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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
3
Classified items list low shoes on sale, a meet me at Christies note, a rent request for a Greencastle home, and various trades. A Newcastle Indiana contractor and an architect advertise services while seed corn troubles and a rat bait pitch are mentioned with ads for RAT SNAP.
We are now booking sales. See us early for your date. Dobbs and Vestal. Office over Central Nat's Bank. Residence phones eS and 771. Office Phone 179. WANTED For general house work No Washing or Ironing Phone 06 Maude Bridges. APERTISE IN THE HERALD Why I Put Up With Rats For Years writes N Windsor Farmer Years ago I bought some rat poison which nearly killed our fine water dog. It so scared us that we suffered a long time with rats until my neighbor told me about RAT SNAP. That's the sure rat killer and a safe poison. Three sizes 25c 50c 1.00 Sold and guaranteed by John Cook Sons J Sudranski Co R P Mullins. Rat Sway Beats the Best Trap Ever
Fragment mentions Mrs. Emily Shaw claiming her husband bought a RAT SNAP trap that caught 38 rats and killed 12 in a week. It references RAT SNAP in cakes sold by Cook & Sons and J. Sudranski Co with a guarantee. Also notes a black leather pocket book and a money reward at local stores.
Notice announces immediate removal and sale of the Bowman Memorial Gym building known as Harris. The property will be sold to the highest bidder on or before noon Monday January 9 1920. W H Graham superintendent university buildings and grounds.
For sale at 107 Taylor Ave is a large Burnside home with almost an acre of grounds and spacious rounds. The property includes a big living room, reception hall, music room, dining room, kitchen, four upstairs bedrooms with bath, and potential for a sleeping porch. Health reasons compel sale. commission offered.
Greencastle resident Herschell Neal reports chronic back pain and urinary issues improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills purchased at Cook's Drug Store. He credits the medicine with restoring daily function and urges others to use Dean's Kidney Pills, price 60 cents at dealers.
A marginalized woman Ernagrada asks Miss Sophie for a dollar for a marriage license. She explains they plan to attend the free diner and the King's Daughters basket distribution on Thanksgiving, hoping to secure food aid for a week and time to marry.
Miss Eleanor Town of Washington D C is here for a month with Dr and Mrs Salem B Town. Paul Poynter of Sullivan visits friends and was in Cloverdale. Mrs J G Hunt and family return from Cleveland. Several pairs travel to and from cities including Auburn Nebraska San Jose and Velva. The town also notes property sale to Carey Dilinger and various relocations and family news. A funeral for Ames Elsberry O Hair is recorded with brief service and burial.
The duties of a military attache include thoroughly acquainting himself with every change in military affairs and reporting on mobilization, armament, and equipment of the power to which he is accredited.
A characteristic tale recounts Lord Avebury’s surgical moment as friends urge chloroform. He declines, saying he would rather be present at the operation. The anecdote preserves a light tone about courage and presence.
In the Baltimore Sun anecdote Mr. Williams recounts Speaker Thomas B Reed asking why he is a bitter partisan. Williams answers he never saw a Republican until age 68 and cannot get used to them, prompting Reed to walk away.
A Boston Globe item reports a marital dispute where a wife recalls loving the ground before marriage and a husband reveals awareness of a mortgage on her father’s farm. The piece highlights domestic tension and financial strain within a family.
Uncle Eben dismisses dodgin work as futile and fretful. He argues the occupation keeps you busy and anxious around the clock with no vacations. The line captures a wary, folk wisdom attitude toward labor and fortune.
RAT SNAP kills rats and mice and deters others. It leaves no smell as the pests dry up inside. Sold in three sizes 25c 40c and 1.00 it requires no mixing with food and is safe from cats and dogs. John Cook and Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins guarantee.
The Monroe Township trustee in Putnam County proposes expenditures and tax levies for the year 1920 at Bainbridge on September 7. Totals include township expenditures 1011.63 and tax 3 cents per dollar, local tuition 10453.51 and tax 31 cents, special school tax 40.54 and 45 cents, road tax 674.43 and 2 cents, library 168.60 and 5 mills. Net taxable property shown with 223 polls.
A Boston man praises an old negro who dives into the water to rescue a small boy from a southern town wharf. Uncle Ned insists the rescued child is not his kin as onlookers compare courage and race in the dramatic moment.
A brief quoted exchange from Harper's Bazar shows a mother scolding Willie for anger while recounting a rival boy’s misdeed. The dialogue conveys domestic tension and a neighborhood comparison without further context or names.
Greencastle residents gather Tuesday for a community picnic on Sunset Hill with a weiner roast coffee and plenty of food. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Harry Moore Mr and Mrs Worley Timmons Mr and Mrs Elmer Crawley Mr and Mrs Julius Bryan Mr and Mrs Harry Hays and Mrs Co L Mewburn of Florida among others.
Art says there are not many young men wed to him as before. Drama asks if they cannot support her. Art replies that he could not support them because many men waste energy waiting for a wealthy relative to die.
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