Local News Briefs From Putnam County January Events
Jackson plans trip to Memphis with a mule load while a church meeting opens at 1 30 pm and a middle landing light is installed at the court house to aid elderly visitors. DePauw and Wabash basketball clash draws big crowd. Rebecca Lodge to hold regular session with officer installations. DePauw student Jon Watkins called home to McCook Nebraska. Week of prayer features new speakers and plans. Birth announced for Barbara Allen Payne of Valparaiso. Local notes include town visits and political updates.
Local residents visit and travel notes include military and family postings
Mrs. Oliver C. Bittles of Oxford visits Mrs Susie M. Bittles on east Washington street. Orville Hixon of Indianapolis, son of Fred Hixon, visits Greencastle. Maj. and Mrs. O A Newhouse and John W Stoner family plan to return to Camp Knox Kentucky. Major Newhouse resumes duties as Company Doctor of the 40th Infantry. Funeral of Mrs. James McNally of Centralia Illinois held at Forest Hill Cemetery with burial there. Various locals Chas Cummings Cloverdale Ode Batman Bainbridge Dayton McCloud Belle Union Walter Campbell Filmore Ralph Hill Reelsville visit Greencastle.
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Oliver C. Bittles
Oxford
Susie M. Bittles
East Washington Street
O .A. Newhouse
U. S. Army
John W. Stoner
Camp Knox
Kentucky
James McNally
Centralia
Ilinois
Forest Hill Cemetery
Forest Hill
McNally
Automobile License Blanks Now Available From Notary
Classified ad announces license and truck license blanks available from Hazel M. Lear Notary Public at the Herald Office. Offers order placement before rush and requests certificate of registration to be shown.
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Herald Office
Hazel M. Lear
Albert Shuey Declares Candidacy for County Clerk Nomination
Albert Shuey of Greencastle announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk subject to the Primary Election decision.
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Albert Shuey
Greencastle
Marion township candidate files for county clerk nomination
Paul Coleman of Marion township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county clerk. He seeks the party’s support in the race and outlines his qualifications for the office.
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Paul Coleman
Marion Township
Clothing sale prices from C. J. Crews
A new clothing sale listing shows quality items priced at 30 and 35 dollars with sale prices of 16.50 and 23.50. Includes suits or overcoats from C. J. Crews.
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C. J. Crews
Notice to Water Consumers in Greencastle
Water bills are due on or before the 10th of the month to receive net rates. If not paid by this date, gross rates apply. Greencastle Water Works Co.
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The
Greencastle Water Works Co
MEN WANTED FOR DETECTIVE WORK IN ST LOUIS
J Ganor former government detective in St Louis advertises detective positions. No experience needed. Apply to J Ganor.
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J. Ganor
Gov't
St. Louis
Triumph Pills Advert: Relief from Suppressed Irregularities
An ad from the National Medical Institute of Milwaukee Wisconsin promotes Triumph Pills as a safe dependable remedy for irregular or suppressed conditions. It instructs not to buy at drug stores and to write for the free Rel ief details and particulars.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Missionaries to Africa and India Speak at Church Services
Church of the Nazarene announces a week of services led by Rev. Miss Maude Cretors and Rev. Miss Myrtle Mangum. Cretors has ten years in Africa and sails February for mission work. Mangum is a returned missionary from India. Dr. Short, district superintendent, to arrive late next week. Everyone invited.
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Chas. F. Peeram
Maude Cretors
Africa
Young Peoples Society
Myrtle Mangum
India
Reviows
Short
Christian Church Service and Sunday School Notice
Levi Marehall pastor Prof R C Sloane director of music Sunday school at 9 30 Mrs E R Bartley superintendent J L Hamilton orchestra leader Mrs Chas Leuteke song leader Classes for all Preaching at 10 40 Subject The
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Levi Marehall
R.C. Sloane
E. R. Bartley
J.L. Hamilton
Orches
Chas. Leuteke
Evening church service and choir anthem
A church announces junior and adult services with a 6:30 and 6 schedule. Evening service at 7 30 features a choir anthem under the topic The Intolerance of Jesus and invites all parishioners.
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C. E
Jesus
Sunday School and Service Schedule Update
Readings indicate Sunday School sessions in the morning followed by a 10 45 Sunday worship service The bulletin also lists a Wednesday evening testimonial event at 7 45 and references various church activities for the week
The Baptist Church Services Schedule
Albert Tidrick is pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 Sus Mann Bey Superintendent Morning Worship at 10 30 Subject An Every Member Church Young People meet at 6 30 Evening service at 7 20 Subject Keeping a Light for the Lost Prayer Meeting Thursday at 7 30 Hearty invitation to all services
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Albert Lawrence Tidrick
Herman Bey
College Ave M E Church Sunday Schedule
Rev J Emmett Porter leads 9 30 Sunday School with Dr W M Blanchard as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 40 on The Touch of Power. Junior League at 2 00 Epworth League Devotional hour at 6 30 Evening worship at 7 30 titled At Home with God. Kindergarten open for children of parents attending services.
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J. Emmett Porter
W. M. Blanchard
Epworth
Locust Street M E Church Schedule Details
Locust Street M E Church led by H C Clippinger D D offers Sunday school at 9 30 with Jesse Me Anally superintendent and Miss Bernice Craig as pianist plus Mrs L FE York as orchestra leader. Worship at 10 40 features Power and Beauty of Consecration and a children sermonette. Bishop Leete speaks at 3 15 in McHarry Hall with 6 30 class meeting and 6 30 Enworth League followed by 7 30 evening worship with Bible Mountain Sermons and chorus music at both services.
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H. C. Clippinger
D. D
Jesse Me
Bernice Craig
Enworth League
Bible Mountain
Maple Heights Mission Services Schedule
Sunday school at 2 00 pm followed by church service. 7 30 Evangelistic Service conducted by Mrs Grace Black Sunday School Superintendent and Pastor. Welcome all.
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Grace Black
Guineas Used as Game in Hotels and by Poultrymen
An experienced farmer argues guineas imitate wild game and make a price effective substitute for quail or pheasant. He notes guineas are served in hotels, often misrepresented as other game, and highlights benefits like lower feed costs and favorable breeding times. He adds thousands are exported to England annually from old fowls.
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Guinea
Tige
England
Chinese Music and Harmonies Through the Ages
The article discusses Chinese music as incomprehensible to Western ears and suggests China developed octave systems and a circle of fifths long ago. It notes rising sensitivity to harmonies among musicians and audiences, with attitudes toward previously forbidden techniques relaxing over decades. It cites Faust as an example of initial technical rejection.
A Catskill Scene at the Rural Mail Route
A dreamy Catskill scene shows a village post office and general store at noon. Farmers in blue jeans wait for the rural mailman on a white horse, contrasting with the city postman. The rural mailman dislikes travel in severe weather.
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Sam
Japanese Animal Protection Story Wins Public Backing
The island empire newspaper notes warm reception for a new Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. A promoter tells how Shigetada Hata keyama aided animals, carrying a charger on steep climbs. It praises Haikus and public sympathy toward dumb beasts.
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Shigetada Hatakeyama
Cupid Messengers and Matrimonial Ads in Denver Letters
A report on matrimonial correspondence reveals a booming ad market with up to 26 000 names and addresses in Colorado and neighboring states. Kansas leads in eligibles as couriers trade letters, photos, and plans while some matches end abruptly over entanglements and breaches of promise.
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Denver
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklamihoms
Texas
Colorado
London Hospital box feeding a crowd in East End bar
A London Hospital donation box in an East End bar attracts paying workers who crowd in. An elderly man explains the penny per second idea and convinces the crowd to fund tomorrow's dinner for the hospital, collecting enough to “feed” four minutes of time.
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London Hospital
East End
Silk from Spiders Yet Aims Not for Popular Run
The article notes silk woven from spiders’ webs is stronger lighter and more pleasant than ordinary silk but unlikely to become common due to spiders not being cultivable profitably. It praises spiders as insect destroyers citing their rapid consumption of flies and a humorous comparison of a man eating rates to a spider’s intake while noting their wasteful feeding.
Russian Proverbs About Life and Character
A collection of traditional sayings sharing views on luck love work and social behavior. They cover themes of prayer pride reputation deceit and misfortune with practical maxims about who a man is judged by at home and abroad and how fortune shifts in small measures.
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Thea
Berthoud
Col
Dew Proves Color Respect in Nighttime Experiments
A quirky note describes exposing paint chips to night moisture. Yellow shows moisture, green dampens, while red and black stay dry and pristine, illustrating dew's selective interaction with colors.
First Farmer and Other Voices Recall Trip to New York
An unclear reminiscence recalls a 8 trip to New York years ago and mentions a 4 percent figure tied to the discussion. The message includes fragmented dialogue about a feooger and a suggestion of familiarity with the listener.
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New York
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