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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
3
Doan’s Kidney Pills gain public trust as a Greencastle Indiana resident Mrs M Shelley confirms prior testimony. She states backache and kidney distress ended after use and notes renewed approval on June 6 1912.
Hollister's R. M. Tea cleans and purifies the system to help children feel cooler. Available for sale at Owl Drug Store.
Constipation causes many ailments and disorders. Chamberlain's Tablets keep bowels regular to avoid diseases. Sold by all dealers.
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Louis Peter Leyenberger born March 22 1839 in West Hall Lehigh County Pennsylvania aged 74 years 4 months 2 days. He served in the Civil War and was a prisoner at Libby Prison. He worked as a cabinet maker and later in undertakings. He married Sarah Bright Quinn in 1870 and had three children Eddie Quinn Paul D and Glenn ID. He is survived by five grandchildren, two sisters and a brother, with three of seven siblings remaining.
C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas suffered constipation and indigestion spending hundreds on medicines. After hospital visits in St Louis and New Orleans without relief he used Chamberlains Tablets and improved. Sold by all dealers.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints ROBERT L HOWLETT as Administrator of the estate of Gar rett D McCray deceased. The estate is declared solvent. Dated July 28 1913. Attorneys James & Allee 31 H-D Aung.
An Owl Drug listing promotes R. M. Tea as a great internal cleanser for a cleaner inside look and improved thinking. The ad emphasizes health benefits and urges purchase at Owl Drug.
Advertising copy notes Hollister's A. M. Tea as a remedy for hot days that impair appetite and upset the stomach, offered for sale by Owl Drug Store.
A fragment of a railroad timetable lists multiple routes and times for both directions. Entries include morning and afternoon departures with some exceptions on Sundays, noting connections to various lines and stations such as Vandalia and Dallons.
Advert says E Ru Sa pile cure contains no opiates lead or poisonous drugs and guarantees a $50 forfeit. It claims other pile medicines cause constipation and damage. The retailer identified is Jones Stevens Co Sole Agents in Greencastle.
A Snow Hill North Carolina man recounts suffering from dysentery for two months with weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds. After using two bottles of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he reports permanent relief and full recovery. Sold by all dealers.
A West based improvement for graders adds side attachment points for horses, allowing propulsion from either side. A brace bar and adjustable draft rod enable steering and grading on various slopes, preventing crawling and slippage while ensuring a clean ditch and stability in loose soil.
Good Roads Magazine cites Tarvia as a promising tarry road treatment to curb dust on macadam. Trials in Montclair New Jersey show water runs off without saturating, and after fifteen months there is no water, wind or heat damage.
In Savannah Georgia a cement gravel road surface resembling asphalt has been used. Cost averages about 3500 dollars per mile. Ten year old sections remain in good condition. Gravel marl and clay form the road materials. About 30 miles have been built and auto mobile value in the city has risen by about 500000 dollars.
William Archer laments American ignorance of spelling reform aims at a New York meeting. He explains reforms avoid ludicrous extremes and mocks the public's misperception with a joke about two young ladies asking which animal part yields the chop.
Tess notes Bess Magley acted as the heroine in church private theatricals. Jess recalls she lacked a suitable face, but the costumer provided a disguise. The Philadelphia Press reports the exchange.
A fragment recalls a Negro servant named John receiving supplies after Gaine's Mill. His mistress asks about her master and whether he slept well. John replies that Marie Roger was comfortable last night, sleeping between two dead horses in a field.
A Chicago Tribune item notes Our Own Minstrels performing a skit where a joke contrasts a burglar inside a jewelry store with his partner outside. The act ends with a vaudeville style song titled Oh Doctor My Heart Is Breaking You Have Pulled the Wrong Tooth.
A short exchange between a man and woman over a birthday gift on Emerson Street. He gives a hand mirror and asks her to think of him when using it. She agrees and then subtly resents his remark about thinking of him constantly.
Ingratitude. An Irishman was seen with a live turkey under his arm the turkey squawking and gob bling in distress. The Celt poked the bird and asked Be quiet What the matther wid ye annyhow Why should yez want to walk whis I m willing to carry ye.
In a rural vignette O Toole asks O Tunder if he has played the "popular game." He replies with a scene of Bridget whist played in the kitchen while eating cake and chicken. Bridget signals "Whist" to hide in the pantry when the mistress approaches.
A brief parson in the Catholic Standard and Times recounts a wedding scene where a groom and bride are married and the cleric jokes about his fee by saying he adds one to one to make one. The humorous remark captures a light moment amid the ceremony.
The article describes building a durable poultry house from alkali grass sod with 2 to 3 foot thick walls and a good roof. It notes advantages over frame buildings, suggests 14 by 20 foot size, four windows, embedded roosts, plastered walls, and a gravel floor for easy cleaning, while comparing Buffalo sod as less durable.
Farm Stock Journal explains how integrating fruit planting with poultry netting creates a productive system. Hens gain shade and forage while insects are controlled, with mulched bushes aiding pest reduction and soil softness improving scratch access for better yields.
Field and Farm explains a simple method to fatten healthy young ducks in one week using three parts cornmeal, one part bran and one part scraps with milk if possible. Some add ground oats for half the cornmeal and claim better results. Killing and picking should occur after the first full feather coat matures around eight weeks, yielding a fat heavy duck. The piece notes demand from Denver’s thousand Chinamen willing to pay good prices for ducks.
The article argues today’s poultry raisers favor one breed over mixed flocks. It claims pure bred fowls yield higher egg production and profits, while neat, uniform flocks indicate well kept farms. A home experiment suggests forty scrub fowls versus forty pure breds with equal care shows the pure breds outperforming in several months.
Advice on improving hen egg output through lime for shells and mineral balance, ample air not drafts, pure water, greens, and grit. Emphasizes treating poultry humanely as the farm’s valuable crop and prioritizing children’s care alongside livestock.
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