Local notes from Greencastle and surrounding towns
A roundup of visits and business: Frank Coss, Ewing Shields, Eric Proctor, George Easley, and others travel through Indianapolis Vincennes Bicknell Danville and Filmore on various errands. Civic events include church services, club meetings, and a postponed missionary society gathering. A damage suit involving Oscar Kennedy proceeds in Putnam Circuit Court along with ongoing oil drilling progress in north Putnam. The DePauw Glee Club wraps a Christmas tour with a notable Plainfield concert and plans an Meharry hall home concert before next semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Kennedy
Charles Bruner
Putnam
Kennedy
Hays & Murphy
White & Henderson
H. A. Cox
B. F. Corwin
Putnam County
DePauw Glee Club
Plainfield
Meharry Hall
Indiana
Illinois
Funeral services for Frank E. Crawley held at home
Funeral services over the body of the late Frank E. Crawley were held at his mother's home south of town at 1 30 this afternoon. Rev B D Beck of Locust Street Methodist church led the service and interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Crawley
Louisa Crawley
B. D. Beck
Locust Street
Forest Hill
Hendricks County Case Compromised In Probate Action
Alfred Walters guardian of Margaret J. Maloney estate sued Columbus Walton and others in Putnam Circuit Court seeking annulment of a deed transferring land and $100 for care. The case was compromised. deed annulled. Walters paid $100 settlement. Proceedings began at January term. venue moved from Hendricks Circuit Court with Hays Murphy and Harvey Harvey advising plaintiffs and Enloe Goff Easley for defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Walters
Margaret J. Maloney
Columbus Walton
Putnam Circuit Court
Walters- Walton
T. T. Moore
Hendricks
Hays & Murphy
City
Harvey, Harvey & Harvey
Danville
Enloe & Goff
C. E. Easley
Waist Line Revival Foreseen In 1915 Fashion Bulletin
The Fashion Art League of America notes in its weekly bulletin that the waist line is returning to prominence after years of fluctuation. It contrasts the Empire high waist with 1830s influence, predicting a defined slightly nipped center front waist for day wear influenced by military styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Art League of America
Mme Alla Ripley
Kate Greenway
Buster Brown
Professor Robert Thomas undergoes appendectomy
Word reached yesterday that Prof. Robert Thomas of DePauw, visiting Meadville, was operated on for appendicitis. The operation, performed at Meadville, was reported successful. Thomas had been spending the holidays with his parents in Conneaut and was staying at Allegheny College’s fraternity house when illness struck Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thomas
DePauw
Meadville
Thomas
Caldwell
Conneaut
Prof
T. J. Thomas
Alleghany College
Bruce Gambler
Illness Ends Harvard Study For Young Scholar
A young man diagnosed with a grave illness was rushed to Spencer hospital where a late evening decision led to surgery. He had begun studies at Harvard eighteen months earlier, left after six months due to ill health, then taught at DePauw University for a year and planned a Harvard return this semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Hospital
Thomas
Harvard University
DePauw University
Deloss Walker Reports North China College Banquet
DePauw Daily notes D W Walker athletic director at Anglo-Chinese College in Tientsin describes a North China American College Club banquet at Astor House. 150 plus college men, dances, songs, cheers, and speeches by notable figures including Consul General Fisher and Dr Reinsch mark the event.
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DePauw
D. W. Walker
North China
Walker
Tientsin
China
Astor House
American College Club of
Sons of American Institution
15Th Infantry
U.S. Army
Hth Infantry
North
J. H. Pyke
Fred Pyke
C. A. Pierle
Frank Newhouse
W. K. Wellington Koo
Columbia
Fred D. Fisher
Albany
W. W. Nilloughby
John Hopkins
Yuan Shih-Kai
K. Wang
Colorado
J. Tillotson
West Point
Paul 8. Reinsch
Sun Pao Chifi
Plank Cooking a Sirloin Steak for Table Service
A household hint describes planking a two inch thick sirloin steak with a flank end trimmed. The edge is lined with potato borders and mashed potato nests. The steak finishes in the oven, with canned peas carrot cubes and stuffed tomatoes arranged in buttered piles.
Chalk Ring Stops Ants From Reaching Food
Household tip advises drawing a chalk ring around the bread box to deter ants. The same chalk barrier also repels ants from closets and walls, offering a simple pest control method for rural households.
Hazards of Crimson Clover and Sand in Horses
The Washington Star reports that eating fully ripe crimson clover can form hairlike balls in a horse’s intestines, often fatal, while grazing in sandy regions causes sand balls that choke the digestive tract. No remedy is known for either condition.
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Florida
Washington Star
Smart Girl Outsmarts Horse Trader Before Crowd
A sharp eyed girl exposes a trader's doctored horse at a farm gathering. She inspects the horse for signs of lameness, turpentine in hooves, and eye tricks, then tests the animal by drinks and a run. The crowd laughs as the dealer is shown up by the clever buyer.
A Democratic King and Common Touch in 1910 Belgium
The article notes King Albert I of Belgium calling Belgians his compatriots in Paris and recounts his and Queen Elisabeth's incognito travels in Belgium to study locals. It contrasts European monarchic self view with democratic leanings and reflects on poverty in England during wartime. It ends with a domestic tip on restoring yellowed linen by boiling with milk and white soap.
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Belgium
Albert
Paris
the Elysee
Blind crews race on the River Severn at Worcester event
Two blind rowing crews with a sighted coxswain competed in a river Severn race. The crews consisted of past and present students from the College for the Higher Education for the Blind in Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severn
The
College For the Higher Education For the Blind
Worcester
French Uniform Reform Aims For Blue Gray Attire
The text notes a shift from bright red trousers to a blue gray uniform for French soldiers to reduce visibility. It also includes varied reflections on culture and self-reliance, mentioning nature and personal virtue in a philosophical aside.
Alfalfa Sowing Proposal Seeks Farmer Participation
A letter urges farmers to test sowing alfalfa in February or March on non sod plots with six to eight pounds per acre. The author Fred O’Hair offers soil tests and lime indicators, invites volunteers, and notes no county agent is available for guidance while detailing local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Guide
J. N. Shirley
Marion County
Fred O’hair
Central National Bank
Filmore Lodge Eastern Star Installs Officers 1914
Filmore chapter No 18 Order of Eastern Star elects and installs officers December 51 1914. Officers include Mrs Pearl Chamness W M Edgar Chamness Mrs Addie Day Hallie Browning Mary J Proctor Katie Bastain Conaucres Hertha Masten Floy Phillips Chaplain R S Cowgill Organist Iva Eliott Ruth Esther Martha Elects Mary O Masten Warder and others listed in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filmore
Order of Eastern Star
Pearl Chamness
Edgar Chamness
Addie Day
Hallie Browning
Mary J. Proctor
Katie Bastain
Conaucres
Hertha Masten
Floy Phillips
R. S. Cowgill
Marshal Ora A. Dayn
Iva Eliott
Emma Pitchford
Ruth
Clara Hathaway
Esther
Ethel Beaman
Martha
Flora McClurg
Mary O. Masten
Warder Bear
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Frank Coss
Indianapolis
Business Today
Ewing Shields
Vincennes and Bicknell
Eric Proctor
Greencastle
George E. Easley
Ernest Caldwell
Thorntown
John Shannon
Asbury Conservatory of Music
Fox Ridge M. FE
Crescent Club
Cleve Thomas
West
Walnut Street
C. A. Kelley
St. Louis
Frank Logan
Hub Clothing & Shoe Store
Kokomo
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
College Avenue
Ads S
Lena Quigg
W. M
Nell Warner
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
W. L. Denman
L. R. Eckhart
South Locust Street
B. P. O. Elks
Douglas Saxophone Orchestra of
Landes Chapel
Limedale
Ladies’ Union of the Christian Church
Myra Curtis
Edison
Vitagraph
Lena Rivers
Miller Farm
Ze's & Company
Grocers and Bakers
Lueteke
Ueteke’s Bakery
Breencastle Hominy & Mush Company
Bencastle Hominy & Mush Company
VHONE
Hendricks County
Deloss Walker
Lew Wallace
Greencastle Orchard CO
S. Indiana St
H. L. Frazier
Cash Grocery
Pearson’s
Pearson’s Bakery
E. A. Browning
England
Blind Boat Racing Crewe
God
R. A. Ogg
Pincastle
Routh Bridges
Ethel Watson
Mary Orider
Glenn Crodian
T. J. Terry
Lee Whitted
Morton
J. W. Terry
Noah Riggles
Wm. Young
Bainbridge
D. FP. Brothers
M. Brothers
Filmore Lodge
Eastern Star
Upper East Side
Campbell Apartments
South Greencastle
Fred Bryan
Herald Office
Josephine Donnahue
Indiana Street
F. Hamilton
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