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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
2
Subscriptions for Daily Herald and Weekly Herald Democrat outlined with prices for four months by mail or carrier in city. Rates include ten cents per week for less than four months and notes on cards of thanks at fifty cents each.
A stream of aphorisms critiques temper, guilt, wealth, and society. It notes travelers barred from Mexico, jokes about leap year salaries, and reflections on judgment, individuality, and public opinion. Several lines touch on money found, colonial markets, and social pretenses with a dry, humorous tone.
A notice states obituaries cost 1 per item with an extra 5 cents per line for poetry. The policy outlines charges for obituary listings and poetry segments in the publication.
A five year old girl boarded a downtown street car with her mother. The conductor reached down and helped her up the high steps. Once seated she remarked how nice the men were, a remark reflecting the conductor’s kindness and the quiet scene aboard the car.
Fragmentary London era dialogue mocks suffrage ideas through a mocked exchange between a Jewish gentleman and a naive speaker. The piece quotes lines about women and authority, reflecting attitudes on gender roles in society.
Records show Hyogo prefecture registering four motor cars in 1908. By 1922 the count reached 14, in 1916 there were 20, and at end of 1918 the total was 282. Kobe city within Hyogo reportedly had 182 automobiles.
Washington plant chemists report cattail flour from swamp rhizomes offers protein similar to rice and corn flours with less fat than wheat flour. Prof. Claassen notes successful use in biscuits and puddings, yielding 5.40 pounds of flour per acre from dried rhizomes. Thousands of swamp acres exist in the United States.
A Philadelphia mother cleverly avoids forgetting her son’s medicine by telling him where to take it, then letting him cry at each scheduled time while she maintains she never missed a dose. Her husband questions the ruse, but she explains the plan as a simple memory aid.
Stock sale notices indicate Lacy Stoner’s departure for Mississippi and plans to sell at the J. W. Stoner farm within the next 60 days located 3 miles southwest of Green Castle. The item lists the sale action and the principal names involved in the event.
Auction announces October 21 1919 sale of sixty head pure bred Duroc hogs including 15 sows and pigs yearling gilts 15 spring gilts 8 spring boars and a two year old herd boar. Patare to be furnished with the Oggs sold. Forty head sheep 25 black faced ewes 12 black face ewe lambs 12 pure bred Shropshire bucks all native sheep.
See us before you make long time farm loans. No commissions or stock subscriptions. No assessment if a borrower fails to pay in full. We pay interest on surplus money. John W. Stoner Lacy S. Stoner promote trusted financial service.
An eccentric account places Wilhelm among exiles from a former German realm, forcing him to retreat to Castle Bentinek's garden to enjoy Liselgwe or a cigarette as his status shifts in exile.
A fragment shows a quarrel between a wife and husband over a talking machine. The wife questions if the device bears no relation to her, while the husband denies any claim. The dialogue suggests tension around the machine’s function and control.
Sal T will sell at public sale one and a half miles east of Greencastle ten good milk cows some with calves by side some to fresh soon others giving a good flow of milk. Cream separator mare one year old good worker sound Warren Newgent Clerk Harry W Moore offers ten more milk cows at the same time and place.
George Wharton Peper, a known nonsmoker, planned a formal gathering and ordered Havana cigars at 30 cents each to entertain guests. The cigars arrived before the home knew the guests were coming, prompting Mrs. Pepper to distribute them to the workers in the house.
The piece cites CW. Price of the National Safety Council stating about 120000 deaths from accidents during America’s war years with Germany and over two million wounded women and children. It notes accident fatalities exceed wartime military casualties and includes a cartoonish dialogue about a medical prescription ending with a new hat.
In Antille Cuba plans for a Texas company fuel oil station advance. United Fruit begins erecting fuel oil tanks at Brnes and Preston in Oriente province. Six tanks will be built now by an American construction firm.
A terse exchange reveals a man admitting he kissed another man’s wife, provoking plans for divorce and a reply about the mother in question. The dialogue hints at social scandal and household tension.
Curtailed fragment notes a playful exchange about the dangers of excess. The Parlor Philosopher muses that too much of a good thing can be problematic, while Life magazine adds a wry example about a dog with a short tail running less risk of injury.
In 1918 Hongkong imported condensed milk valued at 84,886,640. Of this, imports from the United States amounted to 3,584,854, or about 2 percent of total condensed milk imports.
Advocates urge League of Nations action on calendar reform tied to Easter timing and global religious feasts. Discussion cites prior contact by U S Britain and Switzerland with church officials and a proposed fixed date for Easter plus a 13 month year with 2-day months and weekly Sunday observance.
President Lowell and a business man discuss progress of a project while a servant enrollments file. A humorous exchange follows about waiting and a little girl at a butcher counter asking for ten cents' worth of livers.
The historic training ship Besex, relic from the Obie division of the Ohie naval militia, is to be sold to the richest Didier. Built in 1818, once connected to Admiral Schley, she served along the Atlantic and South American coast and later to Toledo for fly command. She was used in the Great Lakes training station during the World War era.
A garbled text showcases a string of aphorisms and wordplay about love money politics and society. It includes jumbled phrases on truth time patience and justice with scattered references such as Duluth ore deck and long distance phone lines, lacking coherence or clear event.
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