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Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1920

Page

3

Unsure Fragments Highlight Social Reflections

A fragmented passage reflects on gender roles and discretion in speech and actions, noting men seeking pay and women showing restraint in what is spoken or kept unsaid, with a tone of social commentary.

Local visitors and health updates from city residents

Bert Hall of Indianapolis visits for several days in the city. Miss Pearl Crooks confined to home with tonsillitis. Elory McHaffie from Harvard visiting relatives. McHaffie is a DePauw graduate. Mr and Mrs Charles McGaughey in West Baden for a week. Claire Bittles ill in Indianapolis hospital showing slight improvement. Mr and Mrs Jacob Bintz and three children visit Dr and Mrs H A Gobin. Mrs Bintz formerly Alma Gobin. William Maloney of Lafayette, former Greencastle resident, visiting and attending to business. American Legion dance hall to get a new hardwood floor next week in Sudrans ki building on the west side of the square. Lost: Pair shell rimmed glasses, reward. return to Herald Office.

Elory McHaffie Harvard University Mr.McHaffie DePauw Jacob Bintz Fairmount, Va H. A. Gobin Bintz Alma Gobin William Maloney Lafayette Greencastle Mr. Maloney American Legion American Legion Hall Sudranski

Classified Ads Offer Fur Hound and Rentals Across City

Various notices include a 15 month old fur hound for sale by Carl Christie, a furnished room for two gentlemen to rent at 408 W Franklin St, and promotions for remedies not sold in drug stores. Also listed are a church sale of clothes starting Sept 21, postal clerk positions with $135 monthly, Indian Gasoline at 30c a gallon starting Sept 18, wall paper stock, and 3 unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping. University registration for 1920 21 begins Monday at nine o clock for all students.

Aberdeen Angus Cora Simmons Cora A Miss Mapletree Fannie A Fairview Smith Arnold Bosworth Kedron B Kedron Prof. Pring Elliott Jersey

Wanted: Dishwasher and house staff for hotel position

Classified notes include a middle aged lady preferred for a hotel dishwasher, requests for farm hands and a farm tenant, and help wanted ads for carrier boys and a gardener. Also mentions Wadley’s Gold Creamery Butter and rat poison promotion with local seller names. Public sales bookings and real estate inquiries appear alongside.

Commercial Hotel

County Poor Asylum Supply Bids Sought in Putnam Indiana

Putnam County Auditor announces bids for supplies for the Poor Asylum for the next three months. Bids due September 25, 1920 at 1 PM, must be filed in duplicate with samples required. R. E. Knoll, Auditor. Sept. 11 and 18.

Putnam County Indiana R. E. Knoll

DePauw Student Lodging Seeks Approved Housing

The Committee on Student Lodgings thanks Greencasts citizens for housing DePauw students. Women may not stay in unapproved rooms. Dormitory rates range 20 to 35 dollars per semester. private homes may charge more but not exorbitant. Approved listings are at the Y M C A Information Office in Bowman Memorial.

Committee DePauw The Bowman Memorial

RAT SNAP advertised to kill rats in cellar

Mrs. Joanny reports a big rat in her cellar last Fall and says after using RAT SNAP the dead rat was found, claiming the product is wonderful. The ad lists prices 35c 65c and $1.25 and names John Cook & Sons and other merchants as sellers.

John Cook & Son J. Sudwanski Joanny John Cook & Sons J. Sudranski & Co R. P. Mullins

Captain-Now Shorty Prepares for Double Header

Shorty is tasked with pitching two games in a double-header. The captain instructs to use fancy motions in the first game and throw simply in the second, asking how he can pace himself to endure both without fatigue.

Shorty

A Clever Woman Copes With Scoundrels And Hats

A fragmentary 19th century reflection notes a spinster shielding cats as treacherous as men, dollars buying less than politeness, and a sly woman obtaining information without questions. It cites Solomon as wise yet hopelessly married, and mocks the size of a woman’s brain by her hat.

Color of Hair and Inheritance in Grains Magazine

The Grains Magazine notes hair color is usually inherited from parents, especially with similar complexions. It cites cases where children have black hair despite red-haired parents as evidence supporting inheritance. red hair’s structure makes it closer to black than to blond.

The Grains Magazine

Hair Color Ideas In Human Complexion And Growth

The passage discusses how hair color shifts with age and pigment production. It notes that red hairs may appear in a mass of hair and that red at birth can darken with time. It also states fair hair may look redder than black despite differences.

Milan Plans Three-Letter Ght Stone at Crossings

Milan officials approve inserting a three-letter ght stone at every street crossing as part of a pedestrian safety program. The project aims to create tactile cues for walkers and may involve city funds and contractor work beginning next quarter.

Milan

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