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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
2
A boy asks his mother if God is a cousin, recalling a visit with fond relatives in the East. The scene contrasts family warmth with religious reflection as the boy ponders God’s kinship. The brief anecdote appears in the Angeles Times.
Observations from Arizona deserts and Santa Lucia mountains show leaves undergoing rapid temperature shifts. Changes of one to three degrees Celsius occur in 20 to 60 seconds, with stronger winds yielding about five degrees in three seconds.
Classified listing shows bulk savings on grocery items and household goods. Pinto bears 5 lbs. 38 oz. glass Apple Butter Pie Peaches apples gal cans bulk coffee oats corn flakes jelly and soap offered in multiple pack deals with prices denoted. Multiple line items indicate frequent weekly specials and everyday essentials for households.
The Greencastle Daily Herald lists subscription rates including one year in advance and shorter terms with prices per month and week. It notes carrier in city delivery and single copies, with obituaries and cards of thanks carrying separate charges and poetry lines billed at 35 cents.
A fragmentary humor column with quips and captions from cartoons and magazine notes. It features snippets about poetry, mail, practicality, a bank runner, a geography joke, and a family door knocker, among other light lines. The tone is satirical and dialog-like, preserving a period voice.
Fragmented headlines and quotes about a cemetery mystery, a question about girls marriage, a disputed plane wedding, and a nameless man noting a carter ennke that started the clothes. The tone mirrors a quirky vintage column with clipped social snippets and odd remarks.
Fragmentary dialogue notes a speaker asking about a nearby place and claiming his wife cannot smell him. The brief lines suggest a casual, possibly humorous or intimate exchange without clear context or attribution.
The month Ramadan travels with the seasons and ends in a fasting and feast period. A sheep sacrifice marks Eid, with crowds bearing the animal to the pasha’s palace. Cannons, music, and court ceremonies precede prayers, then the ruler receives reverent gestures before coffee in the court.
A fragmented account traces temperance ideas from ancient China to Egypt, noting early reforms by priests in India and Persia and a 12th century push by King Wen. It cites Wen’s ban on unregulated wine use and a general call to curb drunkenness across eras, with a teacher warning youth against excess.
A collection of fragmented, witty exchanges and quips from Baltimore American and Chicago News style items. The snippets feature social banter about pets cigars marriage twins and jokes on law gravity and matrimony, with playful misprints and stray phrases.
The Kansas City Star quotes Pestus Pester debunking a purveyor of an eff sterk scheme. He asserts few investors ever receive their money, insisting his Seong friend would not be perched and stoned if it were legitimate.
A compact philosophical reflection on self estimation and initiative. It argues that personal worth, not social position, decides success and urges decisive action when opportunity appears. The piece cautions against regret and champions using nature’s impartial laws to shape outcomes.
An old woman with typhoid fevers complains that a thermometer under her tongue helped her more than the doctor’s prescribed treatments. When her condition worsens, she reminds him that the tongue tube always did her more good than his “trash.”
A music teacher grows weary of a careless pupil as she struggles through a difficult piece. The pupil pauses to find a handkerchief, prompting the teacher to exclaim that the pupil loses everything. The pupil retorts with humor that she has not lost her temper.
Marion Indiana October 9 Mrs A Lincoln 1114 South Branson street wife of National Military Home worker says Trutona cured her stomach trouble and nervous headaches. Appetite improved belching eased gas reduced and headaches lessened. Lincoln joins hundreds of Hoosiers endorsing the tonic as a perfect remedy for stomach bowel and liver trouble and indigestion Adv R P Mullins Greencastle druggist sells it.
Jipps appeared overwhelmed as observers noted his reactions. Witness accounts say his face fell and his voice broke under pressure, signaling a dramatic moment in the unfolding event.
The item presents a brief, whimsical exchange captioned as London Answers with a quotation about not worrying or hurrying and a question about the government office. It reflects a humor column style and hints at a political light moment without naming officials or events.
A Brazil story recalls a farcical note on diamonds. Miners in the Minas Gerais region found pebble gems while washing for gold and used them as counters in card games. One penniless adventurer recognized the stones, won big, then shipped to Lisbon to sell his haul for a fortune, launching Brazil into prominence in gem supply.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt surveys sixteenth and seventeenth century attitudes to bankruptcy. It notes punitive practices in France Japan Scotland Siam and England, including wearing colored garments, slave labor, and even the death penalty for fraud or concealment of assets, with reference to a man named John Perrot.
The article traces the craft of tailoring from its skin garment roots in the north among Eskimos and caribou hunters to China, then Europe, and into Siberia and the Americas. It notes limited clothing among Pacific coast indigenous peoples and Patagonian natives, while weaving in Mexico and the Andes preserved angular loom patterns.
The reminiscence places Lord John Russell in a broad historical circle. It recalls his long career as foreign secretary and prime minister, and describes hours spent with peers, travelers, and literary figures. The narrator highlights Russell’s companionship, debates, travels, and references to notable names from the era.
An informal comic note questions Skidley's knack for staging numerous successful auto dents. Patt suggests he omits the chains as a prewreck prerequisite, while Cur Toon offers skeptical commentary on the setup.
A fragmentary essay argues the United States shifts from a farming society to an agricultural producer system. It contrasts Europe’s sense of continuity with America’s emphasis on industrial production, suggesting prosperity hinges on pairing peasant landownership with industrial growth without sacrificing quantity advantages. The piece notes evolving social roles and the need to learn from European cultivation methods.
A New York Tribune clipping sketches a lineage tale from a grandfather who lived to eighty five and did remarkable feats such as felling a gate cheek by jowl, stopping a run horse, and smoking cured leaf. Henry, his son, is noted for athletic feats at Mi State, including a four‑inch straight, while the speaker recalls watching a man fall from a Woolworth Building window and collapsing in a cab the next day.
An incomplete reminiscence recounts writing to a young recipient while in a workplace, expressing personal dislikes including hatred for red hair. The narrator recalls forgetting someone with red hair and describes the resulting embarrassment amid a crowd of listeners at the Chicago Tribune setting.
An unusual wedding tale describes a mother choosing her daughter's partner and arranging a grand house ceremony. Guests arrived as the bride eloped with her lover on horseback to a neighboring village where they wed, leaving the groom and wedding party behind.
The Birng ham Age-Herald notes the passing of Pikesty, once a swift runner and longtime friend who commuted with a close companion for nearly twenty years. The piece reflects on his quiet sleep in death as local news marks eight o clock for Green Hill near town.
An official collecting tickets at a Scottish concert whispered a warning to the caretaker “Ca canny, man, or ye’ll be hac!” The ticket collector whispered astonishment “Beegamy no less!” He admitted letting in nine women claiming to be the caretaker’s wife, and now a third wants entry.
A sun reflection on a Palms house triggered a fire, with smoke rising and a blaze starting. In Bensonhurst, locals joke that this incident inspired the fireless cooker. Yonkers Statesman reports the event as a curious early account of household ingenuity.
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