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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1913
Page
3
Auditor of Putnam County announces a petition by W. H. Lockabill and others for improving a three mile U S Mall Route in Russell Township. Hearing before Board of County Commissioners set for September 1 1913. Petition seeks macadam or gravel paving without election, thirty three foot width.
Jones Stevens druggists promote Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn bark and glyerin mix said to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation in one dose. The ad urges those with stomach trouble to use the remedy or seek a doctor.
Classified notice notes daily want ads priced at one half cent per word for the Daily Herald. Items include job seeks, rentals, sales and services with standard formatting and submission details.
Will Stroller of Pee Mill Creek Township and Ernest Kivett of Mill Creek Township announce weekly office hours for township trustee duties. Stroller will conduct business at his residence each Wednesday and Saturday. Kivett will be at his Mill Creek home on Wednesdays and Saturdays to transact official matters.
Jackson Township trustee Benjamin Walls will be at his office every Friday to transact office business. Jefferson Township trustee Oliver Stringer will be at his residence each Tuesday and Saturday to transact office business. Monroe Township trustee D V Etcheson will be at Bainbridge every Wednesday to transact office business.
Fred Todd states he will transact the business of his office at his residence in Floyd Township each Wednesday.
Otto B. Rector states he will conduct office business at his residence in Marion Township on Fridays and at Son Township on Tuesdays, with Fillmore locations also used for transactions.
An advertisement touts Holluister's R M Tea as a mild weekly laxative for babies, claiming it cleanses the bowels purifies the blood improves appetite. Available for sale at Owl Drug Store.
A playful Irish exchange unfolds as Biddy resists marriage talk at first then softens and signals reconsideration after Pat the suitor presses for commitment in a humorous moment.
A friend reveals why he feigns appreciation for classical music. He says agreeing ends the discussion and spares him endless efforts to educate him into liking it.
A lecturer recalls memorable sights seen abroad and notes that some spectacles are unforgettable. An amused old lady asks where to get a pair, saying she is always forgetting hers.
A humorous verbatim exchange features a man claiming Jim quit smoking and another line about his eyesight and a pipe emptied in a powder barrel. A traveling man asks a porter in Topeka hotel about local population. the porter mumbles a jocular answer counting white folks.
Schedule lists Going West and Going East times for Big Four and Vandalia routes. Daily and Ex Sun departures include 8:30 am 2:03 pm 6:24 am 12:28 pm 9:10 pm 1:20 am and other listed times with service notes. Details show multiple lines and station annotations for westbound and eastbound trains.
Auditor of Putnam County Indiana announces a petition by Michael C Kelley and others to lay out establish and improve a new public highway in Greencastle Township. The hearing before the Board of County Commissioners is set for Monday September 1 1913. The petition requests grading draining and paving with macadam crushed stone to a width of 33 feet and a length about one and a half miles, with the project to be completed as an improved macadam road without election. The list includes numerous signers led by Kelley and Wood.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this 13th day of August, 1913, Co. L. AIRHART, Auditor Putnam County. List of names accompanies the oath or official record, including Gray Potter and others, indicating a county administrative proceeding or certification passage.
A short promotion notes Chamberlains Tablets improve appetite strengthen digestion and regulate the liver and bowels. For sale by all dealers.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Putnam County Indiana on August 30 1913 for paving fourteen thousand three hundred twenty feet of macadam road in Marion township. Bids due by 2 PM August 30 1913 and opened that day for BE Tincher et al proposed free macadam road.
An Ow1 Drug Store advertisement touts Hollisters A M Tea as a summer tonic that purifies the blood and cleanses the stomach and bowels. For sale at the Owl Drug Store.
Notice is given that county and state will accept bids on Saturday August 30 1913 for 3984.6 feet of macadam road in Cloverdale and Jefferson townships per plans on file in the Greencastle Auditor’s office Indiana. The board may reject any bids and will award contracts as allowed by law. Signed A M Gardner James E Houck county officials. Aug 8 Posters.
An advertisement touts Hollister's A. M. Tea as a cure for headaches and dull appearance caused by impure blood and an upset stomach. It claims benefits for the user to “be in the swim” and notes availability at Owl Drug store.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana Administrator of the estate of Ferry B DeBoer deceased Said estate is supposed to be solvent Dated this 26th day of July 1913 FRED L McANINCH Administrator Aug 1HD
Advertisement for W M McGheGhey a physician and surgeon listing residence at corner Bloom and Seminary Streets office phone 827 and residence 849 in Beans Block No 24 South arkenn street trove of contact details and address lines.
Dialogue snippet shows Julia instructing Johnny about hosting a caller this evening. Johnny asks how long to stay good and which version to expect as the time arrives.
A fragment quotes a dismissive remark by a female humorist who tells the speaker to “go and shake myself” after the speaker claims to be an earthquake sufferer. The line reflects a sharp exchange and social dynamics.
The cook tent revolutionized the circus commissary feeding both workers and executive staff with on site kitchens and open air cooking. Hagenbeck Wallace Circus arrives in Greencastle August 20 promising abundant meals served with hotel quality care. A storm damaged a farm silo and barn near Cloverdale while Cloverdale brick buildings begin next week with 108000 bricks piled and 60000 more needed.
Mrs Susan Sinclair died August 10 1913 at age 71 after a long illness. She was born March 6 1842 on the Gillum Raines farm in Greencastle township, married Gilbert Sinclair March 29 1860, and lived on the same farm for 53 years. She leaves a husband, two sons Richard and John, daughters-in-law Lizzie and Laura, four grandchildren Courtland Irene Helen and Paul, and foster daughter Cora Flinn. A devout Bible reader and baptized believer, she will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Greencastle druggist Jones Stevens Co. Sole Agents promote E R U SA Pile Cure claiming it contains no opiates or poisons. They warn other pile medicines contain narcotics and cause constipation and damage. The ad guarantees a $50 forfeit.
Mr and Mrs J N Couck and family will leave Roachdale tomorrow for an auto trip to Niagara Falls. They will be driven by Fred Lockridge of that town.
A wagon with four men and one boy passed the William Moser farm in Jefferson township. They fired at a Plymouth rock fry, then stole the chicken. Moser pursued in his car, caught the thieves, and confronted them.
Tour fares in effect June 1 to September 30 with final return limit. Valid to all points in Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Illinois Kentucky Manitoba Maryland Mexico Michigan Minnesota Montana New Mexico North Dakota Ontario Oregon South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming. For train times and reservations apply Agent Monon Route J U Ellis Agent.
The ad claims widespread trust in Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy noting many cures of colic diarrhoea and dysentery. It states the medicine is for sale by all dealers.
City of Greencastle Common Council on August 12 1913 ordered all dog kind owners to confine or muzzle their animals for sixty days under a fine of 3 to 100 dollars per violation. The marshal and city police are authorized to kill any dog found running at large. Signed by Mayor John R. Miller on August 15 1912.
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