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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1920
Page
4
John helps Jenny in a trundling tramcar tale of pennies and promise. A middle child in a bustling family receives a school show ticket and a bright sixpence as rewards for honesty and care.
A short note from the Now York Tribune on how warming wax matches can form comical figures and a dignified general on high stepping charges. It highlights creativity in model making using simple materials and the amusing potential of wax figures.
A Christian Herald excerpt urges parents to guide children toward prudent money habits. It notes the pennies saved by youngsters should seed future deposits and cautions against impulsive spending at candy shops. It advocates starting with a penny daily allowance and investing part of it, rather than merely hoarding. It also mentions the United Kingdom hosting about 3500 newspapers.
A new compact outdoor bed combines a pneumatic mattress and sleeping bag into a single waterproof pocket. The unit nests the air sack inside, with a heavy felt protector, detachable air pillow, and foot pocket. It folds into an eighteen pound waterproof bundle, offering a final solution to outdoor bed and bedding challenges.
The article describes a simple two part wooden printing frame with hinged ends and handles for photography work. A back section contains a rectangular opening covered by glass, while the front part is divided and hinged to expose the sensitized paper for inserting and monitoring the development process.
California’s giant sequoias, aged for thousands of years, owe their preservation to very thick bark. Fires over ages burn away much of the exterior, but the bark’s carbonized layer forms a fireproof shield, protecting the interior from deeper damage.
A professor reports that among 600 pupils across 26 classes, the word motherhood was chosen by 405, home by 82, and other favored terms included father and grandma. In a twist 13 students named victuals as the most beautiful word, a reveal about sound and sense in language and family values.
The Rev. R. B. Dodge, a Maui missionary, presided over a Japanese couple’s wedding using sign language. Unable to speak English or Japanese, he guided the ceremony with simple phrases and gestures, ending with the Hawaiian terms for woman and man and the prayers.
Mrs De Jinks and Mrs Von Slammerton recall a summer holiday in Germany with a wry line about money. A letter of credit there holds less value than a neutrality treaty, highlighting comic frustration with finances abroad.
A Scotchman and an Irishman meet in the countryside and discuss a passing motor car. The Scot hates the smell, while Paddy says he likes it because it signals danger is past.
A classroom exchange centers on the location of the Dead Sea as a student named Tommie admits ignorance while a teacher seeks the answer. The dialogue highlights a humorous moment about geography and knowledge in school.
In a light moment, Popjoy asks which side of the house the baby resembles most. Smith retorts with humor that the infant does not resemble a house, eliciting smiles from onlookers.
A nurse hails new fire escapes as a blessing at the hospital. A doctor agrees, noting it is easier to treat fractures than burns, highlighting improved safety and patient care.
A humorous tale features a protagonist who explains his prowess in the pool by recalling his former job as a traffic cop in Venice. The exchange highlights modesty and a surprising career shift.
A Boston dental school hosts a display of ancient instruments and stories tracing dentistry from early tools to modern practice. It notes Roman and Egyptian tooth extraction methods, the first toothpick in the Christian era, early dentifrices, and the rise of modern dentistry in the sixteenth century with charlatans and early books, culminating in 18th century innovations like the first dental chair by Perri Fouchard.
An account of Alaska fishing methods shows a fisher using a barbless hook on a pole to snag salmon. The fisherman walks banks, casts, and jerks the line to hook fish as it crosses streams, hauling it onto the bank. the passage mentions Forest and Streem.
A small boy found a nugget of gold in Australia while stone hunting. An official, excited to announce the discovery, telegrammed only a single line about picking up a stone to throw at a crow, omitting the crucial news of the gold discovery.
The article notes that waves measured by Alertz named after him reach 150 feet from crest to crest, while Marconi’s telegraphy across the Atlantic used much longer waves of 600 feet or more. Both travel at light speed, about 184,900 miles per second, though light waves are measured in only a fraction of a month.
An 1840s style instructional item explains coin vanish tricks using a sleeve turn and palm concealment, including a three coin illusion that leaves two quarters in the left hand. It adds a wall fork prank with candy placed at a height where a participant tries to knock it off, often failing before success and reward.
The Philadelphia Record notes instructions to fold the document along dotted lines so section No 1 will align with section No 2, indicating a simple mechanical or layout directive for preparing a page or diagram. No further context is given about purpose or content.
Proverb charades work by acting out principle words of a proverb for guessing and reveal of the moral. For humor, give each guest a pasteboard square and a folded proverb to illustrate by drawing within ten minutes. others guess the laws depicted and a prize may be awarded.
A terse warning tale speaks to children about a growing plot near the home. The alarm grows daily as a grass plot in the yard becomes the focus of concern. The old verse cautions readers to heed the danger present at their doors.
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