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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1919
Page
4
An earnest piece argues breath as life enabling sleep and activity. It condemns closed rooms and corsets, cites carbon dioxide dangers, and imagines gendered differences in breathing and vitality with a provocative call to action.
In an ancient Greek tale the amber arises from the tears of the Heliades sisters turned into poplars after Phaeton's fall. The myth links amber to resin exudation from trees fossilized by water action, explaining its origin as a poetic simplification.
The Boston Herald recalls Stephen Gridley known as Hot Griddles a taciturn man famed for a nimble wit. In court he dodged questions about a former resident claiming to know him. When pressed about a trait he remembered only one he said he was cross eyed and tears ran down his back when he cried.
Yonkers States man notes a humorous view on gender and riches as a clever old man faces a satirical clash with a woman’s wealth and social rivals. The piece hints at rivalry and public perception through witty lines.
A man explains to Willikin that he once assigned all his property to his wife to keep it from his creditors. Now she has taken the money and left him, claiming he swindled his creditors. Tit-Bits notes the domestic betrayal and financial fault line.
A Chicago News quip imagines a young man offering marriage for a $25,000 life policy. The woman counters by asking what happens if he does not die soon, highlighting the impracticality of the plan and prompting a wry exchange.
Cartoon caption from Ally Sloper's Half Holiday riffs on meat and meat jargon with pigs and butchers as characters. Dialogue features Ti and ir debating saddle of mutton and leather-like texture in a humorous exchange.
A cautious boarder persuades companions to skate at the park instead of Smalley’s pricey rink. He lists costs for fee, gear, locker, and attire, contrasting park air and romance with costly private entertainment. The group agrees, including a pretty teacher, and opt for the public option.
The article discusses inherent longevity marked by physical traits such as large heart and lungs, eye color, and nostril shape, noting environmental influences and hereditary factors. It cites medical opinions and mentions Buddha’s sacred left eye tooth reportedly kept at Randy, Ceylon, venerated by 400 million people.
A family bill found among Virginia plantation archives shows funeral expenses paid with tobacco and various goods. Items include sermon tobacco, coffin, flour, dunghill fowl, butter, sugar and spice, dressing the dinner, cider and rum totaling diverse bartered items for a funeral feast.
An obscure Denver tale describes how eggs from Kansas and nearby states carried lists of names and addresses of would be marriage partners. A Kansas pattern shows many hopefuls, while a Denver man’s tall fake persona and a girl’s self description led to a curious, brief correspondence before ending with a parental reveal.
In a public house bar London Hospital collecting boxes drew a crowd of sailors just paid off. An elderly man urged four minutes of pennies at one second per penny, claiming to fund a dinner for the hospitals tomorrow, and the crowd complied until the box emptied.
The newly elected French President is closely tied to his umbrella, likely to become a favored subject for caricaturists. Historically only Louis Philippe and a former monarch were noted for umbrellas. Fallieres as premier ordered the exile of Louis Philippe’s grandson and the Duc d Orleans.
The article lists animal prices: Elephants cost £1200-£1400 for Africans and about £1000 for an Indian elephant. Giraffes priced similarly to elephants due to scarcity. Hip popotamus £600, African Hon £200-£300, lioness £160-£180, Bengal tigers £150-£160, camels £80-£100 each.
In Pasadena a three 30 foot tomato vine has borne fruit in all seasons. The vines cover an 18 foot ladder height to harvest and have tangled into a dense green mass on a trellis twenty feet high.
A traditional winter curfew horn is blown at 9 p.m. on Bainbridge village green to guide travelers lost on the surrounding fells. The horn once decorated the head of a large African bull before being given to the village.
The municipality of Orlamunde issues a notice denying entry to cafes and public houses for all who do not pay rates and taxes within the legal time frame. The measure mirrors a Swiss practice already in force for years and deemed effective.
Jurors in a Canadian case requested more evidence after retiring to deliberate on the verdict. The foreman announced the jury needed additional proof following their sample review of the whisky in question.
In 1413 several Lorraine villages sued the Department formata to defend wood-cutting rights in a forest. After almost three centuries of mitigation the Supreme Court at Leipsie ruled against the department and condemned it to pay all costs.
A washerwoman’s husband regales a boy with a playful Indian tale of Old Stickin the Mud and the origin of the name Three Fingered Jack the Tar Heeled Terror of the Plains. The story blends mock bravado with rural banter amid a domestic scene.
In a humorous salon exchange, Angelica and Marcia dissect Mrs. Blair a widow with a tidy social image. They mock her inflated vocabulary and dubious candor as she bluffs through social pretensions, likening her to a Gilded Age type amid careful domestic affectations.
A husband promises daily letters to his wife away for two weeks. He hires a stenographer to copy one model letter twelve times, all dated a day ahead. When the wife returns, she delivers a handbag of letters. the stenographer had posted them all on the same day, revealing the ruse.
A disheveled man rushes into a police station saying he was robbed of 5000 dollars en route to a bank. A porter admits finding the money and the case tests honesty as officers question the transfer and the clerk’s note. The piece ends with a warning about conscience.
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