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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1881
Page
5
A verse from Wide Awake presents a boy asking why birds hop instead of walking. A talking bird explains the difference between birds that hop and those that walk or wade. It notes small birds have delicate legs, making scratching or catching prey harder, while many birds walk one foot at a time.
Will Carlton confronts a group of boys tormenting Pat O'Brien's dog by tying a tin can to its tail. He earns their scorn, then wins them over by denouncing the cruelty and praising the dog's loyalty to his master.
In a Christian Union account, Will Carlton pleads for the mercy of Pat the dog as boys witnessed his kindness. The group cheers three times and vows to stop mistreating animals, inspired by Carlton's brave stance.
In Cleveland Herald an author warns girls against slang use as it shrinks vocabulary and harms writing. She notes how slang blurs names, hinders conversation, and weakens expression, urging readers to call things by their proper names and avoid lazy language.
Advice on social conduct at gatherings urges modest engagement and helpfulness. Seek out strangers to bring them pleasure, remain civil to enemies under a flag of truce, thank hosts at departure, and avoid overstaying or signaling a premature end to the event.
The article warns timber pests advancing with forest demands. It notes the black locust ruined by borers and fears pine worm damage spreading through Northeastern pineries, threatening pine, spruce, hemlock and fir forests across Bath and Maine. It discusses widespread silent decay and potential calamity for forests.
The city offers warming rooms where anyone cold and hungry may sit, drink soup or tea, and sleep if needed. Grogs, newspapers, and help-wanted ads fill the spaces as stoves heat benches for comfort. Since December 6, 40736 people received aid with no poverty related deaths reported between December 15 and January 20.
A personal reminiscence on childhood nerves about parties. It advises prompt RSVP practice and explains the flow of arrival, greeting the hostess, and joining others. The piece encourages confidence, minimizes self awareness, and suggests focusing on conversation and engagement rather than judgment.
The Iowa Stock Breeders Association's last meeting discussed how many pounds of pork can be produced from a bushel of corn. Estimates ranged from five to eighteen pounds, with individuals reporting figures from nine to twelve pounds and noting that younger hogs may yield more pork per bushel.
Instructions from leading doctors on chemical disinfection methods. It covers safe simple agents like zinc sulfate and copperas, fumigation with sulfur, handling of clothing and bedding, cleaning of rooms, and burial guidelines for infectious corpses.
A pamphlet by M. Malarce surveys the spread of school savings banks in France, noting rapid growth since 1848 from 10,440 schools to hundreds of banks in departments like Aube Eure et Loire and Herault. It highlights deposits rising to tens of thousands of francs and confirms strong rural rollout driven by inspectors, with Toulouse city accounting for part of the expansion. The piece links thrift instinct in French peasantry to the banks’ educational value.
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