Fifty tryouts report for DePauw basketball first practice
Five new players join the 50 hopefuls at DePauw as Coach Young begins introductory sessions. Early workouts show solid basketball ability but tight practicing quarters and clothing shortages hinder full evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Denman
Clearwater
Thiebert
Hawk
Young
Altho
Kuttler
Delap
Bastian
Cox
Billingsley
Nevitt
Smith
Denton
Cook
Marks
Ailes Minnick
Taylor
Royce
Athens
College Vision Highlights Next Ten Years as Greatest Era
President Grose in his first chapel talk after returning from the East urged that college life should foster visions of great things to come. He argued the reconstructive period after the European conflict would be the history’s greatest, and that studying classics can still spark student dreams. He cited Baron Chinda, an 1881 Japanese ambassador, who found DePauw superior for preparing for life and gaining a sympathetic view of American life.
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Grose
Voltaire
Franchise League Plans Red Cross Stamp Sale
The Woman's Civic and Franchise Leagues will sell at least ten thousand Red Cross stamps before Christmas. Booths will be in East College or the Library, with an additional booth at the Post Office the week prior. A visiting committee will target sororities and boarding houses to boost the fund, under county oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
East College
Dean Alvord
Fern Sprague
Ruth, Ogle
Jean Morris
Sociology students plan visit to state penal farm
Greencastle area plans a sociology study trip to the State Penal Farm. Prof. F C Tilden says singers or readers may entertain inmates while students observe life there. The aim is real world social work learning, with extended stays possible after Christmas holidays. only men will participate.
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Greencastle
F. C. Tilden
Department of Comparative Literature
Tilden
Putnam County Sealed Bids for 1916 Books and Stationery
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids for records books blanks and stationery for 1916. Bids due December 13 1915 at 11 AM in Greencastle with a $1000 bond and non collusion affidavit. Board may reject any or all bids. County Auditor C L Airhart, Greencastle. St Daily, Dec 16-10.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
C. L. Airhart
St Daily
Ordinance to curb flies and filth in Greencastle Indiana
The ordinance requires sanitary closets with sewer connections where available and sets daily cleaning for stables and barns in warmer months. It restricts manure trash and foul areas, assigns health officer duties to notify offenders, and empowers the street commissioner to abate violations with liens on property. Fines range from ten to one hundred dollars per violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Greencastle
Indiana
Board of Health
Green Castle Ordinance Passage and Publication Notice
The ordinance repeals sections and becomes effective after passage and weekly publication for two weeks in the Daily Herald. It was passed November 23 1915 and signed by Mayor J Walter Cooper with City Clerk M S Miller attesting, published November 21 and December 1.
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Greencastle
Indiana
J. Walter Cooper
M. S. Miller
Daily Herald
Owes Health to Chamberlain's Tablets Says Crookston Woman
Mrs. R. G. Neff of Crookston Ohio credits Chamberlain's Tablets with restoring her health after two years of stomach trouble. She says she took three bottles and has been well since. Obtainable everywhere. adv.
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Chamberlain
R. G. Neff
Crookston
Ohio
Adv
Christmas Gift Directory Promises Local Deals
The Herald touts a Christmas gift directory packed with suitable articles. Readers are urged to read every advertisement weekly to stay shopping local and keep money in the community for a warmer Christmas spirit.
Why You Should Trade With Advertising Firms
Advertising moves goods and signals a progressive firm with up to date stock. A firm that advertises is likely to buy well and pass savings to its customers, reducing the chance of offering outdated merchandise.
News-Telephone 65 items and brief notices
A compact listing notes various dramatic events and public notices tied to News Telephone 65 including deaths elopements marriages divorces thefts arrests fires farm sales town entries robberies and dramatic incidents reported in quick items.
Township trustees list office hours in several townships
Trustee notices for Washington Floyd Marion and Greencastle townships announce weekly schedules. J O Mullinix in Reelsville Tuesdays and Fridays. Edgar J Wilson Floyd township Wednesdays at home. Emerson E Ruark Fillmore Tuesdays and Fridays. Harry Talbott Greencastle at S C Sayers Book Store on weekdays, phone 388.
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Washington Township
J. O. Mullinix
Reelsville
Floyd Township
Edgar J. Wilson
Marion Township
Emerson E. Ruark
Fillmore
Greencastle Township
Harry Talbott
S. C. Sayers Book Store
Greencastle
Laughter Aids Digestion with Chamberlain's Tablets
An old advertisements claim laughter aids digestion but a stronger effect comes from Chamberlain's Tablets. The copy notes quick relief for indigestion and lists a quarter as price with availability everywhere.
Kansas Rats Test Meat Types To Cut Living Costs
In Topeka Kansas the state boards and university start a year long study weighing 24 rats to compare fresh cured smoked canned and roasted meats with bread and vegetables. The aim is to determine which meats and preparation methods provide the most energy for the least cost, guiding housewives on economical nutrition.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Health
State University
Board of Health
H. W. Emerson
Chemical Department
University
Connecticut Snake Snatches China Egg at Gales Ferry
Mont Vernon visitors and local hosts recount a strange event at the Douwerie in Gales Ferry where a large snake swallowed a china egg from a hen nest. An ax-wielding group recovered the egg and a china eye later found inside the snake.
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Connecticut
Gales Ferry
China
R. Th. de Bussy
Mont Vernon
N. Y
M Chapin
Pine Meadow
de Bugsy
Caroline Freeman
Pouwerie
City-bred youth becomes farm boss at 19 in Oklahoma
Kenneth Wickett, 19, born in Chicago and educated in New York, is now manager of Blue Valley farm in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. He replaced the previous manager, expanded alfalfa, added acres, and upgraded stock to pure bred Poland Chinas and Angus. Wickett has improved the farm's profitability and plans to stay.
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Okla
Kenneth Wickett
Wickett
Pontotoc County
Chicago
Tave
New York
Blue Valley Farm
Young Wickett
Champion Dog Catcher Captures With Bare Hands
Denver dog catcher Herman W. Corn of Walter Cox’s pound in Denver has endured hundreds of bites over six years, with a recorded tally of 556 scars on face, arms, legs, and torso. He treats wounds with turpentine and never misses work, earning praise as the best dog catcher in the country from Poundmaster Cox.
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Denver
Colo
Herman W. Corn
Walter Cox
Corn
Humane Society
Poundmaster Cox
Old Hen Sits On Clock In Pittsburgh Farm Tale
Mrs. A. L. Stuchell of Pittsburgh keeps Brahma chick ens and used an alarm clock to stop broodiness. The hen tucked the clock under her wing as it rang and clattered until it ran down. She pecked when the clock was taken away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
A. L. Stuchell
World’s most phlegmatic man refuses all kisses in suit
Warren A. Brown, a 40 year old bachelor real estate dealer from Mineola, testifies he never kissed or hugged a woman in his life while defending against a $10,000 heart pay suit filed by Joseph St. John, who accuses Brown of stealing his wife’s affections.
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Warren A. Brown
Mineola
L. L
Brown
Joseph St. John
St. John
Potato Growing in Bottle Baffles Geneva Readers
A Geneva Iowa article reports a potato growing inside a bottle unearthed this week. The vine extended from the tuber through the bottle neck, and the bottle broke to remove the potato. Discovered by Ben Snater and given to Walter Overton Jr. of Geneva.
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Geneva
Ben Snater
Walter Overton, Jr
Indianapolis Produce Market Highlights and Prices
Daily corrected quotations cover hogs cattle sheep and calves with weight classes and price ranges for heavies lights and sows. Also includes poultry butter eggs and New York and grain quotes showing wheat corn oats and hay with bid prices and delivery notes.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Why You Should Use Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Reasons to choose Chamberlains Cough Remedy include its established reputation from long use and notable qualities. It loosens and relieves a cold, aids natural recovery, contains no narcotics, is affordable, and widely available for a quarter.
Local visits and homecomings across Indiana towns
Poplar Grove residents report Fred Lasley visiting friends in Indianapolis. Mrs Louise Cook of Indianapolis returns home after a two week visit with friends here. Elbert Allen of Bainbridge spent several days with relatives nearby. Verna Lasley is home for a few days. Jesse Cox spent the weekend with cousin Albert Coffman in Greens Castle. Fred Allen of Terre Haute returned home Sunday after visiting relatives.
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Poplar Grove
Fred Lasley
Indianapolis
Louise Cook
Elbert Allen
Bainbridge
Verna Lasley
Jesse Cox
Albert Coffman
Greencastle
Fred Allen
Terre Haute
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the Herald
Fhone
BIG Farm
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Elgin
Eos
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