Public works bids sought Greencastle sewer project 1914
The Common Council of Greencastle Indiana invites sealed proposals for the District Sewer system including sewage disposal. Proposals due August 26 at 7 00 pm at the city clerk s office. Bidder must file a certified check of 1918 50 with bid. Council may reject any or all bids and will enforce performance bonds after award. City Clerk Mill er confirms details in the August 5 1914 notice.
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Indiana
Greencassotana
Greencastle
Common Council
Greenfodiana
Common Council of
Special Meeting of County Council Held at Greencastle
Notice of a special meeting of the county council held in Greencastle at the courthouse on August 12, 1914. Auditor Airhart requests attendance and cautions timely presence.
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County Council
Airhart
County St D
McGAUGH Viyomian and Surgeon Firm Addressed
Viyomian and surgeon run an office at 327 Evane Block corner Bloomington and Sreeta with residence listed at 339 i) Evane Block No 24 South street.
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Bloomington
Sreeta
Hone
South Treet
Corcupine Tales and Local Whimsy From a Coal Country Day
A quirky collage of lines from a coal country day features jokes about mine depths and coal yields, chatter about a brown derby being dug up, barber talk on wealth and kinship nicknames, and a note on manners for whiskered men. It ends with a cheeky puzzle about an Oklahoma man claiming to be Adam and a missing rib.
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Oklahoma
Adam
Napoleon crossed the Alps and stirred a revolt on St Helena
A playful vignette imagines Napoleon Bonaparte on St Helena amid a brewing insurrection as natives tease his fame and plans. The scene blends humor with satirical jabs as the exiled emperor contends with daily annoyances and imagined pretensions while locals hint at rebellion.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Destiny
Jujube
Napoleon Ie
Napoleon
Helena
The Second Year of Married Life and Lost Summers
Helen packs away summer clothes with a tint of melancholy as memories of past joys and tensions surface. Warren's casual remarks and quarrels over petty details heighten a mood of drifting closeness and impending change.
Old Glove Tops Create Bootees and Small Crafts
Dainty baby bootees from cut glove tops are stitched and bound with ribbon. Eyelets and ribbon allow tying around ankles. Glove tops serve as book covers, calendars, or scented pads, with embroidery or monograms. Worn tops can be repurposed for window polishing after washing.
To the Needleworker The Camilla scarf guide
The Camilla scarf is described as a fine white canvas piece with light blue and white or pink and white colors and mercerized floss. Edges are scalloped. Instructions cover lace work for tea sets, filet sets, and centerpieces. Tips include tucks for shrinking fabrics and hemming to avoid visible stitches.
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Camilla
Are There Model Husbands? A Practical View
A female author questions the ideal model husband warning women against chasing perfection. She argues that a flawless partner is unlikely and even a placid seeming husband may later cause domestic strife or worry by breaking from perfection.
Wallpaper Cleaner Mix for Walls in Ten Minutes
A recipe describes a cleaner prepared with flour salt coal oil and warm water. The method instructs scalding flour, kneading, and forming balls to rub walls, claiming strong results.
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Walla
The Toad and the Snake Legend told in Allsop County
A Charlotte Observer tale from Allsop County recalls a frog facing a black snake in a brush encounter. The frog held a stick crosswise in its mouth to prevent swallowing, turning to keep the front to the rear as the snake circled. The snake finally retreated.
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Allsop County
Charlottesville
Akward reminiscences and scraps headlined by old editor
The text recalls editor Clark Howell recounting a former Constitution office janitor turned garage hand who jokes about cars and horses. It shifts to tales on kinship shifting from female to male heads of families, students in a classroom, and a history of Constantinople horses captured by Venetians followed by a revivalist preacher John Allen known for blunt wit and marital quips.
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Avanta Constituton
Clark Howell
Constitution Office
Howell
Rine
Tom
Chios
Theodosius
Constantinople
Venice
Losphorus
Europe
John Allen
Maine
Boston Journal
John
Lions and Boys Observe Sugar Feeding at Menagerie
In a brief scene from From the Seat of the Scornful Jack and Joey watch the lion eat sugar from the trainer's band. Joey is astonished while Jack claims he could do the same, arguing he would perform as well as the lion with equal interest and varying inference.
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Jack
Joey
Amusing Library Notification and Moonlit Frying Egg Moment
An item describes a Baltimore public library deposit system notifying a patron that a requested book is new to the collection. A humorous aside arises when the wife reads the notice about keeping "The Girl He Left Behind Him." The article also recounts a church dinner joke about a stained glass window and a courtroom quip from a Scottish appeal, ending with a moonlit couple joking that the moon resembles a fried egg.
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Baltmore Chat
Rue Harold
Harold
Tamima
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mischievous Exchange at Mealtime in Puck
A humorous aside from the magazine Puck features a military factor asking a patient about meals. The patient answers he is much better and requests a small chicken to eat. When asked how to stuff it the patient jokes he would prefer it stuffed with another.
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Puck
Are you going to de ball to night Marie
A fragment captures a lively exchange in a creole style about choosing to stay in rather than attend a ball. The humor hinges on the speaker's insistence that the desired revelry is found at home.
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Marie
Clock vanishes then returns during a walk
Bejiggers recounts buying a clock and setting it in the hall. After a brief evening walk, they return to find the clock had disappeared but was found to be running. The exchange highlights the odd event as noted in Tit Bits.
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Walter
Helen
Warren
Kitten
Orchestra
M. Dee
Butte
Delia
Alia
Della
Bejiggers
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam Circuit Court
In Putnam County Indiana the case Sutherlin vs Miller and Miller seeks to foreclose a mortgage. Non residents Minnie L Miller and J Albert Miller are notified to appear in Greencastle on September 17, 1914 to answer or demur the complaint. Clerk Arthur J Ramrick signs with Deputy Pearl Newgent and Plaintiff attorney William M Sutherlin.
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Delilah
Sutherlin
Minnie L. Miller
Willian M. Sutherlin
Minniell. Miller
J. Albert Miller
Indiana
Putnam Circuit
Court House
Greencastle
Not So Strange After All Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana reports Chamberlain's Tablets cured her stomach trouble. The ad claims the tablets strengthen and invigorate the stomach and enable it to function naturally. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Rosie Rish
Wabash, Ind
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam Circuit Court
In the Putnam Circuit Court for the September Term 1914 John S. Booker sues William B. Eggers and Nathan Morphew to quiet title on real estate. Defendants non residents must appear on October 1 1914 at Greencastle Court House or risk hearing in their absence. Clerk Arthur J. Hamrick affixed August 3 1914 with Pearl Newyent Deputy and attorneys Allee James & Allee.
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Indiana
Putnam County
Putnam Circuit Court
John S. Booker
William B. Eggers
Allee
James & Allee
Nathan Morphew
Greencastle
A. T
Arthur J. Hamrick
Pearl Newyent
Allee, James & Allee
Atty
Humphreys' Free Medical Book Celebrates Sixty Years
A revised edition of Dr Flumphreys Manual of all diseases marks sixty years with new details on cures and treatments using Humphreys Remedies offered free.
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Flumphreys
Humphreys
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