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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1914
Page
2
H W Timmons of Floyd township announces his candidacy for Recorder of Putnam subject to the Democratic primary decision.
Ben P. King of Greencastle township declares his candidacy for Clerk of the Putnam County Court subject to the Democratic Primary. Albany Farmer of Cloverdale township seeks the Commissioner seat in the Third District, pending the Democratic Primary decision.
Madison township candidate Recorder O. T. Ellis enters the Democratic Primary race against rival Putnam County contenders, awaiting party decision on the nomination.
W R Buis of Mill Creek announces as a Democrat he will run for Recorder of Putnam County, subject to the primary election decision.
Cloverdale businessman L. L. Runyan runs for Putnam County Recorder and awaits a decisive decision on his candidacy. The report notes Runyan's bid hinges on an election outcome and official qualification.
Walter S. Campbell of Floyd seeks the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Putnam County Circuit Court. The primary decision will determine his candidacy status.
Lieut Com Cleveland Davis of the US Navy explains how common sea phrases like first rate and devil to pay carry historical shipyard and naval meanings. He notes the old six rate classification of vessels and urges awareness of maritime heritage in everyday speech.
The passage explains nautical phrases and their origins from calking ship seams to life at sea. It links terms like on the wrong tack, wind and tide, ship of state, helm, and close quarters to historical practice, naval gear, and old slave ships, noting the Saxon root wylm for wave.
The new Englist mantle, claimed as remarkable as the recently invented German mantle, uses copper cellulose impregnated with salts. It is dipped in thorium and cerium solution with laddite added, enhancing strength and life, reportedly uninjured after 2500 hours of burning.
Twenty years of observation show populations exposed to strong prevalent rainy winds have higher mortality from consumption than sheltered groups. Marked contrasts in death rates between exposed and sheltered parishes observed.
Ancient astronomers concluded the moon suffers extreme surface temperatures, with two stark halves of day and night lasting two weeks each. Lunar noon and midnight reach peaks far exceeding any natural Earth temperatures.
In Africa and Asia about ten species of vegetable sponges are cultivated especially in Algeria. The fruit is edible before maturity but when ripe the pulp separates from the fibrous material, producing a substitute for real sponge. Algerian sponges are in large demand in Paris.
Haribullah Kahn is Ameer of Afghanistan with cooking as his principal amusement. It is said he can cook better than those appointed for the work. Fridays are devoted to this pastime with his retinue helping, then they eat together.
A Methodist missionary asserts Korea would become a Christian nation within five or ten years if a proper missionary force were deployed. He argues Korea is exceptionally responsive to missionary work among Oriental nations.
DePauw's 1914 baseball schedule promises a hard slate with Purdue and Indiana games, three Wabash clashes, and a planned Ohio trip. Manager Ellis Rae Colson coordinate with strong returning players and promising freshmen as indoor workouts begin next semester.
The vacancy in the English Composition department remains unfilled after Professor Galway's resignation. A single applicant is being considered and, if chosen, the seat will be filled immediately. otherwise a decision will await the next semester. Wier Cook, ex-16, from Marion Indiana, is visiting with Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Professor H. C. Peffer head of Purdue University Chemical Engineer Department will address all students in the chemistry lecture room Saturday at 2 o'clock on "The Opportunities and Responsibilities of the Chemical Engineer." The talk is the second in a series arranged by Dr Blanchard and the Chemistry Club featuring authorities on chemistry from nearby colleges.
The university advances a large artificial cesspool behind West College after drilling into a cave inlet on South Indiana street. The eight by thirty by seventeen foot pit, intended to serve the campus for years, should be finished in about two weeks with the sewerage system becoming operational soon after. Professor Hutchins visited Pendleton with his wife and daughter, while Miss Mary Van Asdel traveled to Boston to enter school.
Edwin Friedrich won the state oratorical contest representing DePauw with the oration Heterodoxy versus Orthodoxy. Arthur Bogue placed second and George Rinner third as three hundred attended the primary. Judges praised both delivery and manuscripts amid close ranking and tie considerations.
DePauw Glee Club manager Booth announced the home concert will be held Tuesday night January 20 in Kokomo Indiana. Admission will be reduced by at least 25 cents due to recent tour success. Claude Ogle will return to Greencastle to prepare, and the group performed for 200 Rochester high school students yesterday.
A satirical piece argues that introducing pool into college curricula could boost popularity and majors. It jokes that easy grades, gym classes, and even a local businessman could host courses, praising pool for finances, health, morality, and intellect while urging freshmen to spend all their hours playing.
Representatives from several Midwestern universities visited the campus today. It was claimed DePauw would be invited to join the Big Nine after declining the Little Five. Investigations found the visitors were business staff from their own papers seeking the Daily's Big Premium Offer to learn how the scheme works. The first question: How can you do it.
Freshmen gym class students express desire for training in self defense. Boxing likely to be added to physical education curriculum next term under Instructor Smith. Earlier attempts showed success but were not continued. club formation continues to gain support among aspiring amateur pugilists.
Miss Vida Newsom president of the Indiana Federation of Women's Clubs will address the Franchise League and friends at the next open meeting on January 16 in the dormitory parlors. The board indicated possible scheduling of her visit and special musical numbers will accompany the social hour. Newsom is the second prominent woman to address the DePauw branch this year.
Debate try-outs for the triangular contests with Indiana and Earlham are likely postponed by the local debate council due to conflict with semester examinations. The January 23 date is dropped and try-outs may begin in the second semester. Thirty five men are already testing briefs with new entrants continually added, including Jesse Bogue from last year’s squad.
Local chatter claims chronic appendicitis can be eased by a single dose of Adler-i-ka with buckthorn bark and glycerine sold by Jones Stevens Drug Co. The note says the remedy gives instant relief for stomach gas sour stomach and constipation.
The Petit Parisien plebiscite shows France does not idolize soldiers as before. Pasteur, Hugo and Gambetta top the list of great war geniuses with over 1.8 million, 1.23 million, and 1.16 million votes respectively, while Napoleon ranks fourth and Thiers and Carnot follow.
The text notes an eighteenfold increase since 1850 in paper mill wood use, with over 3,500,000 cords used annually. It warns scientists about forest preservation while publishers buy vast areas of virgin forest in Newfoundland to secure supply.
An English inventor asserts a method to produce genuine rubber from wheat and says the process is commercially practical. He demonstrates vulcanized samples as proof and claims cereal rubber is not an imitation.
The Argentine Republic offers less climate risk and broad crop potential. Cereal crops and cattle-raising flourish, opening a promising European market and signaling growing prominence beyond local expectations.
Fragmentary ad text touts COAs and best coal options including Brazil Block Indiana Lump West Virginia Lump Pocahontas Lump and ae Bin Coal urging readers to place orders.
A vintage advertisement touts a cough and cold remedy promoted by Daniel Kelley Chamberlains Kenedy. It claims superior relief without opium or narcotics and notes pleasant taste, with universal availability through dealers.
An advertisement extols Osteopathy as a superior path to health from Spaunhurst Osteopathic office in Donner block. It claims Osteopathy cures many so called incurables and emphasizes medical indifference to preventative care, urging readers to act before illness forces time to be sick. It mentions dates Dylan 1-3-6-10-14-17 and weekly slots on the 9th and 16th.
A historical advertisement-style claim tells of John R Barker of Battle Creek Michigan who suffered heartburn indigestion and liver complaint until using Chamberlains Tablets. The text asserts permanent cure and urges readers to try the product, noting not sold by all dealers.
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