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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1920
Page
2
Classified fragment advertises Triumph Pills as safe dependable relief with no drug store purchase. It invites readers to write National Medical Institute Milwaukee for particulars and emphasizes no experimentation and free information.
The Floyd township trustee proposes the 1920–21 expenditures and levies at the advisory board meeting on September 7 1920. Totals include expenditures 16468 and taxes 0.75 per hundred. with land and improvements 1 599 615 and personal property 335 455. railroad and other property 317 605. mortgage exemption credit 57 570. net taxable property 2 195 105. polls 158.
The Trustee of Cloverdale Township Putnam County outlines annual expenditures and tax levies to the Advisory Board at the Bank of Cloverdale on September 7 1920 at 1 PM. The plan shows township expenditures 1880 tax 8 cents per hundred. local tuition expenditures 18200 tax 70 cents. special school tax expenditures 19500 tax 75 cents plus 50c per poll. special further tax 940 tax 4 cents plus 25c per poll. library expenditures 130 tax 5 cents. building fund 7200 tax 30 cents. total expenditures 47850 total tax 18714 cents per hundred.
Township totals show land and improvements valued at 1 601 965 Railroad and telegraph lines valued at 500 565 personal property 734 160 mortgage exemption 85 000 giving net taxable property of 2 755 630 Trustee G P Walker dated August 3 1920 and August 7.
The trustee W D Wright of Marion township Putnam County proposes for 1920 expenditures and tax levies to be voted Sept 7 at Filmore Indiana starting 1 PM. Items include township 1200 dollars local tuition 14000 dollars special school 10000 dollars rond 1200 dollars poor 200 dollars and a 3200 dollar rond tax. Total expenditures 29800 dollars total tax 7442 cents per hundred with estimated value 4287935 and 196 polls.
The Trustee of Warren Township Putnam County calls an advisory board meeting at Putnamrye on September 7 1920 at 1 30 PM to set the yearly expenditures and tax levies. Township expenditures 1075 tax 13 cents per hundred Local tuition expenditures 6400 tax 75 cents per hundred Road tax expenditures 800 total 844540 Polls 121. Signed G O Whitaker Trustee dated August 6 1920.
The Trustee of Russell Township invites the Advisory Board to the annual session at the trustees office in Russellville on September 7 1920 at 1 PM. It lists expenditures and taxes for the year including township 3.7 cents per $100 and local tax 30 and 40 cents per $100, road tax 3.7 cents, bonds 3 cents, total expenditures 22300 with a total tax of 80.9 cents per $100. Total valuation of property and personal property is 2 805 895 with mortgage exemption 45 975 and 100 polls. Signed C A Stark Trustee dated August 2 1920.
The Trustee of Clinton Township Putnam County sets the yearly expenditures and tax levies for 1920 to be discussed at School House No 5 on September 7 1920. Total expenditures 19622 with a total tax of 1.21 cents per 100 valuation. total assessed valuation 1630460 and 133 polls. Lee Wood Trustee signs August 4 1920.
University of Texas zoology researchers Drs Newman and Patterson report armadillos in Texas bear four young per birth and all offspring in a litter share the same sex. The species, migrating from Mexico, now occupies much of southern Texas.
The December 1 date marks St Deiniol’s feast, patron of Hawarden and namesake library funded by Mr Gladstone. It also memorializes Bardsey’s saints, once a Welsh pilgrimage site. A mainland farm still bears tithe relief linked to pilgrims to Bardsey.
A well known poor shot English guest causes laughter as guide remarks the birds appear unusually fast on the wing. The sportsman argues a bird seems to be following him, leading the attendant to joke the bird is after safety.
Ouray residents observe increasingly tame mountain sheep that visit the town near the railroad station each winter morning. The animals, once wary, now allow close approaches and photo snapshots, with the Ouray Commercial Club previously providing regular food.
The rain tree of Peru, tamuicasp, collects atmospheric moisture to yield substantial daily rainfall. A plantation of 10,000 trees over one square kilometer could produce about 385,000 liters of water daily, with 135,000 liters available after evaporation for distribution. The tree tolerates diverse soils and resists extremes, offering a usable water source in dry periods.
The reminiscence recounts a fortieth wedding anniversary that collapsed into farce. A couple planned a church re wedding with the same bridal party, but the pastor refused to return five dollars, wrecking the celebration.
A Kansas City Baptist minister recalls an incident in Stanley County North Carolina when Uncle Wash Russell a deacon and church leader led prayer in the county courthouse during a visit years ago His fervent plea echoed with a North Carolina accent asking “O exhaustible God A int this here visitin brother with the Isle of Patmos” from the Kansas City Times.
A humorous exchange notes a wife bringing back sixteen spoons a silver sugar and creamer a dessert fork and eight wine glasses all from different hotels as souvenirs from Europe.
William F. Babbitt, a traveling salesman, jokes about hair loss on a train. He notes he has little hair left and offers his own bald head as proof, prompting a curious response from a fellow passenger who asks what he did.
A young woman reporter asks a stern matron about a local leader's party. The matron replies by declaring her own affiliation, saying, Take a good look at me. I am the party he belongs to. The exchange appears in the Argonaut.
A reflective piece on fame its fluctuating appeal and the way individuals seek immortality by naming rivers states and towns or even smoke as a form of lasting mark. The poem weighs public scorn and private motives behind the urge to endure through legacy.
Louisville Courier Journal notes the dilemma of delivering results without exposure, framing a harsh standard for accountability and discretion in difficult times.
The Marion County A H Society discusses farm sanitation to protect drinking water from wells and dairy waste. Dr F A Morrison notes boiling may be needed to kill germs and that springs are pure but not all can access them. By contrast, a gizzard overview explains grinding agents like shell, gravel, and bone aid digestion in fowls.
A guide on feeding hens with clover using a seed bed and wire frame. It outlines routine maintenance, weed control, and the three common failure causes in poultry keeping lack of experience, lack of business ability. It emphasizes neatness, good location, healthy birds, and consistent learning for efficiency.
Calves suffer indigestion from too rich milk irregular feeding long fasting and poor maternal nourishment. Symptoms include colicky pains diarrhoea constipation vomiting staring coat and emaciation. Remedy focuses on removing the cause by regular feeding intervals with suitable additives and limewater or charcoal as needed.
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