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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1920

Page

2

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.

BACK WOODS BREEDING FARM 1920 STOCK OFFERINGS

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.

George Lew Sweeney Jack Clinton Falls Morton Old Home Place

Liquid Fire P DQ Promises Pest Elimination at Low Cost

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.

Woacheg Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Ind Rp, Mullins

The Sorrows of Werther and Goethe in Brief

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.

Lotte Werther Albert Thackeray Goethe Kestner Charlotte Buff Kestners Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Germany Frankfort Am Main Faust Madame de Stall

Husband to Be Believes Wife Won’t Clean House

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.

Milton Uncle Dick

Trollope’s Can You Forgive Her A Tale Of Love And Rivalry

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.

Never Be Ordinary Married Life Warned By Lovers

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.

Alice George John Grey Kate Switzerland Grey Glencora Plantagenet Palliser Palliser Burgo Fitzgerald America Fininy Weill Adeline Harvey Marston Oaes Manes

Irishman Tricks Captain With Deception at Sea

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.

America

Household clash over wife and dog treasure hoards

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.

Forgetful Professor Delays Wife For Theater Evening

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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Greencastle Postoffice J. Arnold S. Jackson Street Back Woods Breeding Farm J. Owen Sigler East Washington ST Donner Block Chichester DRI Gusts By Albert Payson Terhune the Press Publishing Co The Press Publiing Co Anthony Trollope Alice Vavasor George Vavasor Trollope Postal Service Ireland England United States George Eliot Frances Trollope Thomas Elinor Glynn Standard Oil Company Indiana S. Michigan Ave Chicago A. B. Hanna Carrs al Eer A Million Dollar Bank Central National Bank Nature Norway
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