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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1919
Page
4
The ivory market in London showcases entire tusks and varied pieces from waste shavings to personal assortments. Billiard balls require sound, crack-free ivory within strict size limits, with hollow lengths checked by packed wads and sticks. Rising scarcity has driven prices from $250 to $835 per hundredweight over 35 years, with bulk ivory averaging about $10,000 per ton.
A Scribner's Magazine writer notes caribou swim well due to an oily woolen coat and dense pelage. They wear a cork jacket effect, seeming more at home on water than on land, with speed around five miles per hour. They cross broad bays where shore paths would shorten the distance.
A London company forms to supply umbrellas on a library model. Subscribers visit depots such as restaurants and tobacconists to borrow a usable umbrella during rain and return it after use. Depots will be practical, not luxury, with a yearly fee around one dollar.
Raymond struggles with jealousy as Major Cecil courts Madge Carruthers, while the boy fears losing his mother. The new bond with the stepfather unsettles Raymond, who hides his grief in a river-side drawing and contemplates departure as the Major prepares to say goodbye.
The article describes a postal system maze where a single letter could roam the globe via rail, sea, and air routes. It cites a New York start, a path through Alaska, Manila, Singapore, and London, then back to New York, with forwarding tolls of a dollar or two. Two letters are cited: one traveling 150000 miles and another 125000 miles, marked to thwart deciphering by casual readers.
A Philadelphia Bulletin account describes the silk hat making process from linen foundation to silk covering and final curling. A hat curler's right forefinger becomes thick and horned from shaping hot brims, while the craft is praised as artistic and distinctive with experts able to judge fit at a glance.
The British consul explains how a shift in British fashion disrupted pearl shell trade from Tahiti. Prices rose after a storm caused losses, then fell by half as buttonmakers moved to metal goods, prompting efforts to curb output.
A huge shark caught near Suez by the liner Syria held a human head, three hats, two fowls, bones, and a pork leg on a rope used as fishing gear. The beast weighed 750 pounds and was described as a man eater by the crew.
In a curious domestic scene the lovers argue about flying away and wealth. Henry resists, then discovers a treasure locked in a room. He finally decides to leave by flying solo to retrieve a tan pug dog, as Ancelina waits with mixed resolve.
An American Spectator line notes the champion bootblack is dead with a remark about death and a shine. Dismukes says death loves a shining mark, indicating a sharp, noir-tinged aside.
The piece recalls English novelist Baring-Gould discovering he was mislisted as dead and mocked by American editors. A parrot joke follows, recounting an East Ham lady whose bird repeats her husband’s words, prompting the cook to remark how teachable the bird is and what it says now.
A bachelor northern manufacturer, thrifty and honest, marries a widow worth £10,000. A friend congratulates him that the marriage is worth a clear £10,000, but he reveals he paid £2 12s 6d for the marriage license, dampening the financial gain.
A London Tribune snippet notes a shop in the East End converted into a waxwork display. The showman, heard at the entrance, invites gents to enter and assures patrons they will be highly delighted when they come out.
A Houston Post excerpt shows a physician recalling a dying patient who did not name the speaker but pleaded for relief he deemed merciful. The doctor notes the patient’s scream for someone to end his misery, highlighting urgent, personal medical distress.
A tall sad man argues for help to harness a horse claiming some cannot do it. A tobacconist retorts that any novice can hitch one. A story unfolds of a brother-in-law who forgot how, leading to a chaotic night of unnecessary unharnessing and buckles. The tale ends with plans to bring along harnessmakers.
Leaving the farm, a public auction will feature horses including a 4 year old sorrel mare, a 3 year old walk mare, and other stock totaling four horses. Included are three cows with calves, 15 hogs and shoats, hay and grain supplies, 12 to 14 acres of corn, various implements, harness, and household goods. Auction at 10 a. m. on the farm five miles west of Greencastle and three miles east of Brunerstown.
A string of anecdotal snippets from a vintage newspaper page includes a remote English village woman losing her handbag and money abroad, a telegram money order scam thwarted by a wary husband, Governor Vance pardoning a lone inmate to prevent corruption, and humor from The Century on anatomy exam blunders.
Terms of sale require cash for sums five dollars or less. For amounts over five dollars, six or nine month credit with bankable notes at six percent from sale date. If not paid at maturity, eight percent interest. Two percent discount for cash. No property may be removed until settled for.
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