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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1920
Page
2
Notices show second class mail matter at Greencastle Indiana post office and list charges for cards of thanks obituaries and poetry. Names and addresses indicate listings for Charles J Arnold with office contact at 17 and 19 South Jackson Street.
A slate of Democrats across Putnam County announces candidacies for local and federal posts ahead of the May 4 1920 primaries. Candidates include Jacob E Cravin for Congress W E Will for Representative Charles Batt of Vigo County seeking a nomination Jay S Hamilton for Prosecuting Attorney Otto G Webb for Treasurer Edward H Eitle Jorge Allen Eggers Will Glidewen K S (Ike) Wallace Harkins L Jackson and Jesse M Ham er urging voter support in the Democratic primary election.
Reese R. Buis of Marion township announces for the Second district commissioner seat subject to the Democratic primary on May 4 1920 David J Skelton of Washington township announces for the Third district commissioner seat with the same primary date and party commitment
J J Hendrix of Washington town commissioner in Putnam County runs in the Democratic primary. O A Day of Marion Township also announces his candidacy for Putnam County commissioner to Democratic voters.
L. M. Chamberlain of Cloverdale township announces his bid for commissioner in the Third District. The decision will be made by the Democratic primary on May 4, 1920.
J. Owen Sigler proprietor offers season service of 1920 at his farm 114 miles east of Clinton Falls three miles south of Morton a quarter mile south of the Old Home Place. Standout stock includes a registered Belgium stallion foaled 1911 weight 2050 bay proven sire with $15 fee a Pur Bred Percheron foaled 1916 color sorrel with $15 fee and four Mammouth pure bred jacks with $12 fee. Jacks sired by George Lew Sweeney Jack grandsons of the Old State, producing mules at high rate. Call to inspect. best service for mares assured.
A man credits a simple preparation for avoiding liver and gall bladder surgery. He describes severe illness and says after starting Mayr's remedy his condition improved dramatically, claiming he felt like a two year old again. The ad promotes the product as removing catarrachal mucus and reducing intestinal inflammation with a money back guarantee.
John A Shields of Ottawa Kansas clatters 218 words in one minute in a dark room with six witnesses, breaking Charles McGurrins 212 words per minute record. Experts note the feat stems from relentless practice and proper fingering tips.
Peterborough Cathedral houses England's oldest working clock, built about 1320 most likely by a monastic clock maker. It is wound daily via a wooden wheel and galvanised cable, with a candle-lit winding in a high candle-lit chamber. The clock has no dial and uses a slow escapement wheel to show time.
The Savannah, a 750 ton vessel built in New York by Francis Pettit in 1818, became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Captain Stevens Rogers led a voyage from Savannah on May 20 1819 reaching Liverpool 26 days later after paddles were used for 16 days. The ship faced pursuit off Cape Clear and later served as a sailing packet before wrecking off Long Island.
A student's humorous misstatements about ducks describe a heavyset bird made of meat and feathers, poor singing due to frogs in the neck, water love, a balloon in the stomach, and back-set legs. The piece contrasts drakes that curl tails and do not sit on eggs with a wish to be a duck, misnaming as dreke.
Mrs Benton tastes a savory mor sel dish she made from a windMw recipe and worries it does not taste like Mrs Mink’s. Mr Benton disagrees and suggests the issue lies not in omission but in something she added.
In a Great Western Railway carriage heading to London a youth irritated fellow passengers with loud foolish remarks. At Howell Lunatic Asylum the youth quips about the asylum, prompting a stout old man to warn that one day he may comment on the railway from the asylum.
A boy and girl sat at table as elders departed. The boy ate pie with his fingers and argued that fingers came before forks. The girl retorted that hers were not. The playful exchange ends with a light moral on table manners.
The aviator and his wife take their first trip aboard the air ship. She fears dropping a pearl button, believing it fell to the ground. He reassures her to stay seated, noting the glistening spot is Lake Windermere.
A terse exchange in which she reveals her first husband and the man she describes as her rival provokes a stark reaction. He listens as she explains the past and her present feelings. He exhibits envy and unresolved emotions guiding their tense dynamics.
An earnest young minister, pressed into service to buy time, faced a tense scene as a front‑seat girl known for memorized quips asked in a shrill voice what he knew best. Sympathy appeared on faces as the moment unfolded amid attention and restraint.
An old illiterate Black man near Victoria Texas, the neighborhood's sole Baptist, defends his faith with a sharp retort when challenged to read the Bible. He quizzes others about John the Baptist and John the Methodists, turning the exchange into a pointed religious rebuke.
In a brisk exchange Miss Keen jokes about a friend named Algy facing brain trouble. Cholly notes the issue is not yet located, prompting Keen to clarify whether the concern is the brain or the trouble itself.
A quarrel over poetry and typing quirks unfolds as an editor chides a writer who defends the worth of poetry. Mr Pen wiggle responds with wit, questioning whether mastery of typewriting would mean abandoning verse. The exchange highlights literary pride and stubborn humor.
The article notes many sufferers across ages gnaw wood cloth and other materials due to depraved taste or psychic disease. It highlights chronic nail biting as common and warns of health detriments from persistent chewing.
An old horse named Bam and driver Sam Winters have had rough times after six days of work. A passerby jokes that the horse interferes with traffic as Bam and Winters push through a crowded street. Sam calmly asks if the crowdmember is troubled by the animal’s behavior.
In a brief dialogue Miss Weereigh expresses fatigue and prefers dancing. Mr. Borem proposes discussion, but she insists on continuing with dance, highlighting a light social exchange set in a performance or flirtatious moment. The exchange captures a playful tone and social dynamics of youth.
In a grim prison exchange a convict tells a visiting woman he is to serve life. The woman asks if he will be happy when his sentence ends, and the man replies he does not know.
A new foreman asks Rafferty about machinery and orders him to stop oifin the wheelbar row, saying he will do the work himself. The exchange captures workplace tension over tasks and expertise in a gritty labor setting.
A humorous exchange portrays a wife insisting on being sent away for her health as she claims her dresses are becoming effervescent in color. The husband reacts with disbelief, highlighting the comic misunderstanding over her supposed decline.
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