Cards of Thanks Chargeable at 50 Cents Each
Greencastle Indiana post office lists Cards of Thanks as a paid notice item with a 50 cent charge per card.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
2
Greencastle Indiana post office lists Cards of Thanks as a paid notice item with a 50 cent charge per card.
J Owen Sigler proprietor invites inquiries at his Clinton Falls Morton area farm for 1920 season services. Includes Jumbo Bel yu bay stallion foaled 1911 weighing 2050 color bay with proven sire status and Valebert purebred Percheron foaled 1916 color sorrel, both with season fees. Also four Mammouth purebred jacks sired by Sweeney Jack and George Lew, producing good mule offspring with fees ranging 12 to 15 dollars. Farm located 1 miles east of Clinton Falls and 3 miles south of Morton, 2 quarters south of Old Home Place. Call to inspect stock.
An advertisement touts P DQ as a safe, quick remedy against bedbugs ants roaches and fleas for homes and springs. It claims hospitals and railroads endorse the product and notes two sizes 35 cents and 2 50 with five gallons produced by Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Indiana. Local druggist RP Mullins Drug Store distributes it and warns of imitators selling fake versions.
A compact study recounts Werther the German youth who loves Lotte, marries Albert, and dies by his own hand. It notes the work’s 1774 fame, its later mockery by Thackeray, and Goethe’s life parallels to the novel. It also surveys Goethe’s life, FAUST, and his stature in German literature.
A humorous exchange contrasts a son’s confidence in marrying a woman who supposedly avoids housekeeping. The mother questions whether the young lady knows anything about housework, and the son jokes he will be the happiest man alive if she never cleans.
The passage outlines Alice Vavasor’s engagement pattern between George Vavasor and John Grey. Grey finances a loan for George’s election ambitions, sparking a violent confrontation and a dramatic turn of events that leads Alice to finally accept Grey. Notes praise Trollope’s portrayal of character and social mores.
A fluffy haired girl fixes on preserving romance after marriage as she recalls Adeline and Harvey, who once adored each other but grew prosaic. The couple’s domestic tedium and routine spark alarm about lasting passion in contrast to the couple’s ideal love. Her fiancé vows their romance will stay vivid.
A devious pair, an Englishman and an Irishman, seek passage to America. The Englishman is allowed aboard after prompting the Irishman to show references. During wash duties a wave tips the Englishman overboard, and the Irishman reveals the trick claiming the captain was fooled by the ruse.
The head of a household laments how his wife and his dog constantly bring home useless items from bargain sales and auctions. He narrates comical misprized finds from Oriental curiosities to a cows backbone, while the wife condemns the dog’s trophies and uses tongs on the outcome.
A renowned forgetful professor, famed for absent mindedness, asks his wife to change her tie. He obediently goes upstairs, and moments later the wife discovers him in bed, awaiting a surprising reason for the delay. The scene unfolds with comic timing and a domestic twist.
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