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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
2
Public notices list subscription terms for the Greencastle Daily Herald with prices for annual and quarterly rates, carrier and mail options, and single copy costs. The text also notes obituary and card of thanks charges and general post office details.
A public sale will be conducted at the R. F. Matthews farm located southeast of Greencastle and near Belle Union and Mt. Meridian. Bidders will compete to the highest offer at the farm site.
Numerous animals including mares, Polled Angus cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs offered with calves by side. Farm machinery described as in good condition along with seed drills and wagons. Terms: cash under $5, credit nine months for larger sums, 6 percent interest, 2 percent off for cash. settlement day of sale.
Patient recounts nine years of stomach and liver trouble with no cure until trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Claims immediate relief after first dose and offers money back. Advertises as simple cure removing mucous from the intestinal tract and aiding appendicitis. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Mrs T E Mullineer of Mansfield Ohio suffered three months of stomach trouble and constipation. She tried Chamberlains Tablets after an advertisement and reports the first dose did more good than previous medicines, and after two bottles she was positively cured.
Washers visit Quin cy family on Sunday near Spencer ball game attendance noted by residents. Mrs. Lulla Lighter of Bloomington visited friends last week. Mrs. Alice Adden and Mrs. Vesta Perkins with Dorothy called on Ambreth Johnson. Daisy Jones staying with Curtis Knoy and Edna Hartsook stayed with her uncle Elisha McGinnis who is seriously ill.
Mrs Ella Wright of Chillicothe Missouri reports indigestion and bilious attacks stopped after using Chamberlain's Tablets. She states one bottle cured her and there has been no recurrence. The advertisement urges others with digestive trouble to try the tablets.
Caroline Crawley offers a public sale of household items on Thursday August 28 1919 at her home 58 Martinsville Street. The list includes furniture utensils bedding carpets quilts and various domestic articles in first class condition.
An advertisement touts a new chemical named Pesky Devils' Quietus or PDQ that claims to kill bed bugs ants roaches and fleas with a few cents per dose. It is said to be used by hospitals and railroads as a safe quick remedy and is sold by R P Mullins and other druggists.
Severe wind storm hits Mackinaw City Saturday night tearing the Community Chautauqua tent in half and tossing it into Lake Michigan. Junior Paul Weathers served as assistant tent manager as officials assess hundreds of dollars in damage and city traffic disruptions.
The jury committee has drawn Putnam county men to serve on the petit jury for the September term of 1919. Names include Willen Gough Franklin Two W Greenchain Greencastle John Wallace Cloverdale Dorey Alexander Clinton Elijah MW Houck Greencastle Perry Wright Madison Join White Washington Charles Dodds Jackson Walter Wright Marion Harvey OHair Monroe John Stenley Marion Luther Easter Warren.
J P Allen Jr and family return from Mammoth Cave Ky this evening. Mrs Wilbur Helm and children from Evansville visit Miss Hattie Peck. Lawrence Paris to Detroit for factory work. Morton Herbert of Brazil in Greencastle on business. Women’s Circle Presbyterian church meets Wednesday at 2 30 pm with Mrs Otis Gardner. Mrs S B Margin and Miss Sheets from Chicago visit relatives. Mrs Andrew Durham and children return Thursday from Milford Pa. Lula Leslie takes job at J Sudranski Co. Alda Randel begins position at Allen Brothers store.
A poetic fragment from the People’s Mome Journal presents the Never-Old as those who smile through pain and keep a sacred tenet. It evokes Spirit, laughter, and gliding feet in a radiant, mythic vision.
The London Chronicle recalls a Copenhagen summer memory of Denmark’s strawberry feast in a cellar near the city’s heat of streets. Piles of strawberries and cream, sugar basins, and a modest charge made the setting intimate for visitors who descend to the cellar. Anderson's cellar stands as a noted Copenhagen attraction and a perfect memory for those who tasted its fruit.
Kant argues that humanity’s exit from paradise marks the move from nature’s guardianship to self direction. The text questions whether humans are meant to remain beneath guidance or pursue reason and freedom, noting repeated attempts to reach this destiny despite defects.
In a lively New York scene a woman jokes about wearing a feather like a plume and keeping it neat with a secret method. A friend explains how removing paper reveals a funny result, claiming the prank requires care to stay presentable.
The piece notes diverse historic venues including Cafe de Revence in Taris over 2000 years old, the Mitre hotel in Oxford, Enatat at 500 years, Ruthshetter at Beenen housing Rhine wine, Brarwurstzlocklein in Nuren berg dating to 1400, and Capello Nero in Venice tracing to 1974.
In 1777 on July 1 the Marquis de Lafayette was voted major general in the American army. He arrived in America that spring with his own vessel and enlisted in Washington’s army as a volunteer, declining pay. A few months later he received the appointment in recognition of his military skill at age twenty.
A reflection on small acts shaping life and faithfulness. The author urges steady, right choices and the belief that life’s outcomes follow from daily duties and moral conduct rather than grandiose plans.
Busy women long for leisure yet true talent finds a way to express itself regardless of duties. If talent is worth giving to the world it will find time for development.
A shopper overhears a cash girl quip that a man’s mother feeds him garlic so she can find him in the dark. The witticism appears in Harpers Magazine as a lighthearted aside.
A humorous exchange centers on unpaid bills and a comic ultimatum. Tallor demands payment while Impecunious Author claims a doctor ordered a three month break from writing, delaying his return. The scene blends financial pressure with literary retreat in a lighthearted, public dialogue.
The text describes making luminous paint using phosphorescent compounds and heat treatments with Bunsen burners and lamps. It outlines steps with strontium thiosulfate, strontite carbonate, and sulfuric processes, plus combining with paraffin for palat use and exposure to sunlight.
A fragmented report highlights a remookable Monts folly and strange plant behavior in dry Gistriers of ven Afefer. It notes unusual mineral-like features and a flow that suggests dense, heavy substances, mentioning several South African planes and a process involving brown and Tirgle lenthere flowems.
A damaged OCR fragment portrays a tense exchange where a speaker asserts intent to kill. The narrative hints at a masked or imminent act within a domestic setting with mentions of a window and a chair. The voice appears from a dated newspaper column fragment bearing no clear attribution.
The Ovenbird builds nests among pine needles and leaves, staying low to the ground. The American Forestry Association in Wash Luxton promotes bird conservation via school contests and a national drive.
Naturalist J W Taylor notes insect odors mirror garden scents. Large garden white butterflies scent resembles lemons while smaller species emit thyme and lemon verbena like perfumes. Green veined white and sweetbrier honeysuckle fragrances are also described as part of this odor phenomenon.
A quotation argues that true morality and law reside in humanity's core will. Moral laws arise from reason and ethical principles, guiding notions and sentiments. their full adoption and maintenance render the state real and enduring.
A New Guinea woman expresses love by sending a string to the man's sister or mother who then informs him. No formal courting occurs as it is seen as undignified for a man to chase. If he wishes, the couple meets privately to decide on marriage or ending the idea.
A theatrical manager watches stage hands drill as an army of supers. He complains they do not look real until the stage manager reveals they are real soldiers straight from the barracks.
Mrs Eliza Wood visiting her brother Dr A H Moore returned home. James Spencer of Terre Haute and Clarence Baysinger of Brazil were summoned by the illness of their uncle John Carmichael. Others visited and moved homes as family members moved or cared for ill relatives.
Emma Garrett returns to Illinois after weeks with brother Frank Garrett. Will Shuck attends Robert Shuck’s birthday dinner in Fillmore last Sunday. Mrs Woods remains quite ill. Ex Navy machinist Arthur Strain visits aunt Mrs Will Shuck after discharge August 10. Several attend Frank Woods sale. George Woods of Indianapolis visits his ill mother. Gladys Miller of Rockville visits home folks. Ice cream social at Bethel last Saturday. Clyde Walls and wife drive to Indianapolis. Lucille Snider of Terre Haute visits Grace and Gladys Morgan.
Mr and Mrs Frank Snodgrass and Mr and Mrs Ara Morgan called at Will Shuck's last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Emory Nichols and Mrs Clyde Walls went to tinsville last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Bert Poer near Danville called at Shuck's last Wednesday afternoon.
In Brazil Indiana August 25 John J Kir West North Street reports that Trutona gave him long sought relief from rheumatic pains and stomach trouble after other medicines failed He can now eat a meal and enjoy it and recommends Trutona widely The ad notes Trutona is being introduced in Greencastle by druggist R Mullins For sale Swayne Robinson silo cutters R W Gorham Fillmore Indiana
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