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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a local newspaper page with city editor names and subscription details. Mentions Greencastle and circulation notes for single copies and carrier delivery. No clear event or outcome beyond standard publication notices.
Trustees note Madison Townehip and other townships appoint trustees and set office days for business, including Kil Creek Townehip, Jefferson, Floyd, Union, My rion, and More, with attendance at the offices on specified weekdays. Dito Ractor adds a note on a cholera remedy advertisement.
Final settlement hearing for creditors heirs and legatees of Jolitewe Herod deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Crees Castle Indian on September 1913 to show cause why the settlement should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Witness the Clerk July 30 1915 Arthur J Hameick Clerk Putnam Court
The tomato adapts to many soils with medium clay loam often best. Proper crop sequence matters. plant 4 to 4 1/2 feet apart, begin deep cultivation early to conserve moisture, then shallow later to protect roots as the plants mature.
The currant faces two main foes the currant worm and leaf spot Early in the season dust leaves with powdered hellebore to kill the worm In midsummer leaf spot threatens foliage and should be checked by spraying with Bordeaux mixture or early notice by Bordeaux misture The same worm attacks gooseberries and is fought similarly An English variety mildews on foliage is controlled by Bordeaux mixture or sulfur solution Keep mixtures on hand as damage from insects and fungi is rapid.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Eugene H. Porter warns hydrophobia is rising in New York. He cites Pasteur treatment as the only cure, detailing the inoculation process and noting a death window of ten days for dogs and about thirty days to begin treatment after a bite.
A Paris watchmaker buried near the Bourse planned a tomb inscription noting his life as a watchmaker and guiding virtues, ending with a fillable age of 87. In Philadelphia, Miss Mary W. Humes sues Dr Wesley R Roe for $6000 alleging malpractice after a wrong tooth extraction under anesthesia.
The article instructs heavy preplanting tillage for orchards and advocates deep plowing four to five years before planting. It recommends turning under green manures, growing cover crops, and using corn to reveal soil fertility. Early planting should follow with potatoes or garden vegetables to condition the soil and improve humus. Subsoiling is advised on stiff subsoils before tree planting the previous fall.
The guide notes peach grafting as a practical method with strong value. It describes selecting seedlings, preparing stocks by cold storage, and using shield budding for successful results, with care to keep stock warm and damp until ready for planting.
Chicago contractor W. E. Marsh lost his wallet in Atlantic City and his friends formed a $400 purse betting he would not recover. R M. Clutch of Philadelphia found the wallet, returned the money, and won the bet plus his own funds.
The Swiss Federal Railways carried 7,972,000 travelers this peak tour season, excluding funicular lines, with receipts totaling 3,600,400 dollars. Revenue and passenger numbers set records not previously reached in earlier years.
The piece touts Knowledee as power in agriculture and other fields. It emphasizes practical farming knowledge, vigilance, and profit from correct practice, plus notes on Wisteria for verandas as a stylish, flowering screen from winter to spring.
Winsted, Conn. resident W H McCullough who splits time with Cole Brook reports trouble with an unseen foe. He printed a local appeal calling on people worldwide to stop the British or Irish devil tormenting this earth.
In Athens Georgia belief that a family trait forewarns death led Mark B Bell brother of Congressman Thom Bell to kill himself in bed. The report notes the fatal act followed by the family and local authorities.
Madison Wisconsin figures show University athletics at costlier level with expenditures totaling 36 669 dollars in the year and a remaining balance of 1 402 dollars.
Reverend Brown preached Sunday on God as protector using Psalm 23. He argued God embodies many images but favors a personal, shepherded relationship, ending with the psalm’s line The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want and a church bells message at 7 30.
A New Haven Boston day express near West Rochelle derailed after a smoking car with 35 passengers jumped the track. An off duty engineer yelled stay seated. no injuries were reported. The anecdote then reflects on the value of hanging on tight to temper, earnings, and place during adversity.
The Royal Microscopical Society received a collection by M. Nachet showing six micro daguerreotypes made with electric light by Leon Foucault in 1844. The plates carry the date 1844 and Foucault's signature, likely the earliest use of electric light in photography and its first scientific application.
In Chufu birthplace of Confucius, a gray limestone incense dish cover on the tomb of his grandson rings like bronze when struck. Similar musical stones appear in Ireland’s Corick bridge, whose coping stones emit a note when struck, earning it the nickname musical bridge.
Paris reports a summary of French research on snow radioactivity from Boulogne's winter fall. Newly fallen snow is radioactive, especially soon after descent before it fades within two hours. Snow on soil retains radioactivity slightly longer than snow on roofs.
The article notes the sun’s temperature as about eighteen thousand degrees Fahrenheit and says this exceeds humanly produced heat by a large margin. It compares solar light to the brightness of a Bessemer converter, with five thousand three hundred times greater intensity, and to an oxyhydrogen flame, about one hundred forty six times brighter than lime light.
A survey notes 990 of 1000 twisted tree trunks twist right to left, aligning with Northern Hemisphere cyclone and whirlpool directions per Jean Bronches. It questions whether Southern Hemisphere trunks rotate oppositely, mirroring atmospheric cyclones in that half of the globe.
Recounting public reaction to the famous aviator Mr. Hifly as the airwaves buzz with praise and mockery. The evolving chorus hails him as a wizard of the air and a distinguished fellow countryman. Born in an era of daring invention, his name is linked to knighthood speculation.
The name Arkansas derives from an Indian tribe seen by early explorers within the state. French settlers established Arkansas Post around 1685. It joined the Louisiana Territory until 1812, then Missouri Territory until 1819, became Arkansas Territory including Indian Territory, and achieved statehood on June 15, 1836.
During the winter the English Salvation Army aimed to provide fifty thousand meals from shipyard waste in Chatham. When ships dock and crews are away, food is still supplied and counted as waste. One night six hundred people were fed from what would have been discarded.
The Handkerchief of Saint Veronica created a sensation as a pious relic, with reports that the Saviour's eyes appeared to open and close. It was painted by Gabriel Max of the Munich school in 1874, drawing public interest.
Travel literature and full details on greatly reduced fares are offered by return mail. The card should be addressed to the undersigned for information about round trip tickets to all resorts including Atlantic and Pacific Coast points and states like Colorado and Michigan.
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