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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1913
Page
2
Charles J. Arnold lists subscription terms 10 cents a week or 33.00 a year. Notice indicates second class mail status at Greencastle Indiana post office and contact for subscription details.
Auditor of Putnam County Indiana announces a filed petition by Geo Landes et al for improving a public highway in Greencastle Township. Hearing set before the Board of Commissioners on Monday January 5 1914. Petition requests gravel paving grading and drainage with established width of 35 feet for a section about 1 3/4 miles long connecting routes.
A list of names appears on a petition filed December 3 1913 in the Putnam County Auditor’s office. The document designates Monday January 8 1914 as the day the petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners during the January term 1914. Poster notice appeared in the Herald December 9 16.
Notice from Auditor of Putnam County Indiana that Clarence E Wallace and others filed a petition for improving the James Polk Hurst road in Jefferson Township. Hearing set before County Board of Commissioners on Monday January 5 1914. Petition requests grading draining bridging and paving to 35 feet width.
A public notice lists county officials including John J. Mabb J M Wright A L Foster John H Scott Orva Keller W H Scott H J McCammack H E Smith W S Meek Wm Keller Oliver Stringer Joseph H Scott Lee Vermillion Earl Sherrill A P Alley L S Smith Sam Godard C B Hill J I Dorsett H W Vaughn W T Blue Albert Cox E E McCommack A A Hill L N Scott E G Dorsett J W Mundy Wm J Herbert J W Hollingsworth J S Finney with the auditor cC L Airhart on December 8 1913. J E Airhart deputy. 21 Herald Dee 9 16 Posters.
A filing by Fred Masten and others asks the Putnam County Board of Commissioners to grade gravel or macadamize the Greencastle to Cloverdale road section in Warren Township. The petition specifies about two miles in length and asks to proceed without a township vote.
Amusements notice for the musical comedy Oh Oh Delphine opening Monday December 15 at English's Opera House Indianapolis for three nights and a matinee. The show by C M S McLellan with music by Ivan Caryll follows Victor Joli beau and Alphonso Bouchette in a French hotel farce with a secret divorce and tangled marriages. Also a testimonial for Chamberlain's Tablets ending with a local sales line.
Indiana fire marshal reports more than sixty five fires blamed on careless smokers in seven months with twelve caused by men smoking in bed and then falling asleep. Total losses reach about 15806 dollars. July records the highest with sixteen fires.
A New York physician claims women’s clothing choices cause doctors to go bankrupt. The ad urges immediate treatment for colds and promotes Champlain's Cough Remedy as effective, pleasant, and safe, with sale by all dealers.
George Cotton advertises a sale of heating stoves iron beds sanitary couches dressers wash stands and stand tables at 408 South Indiana Street promising cheap prices in town.
A famed actor recalls a young performer who sought work with humor in ads, advertising for a small part such as a dead body or outside shouts. The anecdote highlights modesty and the playful self deprecation of early career actors.
The piece discusses kidney function and how filtering failures weaken the body. It mentions backache as a sign and references kidney pills as a remedy, presenting a basic health guidance tone.
An ad style testimonial reports Iva Smith of eye lank Texas curing a liver complaint with Chamberlain's Tablets. The claims state she is completely set and recommends the remedy to everyone with a note that it is for sale by dealers.
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