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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1914
Page
3
The piece recalls the eccentric Rev Jenkins famed for blunt talks and a self serving church. At a packed Methodist chapel he promised a startling sermon and then announced his plan to leave because his pay was insufficient.
An elderly Black woman in a rusty dress and purple picture hat visited a Carolina courthouse seeking appointment as executor after her husband’s death. She asked, “Am yo' de jedge ob reprobates” and spoke of handling the estate for the four little ones, requesting approval from the probate judge.
Dickons Blue Ink and Paper presents a study on author handwriting as a reflection of character. Longfellow’s bold open backhand pleased printers, while Joaquin Miller’s handwriting is described as poor and often awkward in execution.
A historical reflection notes that inventors focus on devices to relieve mankind of duties and labors, predicting a century ahead where machinery performs nearly all practical work with an attendant to monitor operations. The excerpt discusses an invention described as a contrivance for this broad automation trend.
An advertisement extols health as the first wealth and promotes Spaunhurst Osteopaths in Donner Block. It asserts osteopathy can treat many conditions rejected by medical methods, urges timely care, and lists a string of dates for services in early January.
A device uses an alarm clock connected to a gas regulator to trigger lamp lighting. The clock releases gas at a set time, increasing flow to ignite a pilot light kept burning, with a cord linking clock to the regulator. The system automates lamp ignition for gas lamps.
In Servia the best man leads wedding day rituals guarding the bride before and after the ceremony. He wears a silk sash and carries a white staff and large bouquet while the bride is escorted from the church by him. No bridesmaids exist and two godfathers present silk dresses to the bride. After the ceremony the bride bids farewell to friends and is handed to the groom. Bridal tours are rare and mainly among the nobility.
The piece argues that true friendship between women cannot exist due to inherent distrust. It notes rapid female bonding yet claims essential elements of confidence and loyalty cannot be shared between women, asserting women betray their sex and confide in men instead.
An orchard owner sprayed during bloom with green parts to kill bees carrying substance from blossoms. The method prevented bee activity and the harvest for him, while neighbors enjoyed abundant crops.
London clergy and readers debate indecent dances and the prurient modern novel. Teachers defend the tango as graceful despite claims of vulgarity, while publishers report steady demand for problem novels in cheaper editions and melodramas in libraries.
An American embassy official in London encounters two relatives seeking English cash for ten Confederate $500 bills found with a deceased head of their family. The notes are worthless except as curios, though small denomination bills are still used by petty swindlers. Police in London often confront such old Confederate money, but $5,000 in one find is rare.
Columbus Texas farmer Frank Braden reports receiving Abruzzos rye from Turkey and plans to experiment with it to see if it can be grown in the state. The hardy rye is claimed to yield four times as much grain as local Texas varieties and may be sown before fall rains on hard ground, providing winter grazing for livestock. It has been grown successfully in other Southern states.
In St Paul Minnesota skeptical youths have scratched store windows testing diamond rings leading merchants to appeal to police. Chief Martin J Flanagan ordered arrests of loiterers in front of plate glass windows to curb the practice. A merchant said he might put glass in front of his store for tests if the nuisance continues.
Prof Edward Spence Dodgson reports a stone at Killul Falcurragh Wes Donegal with Ogham like markings. The stone is believed to point to buried treasure of an ancient Irish chieftain and has been moved to the Gaelic College Cloghaneely for examination by archaeologists.
In Georgetown Delaware an aged woman known as Aunt Harriet awoke from a bed believed empty and startled relatives and visitors, including Mrs James L. Derrickson and her son, who had come to view the body. Undertaker John Carey paused his embalming as the woman sat up, prompting a swift exit by onlookers before the real death later occurred.
Stanley Subotsky found a six foot black snake in his Chester cellar. He kicked it thinking a rope coil, causing the reptile to climb around his legs and trigger a panic as neighbors watched. A passerby finally killed the snake with a club. the animal may have entered the home to overwinter.
Comte Austin de Croze recounts a Tours ritual: brides avoid letting the wedding ring pass beyond the second joint at the altar to ensure future sovereignty in the home. The tale was shared during a French folklore lecture at the Grafton Theatre in London.
Washington officials consider the proper labeling of soft drinks under the Pure Food and Drugs Act as requested by the National Association of Soda Water Manufacturers. The request seeks federal guidance on how to mark these beverages for consumer protection and compliance.
In Paragould Arkansas Rober Hays earned a net profit of 152.95 from 2.5 acres of melons grown on a sand blow. He hauled 26 loads to town for 284.45 with 78 expenses plus 131.50 costs, and fed undersized melons to hogs while eight family members shared the harvest. Other Arkansas farmers near St Francis basin fared better by proximity to cities and higher demand.
Mrs R B Coch ran of Rock Island County travels to Rochester New York to claim a $50000 estate from her uncle known as Matches Souls a misanthropic miser Louis Caston whose body was found dead in a hovel he called home He was born in France and came to the United States with his mother. He built his fortune by selling matches and frugal living with prudent investments. No other relatives are known.
Captain William Hooks of the Micheaud estate hosts a stag hunt for guests. The finned antlered deer escaped into the kitchen through an open window, then dashed toward the swamp after lively chase and a momentary flounder on the hardwood floor. Dogs lost the trail at the window.
A formal protest against funeral car advertisements is filed with General Manager Crane of the Altoona traction lines by the Altoona Ministerium. The protest notes the company handles funerals as an accommodation and that advertising under contract should cost the firm. Only one complaint has been registered.
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus retired from the navy arrives from Duesberg Germany with 16 valuable canary birds from his father’s German bird farm. He plans a local bird farm breeding canaries primarily and also raising doves.
Walter Pearson died in Newark New Jersey after tending an abused dog that bit him during care. The incident followed an outbreak of animal cruelty concerns and sparked local sympathy for the deceased and his act of kindness.
Mrs. Jesse James of Logansport Indiana earns her name by knocking out five men who taunted her with calls of chicken. No relation to the outlaw, she stood her ground and fought back.
Individuals named will be at specified homes or offices on set weekdays to transact the business of their trustee offices. Entries include WILL STROUBE, ERNEST KIVETT, BENJAMIN WALLS, OLIVER STRINGER, DB. ETCHESON, FRED TODD, and RECTOR with locations in Madison Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion townships and Mill Creek, Bainbridge, Fillmore, and Floyd areas.
W M McGaughey physician and surgeon with residence at Bloomington and Seminary corner and office at Evans Block 24 South Jackson Street. Office phone 327 and residence 339.
John R. Barker of Battle Creek Michigan reports relief from heartburn indigestion and liver complaint after using Chamberlain's Tablets. He claims his trouble was cured and recommends the remedy. For sale by all dealers.
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