Local and Personal Notes From Greencastle
Mrs Elmer Stewart is ill with the flu Ruth Awbrey and Kathleen West also suffer flu John Crews recovers from flu Many townsfolk visit relatives and attend services Thanksgiving visitors include Kenneth West and Greencastle families Dozens of neighbors report flu cases and recoveries along with prayers and church activities Town business includes street opening and Red Cross knitters volunteer while local hospitals and families cope with illness and war injuries
Soldier letter from WWI cad about life in trenches
Arthur Z Awbrey writes from a dugout in No Man's Land describing guard duty, shattered towns in France, and longing for home. He notes transfers, requests candy, recalls friends, mentions Kaiser and Dutch forces, and hopes for peace while recounting daily hardships and travel across France.
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No Man’s Law
Mr. Dutchman
France
Paul Parker
New York
Sam
Kaiser
Dad
No Man's Land
Mom
Hattie
Red
John Alf
Thirl
Arthur Z. Awbrey
Complicated economies in a family kitchen tale
A humorous dialogue questions why a cook left as the family says they are too small to market enough meals. The exchange highlights a witty critique of scarce resources and social expectations within a household.
Amos Smith Weds Miss Parish in Crawfordsville
News reached The Herald at press time that Amos Smith a well known resident near Coatesville married Miss Jessie Parish of Greencastle in Crawfordsville on Tuesday. The couple will establish a home south of town.
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Herald
Amos Smith
Coatesville
Crawfordsville
Jessie Parish
Greencastle
Amos
On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away
Poem recalling Indiana memories from home and childhood. The narrator longs for his mother and recounts courting Mary, churchyard memories, and a moonlit river scene along the Wabash with countryside imagery.
Back Home Again in Indiana Chorus Verse Recalls Moonlit Wabash
A nostalgic poem-like fragment recalls returning to Indiana. The speaker longs for home as vivid memories of moonlight on the Wabash and familiar countryside scenes rise from memory, with mentions of candlelight and sycamores.
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Indiana
Nature
God Save Our Men Hymn Verse
A brief, patriotic verse praising soldiers for courage and victory. It expresses affection for servicemen and calls on divine protection and success in battle. The language centers on gratitude, faith, and martial resilience.
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America
My Native Land Lyrics by Stanislaus Strange
Poem praising the United States and liberty with lines about love for country and Columbia’s gates. Highly patriotic phrases celebrate equality and freedom, ending with devotion to the land and its scenery.
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the Earth
United States
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Elmer Stewart
Ruth Awbrey
Kathleen West
Joe Crews
Eunice Kersey
Kenneth West
Ralph Bourne
Bridgeport
Willis, Bundy
Amo
M. F. Bennett
Indianapolis
Nelle Leachman
West Main Street
Roy Hodson
Kate McClure
Jake Brown
Glen Mark
Mt. Meridian
Ed Mark
Mrs
Ora Storm
J. E. Sherrill
Carey Swank
Allen Rogers
Clayton
Jane Bourne
Rev
Ray Banks
O. W. Storm and
Family
Cecil Hendricks
Lee
van Montgomery
Eustace Harlan
Edgar Wilson
Amanda Craver
W. B. Swain
A. L. Wade
Salem, Va
Brother
J. R. Wade
Fillmore
Marcia Short
Cartersburg
Dorothy Short
Arthur Millman
Wynema Henderson
Lawrence Smith
Theodore Shinn
Groveland
Alex Mott
Dubois, Penn
Catherine Lakin
Wm. Harlan
Vice
W. M O'Brien
Tom McAnioch
John Gray
Danville
Mervyn Stunt
Family Sunday
Lou Robinson
Clifford Knetzer
John McAninch
James
Chicago
Dan McAninch
M. E
Ott Stanley
Wid Walton
Granville Harmon
Cecil Walton
Claude Wilson
Familly
J. LB. Newman
Floy Hicks
Leon
C. F. Hope Tast
Ollie Vaughn
Nan Vaughn
L. T. Hurst
A. M. Wright
Floyd and Noble Grimes
Cat Hunt
Eizle Greenlee
I. J. Mendenhall
Montclair
Ira
Vivian
Mabel Masten
Henry Elmore
Lee Hollingsworth
Henry Hollingsworth
John Wilson
Deland
Bainbridge
N. H. Wisehart
Margaret Ellis
Atlas Phillips
J. G. Sharp
Isaac J. Mendenhall
Town Board
Sarah Broadstreet
W. N. Hicks
Cecil McAninch
Harvey McAninch and
Walter Grooms
James Davidson
Ott Lisby
George Terry
Little Son
R. C. Knight
Margaret
Lebanon
J. O. Cason
Christine Christie
Goldie Larkin
Lee Hastham
Ralph Minter
Josephine Minter
Roy Minter
Reelsville
Mervyn Hunt
A.J. Wilson
Geraldine Radley
Lafayette
Chas. Gambold
Guy Murphy
John Stewart
T. B. Alexander
Lee Hellingsworth
James Masten
Hst
Leroy Denny
Ergin D. Meredith
Monrovia
Fannie Mark
Toall
Sammie Goodwin
Fred Slunter
Geo. Lineberry
Webster Lisby
Morris Goodwin
Willis Masten
T. W. Fames
Lufkin
Texas
Clara
Dr. Hicks
T. A. Hicks
O. P. Phillips
Red Cross Society
John Walton
Alberto Gazzarelli
W. O. Pike
Terre Haute
Oran Pike
Muncie
FE. H. Bourne
Camp Pike
Myrtle Stucky
J. W. Smith
Blanche
Gosport
Sweetheart Mary
Angel Mary
Mem'ry
God
Our
My Own
Stanislaus Strange
Music By
Julian Edwards
Sweet Land of Liberty
Columbia
Lakin's
Otto. Lakin
Ira Goodrich
Poland
C. W. Doty Cols
Sherrill
Jake O'Neal
Groveland and
Coatesville Road
Ivam
John Deere
Satley
S&s
Col. O. J. Rector
Ray Hand Milt Brown
Own
Prench Text By
Louis Delamaree
George M Cohan
Johnnie
Son of
Liberty
Johnnle
Stars and Stripes
John Philip Sousa
Banner of the Right
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