly incomes but high dignity. Armed and decorated, officers admonish and advise the public on shop hours entertainment holidays and even New Year gift counts. They neglect burglars but may avoid deeper crime responses due to pay.
May Day on May 1 traces to ancient Rome and Flora festival rites. The 28 April to 2 May celebration spread across Europe with processions, May poles, and spring revelry. In some lands the event sparked clashes as law and order mixed with festive exuberance.
The message argues that mere praise fades and a name gains value only through energy integrity and progress. It calls for continuous record keeping and constant improvement as the basis of character, noting many life failures come from relying on reputation instead of ongoing effort.
The article explains how visibility varies with observer height and atmosphere. A 5 foot observer on the beach sees about 2.5 miles, a 6 foot person 3 miles, from a 100 foot roof 13 miles, from a 1000 foot mountain about 40 miles, and an aviator at one mile altitude sees a 96 mile radius. It notes a mountain one mile high could be seen at 96 miles away if illumination is sufficient.
Tin, a theater stagehand at a vaudeville house, impersonates a policeman and chases a tramp with a big club in a sketch. In a dressing room exchange he asks the comedian to let him catch and beat him up during a late performance, hoping the audience will see it.
The author urges treasuring each day as a jewel and treating every hour as an opportunity for joy and service. One rude word or rough act spoils many days for us and others, while a kind word and gentle act can make hearts more tender.
The article notes lace making in Britain began as Flemish handwork in Bedfordshire in the early 1600s and remained a hand industry until near the end of the 18th century. Mechanical lace production emerged in the late 18th or early 19th century, marking a modern transition.
A dialogue on arithmetic reliability shows a person struggling to settle a column total. Repeated attempts produce different results, prompting doubt about the correct sum and the method used.
Miss F. E. Walker of the Putnam Electric Company will call at every home in Greencastle to discuss improved electric lighting cooking and labor saving devices. She offers free information on how electricity can benefit households and save labor.
In the north of England an eccentric old gentleman left fifty pounds a year for a tank of perch in his garden. A similar tale recalls a lady who endowed seventy pounds a year for three goldfish and flowers on their graves. An Italian count also left a handsome annuity for his pet carp kept in a grand bow in a salon.
The American redstart, a five and a half inch bird, shares with the peacock a fondness for display as its tail feathers are spread. Males reach the black portions on back tail and wings by age two after mottled early life. females are grayish yellow and white.
In 1809 Napoleon issued a Vienna decree ending the pope's temporal power and annexing Rome to France. The pope struck back with excommunications, but Napoleon's forceful dominance prevailed. The pope was seized at the Vatican and secretly moved away at midnight to protect a sacred life.
A dispensary official returned from a month’s holiday and met an Irish patient who praised the doctor’s improved appearance. The patient, Mick, insists he has mended every hour since the holiday began, while the doctor retorts with a playful tease about the improvement.
A cliff swallow feeds on thousands of injurious insects daily, earning praise as a natural pest controller. Also called the cave swallow, it nests on barn eaves and cliff faces, forming colonies of thousands in clay and straw nests. The bird winters in the tropics.
Ancient giant sloths roamed the continent not more than 100000 years ago, with bodies as large as elephants. Today the lineage survives as a small degenerate tropical American forest dweller that spends hours aloft in trees, camouflaged by grayish green lichens on its fur.
In a dialogue, a man mocks a boy’s stammer asking about a stammering school. The boy replies he stammers naturally, exposing a candid moment of social interaction and speech difficulty.
The text outlines France’s failed republic attempts ending with Napoleon as consul and later emperor. It notes the 1848 resolution making Napoleon III hereditary emperor, the 1870 Franco-Prussian War leading to the Third Republic, and the January 1871 Versailles coronation. It mentions Thiers’ leadership and compares to Cavour. Also describes the Colorado River’s course through Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California, with its 300,000 square mile drainage and key crossings at Needles and Yuma. Finally it cites a Scientific American plan to induce rain in Australia using a balloon to emit electricity to ionize clouds.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.