Trustee Notices Washington and Floyd Townships
Trustee notices for Washington Township and Floyd Township list J. C. Mullinix and Edgar J. Wilson as trustees. Mullinix will be in Reelsville on Tuesday and Friday each week to transact township business. Wilson will be at his Floyd Township home every Wednesday to conduct township office business.
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Washington Township
J. C. Mullinix
Reelsville
Floyd Township
Edgar J. Wilson
Transaer
Marion Township
Emerson E. Ruark
Wilmore
Mario Township
Greencastle Township Trustee Announces Weekly Office Hours
Harry Talbott, trustee for Greencastle Township, states he will be in the S C Sayers Hook store office each weekday during his term to conduct township business. Phone 388.
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Greencastle Township
Harry Talbott
S.C Sayers Hook
Greencastle
Indoor Baseball Board Game from Simple Craft Notes
A DIY project explains making a 24 by 18 inch board painted green with a baseball diamond, grooved path for a ball bearing, base holes with nails, a bell for home run, and a turning wooden bat with tacks and rubber. It ends with a completed game setup.
Early Baseball Routines Describe Bat and Ball Play
The text explains how to play a game by dropping the ball along a groove then pushing the bat forward. When the bat is released the rubber makes contact with the ball. An out occurs if the ball lands at the base and a home run if the bell rings.
Wood Thrush Description and Nesting Habits
An outline sketch describes the wood thrush as cinnamon brown with spotted white breast and brown back. It notes the bird’s friendly nature near farms and villages, its preferred nesting in shade trees or hedges, and a nest made of dead leaves with deep blue eggs. The song is described as sweet and often heard at sunset.
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Robin
I Wish I Could Be a Fish or Bird of Flight
A playful verse from the Washington Star imagines swapping life for a fish or bird to explore sea caves and sky peaks. The narrator longs to swim and fly and jokes that the letter A is like a honey suckle because B follows it.
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Washington Star
Notice sale of road bonds in Putnam County Indiana
The Putnam County Treasurer will offer for sale road bonds at the Greencastle court house. Obenchain Franklin township twenty bonds at 171 dollars each totaling 5420 dollars. Irwin Madison township twenty bonds at 103 dollars each totaling 2060 dollars. Bonds dated September 6 1915 with first due May 15 1916 bearing 4 percent interest. Sealed bids accepted until 2 pm September 6 1915. H H Runyan Treasurer. Posters. Daily Aug 21-28 Sept 4
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Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
John R. Obenchain
Franklin Township
H. O. Irwin
Madison Township
H. H. Runyan
The Last Tenant and the Patrol Wagon Misadventure
Gubbins questions Short about a troublesome former tenant who led him into a late night escapade with a patrol wagon. Short recalls boarding the wagon by mistake while police pursued a suspected crooked man and was identified by citizens the next morning. The tale ends in a sharp quarrel with officers over the justice of the arrest.
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Gubbins
Short
Jacinto Street
Pearl Street
Bowers Avenue
California Turkeys and a Farm Boy’s Ambition
A wholesale poultry dealer notes turkey farming is hard work comparable to horse care. He cites California turkeys as well cared for and recounts a farm visit where a boy seeks advancement. The farmer promises a “grand chance” if the boy can mix feed by four each morning.
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California
The Insuring of Mrs Harrigan Prank on Insurance Agent
Fenwick, a Gotham and Glory Life agent, chases business with farmer Harrigan who plans to insure his non existent wife. Harrigan reveals the dead wife is in a box and uses an axe to frighten the agent into writing a policy. The agent escapes as Harrigan plots another dummy insured. Local lawman warns Harrigan has deceived several agents.
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Fenwick
Gotham and Glory Life Assurance Company
Maloney
Harrigan
Harrison
Fenwick Briekly
Auntie Discovers Summer Boarder Causes Stuffy House Odor
Mrs Northey explains the home smells musty due to a summer boarder in the front chamber keeping a window cracked. She swept, cleaned, and cleared furniture, but the odor persisted until she suspected the damp foggy air from the boarder’s room.
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Mrs. Northey
Annie
Witness Cross Examines Defendant's Laziness Reputation
In a ongoing lawsuit a witness is asked about the defendant's character. The examiner presses for remarks on laziness and the witness deflects, noting the defendant might not perform voluntary work, joking that he would die from lack of nourishment rather than work.
The Family Likeness and Domestic Jokes
A humorous exchange features a man asking a friend about a new waistcoat color and another remark about soap color. A son notes marital rows mirror his parents, and a wife recounts a doctor’s reaction to a tired feeling with a tongue check.
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Mr. White
Our Boys and Girls Our Short Lived Pets
The article surveys pet lifespans with overfeeding cited as a major factor shortening dogs lives. It notes dogs 12 to 15 years typical, cats similar, rabbits 7 to 10 years, squirrels about five, Guinea pigs up to ten, silkworms a couple of months, canaries over twenty but many under twelve, with parrots and ravens living as long as owners.
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Forest Hill
Kent
Cowper
Canaries
England
Henry and Penry Twins Cause Laughter and Snore Fix
Henry and Penry, twin brothers, sleep in a shared bed. Penry’s constant snoring disturbed Henry’s rest. Henry lured Penry’s buckled garter under his chin and over his head to muffle the snore, and both boys slept peacefully afterward.
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Henry
Penry
Penrick
Pamry
Right girl or wrong man in a comic vow
Mr. Kallow-Yaas proclaims he will never marry until finding the right girl, and names Miss Bright as that girl. She retorts that he is the wrong man, delivering a light exchange of feigned courtship.
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Mr. Kallow
Yaas
Miss Bright
Promoter and Inventor Exchange On Close Friends With Money
The dialogue centers on a promoter asking for a moneyed associate and an inventor replying that his only potential backer is too closely tied to him to risk backing the project. The exchange highlights cautious financial support in early venture ventures.
Woman recounts losing money after trip
A woman recalls leaving home with no money and questions how a man named Ike could have left her penniless, reflecting on the morning's events.
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Crete
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Greencastle, Ind
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C.F
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Pitcass
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Woon
Arash
Ocean's Bed
HELE
DR. C. F. Overstreet
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4 Man
Mrs. Harrigan
James Francis Dwyer
Paget
Pete
Peter
Mr. Luwly
Innocent
the Secret
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