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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1914

Page

2

Guardian's Land Sale Notice in Putnam County Indiana

Guardian David H Harris of George Hoskins wards offers in Greencastle Indiana real estate parcels in Putnam County for private sale at not less than appraised value. Sale set at 10 AM January 25 1915 with continued public offering until sold. cash in hand and court approval required. The wife of the ward will sell her interest after sale.

Putnam Circuit Court George Hoskins Lyon & Peck Greencastle Indiana Ward Putnam County State of David H, Harris Guardian

Ward Interest Purchasers Granted Final Title

Legal notice indicating purchasers of the ward's interest may complete title, with Lyon & Peck as attorneys. December 18 weekly edition referenced.

Lyon & Peck

Stomach Weakness Restored with Chamberlains Tablets

Mrs. F. P. Tritsch of Rome New York reports five years of stomach weakness ended after using three or four bottles of Chamberlains Tablets. She says her health has since been the best and recommends them. available from all dealers.

F. P. Tritsch Rome N. Y Chamberlain

New Fur Furniture and Rugs at McCurry Reed Store

An entirely new line of fur furniture and rugs is displayed at the West Side Square shop McCurry & Reed. The store invites shoppers to select Christmas presents from the expanded selection.

McCurry & Reed, Furniture and Undertaking West Side Square

Notice to Gravel Road Contractors in Putnam County

Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids at the County Auditor's Greencastle office by 2 PM January 4, 1915 for 10 405 feet of macadam road in Franklin Township known as the George F Swaim et al road. Bids require bonds equal to double the bid and affidavits denying collusion. Right to reject bids reserved. Bond surities must be county residents. Traction engine prohibition in placing material. Official seals and signatures: Auditor C L Arhart and Commissioners Houck Bunten Sutherlin.

Board of Commissioners County of Putnam State of Indiana Greencastle Franklin Township Putnam County George F. Swaim H. Witt Sutherlin Dily Dee

Sweater and Rainwear Sale by J Sudranski Co

Special clean-up sale now on offering sweaters 50 cents to 5 dollars and rain coats for women girls and boys at reduced prices. J Sudranski & Co West Side Square offers Christmas gift options for the season.

J. Sudranski & Co West Side Square

Welsh home fire near Popular Grove causes minor damage

Local residents helped extinguish a fire at the Welsh home northwest of Popular Grove Saturday night. The blaze started from a flue burning out and caused little damage as neighbors assisted.

Elmer Farmer Mary Bales Albany Farmer Greencastle J. W. Dunn Jesse Cox Fred Lasley John Trout Morgan Cunningham J. F. Trout Here

Local Briefs from South Reelsville and Nearby

Daniel Reel of Montezuma spent last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Reel. Miss Celesta Mace died Sunday after two years of ill health. Funeral at Big Walnut Chapel with Rev Skelton, burial in Matkins cemetery. Mrs Florence Lee at funeral in Brazil for Mrs Z Barnett. Mrs Sam Hathaway attended Celesta Mace funeral in South Reelsville.

South Reelsville Daniel Reel Montezuma Charles Reel Florence Lee Indianapolis Cela Gertrude Chew Brazil Celesta Mace Miss Mace Big Walnut Chapel Skelton Matkins Cemetery Z. Barnett Sam Hathaway

New Maysville Christmas Greetings and Visits

A sequence of social visits and small town news from New Maysville. Ida Seward and family plus Rev Ivey spent Sunday with John Cramer. Merle Patrick with Viola Mills. Lee Owens with Boone County. Loraine and Irene Miller with Elisha Patrick. Floy Owens with Katherine Tour. Carl Williams on a North Salem trip. Mrs Joe Davis and Martha in Roachdale. Opal Grantham with Lois Kendall. John Spencer with Barnard. Pauline Temple with Dorothy Harris. Lewis Lasley traded his store for a farm with Granville Eggers.

Ida Laura Clyde Seward Ivey John Cramer Merle Patrick Viola Mills Lee Owens Boone County Loraine Irene Miller Elisha Patrick Floy Dorothy Owens Katherine Tour Lewis Lasley Granville Eggers Carl Williams North Salem Joe Davis Martha Roachdale Opal Grantham Lois Kendall John Spencer Barnard Pauline Temple Dorothy Harris

Child's Rocking Chairs at McCurry Reed's Furniture

Local store McCurry and Reed's on West Side Square advertises child's rocking chairs as Christmas furniture options. The listing highlights affordable, festive seating for youngsters during the holiday season.

Child’s McCurry & Reed’s West Side Square

Dream of a Home in Miss Lucretia’s Longing

Miss Lucretia, who never married after loving Jim Kaylor, awaits a home she imagined. Jim returns after years abroad and admits he never married. He offers a shared life and a real home, ending her long wait with a hopeful reunion.

Lucretia Jeanette Jim Kaylor Jim West John Hill John Lairetia Anstriss A. Nichols

The Army of Barbers and the Nation's Shaving Trade

A late 19th century survey lists 54 491 barber shops versus 11 000 bakes 30 000 creameries 10 000 milk dealers and 24 009 druggists. Barbers numbered 6 757 in New England 7 427 in the Middle Atlantic 18 805 in the Central 5 903 in the Western and 5 738 in the Southern States.

New England Middle Atlantic

Massachusetts professor critiques beef cuts as nourishing

A Massachusetts professor claims tough beef is as nourishing as the choker cuts, likening the diet to a dental pan or a pepsin factory in a quip republished by the New York Evening Telegram.

Massachusetts New York Evening Telegram

Seaside hotel prank fuels courtroom reflection

Senator Foraker defended an official amid a seaside hotel prank in Wilmington. He warned against judging hastily and recalled guests hearing groans and a staged murder scene before a woman revealed she was peeling a shirt from her sunburnt husband’s arm.

Foraker Wilmington

Detective Adair returns East amid divorce probe

Western detective H. K. Adair arrived in the East for a divorce investigation and quips about a stenographer miscopying evidence. He recounts a detective tale where an anonymous letter had 11 misspelled words, suggesting the culprit was a typist or sign painter.

H. K. Adair

Undertaker Father Sparks Morbid Theatre Question

An undertaker in a thriving Western town took his young son to a ram pant melodrama. The boy watched a staged death with fascination and whispered that the father would need to fetch the body after the curtain.

Church of England debates marriage service word obay

Clergy at Canterbury convocation discuss omitting the word obey from marriage vows and altering the text to reflect equal sharing of duties. Bishops disagree on timing and method, with the Lincoln and Winchester sees opposing and Canterbury urging caution for a fuller revision.

Church of England Canterbury Lincoln Winchester Hereford

Donuts Kidney Pills Featured In Local Ad Claim

Local advertisement warns of back pain and urinary symptoms signaling kidney trouble and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs Coffin of Danville Indiana testifies the remedy gave instant relief and health improvements. Price 50 cents at dealers. Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY handles reps.

Dean Greencastle Poster-Milburn Co Buffalo N.Y Vely

Stomach and Liver Troubles Add To Suffering

Stomach and liver disorders cause misery and lasting discomfort. Chamberlain's Tylets offer relief with hundreds reportedly cured. For sale by all dealers.

Notice to non resident in Indiana lawsuit over $38.05

The State of Indiana Putnam County issues a notice in the Court of Philip M. Frank Justice of Peace. Model Clothing Company sues Charles Galway for 38.05 with non resident affidavit. Defendant must appear January 9, 1915 at 10 a.m. in Greencastle to answer or demur. Witness Philip M. Frank.

State of Indiana Putnam County Model Clothing Company Charles Galway Philip M. Frank Justice of Peace Theodore Crawley Charles Alway Indiana Greencastle

McGaughey Physician and Surgeon of Evans Block

W M McGaughey physician and surgeon listed with telephone office 327 residence 239. Office in Evans Block 24 South Jackson street residence at corner Bloomington and Seminary streets.

W. M. McGaughey Evans’ Block South Jackson Street Bloomington Seminary Streets

Maria and the Cave Echo Romance

A friend recalls Maria and Mr. Stubb honeymooning at Mammoth Cave. They had to pull Maria from the cave forcibly. Not the stalactites fascinate her but the echo that she feared would have the last word.

Mammoth Cave Mr. Stubb Maria

Quandary Advice In A Quarrelsome Marriage Dilemma

A humorous dialog presents a crass widow seeking marriage guidance. The friendly tip suggests choosing a spouse with more dollars than sense, settling the quarrel issue by letting the situation be.

Q. W

Old Farmer Complains Of Picters In Comic Paper

An elderly farmer criticizes a comic paper from the crossroads store, saying there is little content beyond pictures and most of them are not properly drawn, while his wife asks what is wrong with it.

How to Be Your Own Lawyer on a Farm Porch Exchange

An agent offers a book titled How to Be Your Own Lawyer to a farmer. The farmer rejects it, arguing no sense in a man learning to rob himself by law. The rustic dialogue captures rural skepticism toward self-help legal guides.

Tom's Heart Fails Over Hand-In-Looted Daughters

A playful exchange centers on Tom pretending heart failure after joking about asking Got rox for his daughter's hand last night. The gag hinges on a pun about love and reaction.

Tom Dack Gotrox

Enemies Now Eva and Edna Dismiss Church Fair Kiss Selling

In a brief, fragmentary dialogue Eva remarks Belle was selling kisses at a church fair last night for charity. Edna questions the act and its motives, casting doubt on Belle's honesty and intentions.

Eva Belle Edna

Moving scene sparks gun drawn defense at home

A resident moving into a new house reports hearing a rude noise in the next room. She retrieves a revolver from under the pillow and confronts the intruder in a tense moment.

Man mistaken for intruder ends up dressing form in room

I fired at a figure in the dining room and realized my mistake when I found it was a dress form wearing my silk coat and my husband's hat. The coat had two bullet holes and the hat one.

Modern Maid Musings Parachute of Imagination

A brief reflection on the gap between vivid romantic thrill and grounded reality. The piece uses the metaphor of a parachute to describe returning from the heights of fancy to earth.

Feminine Facts Quote on Economic Dependence

Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman is quoted on how female economic dependence allegedly causes misery. A separate note reports a jury of women dismissing 19 cases in the court for the insane at the Detention hospital in Chicago.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Court For the Insane Chicago

Dentist Office in Greencastle Opens in Bence Building

A new dental office has opened on South Vine Street in Greencastle inside the historic Bence Building. Details on services and hours are forthcoming.

Bence Building South Vine Street Greencastle

Children Coughs and Colds Promote Chamberlains Remedy

Mothers worry over frequent childhood colds. Mrs. L H Bradley of Mohawk New York reports her children recovered from winter 1909 1910 colds after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Within a few days all symptoms vanished, one of thousands who recommend it to friends bought through dealers.

L. H. Bradley Mohawk N. Y

Notice of Final Settlement of Estate for Wilson Horn

Creditors heirs and legatees of Wilson Horn deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Greencastle Indiana on January 18 1915 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Arthur J Hamrick notes date December 21 1914 in Putnam County weekly notice.

Wilson Horn Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana Arthur J. Hamrick

Take Cold Easily and Cham berlain Cough Medicine

Advice on handling sensitive skin and catching cold with a morning sponge bath followed by drying rub. Recommends Cham berlain Cough medy as an excellent remedy for bad colds and notes it is sold by four dealers.

Chamberlain

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