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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
2
The notice lists Greencastle Ind postal details, rates for subscriptions and obituaries, and charges for Cards of Thanks. It includes an advertisement praising Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy with testimonial style, noting its claimed health benefits and a money back guarantee.
Eighty acres tillable at 150 per acre. One hundred one acres well improved at 175 per acre. Two hundred twenty four acres sugar tree and black walnut land. Three hundred forty acres grain and stock farm with improvements and water at 165. Barns at 165 sold before September 1. Other farms and city property available. See us for farm bargains.
Real estate listing advertises multiple farms with sizes from 45 to 210 acres, varying improvements and prices. It notes sugar trees, good grain stock potential, and 80 acre to 187 acre parcels. Greencastle city properties offered from $800, with contact J Ed Rogers at 13 East Hanna Street, Green Castle, Ind. Phone 620.
Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for the McSutherlin Bridge in Floyd township on Pike's Peak road near Grove Land. Bids due September 1 1919 at 11 am with bond equal to double bid, noncollusion affidavit required, liquidated damages set at five dollars per day for delay. Auditor Joe M. Allen signs notice dated August 21 1912.
An elderly reader credits Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy with relief from stomach and liver trouble after years of suffering. The letter endorses the remedy’s effectiveness and urges others to try it.
Mrs. Anna DeArmey wife of Frank DeArmey Brazil's city treasurer at 319 Jackson street reports relief from sneezing headaches stomach and liver troubles after using Trutona. She says she can eat normally sleep well and recommends the tonic. R P Mullins druggist promotes Trutona in Greencastle.
A furniture attendant sells a sofa to a coy young woman who hints at a romance while the scene unfolds with funny dialogue. Meanwhile Captain Ogilvie notes British tortoises once traveled home by mail amid wartime curiosity before authorities barred further imports.
Investigations by the agriculture department indicate that well-seasoned hardwoods such as hickory oak birch maple ash elm cherry wood provide heat comparable to one ton of anthracite coal. A cord and a half of soft maple or two cords of cedar poplar or basswood yield the same heat. One cord of mixed wood equals at least one ton of crude bituminous coal.
War sparks hymn singing rise in London churches with tunes and demonstrations. Father Stanton’s query on mentions of bicycles in Hymns Ancient and Modern remains unanswered. Sunbeams scorching all the day. London Chronicle.
Grandma visits as mother leaves for the city. Paul, alone while siblings are at school, wonders about his kitten. Grandma asks about the cat and Paul reveals the kitten has grown into a cat, not killed or missing.
In a sharp exchange, a contentious man asks about bolshevism and Mr Grip ping confesses uncertainty about the mechanism yet says he will keep away, comparing it to avoiding a buzz saw. The Birmingham Age-Herald quote captures a blunt, humorous dismissal of radicalism.
A courtroom exchange parodies postwar tensions as Willis asks about demobilization while Gillis cites fear of trouble. The judge quips thathis wife has resisted giving up her yelling pin and flatiron, highlighting wartime skepticism in a humorous trial scene.
Mrs T E Hullinger of Mansfield Ohio suffered three months with stomach trouble and constipation. She tried Chamberlains Tablets after seeing their ad. The first dose helped more than all previous medicines and after two bottles she was positively cured. Advertising claim.
Mrs Ella Wright of Chillicothe Missouri reports a had bilious attacks episode resolved after using Chamberlains Tablets. A single bottle cured her and she has had no recurrence. Ad reads that these tablets aid digestion and provide quick benefit.
An artist who illustrated a book voices belief in art for art's sake while noting little regard for the text. The author concedes the illustrator's stance, contrasting the focus on image with the printed narrative. The exchange highlights tensions between visual and textual storytelling in publishing.
The dialogue recalls a wedding postponed as Mr Meek seeks consent from a bride’s mother who admits she capitulated to avoid scandal. The piece also reviews a new unbreakable steel vacuum bottle with welded walls and enamel coating, claiming 26 hours of heat retention and over 40 hours cold.
Fragmentary courtroom dialogue shows a plaintiff and defendant debating an umbrella theft accusation. The excerpt includes questions about possession and jokes about a goat, with scattered phrases like what’s he done and put on the fly.
R E Bower of Dixie Brooks County Georgia says Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is one of the best family medicines for dysentery flux and similar diseases. It is noted as a trusted remedy in his experience. A linked item mentions a county judge in Mineola with a notable election precedent and a separate arrest in Belmont park involving aviator Dunn Steele.
Mrs Carrie Fusner of Zanesville Ohio lauds Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. She claims it has relieved herself and husband from cholera morbus and other bowel trouble for fifteen years without fail.
Medical professional Dr. R. A. Richards lists office at 13 East Walnut opposite the post office and residence at 505 Elm Street. Office phone 356. Residence phone 407.
The 1919 figures show New York at about S045,000 more residents than London, as Greater London spans 607 square miles while Greater New York covers 600, with 95 square miles marsh land and a dense center population of 106,000 per square mile versus London's 85,000.
The Rev Josephus Jackson warns of gambling among church members at Harmony church. He cautions Brader Jones about possible wrongdoing and looming legal trouble, noting the risk of divine wrath over the impropriety voiced by a congregant.
The article advises applying iodine to any cut scratch or bruise immediately after injury. Dip a match with cotton in iodine and paint the wound without washing. Iodine supposedly kills germs and washing drives germs deeper. After painting, wrap the injured part in a clean cloth for a couple of days.
A veteran recalls being wounded in battle and expresses satisfaction that his casualty status is now confirmed by the home newspaper after six months of sharing the fact with friends and family. The Birmingham Age-Herald note reflects his relief at official corroboration.
A seven teen locust is described as a noisy non producer with a ravenous appetite. The speaker questions the label while asserting the creature matches the description. The exchange frames a political or social critique using vivid satire.
A discussion questions whether the ex-kaiser should face trial. The speaker doubts the case, noting the former ruler still possesses funds to hire capable lawyers.
A man buys a motorboat to fill spare time but is kept busy with repairing and shaping the vessel. He now has little time left to ride or enjoy the boat as he focuses on getting it running.
Senator Sorghum refuses to discuss multiple beliefs, insisting on defending the Monroe doctrine amid a broader debate on doctrines. The exchange centers on metempsychosis as a distraction, with the senator staying focused on current policy.
A man vows to quit work to fish while his wife cautions him that self made baiting and honest effort will be the hardest work he has done in a long time. The exchange frames a domestic moment with a humorously practical warning.
A view disputes claims that Dr Schweitzer financed and guided Dr Scheele to discover mustard gas in 1913 and warns the gas’s discovery predates this by Victor Meyer in 1886. It notes the formula and name arose from 1886 chemical work and that the asserted German Propaganda link is unsubstantiated.
A historical note recalls 1814 1815 events when peace terms arrived in New York while other cities waited for riders. It mentions Pence signing Dec 24 1814 and envoys departing Ghent for London and New York, with news relayed by handbills as telegraph was not yet common.
Cape Town correspondent Mr. Malan reports the acting prime minister says a bill will bolster propaganda in South Africa. The move, praised by laborists, meets mixed reactions as aliens push Bolshevist literature and a Zulu leaflet urges natives to strike for freedom.
An Entente Committee leaflet for the Royal Society of Literature in London details wartime destruction in Serbia. It cites the Belgia university library, Serbia’s leading Balkan collection, the Dechar monastery library from the 14th century, and other institutions looted or destroyed. presses seized and destroyed.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes Mr Grabcom spends not less than 50000 dollars yearly on his wife and daughters. He gains a home for family meals and rest when business permits, plus a dressing gown an easy chair and house slippers.
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