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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
3
The Greencastle Herald lists publication details and subscription rates. The Daily Herald urges readers to subscribe in advance with yearly, semiannual, and short-term options. Carrier and single-copy prices are shown, alongside contact and office information.
Miss Goldie Ruark of Fillmore joined by Mrs Bert Poer and son James for Christmas dinner at Will Shucks. Various visits noted including Alice Ransom in Indianapolis and Grace Morgan listed as ill. Shucking work noted at Bert Peers and Bert Poer’s. Mrs Maria Campbell and others visited. several households mentioned for seasonal gatherings and a Ladies Aid Society anniversary observed.
Fincastle Lee Whitted and family of Judson, Virgil Terry and family of Morton, Cleve Rogers and family of Roachdale, and T. L. Terry and family of Indianapolis visited J. W. Terry and wife on a Wednesday gathering.
Ethel and Earl Watson and Neal Everman attended the Qld Fiddlers Contest at Bainbridge Thursday evening. Leslie Brothers attended lodge at Roachdale Thursday evening. Mrs Frank Nelson and daughter Mary Virginia of Indianapolis are visiting relatives here. Miss Anita Fosher remains about the same. Clyde and Merle Allen of Carpentersville spent Saturday night with Charlie Silvey and wife. Mrs George Young and Mrs Maude Nelson spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs T F Fosher and daughter. Miss Mary Virginia Nelson stayed last night with Misses Vera and Madonna Tustison.
A vivid reminiscence recounts a child’s first meeting with poet Thomas Moore at Fitzroy Square. The tale depicts Moore as a kindly, sharp faced man who gently tests the girl’s memory of his name, then wins her over with humor and warmth, sealing a lasting bond.
The article notes locations where famed poets and writers composed famous works. Defoe near Burford Bridge in Dorking, Keats at Burford Bridge hotel, Meredith in a hedge-surrounded cottage, Tennyson in the Isle of Wight, Shelley at Marlow and Leghorn, Byron in Ouchy, Coleridge and Wordsworth on the Quantock Hills, Browning after sea-sickness, Burns by a riverside and a haystack, with references to Crusoe, Endymion, Diana of the Crossways, Enouch Arden, The Prisoner of Chillon, and The Cenci.
A correspondent notes ikons in Russia are devotional pictures of the Savior the Virgin Mary and the Saints not mere images. Faces and hands are visible while the rest is clad in metal and gilt. The setting’s ornament fixes price. painters are postulants guided by a 12th century Dionysius manuscript. The Iberian Madonna from Mount Athos is housed in a czarist chapel in Golden Moscow, with 13 silver chandeliers and a crown of diamonds, pearls and gems, and rich vestments surrounded by enamel angels’ heads.
Sunday school at 9 30 and a Congregational meeting at 10 30 will decide on calling a pastor. A brief devotion will precede the decision and a pastor may be chosen if approved. Congregations unite in the evening union service at the Christian church.
G W Livingston pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 led by Grant Scott as superintendent. At end of session a merger service with a New Year message. All invited to Sunday school and to start the New Year. Evening service canceled as union service at Christian church.
Levi Marshall pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 led by G W Conklin superintendent with classes for everyone. Preaching at 10 45 on Turning Northward New Year. Junior C EF at 6 30 union young peoples meeting. Union service at 7 30 with Blain E Kirkpatrick Evangelist Maxwell as preacher and song leader. five churches join in union service. all welcome. Come early for seating.
Blaine E Kirkpatrick minister announces Sunday school at 9 30 morning service at 10 40 patriotic service with dedication of the new flag and address by Prof R W Brown of Wabash College on Why France Has Held Fast special music union services at Christian church in evening for all churches at six thirty Epworth Leagues and Christian Endeavors meet in union service at Christian church 7 30 singing led by Harry Maxwell plans outlined for next three months.
Lyman H Howe's Travel Festival returns to Greencastle January 9 with a new production headlined by an Atlantic episode featuring Uncle Sam's Navy Titans of the deep. The program includes naval training at Annapolis, aerial combat mockups over London, bronc busting, alpine ascents, Cascade Mountain travel, and Howe's comedy cartoons.
Cloverdale resident Theodore McKamey announces his candidacy for Recorder of Putnam county, subject to the Democratic primary election decision.
Greencastle and Floyd township residents announce candidacies for Putnam county offices including prosecutor assessor auditor clerk treasurer and county auditor. Each seeks the Democratic nomination subject to the primary election results.
Sunday services in the Ader block explore the subject God. Wednesday testimonial services set for 8 p.m. at the same location, inviting readers to attend and reflect.
The Nazarene Church at Washington and Vine hosted Pastor Guy C. McHenry. Sunday school begins at 9:45 AM, with morning service at 10:45 AM on the theme Faithfulness. Evening service at 7:15 PM covers The Great Question, plus prayer services on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:45 PM.
Locust Street M. E. Church invites all to Sunday school at 1:30 led by Mrs. H. B. Longden. morning service at 10:40 with the pastor. class meeting after. To conserve fuel, union services at the Christian church Sunday evening at 7:30, with 6:30 young people's service. Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick will preach. Public invited.
Commissioner First District John Curran of Monroe township announces his candidacy for the district seat, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary.
C G Webb of Marion township declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Putnam county treasurer, subject to the primary election decision.
Indianapolis January four. More than one million pounds of Christmas cheer were sent to American soldiers in France in eighty one thousand eight hundred forty one mail sacks. Much of the cargo was practical and useful, with gifts weighing one million one hundred eighty one thousand fifty five pounds also noted as needed for war service. The U S Government handled the cheer mail swiftly and sent about twenty one thousand sacks on a battleship to ease regular shipping, showing its appreciation for separating essentials from non essential items. Soldiers back home and abroad urged avoiding shipping bottlenecks that would delay war materials or relief supplies despite the holiday goodwill.
The article argues for expanding maple sugar and syrup production to alleviate sugar shortages. It cites Indiana and Ohio output in 1900 and 1910, notes potential doubling of Indiana’s yield, explains sap-to-syrup math, and advises on equipment, pricing, and labor. It urges neighbors to tap trees, share work, and view sugar as a wartime necessity.
Indianapolis January 5 The state board of agriculture will report profits from the state fair last September of 17000 and a contrast to a 13000 loss in 1916. The new board saved money by using newspaper ads instead of billboard space. The fair is slated for the week of September 2 with plans underway and a premium list to be prepared next month. Food conservation and war work exhibits are expected to be leading features.
A trustee in Marion township states he will reside at his Fillmore home on Tuesdays and Fridays to conduct township business. He will also remain at his Greencastle office near Rickett’s Jewelry Store every weekday during his term to manage Greenras affairs.
Westbound and eastbound schedules listed with stop at Greencastle Highlande stops included. Limited trains noted with specific departure times through the day and night, effective February 1 1917.
Train schedule listing northbound and southbound services with No. 4 and No. 10 arrivals from Chicago and Lafayette, No. 6 and No. 12 from Chicago and Lafayette, and returning No. 8 No. 11 No. 5 and No. 9 between Louisville French Lick and Lafayette. All trains run daily. local freights do not carry passengers. Pullman sleepers on night trains, parlor and dining cars on day trains. For complete time cards and fare information, address:
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