Local social notes and developments around Green Castle
Mrs. C W Otis and friends spent Monday in Haute. Edna Lockridge returns to Green Castle Wednesday and works as musical director in an Indianapolis garol. Locust Street church board to meet at 7 50 with finance committee. Several residents journeyed to Indianapolis and West Baden for visits and events. A newborn son joins the Caruso family on West Washington Street.
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Edna Arnold Lockridge
East
Green
Gary
Locust Street
Twelve Labors of Hercules Summary List
The passage lists the twelve labors of Hercules: slaying the Nemean lion and Lernean hydra, capturing the Erymanthian boar and Ceryneian hind, driving away the Stymphalian birds, cleansing the Augean stables, capturing the Cretan Bull, obtaining the mares of Diomedes and Hippolyta's girdle, cattle of Geryon, apples of the Hesperides, and bringing Cerberus to the upper world.
Habit of the Trader Rat
The trader rat is the common wood rat of western and northern America. It leaves bits of sticks or paper where it has stolen food, a behavior not due to intelligence but to the rat dropping items as it sees food while carrying them.
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America
Bible list of feathered species in scripture
The entry catalogs birds named in the Bible including osprey, ostrich, partridge, peacock, pigeon, raven, sparrow, stork, swallow, swan, swift, dove, eagle, hawk, owl and other listed species. It also includes unclear renderings such as o8 sifrage and skith.
Get Together Spirit in Community Use
The Brooklyn Standard Union highlights the value of joint gatherings for harmless fun that refreshes bodies and soothes minds, viewing such time as supportive to broader church aims and general improvement.
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Brooklyn Standard Union
Longest Poem Claim Tied to Spenser Work
A claim that Spensers Faerie Queene is the longest poem on record is discussed. It is said to be a quarter the length of the original plan but rivals the combined bulk of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid, with more than three times the size of Milton’s Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained.
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Spenser
Milton
Not the Usual Way in New York City
A New York city man reportedly took his own life after failing to understand how an automobile works. The remark about others who offered similar help noting they charged $1 an hour and did little to fix the issue appears as context in this peculiar reflection.
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New York City
Companionship Across Time in a Lamb Verse
A concise quotation prompts reflection on lasting friendship from youth to forty. The speaker recalls shared hands at thirteen aiding a journey, likening it to a timeless bond. The tone honors enduring connection through age and memory.
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Charles Lamb
Beauty Comes By the Way Not By Worrying About It
A reflective note on beauty: wisdom and anxiety hinder perception. The statement echoes that beauty arrives only when not overanalyzed, similar to the man seeking wisdom who finds it elusive if he fixates on attainment.
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Beauty
W. R. Lethaby
The Dark Ages Rise to the Renaissance
The period from Clovis 458 invasion of Gaul to 1458 described as the Dark Ages marked by neglect of learning and arts, with the Renaissance following. Charles VIII’s 1458 era note referenced as common label.
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France
Clovis
Italy
Charles VIII of
Work of Genius and the Fire of Genius
A concise reflection on genius as the celestial fire that transforms raw materials around us into clear, transformative insight. The quote emphasizes action, vision, and the powerful role of genius in making ideas tangible and luminous.
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Longfellow
Gas to Destroy Pests Gains Use in Burrow Work
Hydrocyanic acid gas, effective against pests in buildings, is now reported practical for destroying woodchucks and other damaging rodents in their burrows. The note highlights its pest control application beyond structures.
Burns Memorized Poems Shaped His Final Work
Burns memorized his poems as he composed them, so when he began to write he faced no fresh labor of invention but merely transcribed what he had already finished in his memory.
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Burns
Linoleum Crack Filler Using Cork Mixture
Finely chopped cork mixed with liquid glue makes an effective filler for cracks in linoleum. After it sets hard, rub with emery paper and paint to match the floor.
Polish Windows With Ammonia Solution
A simple home cleaner recommends mixing two tablespoons of ammonia in two quarts of water to wash windows. Use without soap for a clear bright polish.
Exercises by Substitute Hire Sparks Yard Care Plan
Mr Jimson hires a man to tend his yard so he can leave for exercise. The Milwaukee Journal notes the arrangement saves time and supports his fitness efforts.
Beauty Recipe for Cheerfulness and Youthful Looks
A short quote emphasizes that cheerfulness contentment and a positive disposition are key beautifiers and lasting preserver of youth noting Dickens as the source of the saying.
Cat Tail Muscles Outnumber Hand and Wrist Muscles
A science note states that the cat tail contains three times as many muscles as the human hand and wrist combined. The finding highlights the tail’s role in balance and movement.
Stray Bite of Wisdom from Rabb Ben Azal
A brief aphorism notes that fear of rulers should spare those who obey, attributed to Rabb Ben Azal. The fragment presents a caution about power and loyalty in a concise ancient voice.
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Rabb
Ben Azal
Etna noted as Creator and Destroyer in Storied History
National Geographic bulletin notes Etna as Europe’s greatest volcano with a long record of eruptions since 474 B C. The article describes its impact on Sicily’s landscape, towns, and farms, the fertile lower slopes, and the dramatic lava rivers that attract both fear and awe from locals and visitors.
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Washington
Homer
Pindar
Plato
National Geographic Society
Europe
B. C
Etna
Sicily
Efrenit
Castighione
Randazzo
Catania
Rome
Euna
Frenchman Aims North Pole Flight After Amundsen
A French ex army officer plans a polar air attempt now that Roald Amundsen has abandoned the project. Newspapers report the forthcoming expedition and its bold goal amid Arctic exploration news.
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Pole
Paris
North Pole
Roald Amundsen
Administrator's Sale at W F DeVaney Farm Near Green Castle
Public sale on August 29 1923 at 10 40 a m lists 7 horses and mules 27 cattle 3 brood sows 8 sows to Farrow 12 acres soy beans 35 acres corn 5 tons oats and various farming implements. Terms cash under 5 00 notes six months with 6 percent interest bankable notes due sale day. C A Vestal O J Rector Auds Paul Albin Clerk dinner served.
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C. A. Vestal
O. J. Rector
Auds
Paul Albin
Bank cashier confined by illness cared for at home
James L. Randel, cashier of the Central National Bank, is confined to his home by illness. A trained nurse from Indianapolis is here to care for him during his illness.
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John Hammond Allee
James & Allee
Campbell Flats
Seminary Street
James L. Randel
The
Central National Bank
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