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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1919
Page
2
The notice lists mailing and carrier rates for Daily Herald by mail, with prices for 2 dollars for Winnie, three months, and weekly charges, plus in city carrier rates and card of thanks at 50 cents each. It shows periods and discounts for longer terms and payment in advance.
Glob the cave man returns to Bla his mate and is scolded for gambling with a tree dwelling lover Sweek He brags about three hollow stones filled with dinosaur meat and apples but Bla forgives him and invites him inside for breakfast Moral: TI is nothing new under the sun.
Henry Watterson reflects on fallen statesmen who linger in poverty after glory. He recalls a tale where a claimant tries to bribe a great man, who after gambling night and day sends him away with moral scorn, underscoring the corrupting lure of power and money. The piece appeared in Saturday Evening Post.
Henry Watterson recalls growing up near the Capitol with his father a congressman He recounts meeting ex president John Quincy Adams and the moment Adams collapsed on the House floor as mourners carried him to the speaker
Clarence L. Speed argues the next world step is a league of nations. He notes fourteen governments approved tentative constitutions and delegates at Paris prepared to sign a treaty to end war. The piece traces historical shifts toward collective security and calls readers to seek more information from the Illinois branch office in Chicago.
Friday issue marks end of the DePauw Daily for the year as staff reflect on challenges and successes. The paper earned student support but faced faculty dissatisfaction and financial limits while planning a stronger future with official backing.
The article critiques DePauw University students for rejecting or neglecting the proposed honor system and laments a campus shift toward a rah rah culture. It notes 121 voting against the measure and about as many abstaining, while praising the minority who supported reform and urging renewed academic focus.
The Y W meeting Thursday afternoon featured a freshman sophomore service with Maud Kemp speaking for freshmen and Mary Fraley for sophomores. They planned big sister activities for next year and discussed aiding freshmen. Belinda Crane and Mary Gorrell were named Geneva conference representatives.
DePauw University plans a subscription drive for its new magazine next Monday and Tuesday. Catherine Holman and Halford Udell announce a campus-wide push with meetings in dorms and Prof. Pence's Middle College room. Students are urged to subscribe at one dollar per year to show support and boost alumni backing.
Miss Berna Deane Szold and Miss Beulah Bondy of the Chicago Little Theatre spoke at a Duzer Du meeting at the Theta house. They praised a DePauw Little Theatre as a great asset for arts, and noted the upcoming reading of The Flickering Flame on Saturday.
David Lilienthal, president of the student council, says the honor system's fate depends on next year's council. A future constitution change requires a mass meeting majority, with 85 percent once thought necessary. The second amendment was carried, adding new officers to the council next year.
The Sandwich Club will meet this evening as Butler College Notes notes the last gathering of the year.
Abe Martin notes Fawn Lippincutt faces a choice between attending De Pauw University next year or staying single, framing the dilemma in a light local humor tone.
Col John H Hester U S Army conducted a thorough Friday inspection of DePauw R O T C units. Equipment and books were found satisfactory. two companies were tested in map reading and drill indoors due to bad weather. Captain Frazee received high commendation.
The Alpha Omicron Pi national convention will be held here June 23 to 28 with seventy five delegates and 260 visitors. States represented include Maine Texas California New York and Washington. Mrs George V Mullan of New York who installed the chapter will attend as a guest. This marks the first national Alpha Omicron Pi convention at DePauw and the first since 1915 with the 1917 Lynchburg event postponed due to the war.
Lady Ritihie widow of Sir Richmond Ritehie has died at eighty two. She endeared herself to the public with vivid reminiscences of her father and other Victorian figures. Though not a famed novelist, she excelled in anecdotes of well known men and women she knew.
Carnegie scientists document trunk growth with a new device called the dendrograph. Two forms use hinged wooden blocks or a four-contact yoke to sense girth changes and transmit them to a recording pen on a drum for daily and seasonal growth records.
In a domestic vignette from the Indianapolis News an eighteen year old sister proclaims ambitious dreams of a college educated, handsome husband. The elder sister remains placid while the dynamic highlights differing goals within a family.
Pineapple leaf fiber is extracted and spun into thread then woven on looms to produce cloth. The process starts with fiber extraction, followed by thread production and loom weaving, turning the plant material into usable fabric.
An analysis argues the true cost of war lies in production capacity and mobilization rather than savings. It notes Germany’s swift economic gearing, Britain and the United States lag in mobilizing resources, and compares national debts and wealth shares, highlighting the US position with high debt yet strong credit capacity.
A returning black soldier at Hoboken’s quartermaster depot jokes about being alive and reveals found personal items in a checked package. He laughs at his near-death report while showing a bundle of his belongings including a fanrant of dice and a money payoff.
The passage praises Arabic poetry for depicting desert life and the people, with vivid images of beards, eyes, tents, caravans, camels, and hospitality. It notes rich symbolism including many names for the lion and the sword, reflecting culture and landscape through lyric lines.
A man carrying chlorate of potash tablets in a bottle in his coat pocket caused blue flame eruptions when the bottle loosened and the ashes from his pipe touched it. Passengers feared a bomb scare as glass fragments marked the ground where the bottle broke, though only his clothing was burned.
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