State Wheat Campaign Expands Across Indiana Counties
A Purdue University Agricultural Extension effort drives a statewide wheat campaign to boost yields and profits. Experts visit Henry, Madison, Boone, Hendricks, Clinton, Decatur, Lawrence, Clarke, Gibson, Sullivan, Parke, Montgomery this week and next in Delaware, Randolph, Japerte, Benton, Pulaski, Lake, Pomonter, Starke, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Bartholomew, Marion, Wells, Grant, Plamilton counties. The program blends county agents with Purdue staff using farmer hosted demonstrations to promote proven practices.
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Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
Indiana
Henry
Madison
Boone
Hendricks
Clinton
Decatur
Lawrence
Clarke
Gibson
Sullivan
Parke
Montgomery
Delaware
Randolph
Japerte
Benton
Pulaski
Lake
Pomnter
Starke
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Bartholomew
Marion
Wells
Grant
Plamilton
Purdue
Rainy Weather and Local Social Notes in Greencastle
In Greencastle area reports include heavy rain and several social items. Mrs Pearl Chadd attended the funeral of the Hill child at the Greencastle home Monday afternoon. Glenn Graham visited family over the weekend. Clyde Grimes and Alva Chadd visited the Grimes family. Mary Graham returned from a week with relatives near Brick Chapel. Alva Chadd visited his mother in Greencastle and stayed over weekend.
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Claude Burk
Harry McCabe
Wabash
Daisy Wysong
Russellville
S. B. Thomas
Esther Cox
Epworth League
Harrisor Frank
James ‘Tabor
Farrow Brothers
Bruce O'Dell
Montezuma
Cora Firestone
Benton County
Greencastle
Pearl Chadd
Little Hill
Glenn Graham
Clyde Grimes
Alva Chadd Sancey
Mary Graham
Brick Chapel
Alva Chadd
Grimes
Local Social News Finds and Visits Across Towns
Reelsville residents travel to Shades of Death for a Sunday outing. Indianapolis visitors call on Mrs. W. R. McElroy and Leota Showalter spends time with her mother. Logansport resident Daniel Reel visits sister Mary Oster. Reverend Caton of Missouri preaches at the M E Church on August 14 and 15. Charles Johnson and children from Marshall Illinois visit relatives. Mrs. C E Hill and Mrs. Levi Carpenter attend the Greencastle funeral. Rose Carpenter of Indianapolis visits cousin Ethel Carpenter.
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Reelsville
Omer Nelson
C. EB. Hill
Tom Nelson
Harry Sutton
Cloom Tucker
Little Son
Indianapolis
W. R. McElroy
Leota Showalter
Daniel Reel
Logansport
Mary Oster
Rav. Caton
Missouri
M. E
Charles Johnson
Marshall
C. E. Hill
Levi Carpenter
Greencastle
Hill
Rose Carpenter
Ethel Carpenter
Morton Misses Ruth and Bula Shannon Return Home
Morton Mississippi notes Ruth and Bula Shannon of Crawfordsville have returned home after several weeks visiting relatives here. Dr O Dell of Brownsburg accompanied them and was mentioned in the report.
State Fair Judging Contest Opens for Indiana Boys
Indiana boys aged 16 to 20 may enter the State Board of Agriculture judged Livestock and Grain contest at the State Fair on September 8 1914. Winners receive scholarships to Purdue School of Agriculture worth 100 dollars for first 76 dollars for second 50 dollars for third and 25 dollars for fourth. Eligible entrants should request details from Secretary Chas Downing Indianapolis and Purdue University.
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Purdue School of Agriculture
School of Agriculture
Chas. Downing
Indianapolis
Ind
Lafayette
Indiana
Women’s Woes and Kidney Pain Relief Promoted
Greencastle readers learn of Goan’s Kidney Pills to ease back pain headaches dizziness and kidney discomfort. Mrs Belle Hinkle of Greencastle credits the remedy with quick relief and renewed strength after years of pain. 50 cents at dealers. Dean’s Kidney Pills by Roster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Greencastle
Belle Hinkle
Hinde
Dean
Local Educator Walter Buckingham Returns Home
Walter S Buckingham a university graduate returns to Morristown after a brief visit with friends in the city Buckingham teaches at Delphi high school and last year served under Greencastie s new school superintendent H A Henderson.
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Walter S. Buckingham
University
Morristown
Buckingham
Delphi High School
Greencastie
H. A. Henderson
Quiet Council Meeting Advances Permits and Claims
A onetime council meeting approved a regular claim and granted building and repair permits. The session also covered various routine ordinances and related matters discussed Tuesday night.
City Council Hears Permit Ordinance At Tuesday Session
The regular city council meeting focused on approving the budget and grants of permits for building and repairs. City Clerk M B Miller asked if residents must obtain permits for wine tent tents and furnaces, with the attorney noting necessary approvals to protect against fire risks and unapproved frame structures. Permits issued included projects for DePauw University, a coal sherry rear rebuild, and a residence meraco on Walnut and Washington streets.
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Cisimy
Miller UN
Hubert Webster
DePauw University
Old West College
Feartire
Geret Anid
Rosa
Washington
A B C Baseball Game Cancelled In Peiday
The A B C baseball game set for Friday at McKeonield Park was cancelled by manager Ron Hoffman. The jpitboy and catcher joining the colored team could not travel, and poor field conditions at McKeen Field prevented adequate preparation. Local fans expressed disappointment at the cancellation.
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A . B.C. Aggregation
Greencastle
McKeonield
Ron Hoffman
Multu
Greencastle City Library Annual Report 1914
Minx Belle Hanna reports Greencastle City Library held 11,749 volumes for year ending August 1 1914. During the year 672 new books were added while 1,565 volumes were loaned to 1,805 readers. A quarterly breakdown of loans and readers is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minx Belle Hanna
Greencastle
Alor
Concert Bands At State Fair Impress Audiences
The Indiana State Fair features Ern esto Nutiello and its superb concert band back for a September engagement after a successful run in 1900. The program includes the Nadello quartet and a strong Indianapolis Military Band presence, with daily concerts and an automobile show attraction boosting musical offerings at the event.
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Ernesto Nutiello
Indiana State
United States
Europe
Nadello
Stasgers
Witre
Amedio
Sabre toothed tiger and ground sloth in tar pit exhibit
New York exhibit at the Wie Anmileau Museum of Natural History presents fossil bones from Kolcte La Prera near Los Angeles. The display shows a ground sloth and a bear trapped in asphalt, a wolf attacking, and a tiger overcoming them in a dramatic tar pit scene.
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New York
Wie Anmileau Museum of Natural
Kolcte la Prera
Los Angeles
Mers Abin
Fossil Ridge Reveals Dense Immense Bone Deposits
Researchers describe an asphalt preserved site with numerous fossil pits yielding hundreds of bones and tens of thousands of specimens. Scientists note a durke varied animal population, mostly extinct, with many bones entombed in the layer.
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Wrich
Drunkard in Pittsburgh Bar Dies After Gas and Drink Tragedy
Reports describe John Dordert or Dordent surviving a long intoxication and inhaling gas in a hotel room after attempting to drink all the booze in the city. A bartender named Vincent Gregus, 23, died within minutes after calling for wine. witnesses say he collapsed at 1993 Penn Avenue near a saloon.
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Lia Angeles
Cal
John Dorderat
Pital
Dordent
Mittaburgh
Vincent Gregus
County Marguerie
Phyal
Min
Gregu
Penn Avenue
Seloon
Household Fints Mix and Fist One Cup Flour
A clumsy recipe describes mixing one cup flour four teaspoons baking powder and a half teaspoon salt. It instructs rubbing in two tablespoons butter with fingers, adding one cup milk and one cup blueberries, then turning into a buttered mold, steaming one and a half hours, and serving with a butter based sauce. It mentions adjusting butter and adding grape jelly and sour milk substitutes from leftover doughs if needed.
Pie Crust Formula and Assembly Tips
A step by step guide for making a five part pie crust using one quart four one pint of butter or butter and lard with cold water. Describes salt sprinkling, mixing shortening, rolling, topping, venting, baking in a hot oven and browning glaze with egg and sugar. Offers scaling for one pie and notes on keeping crusts from sticking.
Succumber Dish With Fresh Heed Cucumbers
An attractive way to serve new Heed cucumbers. Peel and halve lengthwise, place in ice water for 20 minutes, arrange halves on a plate, slice thin, garnish with radishes and a light green, then pour a thick French dressing just before serving.
Frappé Style Coffee Cream Preparations Note
A fragmented recipe passage describes whisking cream to stiff peaks for coffee drinks. It mentions adding layers of whipped cream, chilling until firm, then serving in glasses with coffee. The text is garbled but centers on cream toppings and iced coffee serving style.
Substitutes for Potatoes in Daily Cooking
The article discusses ways to replace potatoes with foods like macaroni rice and cornmeal. It notes potatoes spoil easily and starch is a key value, while other grains and cereals offer similar nutrition when prepared intelligently and cooked properly.
Good Housekeeping Tips From A Genteel Page
Good Housekeeper Should Know that soap and cold rain water remove machine creases from washable fabrics. A tablespoon of turpentine balled with white clothes will whiten them beautifully. Kerosene softens shoes hardened by water and restores softness. Dry old paint stains may be removed from cotton or wool with effluroform. Cover spots with batter. Moths in carpets can be prevented by hot strong water solution and sprinkling salt before sweeping.
Broiled Chopped Steak and Layer Cake Filling Instructions
Instructions describe making broiled chopped steak from upper round with pepper salt butter and parsley, serving six. Also give copper filling for layer cake using coffee, cornstarch, eggs and vanilla, plus a hot pudding sauce and Philadelphia ice cream recipe with vanilla and cream flavors.
Notice of property sale to satisfy decree in Putnam County
Public auction set for July 22 1914 in Greencastle Indiana to sell part of the west half of the southeast quarter Section 6 Township 12 Range 4 west Putnam County to satisfy a decree for 1700 dollars and costs with interest. The sale includes rents and profits for up to seven years and is conducted under the Life Insurance Company versus Ronk et al case. Auction at courthouse door with no relief from valuation laws.
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Circuit Court of Putnam Comana
Life Insurance Company
Tif
John H. Ronk
M Ronk
John P. Allee
John . J Harriett M. Burris
State Bank Westfield
Indiana
Austin Rober Belle Roberts
Greencastle
Tadiana
Putnam County
Not So Strangely, Stomach Tablets Claim Cure
Mrs Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana reports Chamberlains Tablets cured her stomach trouble with a tea like dose. The note urges others to try the tablets as the best medicine for stomach issues and notes they are for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Rosie Rish
Wabash
Ind
Chilain
Foreclosure Suit in Putnam Circuit Court
The plaintiff Melilah F Sutherlin through attorney William M Sutherlin files to foreclose a mortgage in Putnam Circuit Court. Defendants Minnie L Miller and Albert Miller are non residents. they must appear September 17, 1914, at Greencastle Court House to answer. Clerk Arthur J Famrick notes the case with Pearl Newgent and William M Sutherlin listed as attorney.
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State of Indiana
Putnam Cow
Putnam Circuit
Melilah F. Sutherlin
Mitchis Miller
William M. Sutherlin
Minnie L. Miller
Albert Miller
Indiana
Putnam Circus Court
Greencastle
Dr O B Overstreet Dentist Office Greencastle
Dr O B Overstreet operates a dental practice on South Vine Street in the Bence Building Greencastle Indiana.
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Bence Building
South Vine Street
Greencastle
Ind
The Twenty Year Test for a Diarrhoea Remedy
Geo Brock publisher of the Enterprise Aberdeen Md endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy as a quick safe cure. He has used and recommended it for twenty years with no failures. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Geo. Brock
Aberdeen
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Greencastle Cihvy Library
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Erwesto Watielle
Verti Guuly
Natiello
California
Atechol
Falla
Fjousehold Fints
Doug
Cafe
Austin
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Sheriff's Lairy
Betty Meo
Theodore Boes
Indiaty
Ays & Murphy
Posten
Arthur J Famrick
Pearl Newgent
Pitts’ Atty
St H
Sls
DR. O. B. Overstreet
W. M. McGaughey
Bloomington Seminary Streets
Evans’ Block
Jackson Street
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