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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1915
Page
3
On the Princess Katie a lone captain strides the deck as passengers murmur about a mysterious figure. A mate explains the striding man is the captain, turning attention from porpoise clusters and tangled ocean knots on this crossing voyage.
Renick of Greencastle reports decades of relief from kidney troubles using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes aching backs and general weakness from kidney illness have eased, with the remedy available at all dealers.
Notice is given that Putnam County Indiana offers for sale road bonds for the McGaughey macadam road township. Twenty bonds total $8,880 dated 1914 due 1916 4 percent interest payable at the county treasurer. Bids due January 4 1915 at 2 PM in Green Castle court house. H H Runyan county treasurer. December 28 1914.
A Strand Magazine tale recalls a London streetboy asking a baker to shove a halfpenny bun down his back. A larger boy arrives, steals the till, and both flee as the baker trails them, noting the comic lack of humor in the incident.
A French savant M Verronet argues life on earth ends when the planet permanently freezes within two million years. He claims life will vanish and that future duration equals a fraction of past ages, offering little consolation for those living today.
A midcentury tutorial advises women on nail installation in plaster between bricks using a screwdriver to chip out plaster, then inserting wood as a support before driving the nail. The method is described as firm and durable, with a note that hammock hanging tests its strength.
Several women at Mrs. Whetstone’s home on Silver Lake Avenue Westville N J encountered an exceptionally savage wildcat that entered the house. Responding to the danger they summoned help and fired two shots killing the animal.
Peter Adair a Liverpool native claims he has walked over a half million miles since age fourteen now seventy two. He describes crossing from Land's End to John o Groats three times and touring Britain and Ireland. He estimates the yearly land to sea material transfer at 8.7 cubic miles in pension and solution.
Dr. Deane Miller races from the Dorian Club to Trail Hospital after a urgent telegram. Benedict briefs him on a left jugular aneurysm case as Miller braces for a critical operation with a nervous team and a looming personal history.
In a hospital emergency, Dr Miller and Benedict assist as fire alarms blare while the east wing collapses. Miss Willett aids at the patient’s head and Miller wins a perilous battle to move the patient through flames and smoke. All for her.
The writer recalls extreme heat, mentions Marty Belehum and Elder Johansen tobacco, and teases Doc Hammersley. Ed Harris and friends drive a red auto on Maine Street while Willis McCafferty returns from New York, and Earnest Alexander Schmitthehei mer plans a County Clerk bid amid local jabs and gossip from Horatio Winslow.
A terse exchanges shows a conductor warning a tough passenger about a bad thin nickel. The passenger replies with a blunt demand to knock it down.
The article traces the St Bernard’s rise in popularity in New York and England, noting a decline in mastiffs on show benches. It cites historical imports and crossbreeding, including Lafayette’s envoy and Mr Kinney of Butler, N J, and mentions the breed’s early connections to Pyrenean and Newfoundland lines.
Paleontologist W T Stanton of the U S Geological Survey报告s marine fossil shells in Hart River bluffs west of Mandan North Dakota about a mile north of the Northern Pacific line. The discovery adds the latest marine fauna evidence for the region as data for a federal geology publication. A four person party led by Prof BE Hancock camped on the Muddy near Aldmont.
The Greencastle Common Council enacts that no private sewer connection may be made to the city sewer without a petition showing property description and location. The Council may grant or deny after review, with the City Clerk recording actions and issuing a connection certificate if granted. Violations carry a fine up to twenty five dollars. Ordinance takes effect after two weeks publication.
Dr O F Overstreet operates a dental office in the Bence Building on South Vine Street Greencastle Indiana.
The notice warns against giving opium based cough medicines to children and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for coughs colds and croup in children and adults. It highlights that the product contains no opium or harmful drug and is sold by all dealers.
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