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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
2
The Herald operates as a second class mail matter in Greencastle Indiana. Proprietor Wharles J Arnold. office at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street. Cards of Thanks and obituaries carry fixed charges. poetry lines incur extra 5c per line.
Pauline pleads for a rushed wedding as a black cat blocks the road and threatens smash ups. Dick teases with a proposal while the couple weighs fate, love, and a minister’s fate on a sunlit highway.
A teen tale centers Morgan Brown who injures himself during a kitchen chase of a mouse. A girl recounts the day he called after being turned down, noting the comic injuries and his dramatic reaction to the waste pipe and a broken fly swatter.
A middle aged bachelor who never tips at meals keeps waiters in thrall with obsequious service and a loud thank you. A local gumshoe tested the claim by confirming service with no tip, the waiters’ secret code staying. The tale ends with a curious aside on senses and a nostril note about coloration.
Mrs Barkley and James spar over ice box basics as he tries to explain refrigeration. An iceman visit reveals mismatched habits and leads to a threatened card party ban amid an ongoing domestic power struggle.
Correspondence from Turner Marion County Oregon discusses a red oak grown from an 1870 acorn in Iowa. The author notes a tree about eighteen inches in diameter and fears foresters must accelerate growth to supply lumber from forests burned in recent fires.
Caribou Island in Lake Superior now shelters a herd after stocking six animals from Newfoundland. The Grand Island herd, originating from Canadian wilds, grows well with no hunters or wolves to threaten it.
The Exchange notes that wedding agents in Argentina must pay for a license and a tax on successful matches. If a contract fails, the agent may be arrested for neglecting due care in negotiating marriages, illustrating precarious working conditions in the matchmaking trade.
An elderly farmer replies that his wife handles housework children cows pigs and bread making all for a nominal wage, insisting marriage isn’t a failure in his region. The quip highlights practical domestic labor and perceived value in a marriage.
A New York Times editorial argues that punishments should target car owners, as chauffeurs act as owners’ agents and fear losing their jobs. It notes owners influence speed violations, suggesting imprisons for owners would curb reckless driving. A humorous exchange attributes changes in behavior to marriage and love.
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