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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
The Manchester Guardian reports T. E. Peet of Manchester University noting ancient slang in modern usage. He cites the Egyptian verb eoodo for visits to a country and compares it to Americans saying dine in Paris or London.
A note traces the phrase Amen Corner from London where monks near Paternoster row recited the Lord's Prayer aloud while processing to St Pauls Cathedral and ending with amen at the street corner. In America the term describes a church corner where elder members sit and pronounce amen periodically.
The passage cites James Russell Lowell questioning reading as a key to access the world of thought and imagination. It asserts reading grants exposure to great minds, sharpens perception, and transcends time and space, enabling awareness of voices across history.
Excerpted speech urging defense and preservation as a duty, calling for peaceful progress. It champions developing land resources, fortifying institutions, promoting national interests, and achieving lasting deeds to be remembered. Detailing Daniel Webster's exhortation to pursue peaceful, constructive works.
A dated oration warns against relying on luck in ventures and urges disciplined effort. It contrasts blind fortune with a measured approach that marshals energy to win honors, stressing preparation over chance.
The fragment discusses Atlantis legends and Phoenician links with a high civilization. It mentions recent scientific expeditions seeking natural history specimens and underwater explorations for relics from drowned towns of a lost continent.
A primary school pupil answers nine questions on the senses with a joke listing sneezing sobbing crying yawning and an added sixth sense of snoring. The Boston Transcript notes the humorous misdirection in the era’s style.
Aroan, unable to choose among three women he admired, sent duplicate marriage proposals to all. He expected the first to answer, but the two late suitors then filed breach of promise suits.
A writer argues ethics in modern society are unclear and questions follow from the Ten Commandments and a mountaintop sermon. The Globe-Democrat from St Louis hosts the discussion on guiding principles amid civic complexity.
Tillie Ciluger sought lodging and asked about other boarders. The Tondindy replied none except his husband who can quit anytime, a sharp quip reported by Svatile Post Intelligencer.
An experienced young woman notes a day growth of beard marks a phase in engagement when novelty fades and clown shaving becomes preferred. The remark reflects social humor on marital expectations.
In 1919, Marietta inherits wealth and seeks a pet to fill her life. She adopts a white dog named Fidget after a guardian’s sighing doubts, while David Blair negotiates the dog’s fate and a betrothal-like offer. Marietta asks Cara to become a family, revealing deeper feelings.
Inez Walters learns Bertram Lisle survived his injuries and living in Wooster under another name. A long hidden cousin Walter appears during a visit, setting up a face to face reunion the town paper hints will restore past affections.
A nostalgic recount of near miracles in battle as Napoleon, Wellington, and others survive multiple wounds. It notes Lord Wolseley, Lord Roberts, and Marshal Ney with dramatic escapes and odd lucky protections like a Bible or chocolate box stopping bullets.
Needle points in the human body are hard to locate and can travel for years before discovery. Surgeons use X rays to locate slivers but often fail. needles seldom cause serious trouble as they move with muscles and may rest beside a bone or reach the skin where they can be drawn out.
A Pittsburg company builds the smallest practical steam turbine engine, 25 inches long, 17 inches wide, 14 inches high, capable of running an electric lift generator on a tug in New York harbor. An Iowa barber invents ball bearing barber shears claimed to outperform old shears, requiring less effort and lasting longer.
The piece portrays Persian dervishes as gypsy like beggars who wander cities and villages with slow steps and a horn. They wield a nail studded club and demand tribute, threatening wrath if refused. They perform fortune telling prayers charms and healing for a wage shared with a chief.
The article notes a new presidential range in Vermont, previously unnamed, as Green Mountain Club explorers traced the Skyline trail. Nearby Mount Abraham and Mount Lincoln anchor the area, with four adjacent peaks named Mount Grant, Mount Cleveland, Mount Roosevelt, and Mount Woodrow Wilson in a nod to national leaders.
Miss Violet Vanbrugh recounts an early tour anecdote from Romeo and Juliet where Juliet mistook an ink bottle for poison and drank it. The comic mishap led the audience to roar with laughter as ink spilled down her chin and white dress. The tale appears in London Tit-Bits and reflects backstage chaos.
The piece notes plastic surgeons shifting from wounded soldiers to civilians to fix ugliness such as baldness. It reports a method of grafting skin from hair-bearing areas to bald patches to create a new covering, suggesting broad future cosmetic possibilities.
Mr. KR W Dalton notes in Fiji trade data shirts gain popularity among natives. Soft tennis shirts with collar and pocket sell well for dressy occasions, while whites or creams are common. Khaki shorts and trousers see rising demand, with shorts often worn beneath or instead of a loin cloth. Umbrella sales also large.
Lewia Schindler a Chicago cook and dishwasher posed as a morals inspector in the South Clark street district for a week. He delayed arresting ten people while guiding police on a tour of disorderly houses and gambling dens before being unmasked by Sergeant Farrell and released on bonds.
Forest Supervisor J C Whitham and Fred Rixon of Billings attempted to plant a flag on Granite Peak in the Beartooth range but were forced to retreat. Whitham reports a belt of frozen grasshoppers along a glacier near West Rosebud, suggesting the mass extends the glacier length and covers the area with insect remains scattered by wind.
A reader reports that plants may sense distant objects and respond with roots and tentacles. Movi e theater experiments claim to show plants can reason or feel. The Ya Ik province is described as Earth's coldest region with permafrost hundreds of feet deep. Summer soils barely thaw to three feet.
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