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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1914
Page
2
A small price notice offers subscriptions at 10 cents per week and 2 cents per issue, totaling 3 dollars for a year. The ad presents the pricing clearly for readers choosing weekly or annual delivery.
H W Timmons of Floyd township announces his candidacy for Putnam County Recorder subject to the Democratic primary decision. He seeks the office in the upcoming election and invites party support.
Joe M. Allen of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for Putnam County Auditor. The statement notes his goal to serve as the county auditor and enter the race.
Ben P. King of Greencastle township announces to Putnam County Democrats his candidacy for Clerk of the Putnam County Court subject to the Democratic primary decision.
Albany Farmer of Cloverdale seeks the Democratic nomination for Commissioner of Putnam County in the Third District. The outcome depends on the Democratic Primary election decision.
Madison township resident O T Ellis enters the Democratic Primary race for Recorder of Putnam County, vying for the elected position pending primary decision.
W R Buis of Mill Creek Township declares as a Democrat candidate for Putnam County Recorder subject to primary election results. He seeks the office in the party's decision.
L. L. Runyan of Cloverdale enters the race for the Putnam Recorder position. The filing signals a bid to oversee county records and administrative duties within the official election cycle.
Walter S Campbell of Floyd runs for Clerk of the Putnam County Circuit Court, subject to Democratic primary decision.
The Grand Magazine warns that iron theatre curtains offering dramatic safety are not real protection against fires. It argues that reliance on such devices and municipal rules gives a false sense of security and urges fuller fire precautions.
An described set of experiments in Vienna shows a theatre with gas oil and electric lighting, spy holes, and a burning stage. Without curtain protection or with curtains lowered, flames and smoke fill the auditorium rapidly, temperatures rise to 720 degrees Fahrenheit, and carbonic oxide reaches dangerous levels, leaving escape contingent on actors’ sacrifice.
An orange packing house uses belts separators and chutes to sort fruit by size standard choice and fancy. Workers place packed oranges into boxes for shipment to Eastern markets while many steps are automated for efficiency.
A humorous exchange about memory in distress. Knicker says you remember all, while Bocker remarks you forget creditors when you cannot stay above water. The dialogue plays on financial fears and absurd resilience.
DePauw University plans a new gymnasium at the regular mid year Board of Trustees meeting in Indianapolis on January 28. The open campaign is expected to be launched as officials seek funding after a $5000 cash donation. Trustees will also ratify faculty appointments made since the last meeting.
Dixie the ten inch alligator arrived at the Alpha Chi house from Jacksonville Florida. The pet traveled by express and appears uninjured and content in its new home. It splashes in the tub while owners plan a permanent housing space and follow shipment instructions for a smooth northern stay.
Hubert Webster has been chosen business manager of the university grounds and buildings, filling the vacancy left since A. J. Cosner’s resignation last summer. The role now covers duties of the former Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings. No successor yet chosen for Sociology head.
Professor Barnes addressed a large group of DePauw women at the Y W C A meeting. He urged coeds to assume equal responsibilities beyond the classroom, noting limited athletic programs and weak support for women’s activities. He also cited teaching as a common path and urged broader career goals. Miss Icy Frost sang a solo.
President Grose begins a monthly series in the Adult Bible Student published by the Methodist Book Concern of New York. The first treatise appeared in January, and a new article will run in each issue this year. Professor H B Gough will start a weekly address series next Sunday before Bible Class in Brazil.
George Nicholson of Chicago has been offered the assistant position in DePauw University English Department. He will supervise Short Story and three sections of English Composition, with Prof. Barnes teaching Prose Style until February. Nicholson, Baker University graduate, will likely arrive Tuesday to begin duties.
DePauw Athletic Vigilance Committee plans regular meetings starting next Wednesday at the Beta house to improve athletic conditions. Track and baseball will receive attention similar to football, with biweekly gatherings and broad fraternity club participation under Heber Ellis.
About thirty five men are out for DePauw debate tryouts set to begin January 23, despite hopes of postponement due to exams. Sixty men are vying for varsity debate at Indiana University as work accelerates. A triangular contest with Indiana, Ohio State and Illinois will precede the Indiana DePauw Earlham meet, on a "Minimum Wage" topic.
Prof. Howard J. Banker told the Y M C A in Plato Hall that college life is real life and environment, not the student, shapes perception. He warned students against sacrificing moral principles for a supposed larger life and urged adherence to core principles.
A speaker warned that popularity or praise gained by sacrificing a principle would not endure. Paul Smith performed a cornet solo with accompaniment by John Weik.
A Greencastle city essay satirizes street crossings as muddy hazards. It notes locals earn by restoring ruined shines and urges practical fixes plus a yearly street sweep. It also advises freshmen to wear life preservers to avoid mud hazards.
Officers were elected at a Beta house meeting for the Law Club with Judge White of Indianapolis Law School faculty addressing members. Harry Filer named Vice President and Carl Smith as Secretary, with Donald Parkins and Ivo F. Hall on committee. Glee Club members to return to Greencastle after a Northern Indiana tour. final concert in Kokomo tonight. Publicity manager Claude M. Ogle begins work for the January 20 home concert.
Unlucky February 13 birthday celebrants plan a Jinks Fest on Friday. The event will feature condolence exchanges and efforts to dodge ill fortune. Bomb proof shields will be provided and refreshments tested for safety in vaults. DePauw students born on February 13 are invited and asked to call John Welk or Emerson Knight with their names.
The DePauw Daily claims a circulation of about 450 from DePauw University. The note asks when the first Mirage was published and urges reading the next issue for the answer.
Local residents in Greencastle often misread chronic appendicitis as gas sour stomach or constipation. The Jones Stevens Drug Company notes the common misattribution and urges proper medical evaluation.
A fragment warns that people will attempt a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and related compounds as Adler-i-ka, a remedy claimed to show instant benefit, prompting concerns over safety and efficacy.
The tale recalls six year old Mary who hooks her sled to a passing bob and defies her mother's warning about danger and the law. She counters that she is busy keeping the "Ve o Com" ments, highlighting a playful misunderstanding with a legal edge.
A Sunday school teacher asks a 10 year old which she would prefer to be, beautiful or good. The child answers she would rather be beautiful and repent. The anecdote shows a playful moral about virtue and appearance.
A playful exchange about train departures hints at a quirky schedule puzzle. The chatter implies only the twelve o'clock train runs before noon, prompting light amusement among riders.
Elevator conductor teases the janitor about riding up many times. Sam explains he washes windows on the seventh floor and sometimes misses his hold and falls out, a humorous account of a risky daily task and a brave worker's misadventure.
Dialogue snippets reveal humor about marriage and suffrage. A month into marriage Joynes jokes about a wife needing an audience. Meekton replies Henrietta may seek voting for social reasons rather than interest. The banter extends to breakfast clichés and bread as daily struggle.
A martyred statesman recalls a hostile reception as he rose to speak an audience hurled a base cowardly egg at him. A young man asks the nature of such a egg and he answers it is one that bites you and then runs away.
A promotional notice touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as superior for coughs and colds. It is described as pleasant to take with no opium or narcotics and available for sale by all dealers.
An osteopathy advertisement extols health as wealth and urges readers to seek Spaunhurst Osteopathic office in Donner block. It claims osteopathy treats all ill health without medical or surgical methods, promising recovered health through nature’s methods and urging timely care.
John Barker of Battle Creek Michigan reports relief from heartburn indigestion and liver complaint after using Chamberlain's Tablets. He claims his trouble was over and credits the remedy. Sold by all dealers.
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