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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
5
Ed V. Williams recalls Hank Jenkins who bought a railroad for 8 50 and vowed to profit. The deal unraveled as the engine and ten miles of track proved a fool’s errand, culminating in a jail sentence for the trainmen and a chastened boast of a failed fortune.
A brief critique compares modern fashion scarcity to earlier eras. The article cites Jeremiah, Jane Austen, Bronte and Mulock heroines, and ladies from Reynolds, Gainsborough, Romney and Lawrence, noting that young women wore lighter garments in old times and questioning if current styles are worse than past freedoms.
The George hotel in Reading England, over four centuries old, will be sold by auction. Founded in 1506, it stood in a busy street near the abbey ruins. It once belonged to the late actor Henry Neville who cared for its management.
Paris reports a bloodless duel between former finance minister Joseph Caillaux and rival M. d Aillieres at the Parc des Princes. After seconds and pistols at 25 paces Caillaux fired skyward and d Aillieres into the ground. General Dalstein judged the affair closed.
London dispatches describe a 14 year old widow who immolated herself on a funeral pyre after the death of Manoranjan a baby in Calcutta. She saturated her clothing with kerosene and died from severe burns despite being found on the pyre.
The narrator aboard a locomotive describes the fireman feeding coal and watching gauges as the green signal, four colored lights, and a clear track signal progress. The scene ends with the fireman confirming the track is clear while the train speeds forward.
A German learning punishment drives Elizabeth to tears as she reads a German children’s book. She erupts, tears strips from pages, and recites German prayers twice, telling her mother to inform Aunt Mandy Hollis that she “took it my punishment twice with her d d old German prayers.”
The tango is not new in France says Le Cri de Paris. Derived from the degognade of Auvergne it spread via gypsies over the Pyrenees to Spain and Argentina before returning with a new name. Clergy in central France condemned the dance in the 18th century but Auvern wieder resisted.
Ralph Nevill in The Man of Pleasure recalls a nobleman who dueled sixteen times to settle who was the better poet between Ariosto and Tasso. Wounded in the sixteenth duel he confesses he never read either. The piece notes modern critics of Alfred Noyes or John Masefield echo this bygone contest.
A health note warns against rapid eating and links it to indigestion and constipation. It emphasizes thorough chewing and salivation, then suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for relief after meals. The ad notes the tablets are easy to take and sold by all dealers.
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