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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
8
Tom Atherton and Susie debate roles in marriage turning traditional breadwinner duties on their head. She becomes financial manager, handling income and expenses, while Tom discovers the advantage of her prudent control and the comic tension of conceding leadership. A small misstep with a five dollar bill exposes the shift.
A historic guide explains trapping coyotes by burning bait over traps to mask human scent and attract the animal. It recommends bacon rinds or bones from sage hen or grouse, noting coyotes seek campfire scraps and will step into concealed traps. The method hinges on a bonfire camouflaging footprints and odors.
Insect Biographies With Pen and Camera depicts a fly trapped in Mrs Spider's parlor. The spider creature unleashes a threatening display and uses spinnerets to envelop and secure the fluttering victim in silken bonds while the fly remains alive.
A Pall Mall Gazette reminiscence recalls Titiens temper outbursts and a pivotal incident in a provincial town where she hurled a soda bottle at a manager. The bottle shattered the window, nearly hitting a passerby, and the shock supposedly cured her of the habit.
Critics doubt a permanent niche for Massenet yet praise his charm. An anecdote from Figaro shows his generous view of talent as he listens to a flatterer who extols Wagner while underrating him. Massenet replies coolly that he would be happy with whatever the critic left.
The article notes that early birds differed greatly from today. The pterodactyl, an enormous feathered creature, had wing hinges with long spears and a mouth full of teeth. True birds and warblers appeared much later in geological history, and birdsong did not exist in carboniferous jungles.
Mary Johnson portrays Mrs. Green replying to the heroine that women face many barriers to income. She notes it is not easy for women to earn money and that sentiment fights them, tolerating effort but resisting women profiting financially.
The London Spectator recounts an English soldier who, once a naturally nervous youth, cured his nerves by reading Lever novels. Lever’s portrayal of bodily danger as a joke led him to adopt a philosophy that mocked excessive emphasis on physical safety.
A quoted exchange on secrecy contrasts belief in women's discretion with humor about their reluctance to keep secrets. The San Francisco Chronicle source frames the witticism as a concise social remark reflecting gender stereotypes.
A playful exchange suggests women prefer the last word in choosing a book, with Percy affirming it as a natural trait of the fair sex. The line is attributed to the London Telegraph and frames reading habits as a gendered trait.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a man wearing an atrocious necktie and jokes about his wife’s permission and his independent fashion choice. The exchange highlights social commentary on style and pride.
Many stomach troubles cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. One man spent over two thousand dollars on medicine and treatment before finding relief with a few boxes of these tablets. Price 25 cents. For sale to all dealers. ml
A partial timetable lists services including time bands and routes between Louisville Greensburg and nearby points. It notes express and accommodation trains with limited Sunday operation and specific car numbers and arrival times.
A tense exchange between a father and his athletic son is quoted from the Washington Star. The father threatens a whipping while the youth quips that if punished it would only make good copy for the sports page.
A humorous dialogue lines recounting a family exchange about scent and hopping frogs with a punchy pun on drink and food.
Aviation comedy bit features a Soubrette who denies a ghost walk and says the ghost flew after the first week, the exchange notes. The item captures a theater joke about aviation and spectral antics.
A. L. Everhart built a large city and county grocery trade through fair dealing. He offered honest goods, low prices, and paid well for country produce, making Everhart and Model Grocery household words.
A fragmentary line describes a person lifting their face toward the sun as the light thins. The brief passage conveys a contemplative mood and focus on light and breath. No clear event or identifiable subject is named.
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