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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
2
An Arizona consumptive commends Dr. Hoyt E F Dearholt for Red Cross Seals work in reducing tuberculosis deaths. The letter notes pride in progress, doubts about past statistics, and a check showing a sale funds Wisconsin anti tuberculosis efforts.
A boy visits a store to sell Red Cross Christmas seals saying he has no money but can sell many stamps. The clerk lends him twenty five seals and he quickly returns with money to buy more. He explains his motive by noting his father and two sisters died of tuberculosis and he wants to aid others.
Sharon Pa December 11 United States Steel President James A Farrell said industrial conditions are improving. He spoke at the dedication of a new public school named for him in Farrell and cited Latin American export trade as a source of future business for the United States.
A railroad reporter recalls freight rebates given out of generosity as Upton Sinclair questions the motive. In Tin Can at the Palace Hotel a late traveler endures a room shooting after a barroom quarrel between Redface Leary and Ike ends with shots fired in the air.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a three month voyage marked by danger and hardship. The speaker questions a distant companion about the peril faced and the shared experience of travel and endurance.
Gelett Burgess at a New York dinner of the American Booksellers Association argues many writers work for money, producing unpleasant results. He recalls a San Francisco man who married for money and faced a sharp moment when his wife mocked the car bought from her funds. He retorts that without her money, she wouldn’t be there either.
The article argues modern dancing educates and civilizes, drawing attendance from wealthier and broader classes. It highlights college professors and art-school students embracing dance as artistic pursuit, with Florence Peterson cited as a leading exponent at the Astor Hotel roof garden.
Charles M. Stewart of Chicago fished in Portage Lake near Onekama Michigan when YMCA campers from Evanston and Oak Park fired fireworks over the water. Pickerel refused to bite his lures but leaped to the flaming balls. He reeled in five pickerel that had swallowed the balls and cooked them, then served the fish to beach guests.
Motorman Howard Hoffman conductor John Shaw and one Fairfield Dairy Company employee recount a night ride from Caldwell to Newark with a phantom man seen along the Pompton turnpike. The figure walked on tracks near an electric light, then vanished as the car advanced.
The Home Herald in Chicago questioned wealthier residents about church attendance. Prominent clergymen including Hale Parkhurst and MacArthur cited many famous families such as Rockefellers Vanderbilts Gould Morgans Kennedys and others as regular churchgoers and contributors.
John and Maria Blazeup exchange barbed lines at supper about his solo rides and a costly explosive machine. He fills a gasoline tank then retreats to the garage, hinting at tense domestic dynamics and possible danger.
A tall long tramp reads a sign for a show and jokes about roles for bogus animals. A stout wayfarer offers to play the elephant head while his fat partner acts the hind legs. He contemplates a neck role for a tall thin supe.
New York report tells how Miss Helen Nagle of 129th Street Bayside narrowly escaped a monster shark while swimming off Garrison's Landing. Spectators on shore warned her as a two foot fin appeared within yards, prompting her swift dash to the float and a frightful ordeal.
A Cuyahoga County public building bond worth 1000 dollars was chewed by rats, leaving gnawed remnants brought to the County Commissioners by a messenger from First National Bank. The episode is documented at the commissioner’s office as evidence of rat damage to bonds.
Fremont Nebraska Teachers and pupils are authorized to skate to and from school. School Superintendent A H Waterhouse approved roller skating for trips to school noting teachers who walked twenty minutes can now skate five minutes. He calls the practice time saving and worthwhile.
Brabbah Sunflower quotes a lazy world deacon while Deacon Dedbury confirms free access to the seventh heaven and notes people would wonder when the elevator would go up. The dialogue carries a burlesque tone with mock religious imagery.
In a terse exchange a parson consoles a young widow by noting it consoles her to know she made her late husband happy. The widow retorts that George was in heaven until he died, underscoring ironic humor in the exchange.
An old woman’s superstition leads to a case in Balleborough County Cavan where Miss Anne Brady sues farmer Connell for 70 shillings claiming the ghost of her dead brother Phil compelled payment. Connell denies it as he recalls no such claim. Judge Drummond says he believes the ghost tale.
A child asks for water and reveals a worm swallowing fear. The article notes that the term alma mater, used for universities, is of Catholic origin from the University of Bonn and the Mother of Christ statue. It ends with a cautionary line about self deception.
Eben Baker, a loyal Homestead resident, pines for Faith Emery who travels to the country. A stolen heart’s ease flower signals Faith’s love, and Eben discovers his long awaited happiness as he reunites with her in a sunlit garden. Germany is to have an English thou fer in the very near future.
Trustees announce weekly business hours at designated locations. J. W. Knauer in Madison on Mondays and Fridays at home. Benjamin Walls in Jackson at his office every Friday. Fred Todd in Floyd at home Wednesdays. Each notice states eligibility to transact office business.
Eliza J. Wells named executor of the will of William A. Wells in Putnam County Indiana by the Circuit Court. The estate is declared solvent. Dated December 2, 1914. Allee, James & Allee laywer listed for the matter. Dec. 4 notice published.
The Central Trust Co of Greencastle Ind trustee qualified under Putnam Circuit Court order to administer Richard M Hazelett's assets for the benefit of his bonafide creditors under Indiana voluntary assignment law. Dated November 25 1914 and published December 4. James L Randel secretary.
Mrs. 8 A Keller of Elida Ohio reports two years of indigestion relief after using two to three bottles of Chamberlains Tablets. She says the treatment cured her long standing stomach trouble and recommends the medicine. For sale by all dealers.
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