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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1919
Page
2
The Greencastle Daily Herald lists mailing details, publication schedule, and pricing for notices obituaries cards of thanks and poetry. It notes second class mail status at Greencastle post office and charges for obituaries poetry and cards of thanks.
A reader recalls using Chamberlains Tablets some time ago and shares a brief, non-specific impression about the remedy in a past note. The fragment suggests past use without detailing outcomes or health effects.
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chillcothe Missouri writes that the remedy relieved indigestion toned the liver eased backache and dizziness she had endured for some time and she will always speak a good word for them. ADV.
The article advises against fastening fence wires directly to trees to avoid long term damage. Embedded wires invite disease, wood waste, and danger during lumber cutting. It recommends attaching wires to posts instead and keeping fence lines adjustable without harming trees.
A ten year old slips out at dawn to “fight Indians” but fails. He returns hungry and homesick at night. Only the family cat senses his homecoming, brushing against him as he is asked if this is the same cat from before. The scene plays out with the father reading, mother sewing, and sister reading.
An enterprising salesman pressed an incubator on a farmer in a rural community. After touting time saved, the farmer spat tobacco juice and calmly replied that time means little to a settin hen, and no incubator was sold.
A garbled excerpt hints at gossip about girls' admiration for Jim Johnson due to his success. The speaker dismisses the link, while a fragment suggests a past gambling game with him might alter opinions. The fragmentary text leaves the central facts unclear.
A historical anecdote recalls Phillips Brooks ill and secluded when Robert G. Ingersoll called. The bishop welcomed him and explained that this visit might be his final chance to see a friend in this world, while anticipating reunion in the next.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt records a lively parlor exchange about Chumley’s debating skill and wealth. One speaker jokes that when he loses he offers to “get a hundred,” implying a cunning tactic to settle disputes.
A narrator describes an encounter with a pretty maid after emerging from a hedge into a garden by a silvery river. They exchange mock flirtation about boots, humility, and romance while sharing a walk to a secluded seat before a gong signals lunch.
A weary boy guided by a man the pair shared a quiet farewell at a gate. The man asks Raymond to promise to care for his sister when he is gone, noting her rough past and their wish to spare her more trouble. Raymond agrees, kissing the man’s hand before he passes through the doorway.
Prof Charles Zueblin of the University of Chicago discusses Easter myths and immortal art and recalls Pendleton mothers cutting children's hair with shears and a bowl. A Pendleton teacher questions the Samson and Delilah story, and a boy quips that it never pays to have a woman cut a feller's hair.
The article discusses bass feeding behavior noting a three pound bass with sixteen crawfish and a fifteen inch bass with an eight and a half inch frog in its stomach. It cites Oisie Carroll and O W Smith arguing frogs as bait but asserts bass strike even when not frog-based, emphasizing bass speed and adaptability.
A Punch excerpt outlines a basic fire escape method in a Nordjord hotel. It describes fixing rope ends at a window hook, sliding down, and adjusting speed by rope tension. It notes supplying a second rope for multiple people by reversing ends and continuing descent.
The article recalls Bishop Potter’s humorous vanity as a joke misread by a West parish. The preacher announced a “special service next Sunday afternoon” with the line The Lord will be with us during the morning services and Bishop Potter in the evening. The audience found humor in the wording.
A Bishop Taylor Smith humorous tale tells of feeling for a neighbor, a Quaker retorts about feeling in the right place. A Elk Street farmer narrates a near-miss with a fire engine that damages his wagon. A joke closes about wives and bats.
A London Tit-Bits item describes two methods to quiet a mule’s bray during war years. One severs two small tail muscles to prevent tail raising, the other splits the false nostril to reduce sound amplification. Both techniques aim to dull the mule’s bray.
In Caseville Michigan Mrs A H Fiau thanks Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for saving her baby's life this summer. Mrs Mary Carrington says she has used the remedy for years and it always gives prompt relief.
Aetna Mortgage and Investment Co offers loans on real estate through second mortgages. Located at 508 Fidelity Trust Building, Indianapolis. Offices open to assist borrowers seeking quick financing.
A witty doctor is summoned to treat a pretty lady but finds no illness. He jokes that marriage is the cure. She asks if he is single, and he replies doctors prescribe, they do not take remedies.
Farmer Corntessel says he advised his son to quit football though the boy pursues the sport with stubborn pride. He admits his son is the worst football player he has seen and has prayed with him about it.
Owner quits farming and moves to Fillmore and announces a public sale at the farm located 1% miles south of Fillmore, 1% miles north of the County Farm, and 7 miles east of Greencastle.
On Thursday Oct 2 at 10:30 am a sale lists 11 horses including mares and a driving pony, 4 head of red cows with calves, 1 Jersey cow, 4 spring calves, 20 hogs with piglets and sows to farrow, 34 sheep with breeding ewes, 8 tons mixed hay plus grain and straw, and farm equipment such as wagons, harness, harrows, plows and a buggy.
A nine month credit on sums over five dollars is offered with a two percent cash discount. Notes not paid at maturity bear eight percent interest from the sale date.
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