This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1914
Page
2
Postal guidance outlines wrapping standards to avoid damage and ensure examination. It covers weight classes inside and outside mail bags, December Red Cross seal use, fragile item packing, insurance options for valuable parcels, and post rates up to four ounces with weight or zone-based rates beyond.
The guide explains parcel post limits for length plus girth not exceeding 72 inches and weight up to 50 pounds within 150 miles, with a 5 cent first pound and 1 cent per additional pound. It also covers foreign shipments, special delivery, and attachment of letters to parcels, plus forwarding rules and required sender addresses.
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pennsylvania recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children's coughs and colds praising its effectiveness and urging others to try it. Sold by druggists.
The Central Trust Co of Greencastle Indiana announces appointment as trustee under an Indiana voluntary assignment for Richard M. Hazelett. The Putnam Circuit Court ordered administration for the benefit of creditors, with James L. Randel signing as secretary and the notice dated November 25 1914 and published December 4.
An advisory urges attention to kidney health noting deaths from Brights disease and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims medical endorsement and offers a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Bottles are sold by druggists in 500c and 1.00 sizes.
Indianapolis readers expect an early trial on Marion County Grand Jury indictments. Friends of Homer L. Cook and Lieutenant Governor O Neill argue only a few were named and question broader indictments while asserting payroll integrity and lack of willful defraud intent.
An excerpt from Sir J J Thomson in Harpers Magazine explains two electricity types, positive and negative, and how negative electrification arises from corpuscles or electrons. It discusses Franklin’s electric fluid, corpuscle mass changes with speed, and atoms containing fixed numbers of corpuscles, forming a molecular structure for negative charges.
The American Red Cross National Director Ernest P. Bicknell states that proceeds from Red Cross Christmas Seals will remain devoted to tuberculosis prevention in the United States. He notes many regional anti tuberculosis societies rely on seal sales for support and cautions war relief allocations could reduce tuberculosis funding. He emphasizes the disease kills about 200000 annually and that local groups nationwide depend on seal receipts.
Rough federal estimate shows about one half of the sewer network completed by Foulkes Construction. Ralph Donnehue notes work to date at 28789 dollars with heavy rains delaying progress. If spring weather holds, officials expect completion by mid summer. Local schools chief Henderson seeks guidance on new domestic science night school after Columbia City inquiry.
The article notes that Japanese construction diverges from English practice with the roof built first and tools used in reverse. Carpenters pull planes toward themselves, gimlets thread oppositely, saws cut on the upward pull, screws reverse threaded, and keyholes inverted. Clocks may run backward with numbers counting from noon.
The London Globe notes that cultivated cherries began in a Greek town on the Black Sea coast named Cerasos. Pliny tells how Lucullus brought the cherry to Rome for his triumph. The article also mentions Manchurian Tartars and a tomara fish later.
Five room cottage for rent with electric lights and city water. Contact Mrs. F. M. Burner by telephone 1-6-1.
The speaker warns against leaning on others to gain strength or success. Independence builds true power, while dependence harms originality. Advising parents and mentors, the text urges youths to develop self reliance and avoid cradle to grave assistance that stunts ambition.
Collier’s contemplates happiness as a moment found in art or study, love or home, and in the natural world. It warns against chasing future satisfaction, urging pause to appraise the spot where joy resides and to value endeavors that nourish the heart and others.
Beecher recounts a boy learning independence through strict teaching at the blackboard. The teacher demands capacity rather than excuses and pushes the lesson until the student can say Yes and prove it. The piece argues continued help spoils growth and champions intellectual independence.
The passage argues that people should embrace the present, transform pain into courage and cheerful endurance, and actively remove life’s sources of sorrow. It urges voluntary discipline and renunciation to improve oneself and the wider world, framing effort as a path to happiness.
Local Greencastle resident Mrs. W. H. Johns testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved sharp twinges and general languor after years of back pain and fatigue. The ad urges readers to ask dealers for the kidney remedy and notes community endorsement.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Mollie Sillery deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court in Greencastle Indiana on December 15 1914 and show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and claim distributive shares. Witness Clerk Arthur J Hamrick November 19 1914.
Government forest service researchers report Great Salt Lake in Utah preserves timbers from decay. Experiments show that poles and railroad ties submerged for years remain sound. They suggest applying cresote to the butt of poles to guard against moisture and retain salt.
A noted investigator claims that about 20 million meteors enter the atmosphere daily and would be visible without light or clouds. The number would rise twentyfold with telescopic meteors, and observations show more meteors in early morning than evening, with seasonal variance.
Dr. A Magnan announces a wind powered aeroplane that requires no engine. The bird like craft uses a spreading tail and two tapering wings set to enable motionless hover. Mastery of control is compared to learning a bicycle, with notable difficulty expected.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.