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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
2
Beards and Birth Taxes in English History
The article recalls heavy levies from old times including a tax on beards payable by Canterbury officials, a birth tax with rates based on status, and how widows and bachelors faced duties. It notes later taxes like the window tax, hat licensing, and hair powder in bygone eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Canterbury
Frank K Richardson
Queen Elizabeth
England
William Pitt
George I
Danish Farmers Prosper Through Coastal Co operatives
The article describes Danish farmers exporting dairy and pork to England, highlighting coastal locations and cooperative societies. It notes butter produced in cooperative dairies, pigs slaughtered in cooperative slaughterhouses, and eggs graded and exported by cooperative firms with electric light inspection and owner district numbering. Over eighteen thousand Danes belong to the cooperative system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
F. M. Butlin
Denmark
Negligee Shirts and Cave Dwellers in Wales
The piece describes an elderly city reader puzzled by negligee shirts and explains the term as a softer alternative to stiff shirts. It also recounts Miriam the Roqually known cave dweller in Llandudno, ninety three, mother of thirteen, whose husband built feather wings for cliff ascent ending in a serious accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Llandudno
Miriam
Orme
Hoffmanns Spectacular Revue to Open at Shubert Murat
Manager Mick announces Gertrude Hoffmann in a two night engagement at the Shubert Murat Theatre Indianapolis with a matinee on Tuesday. Hoffmann tours in a private train of Pullman cars Glenwood and Mayflower featuring a twelve scene revue with exotic dances and Ching Ling Foo’s magic act. The show includes a bevy of chorus girls praised by critics and a cast of entertainers, while local events detail home economics programs at Purdue and related lectures for Indiana housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mick
Shubert Murat Theatre
Indianapolis
Gertrude Hoffmann
America
Miss Hoffman
Glenwood
United States
Washington
T. Parker
Boston Transcript
Eddie Vay
Harmon
Sultana
Pierrot
Miss Hoffmann
Isadora
Leon Bakts
Mme. Cavalliero
Paris
New York
Tyne
New York Evening Globe
Zobeide
East
Cure Your Cold While You Can
Promote Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the safe fast cure for colds. Claims real danger in a cold and urges purchase from all dealers.
Purdue University Farmers Short Course Teases Women Attendees
The Farmers Short Course at Purdue University in Lafayette will run January 12 to 13 and aims to engage the many women who accompany their husbands, with a program designed to interest them and bolster attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Mary E. Matthews
University
Matthews
Puzsling
Charles Weber
Lafayette Carpet Co
Virginia C. Meredith
Cambridge City
Meredith
Julia Fried Walker
Indianapolis
Purdue
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Enemies Now Eva at Charity Fair
Dialogue hints at a church fair kerfuffle as Belle sells kisses for charity. The line suggests local gossip and a prickly dispute over motives during a community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva
Belle
Halfway House Built by Moving a Milepost Joke
An old rail foreman built a toolhouse halfway between two mileposts by placing men at each post and directing them to walk toward each other. He claimed it was exactly halfway, but the engineer showed the cabin was closer to one post. When asked about moving it, the foreman said he moved the milepost instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
Motor boats and sewing machines draw a grin
In New York H. 5. Gambel of the Motor Boat Club of America notes that motor boats age quickly and must keep up with advances. He compares old autos to sewing machines, while Germans reportedly jeer slow models. A passerby jokes about a car collision and a policeman recording a number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambel
Motor Boat Club of America
New York
Mr. Gamble
Germany
Gamins
Circus Door Keeper Quoted In Lively Exchange
A playful exchange centers on a door keeper named Ke-well at the circus. The remark asks who deserves a quarter, highlighting local color and humor in the storefront scene.
Campaign Against Elk Slaughter Captures Local Attention
In Butte Grand Exalted Ruler Melvin led a campaign against elk slaughter for teeth. A hunter offered a weak defense, Judge Melvin dismissed it with a quip about a restaurant exchange. The exchange drew attention to local controversy surrounding wildlife and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
The
Elks
Butte
Prodigy at Sewing Bee Sparks County Gossip
At Bacon Ridge Aunt Matilda jokes as Miss Polly recounts Jason Hardapple’s unlikely two year old proposal. In Altoona a 60 foot fall injures Patrick Metall, a 34 year old apprentice electrician, who touched live wire in a Pennsylvania Railroad shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Aunt Matilda
Jason Hardapple
Sue
Bacon Ridge
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Patrick Metall
Tornado Destroys Home of Prominent Citizen Cyrus Greenough
A Western town endures a twister that wrecked the dwelling of Cyrus Greenough and his family. He and his wife and three children stayed in a church vestry while Greenough noted his store survived and he demonstrated his patent shoe-lacing device amid the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Greenough
Engand
Rival Livery Stable Ad War Sparks Window Slogans
Two adjacent livery stables duel with street ads. One owner posted Our horses need no whip to make them go. The rival quickly answered with a retort about the wind blowing them.
Aunt Helen Spends Night As Bobby Fusses Over Getting Dressed
In a light note from Harper's, Aunt Helen stays at Bobby's house and, awakened by a loud fuss, calls through the nursery register. Bobby replies with a pitiful wail that he wants his toekin's as he struggles to be dressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Helen
Harper's
Old Masters Show Delights in Picture Gallery Visit
Mrs Purze Pamley of Virginis invites guests into a picture gallery to view her collection of old masters. Mrs New Rich of Chicago reacts with astonishment at the unexpected claim of slavery.
Fragmentary Quote Shows Lynching Reference in Arizona
A clipped excerpt cites a remark about a lynching in Arizona. The fragment mentions a person named Brown and a claim of marrying the widow of a man hanged for horse stealing, as reported in the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Arizona
Brown
Chilcago Daily News
Freddy Laughs In Schoolroom A Moment Of Guffaws
A teacher chides Freddy for laughing in class he apologizes saying he only smiled and the smile “busted” in a light hearted schoolroom moment reported in Harver's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Harver's Weekly
Wall Street Incident Shoemaker Forewarns May Hire Exit
Yonkers Statesman reports a St Paul born shoemaker who worked on Wall Street warns a friend he may leave after a long day saying he will get out or they may get his awl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Wall
Yonkers Statesman
A Kind Old Gentleman Speaks To A Little Boy
An elderly man offers the boy hopeful blessing that as he grows, he will gain knowledge wisdom and virtue. The boy responds gratefully wishing the same to the elder.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Greencastle Farmer
Greencastle Indiana resident L W Key, a farmer, testifies after suffering fifteen years from kidney pain and back ache. He reports relief after using a single box of Doan's Kidney Pills and recommends them. Doan's are sold by dealers. price is 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co. as sole U. S. agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Doan
L W. Key
Farmer
Ind
Doa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Danger Signal Hoarseness Warns of Incoming Attack
Warning advises treating a hoarse child promptly with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ward off an approaching attack. Sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Chamberlain’s Tablets Prove Gentle Laxative
D R Thomas of Tidioute Pa praises Chamberlain’s Tablets as a reliable real thing for constipation. He notes pills and saline cathartics cause constipation by removing water, while Chamberlain’s Tablets work naturally without unpleasant aftereffects. Sold by all stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agsinet
Chamberlain
D. R. Thomas
Tidi‘oute
W. W. Tucker Physician and Surgeon Ad
Greencastle Indiana physician and surgeon W. W. Tucker announces office on Vine Street between Washington and Walnut Streets offering medical services to residents and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine Street
Washington and
Walnut St
Greencastle, Nd
Castoria Sought By Greencastle Residents for Adler-i-ka
The Jones Stevens Drug Co promotes Adler i ka as a simple German remedy now praised in Greencastle for quick relief of sour stomach pain and constipation after a single dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jones-Stevens Drug Co. de
Ceves
Greencastle Peone
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Ruth
Betty
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