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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1914
Page
3
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for the George Wandel road macadam improvement in Creenenette Township. Bids due August 12 at 2 pm in the Green Castle auditor’s office. Bid bonds and affidavits required. right to reject any bid reserved.
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners announces in Greencastle Indiana a sealed bid bid opening on August 12 1914 at 2 PM for 700 rods of road improvement on the John Me arland road in Center Township. Bidders must file bonds double the bid amount and affidavits per law. The right to reject all bids is reserved.
Notice is given by the Sheriff of Putnam County Indiana on August 22 1914 the public auction will sell rents and profits for up to seven years and if needed the fee simple to satisfy a decree of 4779.70 with interest and costs from Aetna Life Insurance Company versus multiple defendants at Greencastle court house. The property is in Putnam County Indiana described as part of the west half of the southeast quarter Section 14 Township 12 north Range 4 west totaling about 60 acres more or less. Ownership and sale follow court order and valuation laws. Poster notices by Hays Murphy attorneys Weekly July 24 41 Aug 7 14.
Dr W M McGaughey, physician and surgeon, lists office in Evans' Block 24 South Jackson street and residence at Bloomington corner Iniliary streets with telephone numbers 327 for office and 339 for home.
Mrs Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana reports Chamberlains Tablets cured her stomach trouble after trying other remedies. The ad claims the tablets strengthen and invigorate the stomach enabling natural function. Sold by all dealers.
Dr W W Tucker practicing physician and surgeon, with office located on Vine Street between Washington and Walnut in Greencastle Indiana. Primary care services offered to residents of Putnam County and surrounding areas.
London writer urges that travel greatness lies in later recollection of smells from places. Kipling says new age limits travel to hours, not continents, and wood smoke and cooking scents evoke vast memories. The piece blends poetic travel philosophy with a note on a Kansas tax roll oddity.
A fragmented discussion links ownership of airspace to property rights as airmen increase in number. The piece cites an aviation act and legal opinions from Ireland and England, noting aerial sovereignty and the need to define trespass boundaries above and below ground. It also touches on morning wakefulness and breathing guidance from a London Daily Mirror excerpt.
The article explains a fat testing method using fat saturated alcohol to improve cream reading at the Wisconsin Dairy School. It discusses winter dairying benefits, silage importance, and a survey of 200 farms showing sanitation scores, equipment shortages, and temperature measurement gaps.
A fragment discusses gender norms: a editor notes women seek approval, manage compliments, and display authority in social settings. The piece contrasts female behavior with male attention, noting the impact of being called a dove versus a hawk and the social expectations around flattery and propriety.
Fragmentary lines describe a married woman confusing guardianship with investigation as she spends freely and hosts guests. The piece hints at social judgment, old and young women, and uneasy truth telling within domestic life.
The article stresses that butter quality depends on cream quality and proper handling. It warns against overheating or using overripe cream and notes only cream in top condition yields the best butter.
Trustees announce weekly availability at residences or offices to conduct official business. J W Knauer in Madison, Ernest Kivett in Mill Creek, Benjamin Walls in Jackson, Oliver Stringer in Monroe, J V Etcheson in Floyd, Fred Todd in Floyd, Otto Rector in Marion and Fillmore townships.
Geo W Reck, publisher of the Enterprise Aberdeen Maryland, testifies that Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has repeatedly cured diarrhoea for twenty years and continues to be trusted by customers. It is for sale by all dealers.
Green Castle Common Council adopted a resolution to improve Indiana Street from Hanna to Berry with cement sidewalks four feet wide each side brick street and alley crossings and curb and gutter work. A public hearing is scheduled for August 19, 1914 at 7 40 p m to hear property owners about assessments and costs. Posters appeared in Daily Thurs July 30 and Aug 6.
Executors of the John G. McCoy estate announce a private sale by sealed bids for cash at full appraised value. The property is in Greencastle Green Castle Indiana on south Jackson street four blocks from the courthouse. Located as described, bids are to be received at the law office of C C Gillen, Greencastle Indiana. The sale is by order of the Putnam Circuit Court and will occur August 15, 1914 at 10 o clock a.m.
A vintage advert touts Speedway as a universal remedy for rheumatism lumbago sore throat bruised tendons tired feet prained muscles and more. It claims immediate cooling relief on application plus a money back guarantee and a free dentist with each bottle from A Cook Drug Store.
In celebration of sixty years a revised edition of Humphreys' Manual of All Diseases is published, detailing care and treatment of the sick using Humphreys' Remedies for an inmate audience.
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