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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
2
Seven Indiana towns suffered losses totaling over 119000 since the state fire marshal’s department began. He warns lack of fire apparatus leaves towns at the mercy of flames and notes several towns have started forming volunteer departments with equipment to reduce per capita losses.
The Delt Tau Phi game will be replayed next week due to a misunderstanding over a Delta Tau player’s qualifications. The baseball matchup between the team and Phi Delts was scheduled for Thursday at four in the afternoon, with the winner advancing to the semi finals.
A Chicago designer creates a compact cherry-pitting device praised for neat use in kitchens. The contraption aims to speed prep for cooks and suggests easy home adoption for removing pits.
A device made from strong wire with plier tips forms scissor like jaws and springs. It pits cherries by driving a spur through the fruit while the user presses the arms, avoiding stones in cherry pies and puddings.
A sick man counts his book collection while resting. He experiments with counting Irving’s works and later a Baltar set, adjusting methods as he drifts between totals of fourteen, thirty-two, sixteen, then finally sleeps after his sister provides the final count.
A simple door holder can be made from a barrel hoop by cutting an eight inch length and inserting rubber-head tacks at both ends on the underside and spaced on the top to allow the door to fit. The arched hoop creates friction to hold the door in place, or use carpeted ends if tacks are unavailable. An alternative notch or using a barrel stave center offers a similar solution.
A vivid editorial voice links present conflicts to ancient warfare, noting how war cries and suffrage rhetoric mingle with the era's marches. The piece evokes the clash of gendered rhetoric and urban crowds in New York and London, calling on readers to consider the era's zeal and agitation.
An antique seat used in Harvard ceremonies for two centuries is singled out as essential to commencements and inaugurations. President Lowell sat in it at his inaugural. tradition links it to President Holyoke and the Mather family, with a possible origin in Cheshire England.
A narrator recalls a year since an elopement attempt and a rainy night. He and Kitty reconnect at Lady Prouthbeck's, debating age, duty, and what was love, with barbed exchanges about growth, humor, and failed romance as they drift apart.
A bedtime tale follows Dorothy who learns politeness from Mister Please after a dream journey. They roam a world beyond the window and across a footbridge to the edge of the world. Dorothy pleads for gentleness and returns home safe with a lesson on Please and Ma’am.
An illustration in Popular Mechanics shows a crude cross bow akin to pre gunpowder European weapons, but used by Philippine interior tribes as a modern weapon. It fires deadly poisoned bamboo arrows, one ready to discharge, having caused deaths among soldiers and some explorers.
A columnist notes a humorous moment from amateur writing as John and Grace dine in silence. The husband consumes soup fish entree roast beef and dessert without speaking, highlighting an unspoken rift at the table.
The white tablecloth marking the Sabbath endures as a steadfast ritual for Jewish households. It clings to tradition, remaining the last reminder of faith when other distinctions fade.
A private moment in a conservatory leads to a tense dialogue where one person contemplates a kiss and the other rebukes the idea, thanking them for a compliment instead. The exchange reveals boundaries and lingering tension between the two individuals.
Meandering Mike questions a man about his coin theft. Pilod ding Pete says a sickened neighbor woman set a dog on him and he stole the puppy and sold it to defend himself.
The Philosopher of Folly suggests there could be more poets in this country if we heard nightingales at night instead of tomcats. He advocates listening to nature’s music to inspire verse.
In a look at traffic culture, drivers claim the old rush is gone as speed ordinances tighten and pedestrians grow cautious, altering the city’s once brisk motoring scene.
A nineteenth century note explains that speed is measured in knots, with one knot equal to one geographical mile per hour. Six geographical miles roughly equal seven statute miles, so twelve knots equals about fourteen statute miles per hour, and the term knots per hour is incorrect usage.
Walter Spray of 1011 South Second Street Frankfort Ind describes lasting relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. He notes immediate improvement and credits the treatment with curing pain and digestive issues. The advertisement touts the remedy's benefits for stomach liver and bowels and warns of imitators. It invites readers to request a free book from Geo H Mayr in Chicago.
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