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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald-Democrat daily paper lists postal and subscription details. It notes main office at 17 and 19 Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana with carrier terms for daily delivery and mail subscriptions.
Rochester Sentinel denounces a South Bend gathering of so called Democrats as a self serving bid to reorganize the party. It notes present attendees mix regular nominees with ex partisans and argues such efforts won’t sway the state or national Democratic work and should be branded and expelled.
The piece notes Tolley Street Democrats plan a state convention in Indianapolis to form the Indiana Federation of Progressive Democracy. It criticizes publicity-seeking figures and reports Republican National Committee opposition to a special national convention while highlighting ongoing party splits, fiscal savings on state printing, and Senator Owen’s critique of archaic Senate rules. It ends with remarks on party unity and fraternal conflict among Indiana Republicans led by James E Watson and James P Goodrich.
The Putnam County Council will meet in Greencastle Indiana at 10 o clock a m on Tuesday December 30 1913 in the county commissioners room to attend to business as may come before it Auditor L Airhart signs the notice. Langdon’s Book store advertises a Xmas goods assortment.
Leaders express strong optimism for a monster convention of the State Teachers Association on December 22 23 and 24 at Indianapolis Hotel Severin. Major features include a Columbus and Kokomo High School concert at Caleb Mills Hall and Riley themed readings by James Whitcomb Riley selections.
The marriage took place Saturday night at the home of Squire Ashton on Bloomington street with the ceremony performed there by the officiant.
A local notice promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the safe cure for colds. It also cites testimonials from Mrs. A. W. Miline and James Rodgers of Reelsville praising its use for constipation and headache. The item mentions Tim Bond finding a duck with 14 ducklings and a turkey hen nest with 8 eggs, noting late-season nesting.
Joseph Everett Strother of Greencastle and Ruby King of Greencastle obtain a marriage license. Christmas books for children and a large assortment of new books for boys and girls at Langdon's Book Store.
Grandmother cautions against noisy play as children burst air filled bags in the kitchen. A rain soaked scene escalates when a bag triggers a startled umbrella lady Aunt Lucy and a dissolved candy mishap. The kids reflect that the fun faded and vow to stop.
Amateurs often cut sheet glass and suffer sharp edges. A turpentine and camphor solution with a well moistened sharp file quickly smooths edges. Camphor strength is immaterial. one or two brushes determine the quantity. Expect rapid cutting and smoother edges.
A fragment from Primary Education describes using a carpenter's brace and a file with turpentine and camphor to drill glass. A hungry toad hides in a cornmeal dish to disguise itself, then consumes flies, leaving only cornmeal and black eyes.
The banyan trees in India send roots from long branches that strike ground and root, creating a forest from a single tree. In South America the cow tree bears bare branches that seem dead but leaks a milk like liquid when notches are cut, supplying daily milk.
A spectator complains the island boat left at four and has waited past five. a response notes the vessel will not resume service until next summer.
A Baltimore man humorously tests an opera hat for his nephew, then replaces it with a silk collapsible model. An English suffragette recalls a Scotch Highlands meeting where a bucolic voice asks who made a mess of Adan'.
Damocles notes the peril of a single hair suspending an award above him. He contemplates the danger with calm humor and then continues his meal with composure and amusement.
A joke exchanges between The Honorable Milkman and Mrs. Youngbride Smith about why her bottles lack cream. The Milkman says he fills bottles so full there is no room left for cream.
Two boys debate a wealthy man's fortune with one guessing a range from one thousand to forty million dollars. The exchange ends with a remark about daily advertising pays.
Greencastle resident Mrs. Bertha L. Cooke reports sharp back pains eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Jones Stevens Co. Drug Store. She noticed quick improvement, endorsing the remedy for weak kidneys. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A warning note advises that hoarseness in a child can signal an approaching attack and recommends giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy immediately to ward it off. The advertisement notes the remedy is for sale by all dealers. The item also reports Mr and Mrs Jesse Airhart visiting Indianapolis today.
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