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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
3
Trustees announce weekly in person hours at residences and offices across Jackson Madison Mill Creek Jefferson Monroe Floyd Floyd Marion townships. Names include Knaur Kivet t Cheson Walls Stringer Tod Rector with days listed for business of their offices and locations.
Mrs W R McClain of Blairs Pa says her son Ray suffered croup often and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gave quicker relief than other medicines. The notice claims it is a positive cure for croup and available from all dealers.
Greencastle residents are urged to heed signs of weak kidneys such as dark smelly urine with brick dust and back pain. The ad cites Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co as the endorsed remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. W. H. Johns of 403 N Indiana St Greencastle and notes the product price of 50 cents at dealers.
The executor of the will of William A. Wells of Putnam County Indiana is Eliza J. Wells. The court declares the estate as supposed solvent and appoints Eliza J. Wells as executor with James & Allee as attorneys at law. Dec 2 1914. Dec 4 notice publication.
In a manor billiard room tale a physician narrator recalls two rival medical classmates Sam Murchison and Arthur Gray. The plot follows their deadly feud leading to Gray’s fatal operation performed by Murchison and the narrator during a dramatic emergency in Fort Frayne.
A humorous exchange about marriage and perception features sharp banter. One character mocks another’s assumption that a man is married, while another quips that married men listen rather than speak, underscoring social stereotypes.
Walt Mason reflects on motives behind polite acts and gossip. He notes men feign dullness to avoid effort while women learn gossip from mothers. He quips that women smile to mask either sincerity or deceit and that true responsibility lies in shifting duties to others.
A big red touring car struck a pedestrian, rolling him in mud. The owner hurried back in excitement and asked a doctor if the victim was dead. The doctor replied the man is not dead, only run down.
The Putnam Circuit Court commissioner will publicly auction 187.50 acres in four parcels on December 19, 1914 at 10:30 a.m. at the Greencastle courthouse south door. The property includes farmland in sections 15 and 16 of township 12 north range 5 west and related parcels in townships 2 and 12 north, with boundaries described in the notice and appraised at two thirds of value.
A humorous exchange compares Biblical proverb to laziness with a reasoning about an ant strolling across a person while they sit on the grass. The dialogue frames a rural, folksy tone and playful observation.
The excerpt lists sound speed as four hundred yards per second with exceptions. Scandal at one thousand yards, Plattery at five hundred yards, Truth at two and a half yards. The fragment reads as a quirky, period style note on acoustic speed and its outliers.
A famous educator urges daily poetry reading for all. The speaker quips that more readers might reduce the number attempting to write poetry, highlighting a playful clash over literary habits.
A playful exchange features Mary with a lamb and recurring lines about turpentine and fleas. A father and son conversation echoes rumors and household quirks, including references to a Mrs Gadaway and rumors about her husband.
A juror recounts the case result with the defendant acquitted while the jury faced seven hours of confinement. Details remain sparse and the event’s context is not fully disclosed.
A humorous exchange centers on a doctor asking if the patient drank hot water an hour before breakfast. The patient admits he tried for ten minutes but could not continue. The brief vignette captures a light medical quip from a historical slice.
Dr. Lyman Abbott, an antisuffragist, spoke at a New York antisuffrage tea claiming women are called the weaker sex yet he cited women who bend a man’s will in life and break it after his death.
One third of the purchase price cash and two thirds in six and twelve months with notes at six percent interest. Purchaser may pay full cash. Real estate sold in parcels or in total. William B. Vestal Commissioner with Allee and Allee attorneys. Also administrator offers public sale of $5000 Clinton Montgomery Parke and Putnam Gravel bonds. Administrator Hays and Murphy attorneys. 8t Wkly Nov 27 Bills.
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pennsylvania endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with colds or coughs saying it always helps and is far superior to other medicines she has used. For sale by all dealers.
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