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Newspaper
Greencastle Democrat
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
3
A pretty young woman in a shop window demonstrates a pompadour as a substitute for the rat in a lay figure’s head. The display attracts many onlookers in the shopping district as she fashions the style and then mirrors it on herself with calm, deliberate moves. Milwaukee and Chicago obituaries note Otto Zwietusch and B Kuppenheimer death notices.
Cincinnati and Chicago reports show wheat and corn bid levels for No. 2 red and No. 2 white across track sales. Live stock sections list cattle prices for steers heifers cows and calves, plus hogs sheep and lambs with ranges for quality grades and weights.
Herbert A. Howe, 15, son of Prof. Herbert A. Howe of Denver University, reports a new group of sun spots at the sun’s upper edge. The discovery matches the magnitude of a Washington observatory finding from two weeks earlier. He observed from the University Park observatory using a six inch telescope.
Centralia Illinois officials W K Van derbilt John Jacob Astor General Manager Harahan and other Illinois Central directors escaped injury when a side track mix up caused a mistaken departure of another train and two coaches of their special were torn open. An elderly Sac and Fox elder Keokuk died at 85 at the Sac and Fox agency near Prague Oklahoma. Keokuk Iowa city and Keokuk Falls Oklahoma named for him.
A Washington Star quote labels a woman as haughty after wealth rise, while Miss Cayenne notes she should treat the cook politely for good dinners. A separate New York Weekly jab contrasts homeopathy pellets with allopaths’ spoonful doses, calling spoons unfashionable.
Waggles cannot recall why his wife tied a string on his finger and fears returning home, choosing to stay out all night. Jaggles questions what he should remember while Waggles recalls the reminder to come home early.
A mother questions her five year old about sharing apples with his sister. Bobby answers that he allowed his sister to have either the small apple or none, and she chose the small one, demonstrating a tiny domestic dispute told in a humorous tone.
A young woman aboard a Chicago streetcar on Oak Street bound downtown tried to force the car to stop by a rope pull and intimidation. She warned the conductor that her father is a stockholder and vowed to have him fired, a claim he dismisses as a common threat.
The notice profiles Mr H L Boyell of Robinson Illinois as experienced in supervising court house projects including Robinson Taylorville and St Elmo works. It commends his reliable character and suggests he will serve Putnam County well in erecting its new court building.
A dialogue features Mr. Meektor asserting a preference for independence, noting occasional private decision making after consulting Henrietta. The exchange appears as a clipped quotation from the Washington Star.
Mr. J. A. Mobley of Hartsville Indiana will have credit for constructing the new Court House under his supervision. Known as Jake to the boys he is 88 years old and has spent his life in contracting with Caldwell and Drake for eight years. He has served as superintendent on many Caldwell and Drake projects and is praised as a hustler firm and jovial. Under his guidance Putnam county is expected to gain a fine building.
President John Phillips and the executive board of the Window Glass Workers of America ordered all members to quit work at the Union Window Glass Co. factory in Anderson Indiana Saturday because the company will not pay the wage scale after a conference with manager Faivre.
Wesley Burris, described as a Negro, was convicted by Special Judge A C Hawkins in Evansville Indiana for participating in the July riot. The trial lasted under one day and the penalty ranges from two to fourteen years in state prison, making him the fourth man convicted.
The Indiana Canners' Association met in Indianapolis on Tuesday. The statewide tomato pack reached a new record of over one million cases this year. Although no price was fixed, 80 cents a case was freely mentioned. The state has 86 packers.
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Record features Sillicus and Cynicus discussing whether people truly know one another here and in the hereafter. The excerpt reflects on intimate insight versus distant social perception.
Tilden Cauldwell, brother of George Caldwell, born in 1876 Ohio, started as a telegraphic commercial agent, later became secretary of Caldwell & Drake Iron Works in Columbus, and for eight years has worked in the contracting business. He has held principal roles on their buildings and is praised as a fine young businessman and well liked.
In a Brooklyn Eagle reflection, a young man earns praise from a manager and a great lawyer for attaching Silk & Satin before closure. The lawyer soon rebukes the prompt move as overzealous, fearing demands for higher pay.
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