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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1919
Page
4
The article describes Lithuanian marriage customs with winter weddings favored by farmers and families. It notes that most celebrations occur in winter, with prominent rituals such as wreath removal and matron’s cap, Sunday ceremonies, and extended feasting lasting beyond a week. Prolonged family involvement and strong domestic roles are highlighted.
The Rockefeller foundation spent 22,444,815 on war work since 1914 with 1919 appropriations. Dr. George K. Vincent notes broad activity including medical research and relief. Belgium, Armenia, Syria, and Serbia received major aid. the American Red Cross got 58,083,772 in contributions.
London Ideas caption recounts a brief, humorous burglary scene. A policeman finds Mr Bolsover asleep with unlocked doors. The burglar boasts his son will return to lock up. The thief and accomplice remark on the near miss before retreating.
Two Terre Haute teachers with college degrees clerked at Chiesso bakery for a week. They sold items to two customers and faced a bill of 8 cents. The women marveled at clerks counting the tally in their heads rather than using paper, noting the change.
The Chicago Journal quotes a whimsical dialogue about experiments with hybrids starting from a cabbage and a white potato to create a creature with eyes, a neck, and hair but no nose or mouth. A diner joke follows about a terrapin on a bill of fare being struck out, jokingly answered as a fancy toweh.
A lioness escapes her cage amid an attack on a crowd, dies after being killed by bullets. The account condemns cruelty in circuses and zoos, praising the motherly courage of the animal amid human cruelty and urging public conscience to end such captivity.
A Scot strolling with a dog in Glasgow pauses at a fish display. A lobster clamps the collie’s tail, causing the dog to flee yelping while the fishmonger protests. The owner replies with a humorous exchange about the lobster.
A narrator recounts an eye test using belladonna to dilate pupils and the doctor’s warning about wearing dark glasses. After boarding a crowded car, the narrator ends up in a compromising moment when sat on a young man’s lap, revealed only by the now essential sunglasses amid college-era amused stares.
John Robbins a local real estate dealer recounts a country dinner in Cumberland when a breeze brought six bushels of apples his way for 50 cents. He tells friends the exchange occurred as the wind fell on the orchard provoking amused talk about the strange barter.
A western town poker game includes a stranger who shaves a profit by clever cheating. A player notes the switch and warns another with the line about three aces, asking if it was his death. The tale endures as a wary beware moment in old Western gambling lore.
An unclear quote discusses futurist theater style and audience reaction, noting confusion over the play’s meaning and dramatic scenes. The text critiques the reception and understanding of the performance and the limits of artistic experimentation.
The Beecher trial and Roger A Pryor figure prominently in a retrospective. The piece notes Pryors Civil War service and humane treatment of prisoners, his later legal fame in Tilton v Beecher, and the sensational public uproar that followed the case. It cites how newspapers and public opinion split and even influenced travel and politics.
Chauncey M. Depew recalls a ring Lardner anecdote at a Philadelphia club. A man vowed to go home to his wife, Lardner phoned and claimed the wife said he could stay. The astonished guest asks how, and Lardner replies the wife said he was roaring drunk and could be left there.
The 9 year old Marjorie faced feverish illness after her father promised a quarter for the first hundred. Her mother summoned a doctor who diagnosed a temperature slightly over 100. Marjorie brightened, hoping to collect the reward once she recovers and earns another hundred.
A man contemplates a kiss he steals from a shocked woman, then flees in remorse. In a small room the girl sobs as he apologizes, saying the kiss meant nothing and that he misread the chance. Dallas News reports the scene with a tense domestic undertone.
A London Answers excerpt mocks holiday planning in business. A man boasts two typists and a head clerk who refuse holidays to avoid leaving colleagues short handed, while a friend notes this reveals a busy, unmoving office culture.
Readers discuss whether sending a daughter to cooking school cultivates kindness and courtesy or risks encouraging arrogance. The exchange frames traditional virtues against evolving culinary prestige.
A collage of humorous exchanges and social quips features flirtations, generic banter, and a punchline about a doctor’s fees. The mock dialogue plays on business, romance, and everyday scenes with light satire and a closing quip about street etiquette.
Reports from Abliski indicate salmon entering Alaska waters is disappointing and prices on Alaska cols have slipped. Several large canneries report little to show, some Atlas canneries have halted operations, a 125000 case plant closed after securing 800, and Rivers Inlet Fraser River catches are weak, signaling the smallest salmon supply in years.
A collection of assorted sayings and trivia including phrases on manners patience and silence, notes on Tunisia salt production over 2 100 000 tons, glycerin for stain removal, Greenland potato size, a Burke quote on forbearance, and a Reykjavik remark about Tea land. Mentions of patented garters with pockets and a general reminder that happiness lies within.
A New York tunneling operation under the East River on the Fourteenth street tube used staged blasting to pass a section with only eight inches of solid rock cover. The upper heading was lowered four feet, cast iron lining installed, and rock removed in small blasts to keep the top from breaking through.
A mass meeting in San Rafael outlined steps to build the Golden Gate Bridge direct over the Golden Gate from Fort Baker to Port Mason. Surveys indicate a 5 500 foot width with rock support in the center for the central span. A San Francisco banker offered a 20 million dollar loan with the condition that the government grant a franchise and regulate tolls.
Jones returns to a familiar village and notes one windmill has been pulled down amid a long-ago bustle. The native confirms only one mill remains, hinting at altered times and loss of old landmarks.
A teacher asks Jimmy Brown to reframe a sentence about Richard riding a donkey. Jimmy suggests a better form: Richard can ride the donkey if the donkey wants him to. The classroom seeks clearer syntax and humor emerges in a simple rewrite.
Eloise engages in prison welfare work as a refined figure amid inmates. Critics argue the contact with criminals lowers her social standing while she visits the bank ers' colony and contends her club life will resume once seclusion ends. The piece reflects high society tension and morality concerns.
A World War II era vignette shows veterans recounting naval service. The dialogue mentions France nine months Germany two months and one month in the Asiatic Ocean, highlighting long wartime deployments and the confusion of a reporter asking about citations or decorations.
An opaque exchange unfolds as a friend teases a genius with a cryptic line about timing and appetite. Voices hint at hidden meaning while onlookers try to parse the quirky verse and its odd references.
A vintage budgeting line suggests households should manage expenses with a plan. The note quotes a young wife advocating a cautious approach to spending and debt.
A Belgian government backed maritime education program revives old industry by founding a model Ostend fishing school. It trains boys and older men in nets ropes sails and navigation using on land simulations and a training ship. Courses last three years and education is free, drawing increasing pupil numbers.
The Seven Stars in Withy Grre Manchester claims to be the oldest licensed house in Britain dating to 1356. Tolls once rose to about 30 dollars for fares. Legends tie Dick Turpin and Guy Fawkes to the inn and it features a Guy Fauk Chamber. In 1745 it served as HQ for Prince Charlie supporters led by Colonel Townley.
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