Personal News From This City Notes Visitors and Births
Mrs Dora Ruark of oath Street plans a departure to a city of work. Miss Golday Toney visits relatives in Brazil. Mrs C F Mathes returns home after time with Howard Kunker in Brazil. Adam Wagner hosts Kentucky relatives at dinner. Grace Roberts and children back from Terre Haute visit. John Cannon and Judge Hughes to Gary for weekend. Frank Stevens returns from Ohio trip. Fisher Austin and Greencastle couple welcome a daughter. R W Stafford and daughter Helen visit Jessie Pitts. Helen Pfahler improves after nervous breakdown and prior unconscious spell. Weekly band concert draws large crowd with Evens praising program. Transformer trouble shuts Clinton plant. power restored. Howard Dean and wife welcome a son. George Clark family from Clay County visit O Hair family. Ed Stone on vacation. Jesse Green and Norvetta in Indianapolis. Virgil Buis and wife attend birth of son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Pfahler
Notice to Non-Residents in Quiet Title Suit Indiana
In Putnam County Indiana a civil action to quiet title in real estate is filed in the Putnam Circuit Court for the September term 1923 No 11471. The complaint notes residences of many defendants are unknown including Ephraim Dukes John W Clark Amos Robertson John Baird and others with unknown spouses heirs assigns and successors in title and requests service by publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Putnam County
Clarence Scobee
Earl Scobee
Ephraim Dukes
Putnam Circuit Court
Indiana
W. M. Sutherlin
John W. Clark
Amos Robertson
John Baird
Nancy Robertson
George W . Thompson
Ann Thompson
Christopher Shuck
Hiram Wasson
Hudson Brackney
Elizabeth Brackney
Benjamin Hawkins
Daniel Chadd
Samuel Taylor
Julia D. Taylor
John S
Quieting Title in Greencastle Real Estate in Putnam County
Notice to defendants that this action aims to quiet plaintiff title to 27 feet width off south end of lot 96 in the Original Plat of GreencastleIndiana. Defendants must appear on September 24 1923 the first judicial day of the September Term 1923 of the Putnam Circuit Court in Green Castle Indiana or answer. Clerk Walter S Campbell signs. Attorney W M Sutherlin. July 31 1923 to August 8 1923 notice dates included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Putnam County
Greencastle
Putnam Circuit Court
Walter S. Campbell
Putnam
W. M. Sutherlin
Vacancy in Greencastle City Council Third Ward
Notice states a vacancy in Greencastle Indiana by death of Oscar Williams. Common council will fill the seat at a special meeting set for 7 30 p m August 10 1928 in the council chambers. City Clerk Gwin Ensign dated August 3 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Indiana
Oscar Williams
Gwin Ensign
Wanted laborers permanent positions in Indiana port land plant
Classified notice lists job openings at the Indiana Port Land Cement Company in Limedale, seeking laborers through the superintendent. also advertises sales of a gas stove and Federal truck with terms, insurance and real estate services by Lucas and Masten, and a lost fishing rod in Big Walnut area with contact for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Portland .Cement Company
Limedale
Big Walnut
Reelsville
R. H. Stout
West 17Th St
Indianapolis
Birthday Close Call Prompts Mayr Remedy Testimonial
A reader recalls nearly dying on a birthday eight months earlier from stomach pain and collapse. After doctors failed to help, a friend suggested Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Since using it, digestion improved, pains and bloating stopped, and the writer says they can eat anything again. The ad claims the remedy clears mucus and inflammation of the intestinal tract and offers a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
New Maysville Social Roundup as Locals Visit
New Maysville residents host and visit relatives across Indiana towns. Ed Gates and Pauline Temple from Indianapolis are among guests with C. F. Modlin and Rev Le Master. The I. O. F. social is highlighted with ice cream and cake at Central Lodge 859 Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Gates
Indianapolis
C. F. Modlin
Pauline Temple
le Master
Allgood
Conrad Underwood
Michigan
Grover Clements
John Kefauver
Roy Chatham
Brazil
Morris Hendren
Coatesville
New Maysville
T. J. Shackleford
George Fitzsimmons
Mms
Orville Elliott
Brownsburg
Dude Kendell
Charley McFerran
George Bowman
Homer Higgins
Local Social Notes From Indiana Gatherings
Horace Robinson stayed in Indianapolis Sunday. Mr and Mrs E E Buis drove to Lebanon Sunday for the Weatherley family reunion. Mrs Myrtle Storm, with her mother in Martinsville, returned home Saturday. Mrs Ruth Ruark remains in serious condition at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs William Newman and son and Mr and Mrs Oran Buis visited Earnest Cox and family, while Mrs Mingle Robinson saw her grandparents in Bellville Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Robinson
Indianapolis
E. E. Buis
Lebanon
Weatherley
Myrtle Storm
Martinsville
Ruth Ruark
Methodist Hospital
William Newman
Oran Buis
Earnest Cox
Mingle Robinson
Bellville
Putnamville Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Art Fry Mrs Glen Fry and Mrs Roy Watson visited Mrs John R Wilson of Indianapolis. George Whitaker works at the State Farm. Miss Margaret Jones leaves for Washington State for about three months. Mrs Martha Bunyan returns from Indianapolis. Mrs Lilburn Heplar in hospital doing well. Mary Jane Frost visits her mother in Indianapolis. Lucile Glidewell at State Normal Terre Haute spends weekend at home. Bro Anderson preaches at M E Church with four baptisms. Hospital opening in Greencastle draws crowds. Albert Williams O D Williams and wife take auto trip through Kentucky in a Gertie Williamson Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Fry
Glen Fry
Roy Watson
John R. Wilson
Indianapolis
George Whitaker
State Farm
Margaret Jones
Washington State
Martha Bunyan
Lilburn Heplar
Methodist Hospital
Mary Jane Frost
Lucile Glidewell
State Normal
Terre Haute
Bro. Anderson
Monroe
Indiana
M. E. Church
Putnam County Hospital
Greencastle
Albert Williams
O. D. Williams
Kentucky
Gertie Williamson Dodge
Cow Hoist Out of Well Unearths Gold Vein
A cow owned by C T Johnson of Los Angeles fell into a ranch well near Needles California. Workers hoisted the animal free using a derrick and found glittering particles on its hoof revealing a rich vein of gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Needles
Makes a Good Polish For Furniture
A traditional home recipe to make furniture polish using beeswax cabtile soap white wax turpentine and boiling water. Dissolve shredded wax in boiling water then mix and beat until creamy and cold for a workable polish.
Small Things That Count Thrift Magazine notes pins and production
The article states 10,000 workers manufacture pins in 92 factories with an annual output of 10,000,000,000 pins. It concludes that this amounts to nearly 100 pins per person each year, illustrating thrift and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrift
Sardinia Builds Manmade Lake for Power and Irrigation
Sardinia has created an artificial water body on the Tirso river touted as White Coal, expected to yield 50,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity for industries and irrigate over 74,000 acres of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirso
Sardinia
Emerson Quote on Action and Power
An excerpt attributes power to action with a law of nature stating those who do the thing gain power while those who do not remain powerless. The line echoes Emersons philosophy on effort and consequence and presents a timeless user of moral cause and effect.
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Emerson
Early Chinese breeders hatch fish eggs under a hen
The first artificial incubation of fish eggs arose when Chinese breeders filled empty shells with fish spawn and placed them under a hen to hatch, a primitive technique illustrating early aquaculture innovation.
Mere Matter of Form
A brief quotation from the Boston Transcript notes a witty exchange about engagement and a father figure’s habit of throwing out a partner. The line hints at family dynamics and social humor in a domestic setting.
Rewarded for Becoming Too Fat in Train Accident Suit
A Missouri woman claims a train wreck made her gain weight and wins damages totaling five dollars for each additional pound. The verdict assigns monetary value to every extra pound gained since the accident and reflects the court's ruling on liability and causation.
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Missouri
Sea-Slug Helothurian Replaces Organs After Fear
The helothurian or sea slug is a snail like creature that can eject its vital organs when frightened and regrow them entirely within weeks.
Apes Tire Of Repetition Says Trainer
A trainer notes apes tire of routine items just as Darwin suggested, saying that an ape grows weary when accustomed to any thing. The Syracuse Post Standard quotes the observation as part of a broader science outlook.
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Syracuse Post-Standard
Everyday sage on great men writing love letters
The quotation notes a moral that even grand figures descend to commonness when composing a love letter. It frames writing intimate words as a leveling act, suggesting familiarity erodes prestige and elevates human connection.
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Dora Ruark
Oath Street
Dan Donnehue
S. Donnehue
Ruark
Miss Golday Toney
C. F. Mathes
Howard Kunker
Yunker
Mathes
Adam Wagner
Grace Roberts
F. A. Williams
John Cannon
J. P. Hughes
Gary
Frank Stevens
Ohio
Fisher Austin
R. W. Stafford
Helen of
Decatur, Ill
Jessie Pitts
Clinton
Howard Dean
South College Avenue
George Clark
Clay County
Henry O'Hair
Ed. Stone
The
American Express Co
Jesse Green
Norvetta
Virgil Buis
Herald
Terminal Realty Corporation OF Indianapolis
America
Clty Corporation
Kentucky Avenue
Claypool
Lincoln
Greencastle, Indiana
Call Herald Office
Fillmore
Lucas and
Masten
Jackson Street
W. L. McLean
Synco Motors Co
Battle Creek
Mich
S. P. Forcum
Lowis B. Cowgill
E. Frenklin St
Indiana Loan CO
Putnamville
Papa
Boston Transcript
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
Priscilla Dean
ST. John
Johnnie Walker
Captain Fly-By-Night
Aesop’s
Fables
Pathe News Weekly
E. A. Browning
Koweba
Ferndell
J. F. Long & Son
J. E. McCurry
West Side
Squire Greencastle
Ind
R. P. Mullins
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