Greencastle Daily Herald details and pricing
The Greencastle Indiana Daily Herald lists publication details current owner Charles J. Arnold and the Greencastle office address at 17 and 198 Jackson Street. It outlines subscription rates by mail and carrier, ad rates for cards of thanks obituaries and poetry, with charges per item and line.
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Greencastle, Ind
Charles J. Arnold
Jackson Street
Greencastle
Ind
Daily Herald
Mail
Local Notes From Dunbar Hill and Greencastle Visits
Miss Elizabeth Wilson visits aunt Mrs. Weaver while Mrs. Dunbar travels to springs. Neighbors attend Greencastle picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Len Richardson travel to Greencastle. About forty gather at Herbert Boswell's for ice cream. Weaver and Wilson shop in Greencastle. Miss Lucy Vanhovek visits sister Mrs. Lurber.
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Elizabeth Wilson
Mrs. Weaver
Dunbar
Greencastle
Len Richardson
Herbert Boswell
Lucy Vanhovek
Mrs. Lurber
Grand Jury Selected for September Term
The September term grand jury has been chosen. Jurors include James Acree from Washington Township, Henry McFerrin from Jackson Township, Albert Albaugh from Greencastle Township, James I. Nelson from Greencastle Township, William J. Allee from Jefferson Township, and Frank Szott from Russell Township. The term convenes next Monday.
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James Acree
Washington
Henry McFerrin
Jackson
Albert Albaugh
Greencastle
James I. Nelson
William J. Allee
Jefferson
Frank Szott
Russell
Local News Briefs From Marshall County
Marshall Henry O Hair is confined to his home on East Seminary Street due to illness. Mrs. Mary Wright and her daughter Miss Mabel are visiting relatives in Connersville. Ed Hamilton and mother moved from East Anderson Street to a new home on Taylor Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Raab and family of south of Reelsville drove to Terre Haute to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James N. Boyd and family, joined by cousin Miss Edith G. Boyd returning to Terre Haute from Putnam County.
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Marshall Henry O’hair
East Seminary Street
Mary Wright
Miss Mabel
Connersville
Ed. Hamilton
Mother
East Anderson Street
Taylor Avenue
Theodore Raab
Reelsville
Terre Haute
James N. Boyd
Edith G. Boyd
Putnam County
Putnam County Sunday School Convention Speakers Invited
The Putnam County Sunday School Convention will be held September 2 and 24 at Locust Street M. E. Church in Greencastle. Mr. W Hobart Hill and Miss Emma G Lemen of the Indiana State Sunday School Association will conduct conferences. All interested in Sunday school work in Putnam County are urged to attend.
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Putnam County
Locust Street
M. EF
Greencastle
W. Hobart Hill
Emma G. Lemen
Indiana State Sunday School Association
Peculiar Recipe Delivers Lesson in Reciprocity
A fragment quotes Miss Miam Brown explaining the meaning of reciprocity through a rural proverb about a chicken coop and laying hens. The dialogue frames reciprocity as a shared liability and benefit between the hen and her owner in a folksy vernacular.
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Misiah Pinks
Miam Brown
Washington
Olar
An Pasy Matter Laughs In Dialect Dialogue
A brief comic exchange in dialect shows Jimmy debating how to handle a fad and fancies with a plan to give them a few tame tunes to suppress it. The snippet captures local color and humor through phonetic speech.
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Jimmy
Moon worth a ton of it in night light
A witty exchange between two Irishmen contrasts the value of the moon and the sun. The older man notes the moon provides light at night when it is needed, while the sun offers daytime light when not required.
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Fin
Pat
He Tauer
Truthful Flattery Wins Heiress in Quiet Courtship
Mr Hardup wins the heiress with plain truth as his appeal. She doubts his feelings until he asserts he cannot live without her. Their exchange suggests a witty clash of flattery and honesty guiding romance.
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Hardup
Latehours Overdoes Onset Sparks Detroit Free Press Note
A brief dialogue shows Latehours confessing an overdose as nerves run wild and a friend urges help, in a snippet carried by the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Fire safety measures at hotel noted by nervous guest
In a brief exchange a nervous old lady on the seventh floor asks about hotel fire precautions. The porter replies the proprietor has the place “un shaped for twice not it’s worth,” indicating minimal changes or protections. The line reflects older reportage style from the Kansas City Independent.
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Porter
Kansas City
Noted Widow Reconciles Slowly in Local Gossip
In a bustling town column residents discuss Mrs Caffrore and the widow’s state after a loss. Rumors swirl about her readiness for romance, with whispers that a new match may be in sight as social circles speculate on outcomes.
Experts in Public Service Plan for Municipal Affairs
Professor Lowell of Harvard outlined a new plan for city governance emphasizing a professional expert class complemented by non professional oversight. He argued cities need expert administrators who devote full time to public work with strong independent protection, while non professionals supervise and ensure proper management.
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Professor Lowell
A. Lawrence Loweltt
Harvard University
National Municipal League
Lowell
Towell
Miraculous Seaman Rescue On Atlantic Storm Lifts Swenson
The Aral, 12 days from Shields, faced a ferocious December gale as Savage seas swept the tanker. Second Officer Swengon was washed overboard but rescued after clinging to a wave crest, saved by Trewan and crew, while Captain Thomas directed recovery from the Hellish storm.
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Swensen
Dee
Trythe
Comber
Trewan
Mwnber
Reil
Treateship
Anvilor Comber
Swengon
Thomas
Pilladelphia Ledger
Imprisoned in Snowdrift, Carrier Reaches Safety
Charles Scanlan, a mall carrier, survived ten hours buried in a snowdrift after losing his way on a mountain slope. He crawled out by tunneling toward a sunlit mail pouch containing letters he planned to deliver, which helped melt surrounding snow and reveal an escape to the surface.
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Charles Scanlan
Mr. Scanlan
Scanlan
Bridge Bid Notice for Mel Sutherlin Span in Putnam Co
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for the Mel Sutherlin Bridge on Pike's Peak road in Flory township near Grove land. Proposals due September 1 1919 at 11 am with bid bond and non collusion affidavit. Liquidated damages set at five dollars per day for delays. Auditor te M Allen announced auction details.
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State of Indiana
Putnam County
Board of Commissioners
Said County
Greencastle
Indiana
State of
Mel Sutherlin
Flory Township
Pike’s Peak Road
Public Sale of Farm Personal Property Near Greencastle
Having rented my farm I will sell at public auction all my personal property. The sale will be held nine miles west of Greencastle and one mile south of Vivalia on the County Line road.Auctioneer to announce full terms. Sale to start at a specified time and include equipment, tools, and household effects.
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Greencastle
Vivalia
Sale of Cattle Horses Hogs and Farm Implements
Friday August 29 1919 sale to begin at 10 o clock a m offering 6 horses and mules 11 cattle 19 hogs grain farming implements etc Isaac Brattain also offers fine registered Duroc male hogs at the same time and place Terms Five dollars and under cash on sums up to that amount six months credit on larger sums with 8 percent interest from date and notes with approved security.
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Isaac Brattain
Auctioneer William Knauer O. J. Rector Dinner on Grounds
William Knauer and O. J. Rector serve as auctioneers for a local event with dinner planned on the grounds. attendees encouraged to join, details suggest a community gathering and fundraising activity.
Remnant Relics Mark La Salle Fort Site at Navidad
A historical note recalls Fort St. Louis built by French explorer La Salle in 1685 on the Navidad river east bank near Port Lavaca. Iron cross fragments, unearthed in recent years, are now held by Harry Bickford of Port Lavaca and mark the explorer’s inland voyage toward the Mississippi.
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Old Fort St. Louis
Port St. Louis
la Salle
Navidad
Port Lavaca
Mas
Harry Bickford
Fort St. Louis
Mississippi River
Vass Cavallo
Matagorda Bay
Ecoust
La Salle Expedition Left Fort St. Louis Beset by Dangers
Scattered remnants of La Salle's expedition across the country faced many perils. Some men were left at Fort St. Louis to hold the post, but history does not reveal their fate. It is reasonable to suppose they were killed by Indians.
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la Salle
Mimde
Fort St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
America
The Monkeys Revenge on a Himalayan Terrier
A Himalayan hill station story describes Fury the terrier defending against monkeys that sit on a British lady’s balcony. Fury is seized by a monkey and passed among others, who torment the dog by pinching and pulling its hair before finally dropping him from a high branch.
The Indian Moors Moon Names by Seasons
The Indian Moors. Times calculated among the Indians by moons instead of months. January is the Water or Hard Moon, February the Raccoon Moon, March Sore-eye Moon, April Moon in which geese lay eyes, May the Planting Moon, June the Moon when strawberries are red, July the Moon when choke-cherries are ripe, August the Harvest Moon, September the Moon when rice dries, October the Rice drying Moon, November the Deer Killing Moon, December the Deer Moon.
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Odio
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Jones
National School of Auctioneering
Robert M. McHaffie
Stilesville, Indiana
Ionin
Alonte
Willard Batteries
United States
Burdick
LEE
Free Air—Free Water
Greencastle Battery Company
North Side Square
Putnam County Sunday School Convention
Trezmph
Him
Noah
Ray Evans
The
Fouts Brothers Realty Company
Te M. Allen
John Deere
William Knauer
O. J. Rector
India
Himalayas
Fury
Little Fury
Roscre
Ellis
Brook
Lyn
Ndiana
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Portage
Ford
Brazil
Kentucky
Scranton
Tel
Glenn R. Hamrick
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