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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1913

Page

4

Charles J. Arnold Phone 65 and Terms for Subscriptions

Classified notice lists contact Charles J. Arnold with phone 65 and terms for newspaper delivery by carriers or mail. Rates show 10 cents per week 2 cents per issue and 3.00 dollars yearly.

The Question of Bosses and Cash Registers

The Indianapolis News and its war correspondent push long pieces on "bosses" and claim a Democratic focus. The piece argues the owner lives in Chicago, favors Republicans, and uses Democratic fights to boost sales, labeling recent independence as hypocritical.

The Indianapolis News W. H. Blodgett Chicago Indiana

Reforming the Manage ment of State Institutions

Indiana Democrats set primaries and district conventions across the state with Korbly announcing delegate apportionments by district. Republicans express cautious optimism in Washington as party leaders discuss reforms and control over state institutions.

Attorney General vows to oppose dissolution plans

The present attorney general states a fixed purpose to oppose any dissolution that leaves the same ten controlling the parts of an unlawful combination. Critics argue trust busting past efforts failed, dissolving groups but keeping leaders in control, allowing price manipulation and continued public harm.

United States

Letter to Santa Claus from Greencastle Lodiana

A dated holiday missive from Greencastle Lodiana written on December 22, 1913. The fragment implies a childlike request to Santa with a simple seasonal greeting. No additional names or details are readable.

Santa Claus Greencastle Lodiana

Greencastle Knights Templar meeting and local notices

Russell Strange asks Santa for a tool chest tie eloves and pocketbook with money. Stated conclave of Greencastle commandery No 11 Knights Templar meets Wednesday December 24 for business and officer elections. John Cramer visited with Mr and Mrs Alfred Runyan last Sunday. The son of J B Morrison narrowly escaped injury when a horse ran away. Farl Matthews sick list. Butchering hogs is the order of the day. Wayne Mark sold fat hogs. Eb Mathews and wife attended Mona Masten wedding Sunday. Andrew Wirieht visited Neal and Mrs. Neal Sunday.

Andrew Wirieht Neal

Local Social Roundup From Poplar Grove and Nearby Areas

Poplar Grove residents Clara Hall visited Saturday night and Sunday with Clara and Mae Jones. John Trout and wife spent Christmas holidays with relatives near Terre Haute. Rockford Pritchard and wife of War Belle Union were with Tapeline and family Sunday. Dennis Williams of Colverdale was in one parts Sunday. Charles Phillips and family near Greencastle visited late last week with Sarah Cline and family.

Poplar Grove Clara Hall Clara Mae Jones John Trout Jesse Cox Terre Haute Rockford Pritchard War Belle Union Tapeline Dennis Williams Colverdale Charles Phillips Greencastle Sarah Cline

Cure Your Cold While You Can Exclusive Remedy Ad

An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to end colds quickly and notes its sale by all dealers. It also promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation biliousness and headache with a testimonial from Mrs W Miline. Langdon's Book Store advertises Christmas books for children and general new titles for boys and girls.

Langdon’s Minnes H.éan Humphreys F. Humphreys William Street New York City Agai Chamberlain D. R. Thomas Ti Yute Catharatics Chaimberlain

Real Estate Transfers List in Cloverdale and Surrounding Areas

Real estate transfers show See Seepeee eeee and Bert P Sandy and Bertha Sandy selling a lot in Cloverdale to Jno H Allee. J H Allee sells a lot in Cloverdale to Bertha Sandy. Mattie S Oliver sells land in Marion township to Homer R K Clark. Joseph Cochenour sells a lot in Clover to George C Whitaker. George A Miller sells land in Monroe township to W C Miller. Q T 420.

Bert P. Sandy Bertha Sandy Jno H. Allee Cloverdale J. H. Allee Q.T. Mattie S. Oliver Homer RK. Clark Marion Township Joseph Cochenour George C. Whitaker Clover George A. Miller W. C. Miller Monroe Township

Unknown Origin Fires Form Thirty Percent of October November Blazes

A state fire marshal report shows more than thirty percent of fires in October and November are listed as unknown origin. The share varies by city and hour, with the peak unknown-origin rate occurring around 1 to 3 a.m. among 1,600 dwelling fires since mid May.

Indiana

Renowned Rocky Mountain Climber Enos Mills Profile

Outdoor Life notes Enos Mills, author of Wild Life in the Rockies, Estes Park, who has climbed Pike's Peak 200 times and ascended 50 other peaks including the Alps and Chilkoot Pass. He spent two winters surveying snow for irrigation, traveled 8,000 miles atop the Rockies, and uses his training to study forestry and animal life at high altitudes.

Estes Park Cole Pike's Peak Enos Mills America Alps Chilkoot Pass Colorado Mills Rocky Mountains Rockies United States England Bie

Raisins and risk on high alpine climbs by Mills

Mills describes frugal climbing diets using raisins to curb hunger while tackling dangerous routes. He recalls descending Longs Peak via 3900 feet of cliff, facing avalanches and ice, then pushing limits for the sake of the view and experience despite danger.

Mills Long's Peak America

Qualifying as a Juror in a Courtroom Dialogue

A fragmented courtroom exchange shows a judge asking if a person is qualified to serve as juror. Questions probe citizenship, competence, and ability to weigh arguments and evidence, with interruptions and garbled dialogue.

Ede Tag

Hemp Acreage Across Regions and a Joke

The Kentucky bluegrass region grows about twenty thousand acres of Cannabis sativa for hemp. Other states have small plantings, with roughly six hundred acres near Lincoln and similar areas in California. A humorous aside follows with a joke about vision and sight between Johnny and his father.

Kentucky Lexington United States Lincoln Neb Sacramento Valley California Indiana Pennsylvania Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Iowa Arkansas

Blown By Proxy and Buried In Thought

Collected witticisms about vanity and love contrast humor with the idea of being buried in thought. A quip about needing a chauffeur to blow one’s own horn underscores social satire.

Seaton Builds Winter Industry From Pebble Trade

A new Seaton industry aims to employ residents in winter by processing sea worn pebbles imported from the French coast. Trial orders exist from large pebble users and teams harvest pebbles from Seaton beaches and nearby villages, signaling early expansion.

Seaton London Daily Mail

Washington’s False Teeth and Hedgehog Immunity

The article notes George Washington wore ivory artificial teeth with a gold plate and springs, a dental curiosity from Harper's Weekly. It also discusses hedgehog immunity to multiple poisons, suggesting a single broad antitoxin rather than multiple specialized ones.

New York City Harper's Weekly

Volcanic Superstition Leads to Calf Sacrifice

In Rihal Hungary villagers faced an unexplained earthquake sequence and blamed the devil. An old woman healer claimed the tremors were the devil's groans, prompting peasants to throw calves and goats into a chasm and set fire to the Bishop's forest to appease him. The quack and several peasants were arrested.

Rihal Grosswardein Hungary Vienna London

Inmates, Bishop Confirm Thirteen at New York Almshouse

Bishop Partridge confirmed thirteen inmates of the New York almshouse including Harry Courtaine, famed for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Also present was Judge Badgley, eighty, once wealthy on the California coast, who boasted giving over 10 000 to charity amid his prosperous years.

New York Almshouse Harry Courtaine Simon Legree Bishop Partridge Protestant Episcopal Church Judge Badgley California

Cushman Delays Admission Test of Patient Patience

Congressman Francis W. Cushman of Washington waited in an ante room for the physician in the national capital. Frustrated after five minutes, he sent word to the doctor that if not admitted soon he would “get well again.” The physician ultimately admitted him.

Francis W. Cushman Washington Cushman

Quincys Suffer Humiliating Defeat From Omaha Opponents

In a Herald account from Quincy Illinois the town’s baseball woes are ridiculed as the Brown Sox crash under a barrage from Omaha. Errors mount while misplays and battered pride mark a tainted effort, with vivid mocking imagery of the team and fans amid a bleak performance.

Herald Quincy Illinoiis Omaha Reubens Gem City Hickey Cain Financial School Quincy “Brown Sox

Noan’s Kidney Pills Claim Relief For Back Pain

Greencastle Indiana resident Mrs Bertha L Cooke testifies that Noan’s Kidney Pills relieved sharp back pains and kidney discomfort after a physician failed to help. The ad notes the product is for weak kidneys and is sold nationwide by Foster Milburne Buffalo NY with a 50 cent price and Jones Stevens Co drug store in Greencastle.

Dean Greencastle Bertha L. Cooke Hanna St. Greencastle Ind Noan Jones, Stevens Co Foster-Milburne Buffalo New York United States Doun

Warning in Hoarseness Signals Early Attacks

A warning note urges giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first hoarseness in a child to ward off an approaching attack. Sold by all dealers.

Chamberlain

Fletcher's Castoria Advertised For Constipation Relief

Greencastle residents tout a single dose remedy made of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients to treat stomach and bowel issues. The ad claims instant relief from sour stomach and mentions curing appendicitis and removing old matter. Sold by Jones-Stevens druggists.

Greencastle Adlerska Jones-Stevens

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the Herald Herald-Democrat Publishing Company Jackson Street Charles J. Arnold of Si Greencastle, Ind Postoffice Democratic State Committee Bernard Korbly Indianapolis Dee Ralston Lawrence Dubois Orange Crawford Perry Harricon Floyd Clark Scott Jackson Brown Bartholomew Jennings Ripley Dearborn Ohio Switzerland Jefferson Johnson Decatur Clay Hendricks Pike Putnam Vermillion Vigo Fayette Franklin Hancock Henry Rush Shelby Union Wayne Marion Madison Delaware Randolph Jay Wells Adams Fountain Montgomery Boone Clinton Carroll Tipton Hamilton Howard Benton Jasper Lake Newton Porter Tippecanoe Warren White Wleventh—Blackford Cass Grant Huntington Hilles National Committee Alexander Pope Indiana Woman's Prison State Board of Accounts Hanly Board of Accounts Indianapolis Star Iviana Woman's Prison Salston East Columbuia Street Russell Strange Meation Sir Knights Greencastle Commandery Knights Templar James Mebd Hays Lewis A. Zing E. C Seepeee Q.T Qualing Abors Stockton Cal Board of Education Salem Calaboos Johnny Pop Gerhart Hauptmann Margarete Marshalk Lobe Theatre Breslau Verein der Musikfreunde Hirschberg London Globe Org Ezy Vandalea Railroad CO Pennsylvania Lines S. Dowling J. D. Ellis BIG Four Sun Home Loan Company Greencastle Ind South India Street Itesel W. W. Tucker Vine Street Wasraton and Walnut St Greencastl Nd Fletcher Greencastley Children Cry For Fletchers Castoria
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