Putnam county sheriff candidates announce primary bids
Several candidates announce for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Putnam County in advance of the May 4 1920 primary. Edward H Eitle Jorge Allen Eggers Vermandes C Hurst Will Glidewell all seek the nomination.
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Edward H. Eitlejorge
Putnam County
Allen Eggers
Jackson Township
Sherif
Vermandes C. Hurst
Greencastle
Will Glidewell
Warren Township
Puttnam County
Greencastle Daily Herald notices and rates
Public notice style pricing details for Greencastle Daily Herald subscribers. Includes mail and carrier rates, publication schedule, and charges for cards of thanks obituaries and poetry lines.
Children Colds and Home Cures Encourage Community Peace
Parents can help their community and their own peace of mind by guarding against coughs and colds. When a child has snuffles or watery eyes, keep them home from school to break up the cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is safe for children, contains no opium, and works with nature to loosen the cough, aid expectoration, relieve the lungs, and open secretions to help the body fight the cold.
Wisdom of Fathers on Marriage and Inheritance
The dialogue frames a father's concern over wealth and marriage. A son notes the girl has rich relatives who will visit often and spend freely, while the father chides that such kin will outlive him and drain resources, highlighting fears of financial strain and social expectations in marriage.
Doctors preach exercise over cars in budget advice
Even doctors are not literal in their prescriptions. The patient cites cost and insurance fears as he struggles with mobility. The doctor replies to dodge the car, emphasizing exercise instead.
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Cocter
Cough Remedy Praised by Andrews Resident
An Andrews Indiana resident tests Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for winter colds and coughs. Mrs Thomas Beching reports her husband accepts no other medicine, praising its effect in breaking up winter illness.
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Chamberlain
Thomas Beching
Andrews
Ind
Cali
Ady
A Born Diplomat in Rural Deliberation
Uncle Ab praises Hen as a born diplomat after Hen negotiates a sale of a two year old roan colt to Sim Peters. Hen hosts with cider and doughnuts, plays tunes on the phonograph, and compliments Lyddy’s singing, finally selling the colt for more than expected. The tale ends with a quip to President Wilson.
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Uncle Ab Tansy
Uncle Ti Dodge
Uncle Ti
Sim Peters
Sim
Lyddy
Susan Beane
Weill
Colt
Wooderow Wilson
Scrages the meanest man who lived helps a caller
A quoted joke depicts Scrages as the meanest man alive. In a visit to his office the speaker asks for help and receives it by being decisively helped out, with the punchline that Scrages said nothing.
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Scrages
Scotchman Outsmarts Lawyer With Opponent's Case
A Scotsman seeks a lawyer for a case claiming victory but reveals the trick when he explains the challenge is his own opponent’s suit. The lawyer promises a favorable verdict, unaware of the ruse. The man declines, noting the case is not his to win.
Refused to Stretch It
The assessor pressed the farmer about his land area but was met with wit and caution from Reu ben who underplayed the acres. The farmer retorts with humor, noting the tract is not a rubber plantation and insisting twenty acres are enough.
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Reuben
Asid
Not Much Boing
A troubled man in a light exchange with his secretary discusses life’s tranquility. He compares a tranquil life to a germ on a one thousand dollar bill, revealing a humorous, evasive mood about his own existence.
First Winter in Years Brings Plain Cold to Prominent Man
Quote reflects nostalgia for traditional democracy as a prominent man suffers a plain old fashioned cold this winter. Dialogue contrasts political ideals with ordinary ailment, noting simplicity of nature and public life.
Close Figuring Mr Veraclote and the Whitewashing Dilemma
Dialogue reveals Mr Veraclote planning labor splits between a black man for whitewashing and a white man for polishing stoves. Mrs V questions one man sufficiency. Mr V insists on testing material waste to measure spending by heirs. Old Bullion laments money wasted as Young Bullion reassures it won’t stay idle.
The Porous Plaster Friend in a Fix Stays True
A quip speaks of a porous plaster as a steadfast companion who remains loyal when you are in trouble, though it may retreat at times. It notes the paradox of reliability and inconsistency in a humorous vein.
A Lover of Peace dialogue on style and marriage
In a playful exchange Briggs jokes about keeping his wife fashionable and Giggs agrees the trouble would be greater without her stylish attire. The witty banter highlights domestic humor and social expectations of dress.
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Peace Briggs
Giggs
Retired officer recalls 1862 coal prices for Union ships
A former naval officer notes that during the Civil War Uncle Sam faced high coal costs and private coaling stations worldwide. He recounts the Vanderbilt’s 1862 encounter at St Helena with a red headed Scot demanding 20 dollars per ton gold, equating to eighty dollars per ton, after exchange. The ship finally bought 1,090 tons of Scots coal amid delays and rough seas.
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Uncle Sam
Vanderbilt
Alabama
St. Helena
United States
T. Louis Republic
Not Alive! Poor Froggie Pin Cushion Mockup
Fragmentary note describes a frog figure used as a pin cushion with a green velvet pad and green back. Mentions diamond knobbed beds with gold casters and ruby orm and a humorous or whimsical tone. No clear event or person identified.
Unique Soap Holder From Chicago Inventor
A Chicago man patents a soan holding device with a movable supporting arm and suspended soap cake. The design places the soap over water and lets it dip into the liquid when needed, reducing slimy surfaces and enabling sanitation.
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Chicago
Ants’ behavior noted as plastic instinct, not reason
Henry Hill at the London Institute explains ants lack rational thought. Experiments show they are highly imitative and adaptable, achieving complex tasks through what is described as plastic instinct.
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Henry Hill
London Institute
Nottingham Lace Output Value Says 25 Million
Consul F. W. Mahin reports Nottingham lace earnings total about 25 million dollars annually. The United States is the largest single payer, consuming roughly a quarter of the overall output.
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F. W. Mahin
Nottingham
United States
Totel
The Professor's Theory and a Comic Court Exchange
Dialogue between Mrs Wilkins and Professor von Note Dit about singing lessons ends in a courtroom exchange. A train incident prompts a lawyer to question the engineer, who insists the man was on the track and the train did not veer into the woods.
Getting Back to the Land and the Car Obsession
A woman speaks of moving to the country while her friend notes a single auto would make contentment possible. A brief quip follows about why churches collect before sermons with a child’s remark about measuring the preacher’s sermon.
Compliment Angle in Miss Witherup’s Smile
A playful line hints that Miss Witherup’s smile invites a compliment as an angle of 45 is noted. The quip blends flattery with a geometric metaphor, reflecting a light, social doodle typical of the page.
A Satisfactory Man New Man and Poem Contributions
The text depicts a humorous exchange about a tramp seeking help to reach Boston and a would be poet. A childlike exchange invites the editor to critique poetry with a blunt goal of knowing how to live cheaply. A playful section notes poetic contributions arriving in the mail and a remark that the editor wants the reader to be down on poetry rather than up.
Best He Could Be Noted As Scoring Misstep
A dialogue follows an exam marking dispute with a student claiming an error and the instructor conceding a low grade. The exchange reveals the student’s insistence on fairness and the teacher’s stance that zero is the minimum mark allowed.
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Jaxpector
What Did She Mean Teacher Addressing Hair Pulling
A teacher scolds a pupil who pulled a seatmate's hair, telling the student they are not fit to sit with decent people and should move to sit with the teacher. The line conveys social discipline and classroom dynamics in a disciplinary moment.
Reprimand and a wry fishing proverb appear
A child laments being sat on a doll while a parent responds with a sharp retort. The excerpt shifts to a proverb about truth at the bottom of a well and few anglers seeking it, suggesting a reflective, rustic mood.
Trustees Annual Report to Floyd Township Board
Trustees annual report to advisory board of Floyd township Indiana dated January 1 1920 lists receipts and payments. D H Goble Co freight refund 32 14 Farmers Bank interest 13 00 County Auditor draws 485 75 and 5536 41 643 55 341 00 1704 5 26 15 30 13 35 10 15 8 70
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Truster Report
Advissory Board
Floyd Township
Putnam County
Ind
D. H. Goble & Co
Farmers’ Bank
Central Bank
Edgar Wilson
Farmers Bank
Township School Funds Ledger of Disbursements and Balances
A long line item list records numerous payments to teachers, janitors, drivers, and suppliers, plus receipts and final balances for the year. Names include Mary Lewis, Emma Graves, Grace Arnold, Claude Evans, and Edgar Whitlock among many others. Totals show receipts of 11,256.57 and disbursements of 13,910.89, ending with a final balance of 6,670.44 and overall funds of 9,824.57 on hand.
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Wd. Aecilewe & Co
C. Hagans
Lee Justham
Mary Shum
Vonhn mcLoy
Claude Evans
Tisha Zeiner
William Zeiner
Emma Graves
Mary Lewis
Georgia Ryan
Bloetta Goodwin
R. S. Cowgill
Bert. Wright
Kiger & Co
T. R. Woodburn & Co
C. W. Beck
Edgar Whitlock
Vonn Inman
Alfred Mcvoy
Homer Griswold
C. D. Knight
C. D. Knig’at
Dweght Shoemaker
Dwight Shoemaker
Bert Wright
Agonn McVay
Limimeons
Dwight Sneenminker
Floretta Goodwin
Alfred McVay
George Bryan
Georgia Byran
Bert Wrigiat
Claude Evens
Hiomer Griswold
Lise Emma Graves
Emmna Graves
Virgil Ann
Mary Ada
Sred Sanaford
Mary Shinn
Mary Sinn
Institute
Mcloy
W. Or. Lewaulen
Inman
Grace Arnold
Ira Lewis
John W. Bugg
Chas Miller
D. C. Summers
Lona Smith
O. W. Storms
James Alexander
James Randel
Isaac Hinkle
Morton Wells
Don Joseph
Pierson
Thomas Heavin
Lowe Edgar Wilson
Bu Morris Hendren
William Baldwin
Zou
Fred Todd
Herman Cline
Jesse Evans
Wowu
Walter Wright
Lester Miler
Lawrence Pickett
Fred Rogers
Zou Edgar Wilson
Jonn McCoy
Hurst
Ogneiu Lo
Ty R. Woodburn
Engar Wissen
Su Uy Ivesu
Wiisevi
UU Lee Washam
Porsiuye Alo Aillus Nggers
Livor S.au Venn Maacen
Wustee
Arthur Rest
Georgpe Josepna Biu
Uu Dames Rana
U. Ader
S. A. Ader
Red Rogers
K. C. ‘Summmons
C. E. Lisby
Eimer Menameey
Nora Pierson
Herbert Miler
Lwoor
Bred Miller
W. Miller
J. Shoemaker
E- Whitlock
C. C. Banker
W. D. Wright
Harry W. Powers
J. Dewiese
Ray Hand
Jesse A. Evans
Chas
R. Jacobs
Cc. J. Deweese
Virginia Baker
John McCoy, Jr
Lomen
Leia Wilson
EUAD
Nana Nan
Yi.ov
eL.iy
Biger ‘Wilson
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