Notice to Contractors Greencastle Indiana 1914 bids
The Greencastle Indiana Common Council invites sealed proposals for the Indiana Street improvement from Hanna to Berry streets. Work includes sidewalk retraction, brick street and alley crossings, and brick curb edges. Bids due Sept 8 1914 at 7:00 PM. deposits of 135 dollars required with bond.
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Greencastle
Indiana
Astle
Council Chamber
Indiana Street
Hanna Street
Berry Street
Counel
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam Circuit Court
Notice in the Putnam Circuit Court Sept Term 1914 Susanah Glover vs Charles A Glover complaint for divorce and name change filed by Allee James Allee Attorneys non resident defendant must answer by Oct 14 1914 at Greencastle Court House or default will be entered Witness Arthur J Hamrick Clerk dated August 14 1914 Allee James & Allee Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
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Putnam
Susanah Glover
Charles A.glover
Allee
James Allee
Charles A.I
Indiana
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Feeding the sick: careful, varied nourishment matters
The piece stresses cautious feeding for ill patients, noting amateur nurses often fail to provide appetizing portions. It advises small, frequent servings, punctual meals, and avoiding large quantities or overreliance on beef tea. Emphasis is placed on pleasant presentation and variety to spark appetite, per Florence Nightingale.
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Florence Nightingale
Sanitary Dusting For Home Use
A home dusting method touted as sanitary as hospital practice uses a soft cloth wrung nearly dry. Dip a worn napkin or gauze undertepid water, wring tight, shake, and dust furniture to keep wood polished. Rewash and wring dry to avoid streaks.
New Onion Salt Condiment Gains Quick Kitchen Use
A new condiment called onion salt is described as a convenient alternative to onion peeling. Made on the same principle as celery salt, it allows cooks to add flavor with a shake when only a slice or two are needed.
Crushed Wheat Griddle Cakes Recipe
Crushed wheat griddle cakes mix cracked wheat flour sugar baking powder and egg. Soak the wheat in water for an hour before mixing and bake until brown for a simple breakfast batter.
Peanut Butter Making Tips from Home Kitchen Note
Fresh roasted peanuts are shelled and skinned then ground in a meat cutter with an Anest knife. A quart a night before shelling yields a tumblerful of butter. Add salt for proper flavor. extra butter is unnecessary due to peanuts’ natural oil.
Mystery on the Telephone and Unsupported Meal Recipes
A quarrel over a brutal telephone remark prompts a separation notice between spouses. The text shifts to recipe fragments for meat pie and Italian cream dessert, outlining custard like batters, fillings, and gelatine molded desserts with instructions and ingredients.
Chocolate Cream Cake Recipe with Vanilla
A chocolate cream cake recipe lists ingredients including sugar butter milk flour eggs baking powder and melted chocolate with vanilla. The directions mention baking in two layers and reference a peculiar pump bone line remains unclear.
Underfeeding vs Overfeeding Chickens and Good Feeding Practices
The article argues both underfeeding and overfeeding harm laying hens. It stresses a balanced diet with corn, grain variety, green foods, and animal protein, plus sharp grit and coal for health. Night crops and midday meals should match seasons, with attention to crop fullness and active evening feeding.
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Wallace
Golden Wyandotts A Profitable Poultry Breed
Golden Wyandotts rank among our most profitable poultry breeds. They resemble the Wyandotte family with silver laced variation. Slightly larger than the silver head, they share shape and carriage. They feature a golden color, clean shanks, rose combs, and a stately bearing. They are good layers, docile and thrifty, justly earning high standing in poultrydom.
Poultry Notes Improve Hatching and Care Tips
Practical advice for poultry farmers emphasizes mating for fertile eggs, avoiding scrub roosters, and ensuring dry clean pens. Open doors for fresh air, use muslin by south windows, keep hens busy with straw litter, and raise more chickens this year for sale next summer and fall.
Shell Color Not Linked to Egg Nutriment or Flavor
Government experiments show shell color does not affect the nutriment flavor or quality of eggs. Nutritive ratio varies with how fowls are kept. rainy-season mud fouls nests. washed eggs appear less fresh and shelf life suffers. Keep nests clean for better egg quality.
Uninvited Guest Stirs Household Chaos and Awe
Mrs Holder awaits an unexpected visitor described as a dear grandchild. Marion and Louise plan toys and playhouse preparations while the older brother frets over the misjudged arrival. The supposed child turns out to be a striking twenty two year old woman advancing surprising tension in the home.
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Mrs. Holder
Louise
Marion
Holder
Maria
Marlon
Edison Sees Automatic Stores Replacing Charity Efforts
Thomas A. Edison proposes automatic store networks in urban slums to cut charity needs. He argues such outlets could offer wholesale priced staples like tea, coffee, flour, sugar and fuel, dispense only essentials, employ a single overseer, and reduce labor costs while benefiting the poor.
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Thomas A. Edison
Apprentice Hammer Lesson At Glasgow Works
An engineer owner sternly lectures a young apprentice about hammer handling. He explains that grabbing the hammer by the end earns 82s a week, while holding it at the middle yields 25s and possible dismissal. The apprentice asks where to hold it for four shillings per week.
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Laddie
Glasgow Herald
Real estate dealer Henry Stern in street encounter on Montgomery
Henry Stern walks with a friend along Montgomery Street. The pair trade evasive steps as the friend complains of not hearing on the left. Stern maneuvers to keep the right side, repeatedly saying excuse me and asking what is the matter as they move along.
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Henry Stern
Montgomery Street
Stern
Yawning Declared Helpful Exercise By Doctors
Doctors in Vienna and at the University of Luettich endorse yawning as healthy exercise for lungs and throat. They state yawning activates respiratory muscles, aids deep breathing, and may improve swallowing and sense of taste, recommending six to eight yawns with deep breaths and swallowing between. Concerns remain about overdoing deep breathing for those with weak hearts and questions about preventing germ entry.
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Emil Bunzl
Vienna
Nuegli
University of Wluettich
Dr. Buuz
Tory
Calvary Baptist Pastor Encounters Virginia Fisherman
Dr Green, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, on vacation in Virginia, watches an old negro fisherman naming his final catch "Cat's Baptis" because the fish change color and spew spots as soon as removed from the water.
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Stey
Telephone Troubles Darken Morning for City Couple
A distressed man complains to a central operator about poor service while trying to reach his wife. He plans to cancel the telephone. The wife, whispering to avoid waking the baby, muffles the bell, but the little telephone girl remains hurt and nervous.
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Central
Trate
Satirical Nixon era style recount of Sunday Sabbath joke
The Star quotes the late Senator Frye lamenting old fashioned Sundays and recounts a Washington dinner remark. A boy asks what the term Sabbath day's journey means and the father jokes that the revised version doubles the trip around the Chevy Chase links.
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Frye
Star
Washington
Chevy Chasé
Notable Advice on Silence in Politics From a Young Statesman
A Washington Star quote features Farmer Countessel advising that in Congress one should not speak. The youthful statesman responds by saying to stand firm and not talk when urged. The exchange highlights the value of being seen as a sphlex in political circles.
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Statesman
Washington Star
Plot Twist Sparks Neighbor Feud Over Singing Lessons
A brief exchange reveals Towne and Browne clashing over a neighbor’s plan to move into a vacant house. Towne’s daughter urges the Kadleys to relocate nearby while Browne resists both the Kadleys and the idea of singing lessons, linking personal grievances to the dispute.
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Towne
Kadleys
Browne
Philadelphia Press
No Vaudeville for the Collector in Witty Exchange
A collector declines vaudeville invites saying he has had enough of it in his business. The banter jokes about a “song and dance” routine. Quackerly is mentioned in a cut state noting a medical charge and a humorous retaliation offer from another paper.
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Detroit Free Press
Frahm anti rolling tank touted to steady ships
Hamburg trials claim Frahm s anti rolling tank reduces ship roll by balancing water movement in a U shaped cross hull reservoir. The device uses resonance to counteract wave oscillations and has been fitted on a 55000 ton trans Atlantic liner and a warship, with two trading vessels noted as rollers showing almost complete cure.
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Frahm
Hamburg
Submarine Crews Drill On Safety Helmets
Report notes crew drills on use of safety helmets aboard British submarine to protect lifesaving in emergencies and keep crew safe during disasters amid routine training and safety emphasis.
Her Choice in a Quiet Couple Exchange
Minnie explains her marriage to a shorter man after choosing between a small salary and a larger one. Fred and Minnie debate her unusual pairing in a domestic vignette.
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Jack
Minnie
Fred
Who Signed Magna Charta Card Question
A school inspector asks who signed Magna Charta, receiving no answer. A small, delicate boy softly raises his hand and refuses, saying Please sir, never. The scene unfolds with quiet tension on the classroom floor.
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate McCray
Creditors heirs and legatees of Garrett Db McCray deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Green Castle Indiana on September 14 1914 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Witness the Clerk Arthur J Hamrick August 15 1914. Weekly Aug 21.
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Garrett Db. McCray
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Arthur J. Hamrick
Notice of Administration in Putnam County
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Karl Randolph as Administrator of the estate of John W. Randolph, deceased. The estate is declared solvent. Dated August 19 1914. Hays and Murphy, Attorneys. August 28 publication notice.
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Circuit Court
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
John W. Randolph
Karl Randolph
Hays & Murphy
Notice to Plumbers for County Boiler and Bath Installations
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids at the County Auditor in Greencastle for constructing and installing a boiler four baths and connections at the County Asylum. Bids due by 1 PM September icith. Bond double bid amount required. Right to reject any bid reserved. Commissioners Houck Bunten Sutherlin. St Hid Aug 18 20 27.
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Board of County Commissioners
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
James E. Houck
James E. Bunten
H. Witt Sutherlin
St Hid
Notice to gravel road contractors in Putnam County
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for the macadam gravel road improvement on W Harmless road in Monroe Township. Bids due September 7 at the Auditor’s office in Green Castle with bonds, affidavits, and compliance requirements. right to reject bids reserved.
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Board of Commissioners
County of
Putnam
State of
Indiana
Giveencastle
Monroe Township
Putnam County
W. Harmless
Greencastle
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