Soldier’s Letter on Wartime Service And Reform
A reader describes resigning from the West London Boy Scouts after volunteering for war work. He details a transfer to the Mayfair ambulance corps and a stint in a hospital ward run by society ladies, criticizing the organization and recounting daily duties and discomforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West London Boy Scouts
Hollis Tertius
K. of
Germany
War Office
Military Motor Bus Department
London
Mayfair Ambulance Corps
Eight Cheshire cats wash face. nurse resigns
A wax dummy recounts a training day where seven girls wash her face and an enthusiastic seventeen-year-old-roused nurse causes her to bolt the bed. She writes K. and resigns claiming she will do any soldier's duty but refuse the eight grinning Cheshire cats washing her face.
Is There a Santa Claus in The Sun
A 1900s reader Virginia O Hanlon asks if Santa exists and the editor replies definitively yes noting belief, love, generosity and wonder as essential to life. The piece defends child faith against adult skepticism and underscores the value of imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Sun
Santa Claus
Pappa
Virginia O'Hanlon
West Ninety-fifth Street
Virginia
No Santa Claus Myth Declared Real by Faith and Imagination
An author declares belief in unseen wonders over the idea of a literal Santa Claus. The passage argues that reality lies in faith and imagination, asserting Santa’s existence in spirit beyond material proof and praising his impact on childhood joy across ages.
When Sun Disappeared and Winter Blurred the Skies
A Greencastle correspondent recalls a sunless period from late November to December 2, 1914, describing prolonged gloom as Oldest Inhabitant recalls the vanished sun. Heavy snow fell briefly while highs and lows competed across the nation, with a fleeting sun glimpse on December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Atlantic
Rockies
Greencastle
Pigeons Fail to Deliver Message From Greenbrier Hotel
Mr. Judkins of the Biltmore Hotel attempted to send four pigeons from White Sulphur Springs to the Biltmore in New York. The birds left his Greenbrier room but returned wing weary. After three days he arrived solo in New York, while the pigeons’ fate remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Holland Ball Judkins
Greebrier Hotel
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Biltmore Hotel
Judkins
Biltmore
Greenbrier
Mr. Judkins
Two Headed Trout Becomes Movie Star in New York
A seven month old two headed brook trout named Bill from the Yama farms hatenery in Naponch New York will appear in an educational film by Pathe Freres. The creature has distinct twin heads and was examined by Dr. William D. Hornaday and admired by John Burroughs. Bill survived early feeding conflicts and now thrives on liver and chopped beef as cameras document his daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Bill
Yama Farms
New York
William D. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
John Burroughs
Burroughs
United Trout, Inc
Bilb
Pathe Freres
Lunch Found After 21 Years in Senate Locker
Washington scene recalls a messenger who hid his lunch in a wall receptacle in a retiring room over twenty one years ago and lost the key. Workmen pried it open to find a preserved lunch wrapped in a March 1 1895 New York paper bearing the address of former Texas Senator Richard Coke. Jelly roll pound cake and a sandwich survived in yellowed condition. the messenger has been dead ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington, D. C
Thomas Dawson
New York
Richard Coke
Texas
Centenarian Woman Baptized at Free Will Baptist Church
Aunt Cosy Hopkins aged 106 and possibly Kentucky’s oldest woman joined the Free Will Baptist Church in Pikeville. She was baptized by immersion in the Big Sandy River by Rev. N. T. Hopkins near the mouth of Her ald's Branch due to her advanced age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Kentucky
Pikeville
Cosy Hopkins
Big Sandy River
N. T. Hopkins
Herald’s Branch
Sandy River
Child 2 Mourns Doll Dies After Rag Toy Stolen
In Rockaway New York the two year old Mary Balui daughter of Mr and Mrs George Balui of Mount Hope drowned after a dog stole her rag doll and she followed the animal into Mount Hope Pond. The child walked out beyond its depth and was drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockaway
N. Y
Mary Balui
George Balui
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Pond
Profits Rise in Raising Capons and Modern Methods
Capons prove highly profitable in poultry farming with higher market prices than roosters and strong demand in the Mississippi River Valley. Modern caponizing tools enable quick humane operations, and a capon can brood chicks effectively, boosting farm yields and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Mississippi River Valley
Capon
Concrete Ties Fall in Test
After years of trial a Middle West railroad abandons concrete ties. Many were laid and tested. they performed well in summer but frost during winter lifted them. Steel ties are being tried and show success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad of the
Middle West
Trustees' Notices from Madison to Marion Townships
Public notice lists trustees J W Knauer Mill Creek Ernest Kivett Jackson Floyd Marion townships with weekly in person business hours at residences or offices on specified days. Names include Knauer Kivett Walls Todd Rector and affiliated townships in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
J. W. Knauer
Mill Creek Township
Ernest Kivett
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marion Township
Fillmore
Otto Rector
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Cleansing
A local promotion touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as effective for balky bowels and stomach trouble. It claims one dose convinces users and highlights strong results reported by local customers. The product is advertised as a thorough system cleanser available through all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Notice of Appointment in Hazelett Indenture
The Central Trust Co. of Greencastle Ind ra trustee appointed under an indenture of assignment for Richard M. Hazelett has qualified as trustee and seized all assets for the benefit of creditors under Putnam Circuit Court order dated November 25 1914. St Wkly Dee 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Hazelett
Putnam Circuit Court
Indiana
THE
Central Trust CO
Greencastle
Ind
James L. Randel
St Wkly, Dee
Mollie Sillery
Arthur J. Hamrick
Elida Woman Praises Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. S. A. Keller of Elida Ohio says two to three bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets cured her two year bout with indigestion. She reports improved health after using the tablets and notes she was greatly benefited. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. A. Keller
Elida
Ohio
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Postoffice
South Jackson Street
Telephone
London Opinion
Chas. A. Dana
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay
Indiana Brewers Association
UXT Today
Mechanics Magazine
Father and Son
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Sol
Incredu
Lously
Christie Shoe Store
Two Headed Trout
Pearson’s Bakery
Lueteke
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Jefferson Township
Oliver Stringer
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
D. W. Etcheson
O. F. Overstreet
Bence Building
South Vine Street
Greencastle, Ind
Seeley
H. AL. Betzner
Kirksville O
Spaunhurst Osteopaths
Donner Block
Cireencastle
Puroma
Indianapolis
Louisville
Trumphreys
Homeo, Medicine Co
Willet
F . Humphreys
Humphreys
William St
Corner Vine
Washington
Main St
Terre Haute
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