Holiday visitors gather with local families in Terre Haute
Mrs and Mrs Ernest Williams of Terre Haute and Mr and Mrs Joe Miller of Brazil spent Christmas with Rev W H Williams and family. Orman Kettring and children of Terre Haute visited Grant Reinohl. Ralph Newton and young son were guests of Nettie Newton. Oma Tharpes of Franklin and John Tharpe of Greencastle visited Alphus Tharpe. William Dobson and son Keith of Terre Haute visited relatives. J O Dickerson hosted by Wood family near Reelsville. Marie Callahan of Indianapolis spent Christmas with W S Cox. Charles Parr family shared Christmas with M Bauman of Terre Haute. Valla Murphy of Hammond visiting W P Murphy family. Freydis Cox of Greencastle visiting grandparents W P Murphy. Mrs Charles Gudgeon of Terre Haute visited her father Chris Mann and Bruno Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Williams
Terre Haute
Joe Miller
Brazil
W. H. Williams
Orman Kettring
Grant Reinohl
Ralph Newton
Little Son
Nettie Newton
Oma Tharpes
Franklin
John Tharpe
Christmas Socials and Family Visits Across Malta Notes
Mr and Mrs Morris Campbell attended Miss Grooms funeral in Danville. Families such as Garretts, Snodgrasses, Millers, Morgans and Shucks share Christmas visits and dinners across Malta. Miss Neva Philips and Miss Mary Shuck visited friends, while Allen Lawson and other relatives were seen in Fillmore and Green Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Campbell
Danville
Canaan
Bethel
Alva Wright
Lace Newman
Mary Shuck
Eva Walls
Marie Lawson
Hobart Robinson
Rawson
Allen Lawson
Maria Campbell
Fillmore
Will Shuck
Floyd Davis
Frank Garrett
Illinois
Lewis
Joe
Ransom
Mollie Goodwin
Grace Wright
Greencastle
Garrett
Christmas Exercises At Clinton Falls Church
The community gathered for Christmas exercises at the Clinton Falls church Saturday night. Several families shared holiday visits including the Grencasties, Burks, and Hintons with Greens Castle ties noted. The folder lists multiple visits and a Sunday schedule urging attendance at Sunday School and services led by Bro. L D Dodd.
Local Visitors Trade Friday Calls In Liberty Area
Liberty residents Mr and Mrs Kin Mullinix of Switz City visited Friday and Friday night with R. B. Mustard and family and Mrs Sarah Mustard. Minnie Herington of Moberly has been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs D. W. Syester the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kin Mullinix
Switz City
R. B. Mustard
Sarah Mustard
Minnie Herington
Moberly
D. W. Syester
Christmas Dinner Guests from Several Cities
Mrs Court Griffith and son Carrol of Indianapolis and Mr and Mrs Henry Lash of Ashboro were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Keiser on Christmas Day. Mrs R B Mustard and mother Mrs Elizabeth Fransa visited Mrs O L Keiser Sunday. Thomas Tribble spent last week with his daughter Mrs John Steuerwald in Brazil. Joseph Bledsoe and family of Asherville spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Luke Lucas. Wishing all a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Thoma Grencastie
William Thomas
John Burk
Lizzie Heapent
Goldie Bee
Elbert Bettis
Estella Frank
Orval Roach
Zela Thomas
George Pierce
Emily Boswell
Eula Staggs
George Frank
George Hinton
Greencastle
Donaly Thomas
Indianapolis
Harvey Thomas
Bro. L. D. Dodd
Court Griffith
Carrol
Henry Lash
Ashboro
Henry Keiser
R. B. Mustard
Elizabeth Fransa
O. L. Keiser
Thomas Tribble
John Steuerwald
Brazil
Joseph Bledsoe
Asherville
Luke Lucas
Weekend visits noted across towns in region
Ross Johnson spent the weekend with friends in Sheridan. Miss Lois Allee of Sharpesville is vacationing with home folks. Willie Mannan and wife visited Saturday in Quincy with Mr Murphy and family. Curtis Jobe and family visited near Higgins Creek Sunday with Arthur Pickens and family. Mrs Belle Reeves of Greencastle spent the weekend with Billy Myers. J. S. Washburn of Quincy called on J. C. Moore Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Johnson
Sheridan
Lois Allee
Sharpesville
Willie Mannan
Quincy
Mr Murphy
Curtis Jobe
Higgins Creek
Arthur Pickens
Belle Reeves
Greencastle
Billy Myers
J. S. Washburn
J.C. Moore
Bee Keeping as a Merged Science and Craft
The progressive bee keeper blends science and art through study and hard work. He stays mentally alert to adopt new methods and devices, seeking higher standing in beekeeping as each year brings innovations.
Bee Keeping and the Market
Discussion on honey production shows comb honey priced 12 to 15 cents and extracted honey 5 to 8 cents. To profit, producers must scale up operations, use larger equipment, and rely on carload quantities for comb honey to offset freight costs and achieve similar returns.
Farm Tools and Sawmill Preparations Advice
The passage offers practical farming guidance on keeping tools sharp and clean and knowing their locations in the dark. It advises having ready implements, minimizing borrowing, creating storage for infrequently used items, and bringing home suitable lumber from the sawmill to store dry for future use.
Classified Ads Mix Offers and Notices in Greencastle
Auto blanks and envelopes offered by J. B. Harris Notary Public. For rent two finished rooms for light housekeeping. 104 acre farm near Clinton Fally to settle an estate for thirty days. Wages for Herald Office positions and reporter work. Found pocket book with money. owner may claim by paying costs. 40 or 50 bushels of new corn wanted by John Eitel & Son. Registered Duroc boar for sale by C. J. Arnold Herald Office. Architect and landscaping services by W. H. Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Fally
J. A. Thomas
Greencastle
Indiana
John Eitel & Son
Local notices and travels span Cloverdale to Greencastle
Local residents travel to and from Indianapolis Mitchell Green castle and Bloomington for visits and business. Names include Nellie Fike James Zeis Harold West G W Crawley Charles Williams Denis Wright Leonidas McNeely George Larkin Elmer Sellers Frank N Wallace E R Bartley Minnie Mae Ruth Cauble Helen Snider Benjamin Swahlen Edwin Kelley Mary Craver Herman Bey and Ben Rollings. A baptism service follows at the Baptist Church and a court case in Putnam Circuit Court involves Jennie Long versus Ben Rollings over an unborn child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Jennie Long
Ben Rollings
Rollings
Putnam
Squire Phillip Frank
Miss Long
Washington Township
Early Ducks for Market and Pekin Preference
The article notes a mode of poultry farming using incubators to hatch and fatten ducks for rapid market sale. It cites ten week ducklings at four to five pounds selling well in autumn markets, contrasting with spring chickens costing eight cents per pound to raise in twenty weeks. Pekin ducks are favored for speedy flesh gain and high egg yield, with Maple Farm’s dry-yard breeding described as environment suited to confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Farm
Care of Bees in Winter Advice from Y G Herman
Y G Herman explains bees cluster for warmth in winter and expand as temps rise. He cautions against sugar syrup, favors honey, and recommends a dry cellar kept near 45 degrees for best wintering with hive spacings eight inches apart and stacked tiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. G. Herman
NLROC Breeders Association Banquet Saturday
The Duroc Breeders Association of Putnam County will hold its annual meeting and banquet at the Vermilion Cafe at noon on Saturday January 1. Members and friends plus County Pig Club members will be entertained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duroc Breders Asociation
Putnam County
Vermillion Cafe
Association
County Pig Club
Ohio grocer's estate yields $53,000 in peach can cache
In his stock after death, an Ohio grocer left two old peach cans containing $53,000. The money was divided among his four brothers and a sister, all heirs of the bachelor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kentucky Man Finds Diamond Pin Puncturing Tire
John Mason discovers a flat tire in Kentucky and finds a three diamond gold pin puncturing the tire. A jeweler valuates the pin at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mason
Kentucky
Methods of Fattening Chickens Compared in Pens and Crates
Canada Expt Farm Rpts notes four lots of six chickens each tested over four weeks. Pens yielded about 1 lb 9.33 oz and 2 ths 4.5 c% gain per bird with grain costs around 6.7 and 6.3 cents per pound. Crates produced 1 lb 9 66 oz and 2 Ms 2.33 oz gains with grain costs about 6.2 and 56 cents per pound. Dressed carcass ratio higher in crates, pea-fed birds with yellow flesh noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dyspepsia in Cattle Describes Symptoms and Care
Chronic dyspepsia in cattle shows irregular appetite and pica where animals lick walls and dirty material. Signs include a dull coat and dejected appearance. care includes clean surroundings, pure water, warm baths, rubbing, and daily doses of carbonate of soda, sulphur, and gentian.
Miner McBurns Convicted in Niggerville Creek Fire Case
A forest fire along Niggerville creek in Northern California led to the arrest of miner Charles McBurns. An Indian forest guard traced a two mile dim boot print trail with screw-calked boots to McBurns, who was later found with such footwear. After cross examination he admitted involvement in an earlier deer offense and confessed to starting the blaze to harm his mining partner. He was convicted and sentenced to six months in federal prison and a $200 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niggerville Creek
California
Charles McBurns
Charles Brereton
Government Forest Service
Ne Me- Burns
Indian Guard
McBurn
Forest Service
MacBurns
Brereton
McBurns
Nigeerville Creek
Exploring Earth's Interior and Potential Power Sources
Geologists seek deeper wells and precise tools to measure interior temperature and pressure. New citrus by products gain commercial steam with 1.6 million pounds of citric acid and 6 million pounds of orange by products produced last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scienti
Vision defects and flat feet higher in city recruits
Army physicians found defects of vision and flat feet more common among city dwellers than rural entrants during the war. Isinglass, called kanten in Japan, is produced from seaweed. Exports of the products in 1917 reached $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
The Nose as Sign of Genius. Odd Theory from Dr Haseltine
In an address to the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association the doctor argues that a larger nose marks intellect and that uglier noses indicate greater mental powers. He cites portraits of famous figures with prominent noses and suggests nasal deformities arise from brain overdevelopment, though beauty can coexist with genius in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haseltine
Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association
Gold Ballast Found on Canadian Northern Railway Section
A segment of the Canadian Northern railway running northwest from Sudbury toward Vermilion River is reportedly ballasted with gold dust. Every yard of ballast material contains 60 cents to a dollar worth of gold in fine dust. Meerschaum, once mainly from Turkey, has now been discovered in New Mexico, suggesting its scarcity may soon ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Northern Railway
Sudbury
Vermilion River
Turkey
Asia Minor
New Mexico
Religious Denomination Opposes Neckties for Men
A faith group bans neckties for male members drawing mixed reactions among followers. The stance is seen as a social curiosity and may affect community events and attire norms.
Succulence in Forage Improves Horse Digestive Health
Succulence in a winter forage crop enhances palatability and digestibility of feed and helps maintain better overall condition. Sorghum provides this succulence unlike other forages. It also notes that uneven stable floors can injure horses, especially younger ones, by misaligned footing.
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Lena
Malta
Clinton Falls
Liberty
Lilliput-Land
J. B. Harris
Central National Bank
Dobbs & Vestal
Herald Office
The
Duroc
C. J. Arnold—Herald Office
W. H. Evans
Nellie Fike
Cloverdale
James Zeis
Evansville
Harold West
G. W. Crawley
Charles Williams
Denis Wright
Mill Creek Township
Leonidas McNeely
Bloomington
George Larkin
Elmer Sellers
Farmer's Institute
Clayton
Frank N. Wallace
E. R. Bartley
Minnie Mae
D. B. Caughthran
Elwood
Ruth Cauble
Helen Snider
Mitchell
Presbyterian Church
Benjamin Swahlen
Detroit
Edwin Kelley
Lafayette
Kelley
Mary Craver
Holmes Craver
Herman Bey
Dennison University
Granville
Baptist Church
NLROC
United States Army
Earth
F. E. Todd & Sons
Diamond - Mane Ie
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Spilli Ng
Chester 6
Hunt
Galve
Hurst & Co
An Tan
Battle Ship
Silver Sea
Luna
Matthews & Keller
South Main St
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