Herald publication details and staff at Greencastle paper
The Herald, published by Star-Democrat Publishing in Greencastle Indiana, with offices at 17 and 19 South Dacks Street. Charles J Arnold editor and William T Sitlington city editor. Subscription rates listed for single copies and yearly mail. Second class mail matter at Greencastle post office.
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Greencastle Indiane
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William T. Sitlington
Greencastle
Indiana
Postoffice
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth for Greencastle Farmer
For years George W. Wood of Greencastle Indiana praised Doan's Kidney Pills after relief from kidney pain and frequent urination. He reported continuing benefit when interviewed June 5 1912 and urged others to try the remedy. For sale by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sole agent. Remember and take another name Dopan's
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Dean
George W. Wood
Ind
Jones Stevens Co
Doan
Tan
Wood
Foster-Milburn Co
Puffalo
New York
United States
Lew Exhibit At State Fair Promotes Honest Food Laws
A new Indiana state fair exhibit by the department of food and drugs of the State Board of Health showcases weights and measures foods drugs and dairy products. It features a modern sanitary grocery and an old fashioned unsanitary grocery to illustrate how condemned scales defraud customers and the need for town inspectors.
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Department of Food and Drugs
State Board of Health
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured By Remedy Trial
A Pennsylvania resident credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing diarrhoea after a suggestion by local merchant Mr Yorks. The notice claims one or two doses cure ordinary diarrhoea and reports thousands of testimonies, stating the product is sold by all dealers.
Vacation Trips on Sale for Summer Resorts
Commencing June 1st Motion Route offers round trip tickets to Atlantic and Pacific Coast resorts including Colorado Michigan and more at greatlyReduced fares. A card to the undershed will bring literature and comp information by return mail. W. W. Ollgis Traveling Passenger Agent Monon Route Redford
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Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Point
Colorado
Michigan
W. W. Ollgis
Monon Rute
Redford
Safe druggists tout E Ru Sa pile cure in Greencastle ads
An ad claims E Ru Sa pile cure contains no opiates or poisons and offers a $5 forfeit if not a guaranteed cure. It asserts Greencastle’s most reliable druggist, Jones Stevens, sells the product through Sol Agents.
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Drusgiet
Greencastle
Jones Stevens
Morristown Surrogate Cleared In Damn Fool Statement Case
A New Jersey jury acquitted Surrogate David Young in Rockaway of insulting Mrs Nellie Fitzherbert by saying you talk like a damn fool. The trial featured Proverbs quotes by Young’s lawyer and dueling claims over the exact wording and intent amid pushback from Mrs Fitzherbert.
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Morristown
N. J
Morris County
Rockaway
David Young
Nellie Fitzherbert
Young
Elmer King
Eugene Cooper
Fitzherbert
King
Lukeman
Thieves Use Chloroform in Hog Theft Ring
Frank Baxter and Eugene Raymer testified before Justice J. C. Van Oadel that they and Frank Licher Earl and Archie Runkle chloroformed hogs at the Jacob Ryder slaughter house last Saturday night, waking to find the animals hauled away. Raymer says Baxter held hogs while he applied the chemical to their snouts.
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Aurora
Frank Baxter
Eugene Raymer
Frank Licher
Earl
Archie Runkle
J. C. van Oadel
Raymer
Baxter
Jacob Ryder Slaughter House
Perils of Tobacco Smoke Adds New Toxic Constituent
London reports a new toxic constituent found in tobacco smoke Thiocyanates or sulphocyanides possibly of ammonia join the list alongside carbon monoxide and nicotine The Lancet states this discovery does not necessarily increase the dangers of smoking.
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London
Lawns Cited As Cause Of High Living Costs
J A Green of Cleveland secretary of the National Retail Dealers Association testifies before a Senate committee that replacing vegetable plots with lawns and flowers drives up living costs. He argues yard gardening has declined as stylish tastes favor lawns.
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Washington, D. C
J. A. Green
Cleveland
National Retail Dealers’ Association
Senate Committee
Tramp Refuses Help Near Winsted Home
In Winsted Connecticut Joseph Cote encounters a tramp leaving a residence. The hobo tells him there is no food available because he was turned away, highlighting a moment of sympathy and rejection.
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Winsted, Conn
Joseph Cote
Cote
Dynmite Blasts Redefine Subsoil Work In Spartanburg
D. C.-J. H. Caldwell detonated 800 charges of dynamite to break an acre near Spartanburg claiming it the best and cheapest method for subsailing. In Washington the Bureau of Labor reports that 92 percent of U S female telephone operators are unmarried, 3 percent widows, and 6 percent married.
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Spartanburg
D. C
J. H. Caldwell
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Labor
Senate
Ferri Links Child Crime Surge to Steam Power
Professor Enrico Ferri argues in Milan that rising child crime in Italy stems from steam powered industry and disrupted family life. He predicts electricity will curb abuse by enabling home sewing machines and shorter hours, with governments eventually ending night work and improving youth safety.
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Milan
Italy
Enrico Ferri
Lombroso
United States
Belgium
Marriage Reform Critiques See Divorce as Better Than Quarrels
The piece argues divorce is preferable to family quarrels and claims the wealthy face fewer legal separations due to worse conditions in their class. It cites statistics linking lower divorce rates to states where women vote, urges progressive women to stay single to avoid inferior husbands, and blames female political nonentity for a male oligarchy. It concludes that co education may promote marital peace and blames the current educational system for divorce problems.
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Cliss
Seeking Color of the Sea Lord Rayleigh Questions Blueness
Lord Rayleigh reports experiments on sea color finding only limited confirmation that water is blue. Distilled water showed blue similar to Capri and Suez water but greenish blue. Seven Stones Lightship water appeared green. Intrinsic color often reflects sky or bottom. The Spectator notes scientists still rely on Homeric color terms like Glokos.
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London
Davy
Punson
Spring
Capri
Suez
Seven Stones
Cornish
Glokos
Swiss Snail Farmers Trust Forms to Stabilize Prices
A snail trust has been formed at Solenure in Geneva involving about thirty six snail farmers. The group plans to extend to other cantons as demand grows. last year Solenure exported snails to Paris worth 10000 dollars. Wholesale price is 12 cents a dozen and the trust seeks a winter price increase while preventing early harvesting to protect price and quality.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Solenure
Paris
France
Remarkable new gun adopted by the army
Washington reports the army has adopted a compact machine gun that a man can carry with full gear and ammunition. It can be shouldered and fired, reducing exposure to attack, with ammunition on steel strips and duplicate barrels that can be swapped instantly when heated.
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Washington, D. C
Cow Returns Traced in 43 Year Gap Incident
Danville Indiana resident Michael Huff vanished after being sent to fetch a cow forty three years ago. He reappeared at the old homestead door and offered to milk the cow, telling his brother Elmer Huff to fetch a bucket.
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Lnd
Michael Huff
Elmer Huff
Remedy for dying bees caused by food shortage
The guide from Farmer's Home Journal urges feeding each bee colony one quart of thick syrup nightly when blooms are scarce. It notes many young bees die from starvation, uncapped honey is scarce, and old bees carry out starving young. Use shallow pans if needed and ensure bees can eat the sugar.
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lFarmer's Home Journal
Section Honey Best for Yard Beekeeping
Leo E. Gately argues in the Epitomist that section honey yields easier handling and better sales, while comb honey is best for sale. He advises producing section honey exclusively and cautions against producing both in the same yard due to limited financial gains.
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Leo E. Gately
Good Queen Necessary for Bees in Colony Management
The text explains that bee colonies fail without a proper queen due to natural threats like moths and other dangers. It notes the queen is essential for colony survival, compares a queenless hive to plants lacking sunshine, and suggests a method to prevent swarming by moving combs to the upper story and leaving the queen comb in place.
Warm Blooded Honey Bee Survival in Winter Hives
The honey bee is a warm blooded animal that stays active in winter by feeding on stored honey to maintain heat. It nests at the hive center and survives while outside temperatures drop, unlike many insects that sleep through winter. Starvation and death follow if stores run out before flowers bloom.
Searching a New Home for the Swarm
The swarm after emerging from the hive settles on a limb or nearby object before flying to a new home. It may settle in a hollow tree or forest area, allowing the beekeeper to place them in a prepared hive. Sometimes the swarm refuses to stay and flies to a preselected home ready for occupation.
Dried Peaches Helped a California Boy To College
Collier's Weekly recounts a California boy who financed his college education with prunes and dried peaches grown by his mother. She supported the family farm near San Jose while his schooling and her ambition for him unfolded.
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California
San Jose
Collier’s Weekly
Mode of Increase for Bee Colonies
The bees increase their colonies by swarming. The old queen leaves with the swarm while the young bees stay in the hive to raise a new queen.
Never Lost Bee Navigates by Surroundings
In its flight the bee seeks food and remains oriented by surrounding objects. It uses landmarks to return and then flies a straight line to its hive, illustrating precise navigation by environmental cues.
Honey Bee Prefers Home Guard Over Moving In
The article notes the honey bee loves its home and will stay within and protect it from enemies, highlighting its territorial behavior and defensive instinct.
Marguerite Returns to Heart’s Call in Boston Post
The Boston audience fills the opera house for Marguerite’s America debut with pianist in a concert. Margaret Gordon, once engaged to Philip Temple, recalls their dream life and love as she feels for him again during the final aria. The forget me not bouquet and card seal the moment.
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America
New York
Europe
Margaret Gordon
Philip Temple
Philip
Margaret
Queen of Song
Boston Post
Odd Corean Mourning Customs Describe Father Grief Attire
The text describes Coreans wearing hemp cloth mourning for fathers with a hempen girdle and a face shield signaling sin and speech restriction. The costume lasts three years, shield three months, and is worn for a father only with secondary mourning for a mother and none for a wife. A wicker bat completes the attire.
Imaginary Holidays Inspires a Traveler Without Travel
A man unable to travel imagines journeys by learning costs and outfit, studies timetables, and plans excursions he reads about in travel books. His imagination provides a captivating, self contained hobby according to Hearth and Home.
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