Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Resident
Greencastle residents hear a long term endorsement of Dean's Kidney Pills from William Sillery, a Greencastle barber, who recalls his kidney cure after using the product bought from Jones Stevens Co. Drug Store. Re endorsements continue with a June 5 1912 statement and the Pills are sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. at 50 cents. Also advertised Hollister's RM Tea claims bowel cleansing and blood purification, sold by Owl Drug Store.
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Greencastle
William Sillery
Liberty St
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Safe pile cure promoted by Greencastle druggists
Local druggists warn that E R U S A pile cure contains no opiates or poisons but other warnings claim it harms users. They label E R U S A a guaranteed five dollar cure and list Jones Stevens Co as sole agents in Greencastle.
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Greencastle
Jones Stevens CO
Rail Tour Fares Announced For June To September 1913
The Monon Route announces tourist excursion rates from June 1 to September 30 1913 with final run limits on June 31. Destinations cover Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Illinois Kentucky Manitoba Mexico Michigan Minnesota Montana New Mexico Ontario Oregon South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming. For rates amounts and reservations apply at Monon Route J U Ellis Agent.
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Alberta
Arizona
California
Colorado
Ida Illinois
Kentucky
Manitobaland
Mexico
Michigan
Minne Montana
New Mexico
Nordina
Ontario
Oregon
South de
Tennessee
Utah
Virginiaington
West Virginia
Wisco
Wyoming
J. U. Ellis
How the Trouble Started
Take Chamberlain's Tablets keep your bowels regular and will avoid these diseases. For by all dealers.
We Need First Aid for My Heavy Veer
A brief note describes the need for urgent first aid assistance for a vehicle issue. The owner seeks guidance on immediate steps to stabilize a vehicle, locate a repair shop, and obtain parts.
Fragmentary Rail Schedule Fragments Reported
OCR reads scattered times and stations with unclear text. no coherent events or names. The fragmentary data mentions several times 8:68 am 4:17 daily and others with unclear station references.
Mill Creek Township Expenditures and Tax Levy Figures
The 1913 annual meeting of Mill Creek Township trustees proposes 1914 expenditures totaling 300387 with a 59 cent per hundred tax rate. Local Tuition tax 29 cents, Special School Tax 15 cents, Road Tax 5 cents, and Poor tax 5 cents are listed against specific expenditure amounts and property valuations.
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Mill Creek Township
Putnam County
Indiana
Warren Township Expenditure and Tax Levy Estimates 1913
Trustee Fred Masten proposes 1913 to 1914 expenditures and levies at the School District No. 1 meeting on September nd 1913. Items include township expenditures 6580 and taxes 9c per 100, special school tax 2064 with 32c per 100, road tax 775 with 12c per 100, total expenditures 5663 and total tax 77c per 100, personal property values 661,715 and mortgage exemption 645,125 with 125 polls. Signed August 5 1913.
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Warren Township
Putnam County
Costly Treatment Ends With Simple Toilsome Cure
A Whit ioArk man recounts spending hundreds on medicines and hospital visits in St Louis and New Orleans without relief. After returning home he used Chamberlain's Tablets and recovered. Sold by all dealers.
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C. H. Hines
Whitiow
Ark
St. Louis
New Orleans
Notice of Administration for Garrett D. McCray Estate
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints ROBERT L. HOWLETT administrator of the estate of Garrett D. McCray late of Putnam County Indiana deceased. The estate is expected to be solvent. Dated July 28 1913.
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Circuit Court
Putnam County
State of Indians
Garrett D. McCray
Indiana
Robert L. Howlett
Remarkable Cure of Dysentery
A Snow Hill North Carolina man recounts prolonged suffering from dysentery starting July 16, with weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds. After two months he used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, taking two bottles and achieving permanent relief, bought through local dealers.
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Chamberlain
B. W. Hill
Snow Hill N. C
Trustees Propose 1913 Russell Township Budget
The Russell Township Trustee Henry M. Grimes proposes a total 8000 expenditure plan with 74 cent per hundred tax levy. Items include Township 1000 and 0.08 tax, Local Tuition 2500 and 0.20 tax, Special school 2000 and 0.20 tax, Road 1200 and 0.10 tax, Other expenditures 1200 and 0.01 tax. Meeting set at the trustee's office on September 2 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Township
Putnam County
Indiana
Henry M. Grimes
Trustee Proposes 1918 Township Expenditures and Taxes
Nathan Call Trustee sets proposed yearly expenditures and taxes for Franklin Township Putnam County to be debated at the August 2 meeting at his residence. The plan shows township expenditure 831.33 and township tax 6 cents per 207,834 plus 15 cents per hundred and 25 cents per poll, total 1801.92. Additional road tax 2 cents per hundred, total expenditures 5480.79 and total tax 41 cents per hundred. Improvements valued 776,605 and total valuation 1,413,162 with mortgage exemption credit 919,928. Polls 222. Dated August 1, 1912.
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Franklin Township
Putnam County
Cloverdale Township Trustees Meet September 2 1913
The Trustee Oscar Michael announces an advisory board meeting at the trustee's Cloverdale office on September 2, 1913 at 10 a m. to review estimates for the year including township expenditures 600 dollars township tax 8 cents per 100 and other items totaling 518 100 in improvements with a total assessed value around 766 504 and 191 polls.
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Cloverdale Township
Putnam County
Ihe
Cloverdale
Training Tomatoes From Frames To Keep Fruit Off Ground
Practical method to train tomato plants by staking at 12 to 14 inches high with stakes eight feet apart and a woven wire top. Plants climb through the frame. fruit hangs in clusters off the ground and can be pruned easily. No strings or sunbaked fruit.
Cropping Sod Land Improves Corn Yields
Cropping sod land aids most crops and favors wet seasons. Cutworms in sod harm young corn, but fall or winter plowing destroys many. Plowing sod in off season lets sod settle and decay, helping dry weather. If re-plowing in spring is needed, it remains beneficial, as deeper soil work and disking after plowing are worthwhile.
Advance In Farming to Emphasize System and Management
Prof. F. W. Card argues farming will advance faster through system and management rather than crop and animal care improvements. He notes farmers neglect the business side, with few farms planned for saving labor and cost and aligning with market conditions. A failing farm may need a better manager, not just better soil or location, as successful farms can be adjacent to poorer ones.
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F. W. Card
Veterinary Precautions For Fall Farm Care
In fall the farmer tunes farm machinery and protects it for the next season. He prepares veterinary appliances such as a milk fever outfit garget outfit and cattle vise with all needed instruments. If made by a respected firm they only need cleaning and oiling.
Heavy Grain Best for Higher Yields and Tree Health
The text argues heavy grain yields more than mixed seed and that selecting parent plants plus a fanning mill can boost per acre weight. Strong blasts and screening improve output, though it requires extra work. It also urges removing diseased tree parts to prevent spread and burning them.
Culture and Mulching in Small Fruit Growing
The author stresses cultivation and mulching as key to high yields in small fruit growing. Asparagus beetle is noted as a troublesome pest that is difficult to control.
Farm Notes Practical advice for livestock and crops
It is a mistake to feed the brood sow corn before farrowing and to keep ducks in water until their crops grow. Protect hens from neighbors, feed hogs in clean places, save this year's wheat, and note acid soils grow sorrel. Early tomatoes and alfalfa are profitable. select sires and dames from large litters. focus on practical farming over fancy poultry.
The First Night
A humorous exchange portrays a manager dismissing a noisy disturbance as the wild call from outside. The scene hints at a chaotic premiere night and the clash between performers and staff.
Postal Card Fancy Spreads in Squire-Much News
Residents rush to P O to read and exchange souvenir postal cards as the town notes a surge in writing and sharing keepsakes. Local postmaster reports widespread interest and a growing trend in postal tributes.
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Squire
Senator Antitrak and Rait Comment on Du Less Senate Entry
The dialogue features Senator Antitrak praising Du Less while Senator Rait questions how he won a Senate seat. Antitrak notes Du Less has an inexhaustible fund of anecdotes, while Rait criticizes his brains, money, and the trust opposition.
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Rait
Duless
Senate
Antitrak
Irate One and The Other Exchange Taunts
A terse exchange unfolds as The Irate One accuses The Other of cowardice prompting a terse reply that counters the claim. The brief quarrel centers on honor and fear with no external witnesses named.
Doctor McCaskey Champions Road Improvement in Lancaster County
Dr. Donald McCaskey, a Witmer family physician, campaigned for and won a seat on the East Lampeter Township road board. He urges hands on and brains to fix potholes, promote earth road standards, and push a state system to care for rural roads, linking road care to public welfare.
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Donald McCaskey
Witmer
East Lampeter
Lancaster County
McCaskey
Road Supervisors
Lancaster
New York
Seed-testing Bureau Opens in Seattle for Pure Seed
A seed-testing bureau is set up in Seattle under Miss Louise M Allen of the Washington Dairy and Food Inspection Department. Her autumn task is seed analysis using a microscope and tweezers to identify and remove suspicious seeds so farmers have only pure seed free from parasites.
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Collier's Weekly
Bridges and Roads Legislation Across States
In Tennessee counties share bridge costs by voting population final split Bradley three eighths McMinn five eighths. Bradley offers to pay half and the bridge across Hiwassee between Charleston and Calhoun is ordered built. Iowa lawmakers approve township road dragging superintendent at 2.50 per day with 50 cents per mile and a 1 mill road fund levy. Jackson County Missouri raises highway tax rate from 8 to 15 mills. Dram shop licenses fund about $300,000 for roads, aiming for roughly $750,000 total road spending this year.
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Tennessee
Bradley County
McMinn County
Hiwassee River
Charleston
Calhoun
Iowa
Jackson County
Spring Rolling Unnecessary in Construction Maintenance
The statement argues that rolling in spring is usually unnecessary unless construction is defective or maintenance has been neglected. It emphasizes that favorable weather does not justify rolling without cause and urges proper assessment before proceeding.
Save Road's Life and Sheltering Hen Story
A quirky note urges practical road maintenance and proper shelter for a turkey hen. It links road safety to humane care, suggesting tools, a coop, and space for the mother to move about. The piece blends rural wisdom with a plea for better road welfare.
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Floyd Township 1912
Floyd Township trustee lists yearly expenditures and tax levies for School District No. 7 dated July 29 1912. Totals show expenditures 7728.82 and total tax 0.93 per hundred with detailed line items for township road library poor and other items. Includes taxables and polls counts and references to mortgage and telephone lines.
Township Trustee outlines 1913 expenditures and taxes
The Trustee Otto B. Rector presents the Marion Township budget at Fillmore school district No. 8 on September 2 1913 at 2 pm. Expenditures total 8100.00 with local and road taxes detailed. Property valuation includes railroad lines telephone lines and other lines totaling 1491185 net taxable property 1454450 polls number 208.
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Otto B. Rector
Appointment of Administrator in John Pickett Estate
Notice states the Clerk of the Circuit Court Putnam County Indiana has appointed Isaac Hinkle as Administrator of the estate of John Pickett of Putnam County who is deceased. Executor statement and August 1 date appear with attorney firm Bays & Murphy.
Hollister A M Tea Promoted By Owl Drug
Up to date women avoid cosmetics drugs and powders saying they are harmful. Hollister's A M Tea works nature's way and is offered for sale by the Owl Drug store.
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Hollister
Owl Drug Store
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