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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
7
A young girl shows sympathy for a dog in an educational film until she asks why the dog is loved. A parent hushes her, explaining the dog is scenting a polecat. The child responds she has never seen one but has smelled one.
A pair of short humorous pieces from Philadelphia Public Ledger and The Independent. In the first, Tom keeps a wedding vow by not smoking a cigar on the wedding day, prompting his wife’s reproach. The second features a brisk street encounter where a boy offers to tie a hatless woman’s untied shoe string, joking about his mother’s weight.
The tattooed man recounts being marooned on a South Pacific island and captured by a savage band who demanded a thousand dollars. With all his money in a New York bank and no cash on hand, he offered to let them draw on him and they complied.
The scene shifts to German Southwest Africa where General Botha’s forces endure a waterless, sun-blasted desert. Troops carry all they need as fodder and supplies are scarce while heat reaches 122 degrees in the shade. Soldiers wear veils and goggles. many Boer burghers blister and seek hospital care.
A story-teller recalls a parade moment when the grand marshal's bay horse refused to move. A narrator quips the horse halted from pride, wanting its shoes shined, as listeners tease a supposed family link.
A batter taunts an umpire as a third strike is called and the umpire retorts with a chilling warning about vision and a looming fifty dollar penalty if the other does not appear within five minutes.
Mrs. Goodart proposes writing and sending a collection of sorties to soldiers at the front, a charity idea noted by a Boston Evening Transcript reader. The suggestion reflects homefront support during wartime.
A light, witty reflection on how memory blurs most things with time but a railway restaurant sandwich endures as a quirky constant in travel lore. The line hints at travel culture and enduring snack staples.
John Griggs returns to Blairsville to restore an empty house for the widower Arnold Rayner. Nellie Rogers, a devoted helper, cleans, organizes, and cares for the children, winning Mr. Rayner’s affection and a future together as they build a homelike life.
At a regimental ball the colonel's daughter and a young lieutenant sparred for a chair beside a palm laden corner when the fatherly intruder appeared in uniform. The lieutenant saluted and announced he had won an engagement, awaiting official sanction to finalize the surrender.
A wife of a famed attorney recounts a past trip to Cleveland. While dining she overheard traveling men joking with a waiter named George, a moment she describes as revealing behavior and social dynamics of the era.
Readers note English and German wartime reports differ on the latest clash. The exchange highlights how truth and veracity diverge as the first shot of the war echoed.
In a brief exchange, two locals joke about a past romance involving Maud, now a widow, and speculate a hypothetical marriage to Pd could have changed life outcomes, reflecting small town rumor and melodrama.
The remark contrasts professional and college sports by noting college fans sometimes cheer the Toser.
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