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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1919
Page
2
100 HOGS 100-8 Black Poland sows with pigs, 3 Chester White sows with 21 pigs, 6 open sows, 10 Chester Waite gills, 5 Chester White males, 25 head of feeding shoats weighing 80 to 100 lbs, and one yearling Big Type Poland male, registered and papers furnished.
A playful excerpt portrays five sisters as a young man asks if any sister could become his wife. Imogene reveals her cooking skills while the suitor probes whether she would join his home if he marries one of the sisters, framing a question about future happiness.
A Chicago News quip frames a stalled marriage as the couple cites worn out attire and furniture. The beauty laments delay while the suitor, a proponent of postponement, notes his own worn shoes from frequent visits.
In a sharp exchange from Washington, the editor of Town Whoppers questions revenue from personal journalism and suggests prominent figures might pay to avoid compliments. The interview notes a blunt remark that there is no legal obstacle to flattering people, hinting at press leverage.
In a clipped exchange a child asks about the word cap meaning with then a book reveals a phrase genitant arned cap-a-pie. A Philadelphia pressary note and a Chicago News item describe a husband's pause before an art gallery piece titled What is Home Without a Mother. The man murmurs that his family is most of the time.
A fragment from a Chicago to Detroit Free Press exchange presents Simkins and Timkins in a humorous verbal tangle about blame and fatherhood. Reformer questions belief as Acquaintance cites personal experience with three children, reflecting private disputes amid public satire.
A local sale notice lists Gillespie as the organizer and marks a sale to be held north of town on October 8. Details on time and goods are readable but incomplete in the fragment. The entry emphasizes location and date for the public notice.
An official analysis explains rice processing in the Orient and United States. It distinguishes polishing from coating and notes that milling removes bran and nutrients while coating adds substances. It discusses beriberi linked to polished milled rice and cautions against fear based on misrepresentations while stressing varied diets in the United States.
The annual Bureau of Soils report shows 29,084,000 acres surveyed in the fiscal year ending June 30, with 90 areas under study. Coverage extended over 5,721 square miles, totaling 22,861,440 acres in nine states.
Crowding at night kills thousands of chicks. avoid filling brooders to capacity as they grow. Beheading, if done, should use a sharp tool and thorough washing. Timber preservatives work on some round timbers but not firs, hemlocks, redwood or Sitka spruce. A shipwreck note warns of a bad vegetable aboard. A school loses interest if it cannot pay the principal.
George Ade depicts a Monte Carlo fantasy in glittering halls with gowns and tables packed with players. A girl bets 18 francs on her age and loses as the croupier calls Rein ne va plus. A mother rebukes a naughty girl who says she will marry. the girl retorts about her father's habits. The Tatler.
A humorous anecdote about a child who says it was cracked before after a dish breaks. A boy named Tommy grins, explains his mother’s alarm, and repeats the line. A brief dialogue shows a neighbor misunderstanding, with Mr Minks correcting the situation after an apology.
A playful exchange imagines Noah’s ark inquiry with a teacher and a scholar debating the two of every kind. The quip riffs on charges and matters of memory in a light, old newspaper tone.
In a playful exchange on a prying mind, Laziness reveals its name and explains Illness is only a nom de plume used in patent medicine testimonials. Puck comments on the line between identity and deception.
In Biddeford primary schools a spelling exercise ends with a student reading a paper motto: God blast our home. Other snippets show humorous exchanges, including a kiss request refused for friendship and a quip about a man’s humor.
Dialogue shows Miles doubting Giles claim about lightning striking twice. Giles asserts the fastened certainty that lightning can indeed strike twice in the same locale, reinforcing the proverb with a dramatic example.
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