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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1919
Page
4
Advertorial urging relief from indigestion notes that sufferers often lose hope. It claims hundreds have been permanently cured by Chamberlains Tablets, which strengthen the stomach and restore natural function. Encourages immediate use.
A fragment describes Wes Bound to Go Alone during a Sunday walk after noon. The father promises a reward if Harry returns home and behaves, including a bicycle for proper conduct. A brief interruption by Dacre leads to a push for immediate departure and lesson in obedience.
Mrs A H Hall of Caseville Mich thanks Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for life saving relief this summer. Mrs Mary Carrington of Caseville Mich says it has long given prompt relief. Advertisement.
A public sale will be held at the J W Herod farm located 2 miles west of Mt Meridian and 1 mile east of Cloverdale on the National Road. Auction details follow for the property and assets to be offered.
Auction lists 55 hogs five sows and litters with due farrow dates, 37 sheep including 22 black faced ewes and 15 lambs, and 1joan Shorthorn cow aged six, plus several other cattle and calves. Terms: cash up to $5, six to twelve months credit with 6 percent interest, 8 percent if paid after maturity. 2 percent cash discount. all property settled before removal.
J. W. Herod and Chas. E. May announce a joint sale at a specified time and place under the same terms. The herd includes 4 Shorthorn yearlings, 1 Angus yearling heifer, 2 Durham two-year-old heifers, 1 Angus two-year-old steer, 1 cow with calf by her side, and 1 Angus cow producing milk.
Maida Tews, a Primary No. 3 teacher, in a small town romance, greets Lt. Philip Drew with a mistaken telegram that promises a wedding. The twist reveals Drew’s real message from Tom Pride, ending in a comic capital error and a playful reconciliation between lovers.
A mother and daughter visit a cheap melodrama, the daughter bored while the mother sobs over the heroine's predicament. The daughter warns not to cry, but the mother insists if a thing is sad it is sad, a moment captured in Life.
A medical account notes bullets in bodies yet often sparing vital organs. Stories from campaigns in South Africa and Morocco show bullets grazing or residing in hearts brains and skulls while patients recover, with X rays aiding diagnosis. Modern surgeons repair wounds and mend hearts at home.
A Washington inventor patents an adjustable wagon wheel tire welded in place to tighten with a nut. A Japanese army surgeon introduces an electricity powered machine to grind beans into flour faster than hand work. A San Francisco undertaker unveils a funeral car that carries thirty seven men plus a casket and flowers. Newly invented shackles for convicts allow walking but lock legs if they run.
The author visits his hometown to find it transformed into a land of tears. He sees gaps in the ranks of former companions, widows, and few who prospered. Memories turn to gloom as Time and death cast a pall, ending with a somber note on life’s fleeting youth. Don C. Seiten, New York Sun.
A vacationing guest complains to a country hotel landlord about a hammock in the grove. The landlord explains hammock hours run from twelve to two during lunch, when flies gather in the dining room, leaving the grove fly free then.
The piece traces the early attempts to shift clocks for daylight saving. It cites Joseph H. O'Neil and the Boston district's 19th century involvement, noting his 1800 1802 proposal to advance clocks by quarters across Sundays in April and reverse each Sunday in September. The plan, initially ignored, later shaped the daylight saving law.
A grandmother who came from England at age 24 and a cousin's farm worker planned a secret marriage. They sought a license in town after seven miles and again the next day thirty five miles to county seat. The minister and his family witnessed the ceremony from an open window.
The passage hints at curiosity about whether a pretty girl closes her eyes during a kiss and mentions that LL supports investigation and research in this area. It reflects a speculative or exploratory tone rather than a reported event or conclusion.
A humorous exchange shows a professor proposing a son join an oratorio society. The old lady replies he knows nothing of oratory, never spoke in school, but can sing, and would join if there is a singing class for him.
A parent questions the idea of a fashionable upbringing and says they have a daughter at a girls' school. The motive is to write to her and invite her home, highlighting family dynamics and attitudes toward education. The exchange centers on communication and control within a social circle.
An experienced farmer explains that guinea fowl resemble wild birds in habits and flavor, serving as a cost effective substitute for game when legal seasons close. Guineas are sold to hotels as partridge or quail, with several thousand shipped to England yearly. Young birds hatch without special heat, and feeding costs for older fowls are far lower than for chickens.
The article argues that Chinese music, though incomprehensible to Western ears, reflects an advanced harmonic system with octaves and a circle of fifths. It contrasts Western perceptions of savagery with Chinese sophistication and notes growing global sensitivity to harmonies once deemed unfathomable. It also observes rising fearlessness among musicians and critics about technical innovations, citing Faust as a past example of controversy.
An elderly gentleman testified that he was under sorcery and telepathic mesmeric influence causing nightly pain. He accused his brother Sir Alfred Thomas MP of manipulating events via agents, aided by a pince nez prop. The judge suggested settling the dispute out of court.
In a dreamy Catskill scene a traveler watches the noon crowd at the village post office and general store. The rural mail carrier in overalls waits with his white horse approaching slowly, a contrast to the city postman in a gray uniform. The rider explains he does not like traveling mountain roads in stormy weather.
A York shire custom blows a horn at 9 o'clock each winter night on the village green of Fainbridge to warn moor travelers. foggy nights, it is credited with helping many voyagers finding safety on the moors near Painbridge.
President Wilson traverses North Dakota and Montana aboard his special train, urging nations to submit disputes to a public tribunal. He warns that without the league, despair and chaos would follow. he cites land title fixes as essential and notes mixed American support among Teutonic and Scandinavian communities.
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