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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
2
Publication details list address 17 and 19 S Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana and subscription rates for Daily Herald by mail in advance. Rates include one year and four months options and carrier terms with weekly and single copy prices in League style formatting.
Kin Mullenix and R B Mustard visited A D Mullenix family near Riley over the weekend. William Kortepeter dies in Indianapolis prompting Lewis Kortepeter’s travel. Indiana residents attend to funerals and community tasks as families update on schooling moves and local visits.
Geencastle resident C E Hill returns to his Reelsville property. Families visit kin including Mrs Sallie Showalter with Mrs Mary Foster and Mr Mrs G B Smith from Indianapolis. Gillespie Company Ford prize drawn with Mrs Homer Nelson winner. Local residents T C Bonds and Leonard Frost visit. Josh Brown and father relocate to William Hathaway property. Elijah O Neal of Poland plans move to Reelsville soon.
The piece argues lying stems from cowardice and shallow cunning, harming self respect and judgment. It contrasts a liar's tangled deceit with the steady success of the honest neighbor, citing a fictional example to claim lying damages character and social trust.
The dining room should be sunlit and well ventilated with southeast exposure and ample windows. For larger homes a separate dining room improves health and mood, preferred over cramped alcoves or combined spaces.
Edward EF. Martin in St. Nicholas notes otters swim on their backs with tails as rudder and heads raised to steer. When diving they flip to their stomachs and resume top position, resembling sailors in oilskins as they drift a few feet under the surface. A tourist fisherman once told a tale after seeing one.
A fisherman claimed to see a man apparently drowned still swimming vigorously six to seven feet under water. He went down to assist but vanished. He later believed the scene to be a sea otter and returned home convinced of a dire premonition.
A puzzle asks how to obtain exactly seven quarts using a five-quart and a three-quart pail. Solve by transferring water between the two containers from a river to end with seven quarts total. Steps require precise fills and pours to reach the exact amount.
The Atlantic Monthly urges letting cheerfulness break in where it can do good, noting wealth and society often resist it. The piece argues most people lead quiet, dismal lives because they withhold happiness when improvement is possible.
The Dy-O-La Dye company promotes a sixteen color home dye with simple directions and fast durable results. It claims no wrong material troubles and offers color charts, orders by mail, and distribution through druggists and storekeepers at 700 Sixth Ave Des Moines Iowa.
Fortier Jones writes in the Century about exile districts where gendarmes relocate families. A Khieff millionaire, descendant of Rouget de Lisle, travels with his fourteen year old daughter to a dreary village by a great river. The girl adapts to forest life as his wife joins later, sister of Mme Curie.
A column cites animal behavior as echoes of ancestral life. Sheep seek high ground when frightened, hogs rely on sound in dense woods, dogs circle before lying, and cats retain feline traits from forests and jungles.
The text discusses millenarian beliefs from Revelations about a thousand years with Satan bound and saints reign with Christ. It notes a sequence of prophetic events and critiques attempts to fix the millennium start with dates such as 1785 Still ing 1886 Bengel 1843 Miller 1866 1867 1868 Cum ming and 1890 by the Mormon church.
Amelia E Barr argues that true education begins with reverence for God and virtuous ideals. She says a child taught to honor honesty justice mercy truth and courage gains the deepest and widest education, the rest can wait until foundations are set.
The report notes animals including pigs and goats climb argan nut trees near Agadir to reach edible nuts. The trees grow on steep hillsides with broad horizontal trunks and branches that form solid footholds for foraging animals.
Mrs. May L. Abbott of St. Paul houses a 1620 Bible worn from years in a soldier’s knapsack. Printed in London for the crown, it traveled with Sergt. William Kay of Nottingham through Peninsular Spain, Waterloo, and New Orleans, bearing a 1870 pension recommendation.
A correspondent notes that in Palestine a tribe occupies mountain caves and a new find in Mexico reveals a dwelling phase. The progression moves from simple twig huts with turf to post and beam stone shelters, leading to cavernous structures and the dolmens once misattributed to Druids, now seen as neolithic monuments.
The text defines hunch as a Teutonic rooted push or shove and as a sudden knowledge guiding decisions. It contrasts intuition as forewarning and decisive action with cautious reliance, suggesting wireless intuition may exist but is not fully proven or justified.
Theodore Meilamey of Cloverdale announces his candidacy for Putnam county recorder, subject to the Democratic primary election decision.
Arthur R. Kurst of Greencast township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Prosecutor of Putnam County, subject to the outcome of the primary election.
Floyd township assessor Paul F. Priest declares candidacy on the Democratic ticket for county assessor of Putnam County, subject to the primary election decision.
R. E. Knoll of Greencastle township announces as a candidate for county auditor, pending the Democratic primary decision. Walter S. Campbell of Floyd township also announces for clerk of the Putnam circuit court, subject to the Democratic primary outcome.
For County Treasurer S C Say ers of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for Putnam county treasurer subject to the ballot confirmation and party approval.
County Auditor candidate Fred V. Thomas announces his bid for Putnam County auditor subject to Democratic primary decision.
Commissioner John Curran of Monroe Township announces his bid for the First District seat subject to Democratic primary decision. He seeks the party’s nomination to run in the upcoming election and will campaign on local governance and district priorities.
O. G. Webb of Marion township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Putnam county treasurer, subject to the primary election decision.
A major manufacturer said government demands made massive production impossible for a single plant. To help, leaders of more than a dozen rival plants agreed on a very low price to supply the product. The group believed profits would be eliminated, though the action violated Sherman antitrust law.
A brief repartee has a father joking about a fat calf while the son quips he fears being the calf himself. The exchange hints at family pride and risk in a domestic moment. The tone remains light yet pointed as the old man teases the younger.
The August 1917 fishing activity shows 286 vessels landing 22 921 748 pounds of fresh and salted fish across Boston Gloucester and Portland. Boston handled 10 625 629 pounds from 123 trips worth 6233 189. Gloucester reported 115 trips totaling 10 148 296 pounds valued at 451 200. Portland logged 183 trips for 2 147 823 pounds worth 94 400. Overall fishermen earned 1 168 388 across the three ports.
A royal decree orders Greek railroads posts telegraphs army navy and steamship lines to use a 24 hour day starting at midnight. The system, long used in astronomical observatories, aligns Greek schedules with Italian and other continental practices.
H C Morrison trustee announces weekly hours at his home and Louis Morrison's Cloverdale store to transact office business. J O Mullinix trustee posts office hours in Reelsville for township business. contact via phone 723.
Edgar J. Wilson announces he will conduct the business of his office at his Floyd township home every Wednesday, inviting residents to meet or transact official affairs there.
The trustee states presence at Fillmore home on Tuesdays and Fridays to transact Marion township business and visits Greencastle office by Rickett’s Jewelry Store on weekdays to conduct Greencastle business during term of office.
West bound and east bound Limited Trains listed from 6:00 A M to 12:38 P M with stops at Greencastle and Highland, noting specific times and stations for February 1 1917.
The desert rubber plant guayule shows success in profitable cultivation. Wild shrubs were gathered in large numbers in Mexico and the rubber obtained by simple processes, yielding a low-grade product but potential profitability.
A small circular disk attaches to the telephone with ear tubes allowing the receiver to rest while the user writes notes or consults records. The device frees the operator to use both hands for indexing and reference tasks.
Russia's Muscovite territory contains over 179000 miles of navigable rivers lakes and canals. In 1918 about 50000 miles were open to traffic 12000 miles under construction and many more projects planned for future use.
A movement among South Africa's Boers advocates a Bible edition in their Taal patois, since currently they read the Bible in pure Dutch from Holland.
The Monon Route schedules northbound trains to Chicago and Lafayette with arrival times from 1:54 a m to 5:53 pm and southbound services to Louisville French Lick with arrivals from 2:34 am to 5:21 pm. All trains run daily, local freights exclude passengers, and Pullman sleepers plus dining cars are available on specified services.
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