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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1913
Page
2
Entry notes that mail is registered as second class at the Greencastle Indiana post office, indicating mailing status and location for processing.
The article praises the Indiana high courts and their clerks, Philip Zoercher and Fred France, for efficient administration. A new card filing system reduces costs and prevents filing defaults, with courteous staff and public approval for improved judicial workflow.
The piece argues rapid passage of a currency reform to curb New York money power and protect depositors and honest capital. It also urges action against the cold storage trust while condemning labor and politics under Republican administrations and praising Wilson era reforms.
A pale new teacher confronts a disruptive orange headed pupil in a classroom. She calms him by telling Napoleon’s drummer story and offering to store his broken ruler as a sign of trust. The other students watch as the boy’s mood softens and a gentle bond forms.
The piece cites three hundred thousand Londoners in one room tenements with overcrowding. It notes high death rates across London districts and similar living conditions in seven other English cities, plus Scotland with widespread single room housing and low incomes. It argues overcrowding drives preventable deaths and poor rents.
The Italian marine has developed a cork based varnish to coat metallic ship interiors. The hygroscopic coating uses ground cork with copal and litharge, pressed and applied to walls. It absorbs eight to nine grams of water per square meter of surface.
The atmosphere contains 3 to 4 parts carbonic acid per ten thousand parts of air. A fairly well ventilated room holds about 6 parts per ten thousand. A simple test uses a 10 ounce bottle filled with room air. adding half an ounce of lime-water should show no precipitate if carbonic levels are under 6 per ten thousand.
Mrs Victor Schody stepped to the kitchen door and killed an elk within ten feet of her home. The crack shot has also killed three deer this season, adding to her hunting accomplishments reported by the Anaconda Standard.
John Kronmiller, former Maryland congressman, operates an umbrella mending establishment in Baltimore. He remains active in public life and is described as a avid reader and student of Egyptology.
American troops in the Philippines fashion a serviceable boat from a rubber blanket two rifles two sabres straps and two tent poles, illustrating improvised maritime ingenuity in the field.
Mrs Susie Peek aged 71 of near Eufaula Oxla visiting kin near Muskogee claimed the title of youngest grandmother of fifty grandchildren in the United States. She has five children, fifty grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. The note comes from the Kansas City Journal.
A historical notice notes that two coats over 260 square feet require one gallon of mixed paint. The text adds a quirky line about a woman taking the most interest in men, except for babies, reflecting era humor.
Guardian of Clara Sallust estate will sell 42 acres in the NE quarter of Section 30 Township 14 North Range 2 West at public auction December 22 1913 at 11 a m at the south door of the court house Putnam County Indiana Terms: one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months with 6 percent interest and mortgage security Purchaser may pay all cash Attorneys: Hays & Murphy Posters Daily Nov 22 Weekly Nov 28
Cred itors heirs and legatees of Joseph C Butler are summoned to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on December 20 1913 to show cause why the Final Settlement Accounts of the estate should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares.
The Clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court records a notice dated November 25 1913 with Clerk Arthur J Hamrick attesting on the court’s behalf. The notice appears in the 8t Wiky November 28 issue.
Administrator Raymond Scoree announces a public auction at the Cooper farm near Mt. Meridian on the National Road to sell the late Laura I. Scobee estate. Items include stock, farming implements, grain, seed, fodder, apples, and household goods with nine months credit for amounts over five dollars and six percent discount for cash.
An affidavit shows non resident defendants John Whipps Sarah Whipps Griswold Terry Laura Terry G Terry and spouses unknown heirs are summoned to answer Noah M Mendenhall's suit to quiet title and reform deed in Putnam County Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on January 19 1914. Clerk Arthur J Hamrick dated November 24 1912. 31 Wkly Nov 28th.
The judge of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Raymond Scobee administrator of the Laura Scobe estate now deemed solvent. The filing date is November 22 1913 with attorney W M Sutherlin. 31W Nov 28
In a small sea port, a village merchant presents a shopfront of candy and cigars with a motor engine on display. He defends a personal, nonpestering approach, insisting customers are spoken to kindly and left free to buy or chat as they choose. Catgut for flies is traced to Procida and Torre Annuziata near Naples, with silk worms processed by skilled workers, mainly women, to produce the strong line.
The Cairo earthquake, felt strongly at 3 59 a m lasting ten seconds, unsettled pariah dogs that fled toward the desert and returned at night. The incident is noted by observers as the most intense recent tremor in Cairo.
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