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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
4
A jumbled price listing shows items like flour, extra fine potatoes, peaches in syrup, canned tomatoes, early June peas, raspberries, corn, oats, pasta, coffee and kitchen cleaners with varied quantities and per unit or per dozen prices. The text reads as a raw OCR of a local grocery catalog mid era commerce.
The article describes the weasel as a bloodthirsty native predator using acrobatic movements to approach and strike at victims. It notes the animal climbs and traverses hedges as easily as roads and preys on humans and cattle near homes.
The Royal College of Surgeons gallery preserves the oldest wooden leg. Found in Capua tomb, it is a Roman artificial limb with bronze fittings on a wooden core. Iron bars and a foot-area brace add strength. A bronze belt and three vases accompany the skeleton, dating to about 200 B.C.
Morris Hillquit denounces profiteers as heartless and compares them to a lazy office boy who reads a movie magazine at work. He recalls a confrontation where the boy sits at a desk and dismisses inquiries about the boss's presence.
Two old friends stroll home in a wintry night and joke about waking a wife to let in a dog at three o clock. One exclaims I havent my Intellies and suggests scratching at the door to trick her.
A Paris dispatch lists former Russian royalty and officers taking up new work in the city. Count Paul Ignatieff dairies farmer, Prince Lyszczinski bank clerk, Princess Metchersky house decorator, General Nicolaieff motor truck driver, Colonel Doroshensky motor repairman, Prince Gondachef farmer. Several aristocrats drive taxicabs in Paris.
Billy claims a garter snake a yard and a half long seen around a tree limb. Paul disputes the length, noting garter snakes do not grow that long.
A worker warns that both large and small campaign funds threaten public confidence in the party. The reply affirms concern, noting the paradox that a too small fund can also harm trust. The exchange reflects debate over funding influence in politics.
A readers’ letter mocks women’s interest in voting and purchasing, implying women naturally respond to price tags. The exchange uses sarcasm about gender and consumer behavior to question women voters.
A playful dialogue features a pun about a wag and a tale. The speakers joke that feathers and pillows share a downward grade as a setup for a light wordplay exchange.
Arihae H. Volwell argues that public figures gain force by a vigorous fist shake, signaling fighters who attack problems. The piece contrasts destructive posturing with constructive programs and cites Lincoln as a missed chance for stronger, firmer leadership.
We are now making fall sales and invite early contact for dates. Dobbs and Vestal operate from an office over Central National Bank with residence phones 165 and 771 and office phone 179.
Edward B P Warrens account in the Ohio State Journal describes the airborne view above overcast layers. He notes rapid transitions from shadow to opaque clouds at 3000 feet and contrasts cloud interior with foggy ground air. Further ascent yields clear air with Mediterranean-like brightness.
Advertising notice lists Saturday specials with Vandalia or Big Four Flour at 1.50 per bushel, potatoes at 15 cents per bushel, Light and Dark Karo Syrup priced per gallon, HeBe milk tall cans at 25 cents, California Apricots in syrup and canned vegetables priced per can or dozen, Fresh Loin Steak 35 cents per pound, Boiling Beef 25 cents per pound, and a trade premium of 2 cents more than market price for fresh eggs.
A newspaper item notes the residence of William Anderson sits one block north of the town square on Indiana Street. The brief locates the property for readers and may guide visitors or buyers.
Ten years ago no industry existed to place American grown European grapes in Christmas markets. The Department of Agriculture developed a packing method using redwood sawdust and refrigerated storage to ship grapes nationally. Now industry exports exceed 500 carloads yearly as spruce substitutes for redwood were found when supply dwindled.
Report from Poplar Mechanics Magazine notes hidden booby traps along mine walls in the Lensboamnee region as Germans retreated. Government buys underwater photography gear from Bingland to inspect flooded shafts, while Charles Lathrop Pack wins the Great Gold Tapling medal for Victoria half length stamps research and philatelic leadership.
Dialog from a clipped page shows Dorothy and Mr Spooner in a playful love quarrel. Dorothy asks if he loves her sister while young Spooner feigns innocence, with a sunny, coy tone per the era's parlance.
Mr Willis Baker of Kekomo Indiana reports Dreco improved his five year old daughter's constipation back pain and catarrh while restoring energy appetite and color. He says the liver tonic eased dizziness and strengthened nerves with broad health benefits. Dreco is sold by R P Mullins Drug Store Greencastle.
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