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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
3
A Pasadena family debates the meaning of a Greek profile with a long ornate answer invoking Praxiteles and art schools. The scene ends with the father resuming his reading of Why Oysters Have Strong Lungs as a note on local humor and a tease about selling gens stock.
A fragmented May grocery ad lists beef cuts and bacon per pound, assorted canned fruits vegetables and staples with mixed prices. It includes evaporated peaches apricots prunes peaches tomatoes corn peas beans and hill items like soap paper towels pickles sugar and coffee names and unit costs.
An old miller recalls a train side quarrel about patience and perseverance. A pompous man argues most things cannot be accomplished by patience, and the miller jokes water can be carried in a sieve by waiting for it to freeze.
A minister visits Jethro's home for a christening of his son Jeth, junior. The host boasts lavish food and drinks hoping to be spiritually prepared, but the minister clarifies the preparations are spiritual. Jethro then reveals plans with whiskey and beer.
In a country village Pat Casey plans a fourth removal in twelve months. The pariah priest quips about moving poultry, then Pat and a woman discuss their divorce and a brief, soon to end freedom. The woman says she is now free and plans to enjoy it for a few hours.
A passerby asks why Mrs. Torkins sits up high to toot the horn. She replies Charlie tells her to so she won’t hear his quips while he works on the car.
A terse exchange recalls a humorous quip about a husband who tossed his wife out for smoking but claimed she was on fire, highlighting wartime style wit and marital punchlines.
In a colloquial exchange Mrs Asker questions if the devil has horns and hoofs while Asker jokes that the devil would be trapped by the beef trust, reflecting a humorous clash over superstition and industry power.
The scene centers on Willie meeting his mother and a guest, with a wag about growing up and a compliment to Miss Brightlie. A young lady, Miss Levichtie, introduces Mr. Search to Miss Brightlie, described as “worth a million” and highly admired.
A widow recounts severe stomach illness and credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with restoring her health. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation, curing stomach liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose proves results with money refunded. sold by R. P. Mullins and druggists nationwide.
An advertisement promotes RAT-SNAP rat and mice poison with odorless performance claims. It targets farms and buildings, listing three sizes priced 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 and naming local sellers John Coot & Sons J. Sudranskie & Co and R. P. Mullins as distributors.
Public notices include a lost child’s overcoat between G W Bence Farm and Greencastle with Herald Office contact. Listings cover oak furniture, rugs, a work horse, lawn mowers, stoves, sewing machines, gunsmith, autos, farm loans, local contractor, rat poison Rat Snap ads with user testimonials and local distributors.
The ad touts Hunt s Salve for itching skin diseases with a money back offer. It also markets RAT SNAP rodent killer in three sizes sold by local merchants and notes several social visits and local farm updates from Garner Hill Gladstone New Jersey and surrounding area.
Mrs Mary Graves describes starting with an incubator three years ago and earning money this year after rats killed many baby chicks. A friend’s Rat Snap cake killed the rats in the henery and they disappeared. Available in 25 50 and 100 cent sizes from local sellers John Cook Sons Sudranski Co and Mullins.
Mrs. Julia Cryer of Muncie testifies after twenty years as a nurse that Trutona relieved her decade long indigestion. She reports reduced gas bloating and no nightly kidney discomfort, praising it as a reconstructive tonic and liver and bowel treatment. Trutona is sold at R. P. Mullins Drug Store in Greencastle.
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