Aller family reunion and local notices near Greencastle
The report covers a Aller family reunion held Thursday at Jesse Jones’s home northeast of Greencastle. It notes Mildred Allen of Chicago, daughter of D. Allen, attending, and various locals described visiting, trips, and conversations. Divorce filing by Margaret Clevenger against Samuel Clevenger in Putnam Circuit Court is mentioned alongside travel notes of Jesse Green, Mrs. E B Taylor, Charlotte Taylor, Charles Barnaby, Floris and Guy Bunyan. A Nazarene Church Bible talk invites attendance that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Clevenger
Samuel Clever
Putnam
Rebecca's Members Tie with Bee Rebecca Lodge for Picnic
Members of Greencastle Cres at Rebecca Lodge join Bee Rebecca Lodge for a picnic at Tory Ru Park on Sunday August 21. Those wishing to go on the track leaving the court use at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Organizer Charles Meikel Friday, aude Snyder, N G, Halie Brown, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Rebecca Lodge
Tor Y Ru
Park
Charles Meikel
Aude Snyder
N. G
Halie Brown
Greencastle Oddellows
Rebecca Lodges
Turkey Run Park
Rabbi Cronbach Delivers Lecture on Jewish Law
Rabbi Abraham Cronbach of Chicago spoke before a Summer Session of College under the Jewish Kautauqua Society of Philadelphia on the development of Jewish Law and Teaching after the Old Testament era. He reviewed Mishna and Gemara and discussed their influence on the Sermon on the Mount and Judaism. The audience was informed and pleased, and Greencastle’s public is invited to hear him again tonight at 8:30 on The Sermon on the Mount and Judaism.
American Legion Post No 58 Meeting Notice
Greencastle Post No 58 American Legion will meet Thursday at 8 o clock sharp. Full attendance desired for members and those with claims pending against the government should attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
American Legion
Births and Teaching Plans Highlight Local News
Born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crousure a daughter named Ruth Nevins with guests including Miss Gene Tilly of Brazil. Miss Vivian Godwin and others attend the event. Mr Noble Storm will leave next Wednesday for North Dakota to teach school this winter. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Storm of Marion township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Crousure
Ruth Nevins
Gene Tilly
Brazil
Vivian Godwin
Metta McCoy
Margaret Maloney
Dessie Bryan
Lela Talbott
Noble Storm
North Dakota
Mr. Storm
Henry Storm
Marion Township
Indiana Bridge Construction Bids Sought by State
The Indiana State Highway Commission invites sealed proposals for bridges on State Highways 82 and 3E in Putnam County near Walnut Creek. Bids due Aug 30 1921 at 10:00 A M. bonds equal 1.5 percent of proposal. plans available for $2 per structure. commission may reject any bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Highway Commission
Capitol Building
Indianapolis
Walnut Creek
State
County Putnam
State Highway Commission
Indiana
Classified Acts and Dance Offer At Clinton Falls Pavilion
All subscribers in arrears are urged to call and pay or mail a check. The Herald notes a platform dance at my pavilion 90 miles south of Clinton Falls every Saturday with Langeley Brothers four piece orchestra from Brazil providing music.
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the Herald
Clinton Falls
Langeley Brothers Four Piece Orchestra
Brazil
Langsley Brothers
Charles M. McAlinden
For Sale Grapes and Lost Hat Notices
Ripe pink and blue grapes offered for sale by Mrs Quinton Broadstreet at 743 East Seminary Street. Lost brown spring hat on Danville road east of town. Finder please notify Mrs Ezra Arnold Fillmore Rural Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinton
Danville
Ezra Arnold
Fillmore
Auctioneer Ad Promotes Daily Sales in Greencoate Indiana
Want to get your sale date now as I sell most every day during sale season. 0 J Rector, auctioneer, 703 Washington Street, Greencoate, Ind. Phone 673.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rector
Washington Street
Greencoate
Ind
Darky Doubts Chickens Predict Solar Eclipse
A capital expedition visited a southern state to witness a recent solar eclipse. A house servant named Tom predicts the chickens will roost at 11 o clock, and the sky darkens as claimed. The professor reveals he knew about it for a year, noting the chickens were not yet hatched then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Awarded Prize for Virtue in Faremoutiers Ceremony
In the week after Pentecost the municipal council of Faremoutiers awards the rose of virtue to Madeleine Thomas, a sixteen year old dressmaker. Thirteen maidens are judged, twelve blank ballots plus one bearing God has chosen me. Destiny selects the winner by drawing, amid civic ceremony led by the mayor with flowers, as a musical society plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faremoutiers
M. Lambert of
Mee
Rose of Virtue
Destiny
Madeleine Thomas
le Petit Parisien
French Army Employs Woman as Nurse in Foreign Legion
The French, moving some Wrangel's soldiers into their foreign legion, discover a female among them and hire her as a nurse. Historically women fought in the Sisters Fernig units at Jemmappes. Dumouriez praised their propriety and daring. One sister saved a Belgian by killing two Uhlans. The Belgian later found and married her. Their children achieved notable posts in Belgium.
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Wrangel
Foreign Legion
Fernig
Jemmappes
Dumouriez
Doyal Court of Appeal
Alligator Battle in Texas Swamps Ends in Death
Two Black men fishing in West Cuney swamps near Orange Texas faced a ten foot gator. One man climbed a tree to escape while the other shot the creature in the head. They returned and found the alligator dead, towing it to the city’s northern marsh edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Cuney
Orange
Texas
Sunspot Activity in 1920 Declines Following 1917 Peak
The 1920 sunspot activity continued to diminish from the 1917 maximum with an annual mean spot area around 700 millionths of the sun's visible hemisphere. Some days in January and March showed higher activity, while August featured nearly spotless days as noted by Scientific American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Fire place wood and farm seed wheat for sale
Big wood for your fireplace offered at four dollars a cord. Heave orders. Phone 65. Also pool seed wheat for sale by Thomas Owens Greencastle Route No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pool Seed Wheat
Thomas Owens
Greencastle
Wanted to Buy Wide Acreage From Owner
Classified ad from Barnes care Thomas Owens seeks to purchase 40 to 80 acres from private owners. No conditions listed beyond ownership transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Thomas Owens
Remarkable Recovery of Sight in Northfield Man
A Northfield Massachusetts man, blind for ten years, awoke one Sunday morning to find his sight had returned during the night. He could see as well as when he was a boy, and there is no available explanation for the sudden restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Mass
Duck Tree Exhibit Reveals Dark Organ Marks in Derbyshire
Near Bakewell Derbyshire England a tree nicknamed the Duck has been cut into boards showing heart liver and other organs in darker shade. Local tale says a duck shot on the wing fell into the tree and was never found. The boards are on display at the local museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakewell
Derbyshire
England
Vermont Youth Born With Six Toes And Extra Teeth
A Vermont child was born with six toes on each foot and two rows of teeth in the lower jaw. The rare congenital condition was noted as the child grew, highlighting unusual physical traits observed at birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Putnamville Social Roundup Feat. Visits Across Indiana
Mrs Theo Cox and daughter Miss Laverne of Hume Illinois plan a visit with Mrs Watson. Ed Williams Helenora Daniels and John Daniels travel to Columbus to visit Williams parents by car. Hazelett of Marion visits Glidewell. Byers Brown visit Terre Haute. Frank Peck of Indianapolis returns home after visiting sister Mrs F R Williams. John Howard visiting grandparents in Knightstown. Vida Klotza of Indianapolis returns home after visiting Cromwell family. Marilene Rogers back from Muncie after aunt’s death. Bess and Ralph Jones attend birthday dinner south of Putnamville. Buck Hepler spent Saturday in Greencastle. Ralph Howard and sons visit Indianapolis. Grace Thelma Esther Hillabiddle return to Decatur Illinois from grandmother Hendrix. Walter Garner of near Fincastle attends Secrest dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo, Cox
Laverne
Hume
Illinois
Watson
Ed. Williams
Helenora Daniels
John Daniels
Columbus
William
Robert Hazelett
Marion
Robert Glidewell
L. H. Byers
S. M. Brown
Terre Haute
Frank
Bess Jones
Ralph Jones
Jones
Putnamville
Buck Hepler
Greencastle
Ralph Howard
Indianapolis
Grace
Thelma
Esther Hillabiddle
Hendrix
Decatur
Tlinois
Walter Garner
Fincastle
Mohter
Secrest
Maplewood Community Notes Showers Bring Gatherings
In Maplewood, refreshing showers are noted as welcome. Residents attended homecoming picnics in Coatesville and New Maysville on Tuesday and Wednesday. Verle Ader visited friends in Greencastle. A new gravel road is being laid from Libbett pit. Alec Conley was slightly injured when struck by a gravel wagon. Russell Scobee and family joined a Danville area reunion. Miss Gladys McFadden of Chattanooga visited, then returned to Decatur. Wm. Grubb and family called on Greencastle residents. Sam Johnston of Brick Chapel visited Mrs. W. Boardman. Clyde Metz and Ray Miller went to Indianapolis for tractor repairs. Alva Gowin’s family cared for his ill father near Fillmore. Frank Ader and family worked on a barn foundation in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatesville
New Maysville
Verle Ader
Greencastle
Libbett
Alec Conley
Russell Scobee
Danville
Gladys McFadden
Chattanooga
Tenn
Indianapolis
Mr. Metz
Alva Gowin
George Gowin
Fillmore
Frank Ader
Grandpa Crews
Jasper Proctor
Crete and North Salem Families Visit Local Residents
Bainbridge J McFadden and family from Crete Illinois are visiting Mrs L B McFadden. Mr and Mrs Huckstep Mr and Mrs Robins and Miss Robins of North Salem visit Mrs Stevenson. Miss Lote Turney of Dayton is visiting Miss Gladys McFadden. Paul McFadden and family from Bedford spent Sunday with Mrs McFadden. John Allee fell from a wagon injuring head and back. City notes report cement walks west of the Christian Church being built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J, D. McFadden
Crete
Ill
L. B. McFadden
Huckstep
Robins
Miss Robins
North Salem
Stevenson
Lote Turney
Dayton
Gladys McFadden
Lou McCann
Lebanon
Lucille Shea
Indianapolis
The
Christian Church
Paul McFadde
Bedford
Me.Fadden
John Allee
Brown Family Plans Annual Reunion Sunday
The Brown family reunion will be held Sunday, August 21 at the home of Mr. and Mrs Leslie Ferrand, one half mile west of Morton on the Ocean to Ocean highway.
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Brown
Leslie Ferrand
Morton
Ocean To Ocean Highway
Local Families Visit and News from Malta Area
Mr and Mrs Herbert Lawson and Mr and Mrs Clyde Walls visited Indianapolis last Sunday. Lewis Garrett recovered from illness. Mrs Havens and Miss Minnie stayed with Mrs Fiona McCammack near Belle Union. Ava Wright welcomed a daughter Friday. Grace and Gladys Morgan visited Collins Terre Haute relatives. Mary Shuck returned to Werneke Jewelry Store after vacation. Alle Shuck and family visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Lawson
Clyde Walls
Indianapolis
Lewis Garrett
Havens
Miss Minnie
Fiona McCammack
Belle Union
Robert Shuck
Tommy Shuck
Evelyn
Melba
Fillmore
Will Shuck
Ava Wright
Grace
Gladys Morgan
Terre Haute
Mary Shuck
Werneke
Alice Ransom
Marie Lawson
Alle
Shuck
Mar
Pearl Campbell
Emma Morgan
Alva Wright
Morris Campbell
Local Relatives Visit Across Several Towns
LENA Miss Louie Williams visited relatives in Brazil on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Payne and sons Ralph and Raymond spent their vacation at Marion Ohio. Mrs. RL Newton of Nakomis Illinois visited her parents in town this week. Mrs. Dwight Dickerson of Paris Illinois visited relatives here Saturday. CE Vinzant was in Indianapolis Thursday. Mrs. Daringer and Harry Vinzant of Indianapolis visited Ida and Henry McElroy Sunday. Mrs. Ercell Dickerson of Mattoon Illinois came Saturday to visit her mother. The funeral of Mr. George Coombs was held Sunday with out of town relatives present. Nettie Newton returned Saturday from Eastman’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Ralph Newton of St. Mary’s Indiana and family visited their mother Thursday. Victor Martin and family of Indianapolis and Pierce Martin of Terre Haute were guests of CE Vinzant family and Mrs. Eaglesfield Monday. Vorhes and Charles Coombs of Robinson Illinois attended George Coombs funeral Sunday. W. P. Murphy and Maurice and Valla Murphy with Sarah Rowings were in Brazil Tuesday for Chautauqua. T C Cox Freydis Aubrey Cox of Greens Castle visited W. P Murphy family last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Williams
Brazil
Dallas Payne
Ralph and
Raymond
Marion
Ohio
RL. Newton
Nakomis Illinois
J. O. Dickerson
Dwight Dickerson
Paris
Illinois
Vinzant
Indianapolis
Daringer
Harry Vinzant
Ida
Henry McElroy
Ercell Dickerson
Mattoon
Ill
Nettie Newton
George Coombs
Frank Coombs
Caseyville
Ind
Homer Morgan
Roy Powel
Fred Bradburn
Bellmore
Claude Payne
Watseka
Harry Piper
North Dakota
Eastman’s
CE. Vinzant
W. J. Eaglesfield
Vorhes Coombs
Charles Coombs
Robinson, Ill
W. P. Murphy
Maurice
Valla Murphy
Sarah Rowings
Chautauqua
T. C. Cox
The Difference in Clothes
Present day attire faces critique for over decoration though many garments suffer from excessive beading embroidery or designer gear. Simplicity and quality cuts define truly well dressed women, with material and fit outweighing faddish embellishments and inappropriate occasion wear.
Wrinkled Crepe Freshening by Steam Passages
A wrinkled crepe can be refreshed by holding it with both hands and passing it through the steam from a tea kettle spout several times for softening and rehydration.
Nerv Worth Credited by Xenia Fireman for Stomach Relief
W F Maher of 20 Locust St Xenia Ohio a former railroad fire man says Nerv Worth cured his nervous stomach pain bloating and sleep loss after two bottles he paid one dollar a bottle and would refund if not satisfied. Sold by druggists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Maher
Locust St
Xenia
Ohio
R. P. Mullins
Adlerika Help Promises Relief for Digestive Trouble
A local druggist promotes Adlerika with a testimonial from a woman who claims stomach trouble and gas improved after use. The statement asserts Adlerika cleanses both upper and lower bowels, removes poison from the system, and guards against appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Mullins
Dentistry in Old Sidon Shows Ancient Bridge Work
Excavations at a Phoenician necropolis in Sidon reveal that nobles valued teeth as much as today. Rare gold wire bridges preserved teeth in the tombs, though other bones crumbled. In ancient times bridges used natural teeth rather than artificial replacements, differing from modern methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidon
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Rela És
Charles Barnaby
Lake Maxinkukee
Mr. Floris
Guy Bunyan
Toy
Harry W. Moore
Nazarene Church
Rebecca
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Miller Meat Market
Darky
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Frank Collings
Hollandsburg
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Ob Ader
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