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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1914
Page
2
Notice states the material is entered as second class mail matter at the Greencastle Indiana post office.
George E. Knauer of Monroe township declares his candidacy for Representative in Putnam County, subject to the Democratic primary decision.
H. W. Timmons of Floyd township declares his candidacy for Putnam County Recorder subject to Democratic primary decision.
O T Ellis of Madison township is a candidate for Recorder of futnam County, running in the Democratic Primary election and subject to its decision.
Charles E. Wood of Greencastle Township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Recorder of Putnam County subject to the outcome of the primary election.
M. J. Hepler of Warrentown ip declares his candidacy for Recorder of Pumacity, subject to Democratic primary election decision.
George W Pursell of Green Castle Township announces his candidacy for Recorder. He presents his platform and names Green Castle as the base of his campaign while urging supporters to volunteer.
W R Buis of Mill Creek town ip announces to the Democrats in utnam County his intention to run for Recorder of Putnam County subject to the primary election decision.
L L Runyan of Cloverdale campaigns for the office of Recorder of Putnam county. The article notes Runyan as a candidate and references the election context in the region.
Greencastle resident Joe M. Allen announces his candidacy for Putnam County Auditor. Allen highlights fiscal oversight experience and plans to improve county accounting, budgeting, and transparency. Local Republicans support his bid as he seeks the party nomination.
Sylvan A. Vermilion of Marion runs for the Putnam County Assessor nomination subject to a decision in the contest.
Ben P. King of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for Clerk of the Putnam County Court subject to the Democratic Primary decision. The notice is an official declaration to Putnam County Democrats.
Walter S Campbell of Floyd seeks the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Put bro County Circuit Court subject to the primary decision.
Charles W. Huffman of Green Castle Township enters the Democratic primary for Clerk of the Atham Circuit Court, pending primary decision.
A candidate for Commissioner of Putnam County from the Third District, subject to the decision of Harry Moore of Greencastle township, announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court.
Auditor candidate Fred V. Thomas of Greencastle township seeks Putnam county Auditor with Democratic primary decision pending. Greencastle Township Trustee Ralph E. Knoll and trustee candidate L. D. Snider announce bids for Greencastle township positions subject to Democratic primary results.
A London Express commentary analyzes fashion battles between men and women. It notes men's attachment to hats coats and boots while ridiculing women's styles such as tight skirts and dresses. The piece argues women should appeal to beauty to resist fashion shifts.
A weekly newspaper owned and edited by women in Egypt marks a favorable sign for women’s development. It aims to improve Moslem women’s condition, educate them, and enable self–support. Keyp lian Women write for the paper, which covers Cairo society, fashions, and fiction.
A columnist extols a daily afternoon rest as superior to stimulants. She recommends a fixed hour, undressing for a nap in darkness for thirty minutes or less, arguing that even half an hour restores strength and vigor and a full day of rest enhances beauty and usefulness.
At a luncheon a white satin bag and place card awaited each guest. Guests were told not to open until signaled when the bag revealed a tiny china kitten with a card announcing Mary Robinson Jones's engagement to Robert John Smith. The phrase the cat was literally out of the bag captures the moment.
A mental scrap-basket metaphor urges clearing worries from the mind to reduce clutter and ease daily life. The idea promotes focusing on essential thoughts to brighten outlooks and improve mental clarity.
Some individuals worry their good deeds will go unseen unless they vocalize them. The reflection highlights social pressure to boast virtue to gain recognition.
St Louis matrons declare war on bachelors for ill bred conduct at dances. The Veiled Prophet ball triggers a blacklist by the Wednesday Club, with hostesses tabulating guests and coordinating boycotts of those who fail to show proper respect and are denied future invitations.
A lace fichu fashioned from three ladies of black mousseline de sole forms a band with a wider pont de Milan base. It falls over a strip of double mousseline de sole and crosses at the front, ending in two houg ends.
The article describes the annual growth cycle of wapiti antlers from mid March to September, detailing rapid velvet development, scaffolding of bone, and final shedding. It then shifts to a natural history discussion of skeletal evolution, from shark fins to early birds, noting cartilage to bone transition and key reptile to bird adaptations.
A Greek canteen keeper near the Allied right battery at Sebastopol collected unexploded shells each day. A shell sent for a scroll concealed a dummy with instructions, revealing a spy’s coded method of communication though the exact line to Sebastopol remained unclear.
Sir James Crichton Browne notes hand suppleness declines near forty. In the button trade wages reflect early aging as a skilled maker reaches peak at 6240 ivory buttons daily earning 45 shillings weekly. By sixty-five they struggle to earn 20 shillings if health remains sound.
Nora Goodman, a young girl, braved a wild March gale to fetch rope from an old storehouse. She helped the crowd cast lines to save her father and the other fishermen aboard a sinking boat along the cliffside. Her bravery saved multiple lives.
A short verse describes a pig in a pen who eats corn to grow fatter as part of its duty. The narrator notes the pig breaks out of the sty and consumes sweet yellow corn, a humorous portrayal from the Washington Star.
Mary Eva Chase six year old daughter of N Oscar Chase of East Milton Road Brookline saved four year old Katherine Jackson from an approaching automobile. The Massachusetts Humane Society awarded her a bronze medal for the act.
A big black dog named Lion delivers letters for his master and visits the post office. One day on a busy sidewalk he pauses the mail to grab a piece of cake, placing a paw on the letters to keep them from slipping away.
Greencastle residents warned to guard against appendicitis by taking a compound mix of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients sold as Adler-i-ka claimed to cure appendicitis. The ad asserts the remedy instantly relieves sour stomach gas and constipation by drawing out old foul matter from the body.
The 1914 annual report lists payments and entries for Putnam and Jefferson townships Indiana. It names Central National Bank and First National Bank notes, multiple teachers including Oliver Stringer and Smythe, janitors Venard Smith and Rollie Dobbs, and various entries for institute costs, repairs, gravel work, and supervision by John Nichols and others, with numerous disbursements and transfers throughout the year.
Ledger details receipts disbursements and service accounts for Jefferson Township Putnam County Indiana. Names include Oliver Stringer trustee J W Mundy supervisor Cecil Stringer teaching and others. totals show payments for janitorial, repairs, teaching, publishing and transportation. Statement sworn Jan 7 1914 before advisory board members Morrison Blue and McCammack.
An item describes a German taught swimming apparatus with two air chambers and neck loop that allow either vertical or horizontal positions. It keeps the wearer afloat without hindering movement and folds compact when not in use. Also mentions a cordial mix of ad hoc ads and a note on Chamberlain's Cough Remover for colds.
Fragmentary classified style snippet references a dentist office on South Vine Street and a prior note about chronic constipation. Non-coherent OCR text limits clear entities or events to extract.
W. W. Tu cks is listed as a physician and surgeon with an office on Vine Street between Minate and Walnut in Creencass.
W. M. McGaugily is a physician and surgeon with residence at the corner of Bloomington and Seminary streets. Office telephone 827. He maintains an office in Evans' Block at 4 San Jackson Street.
Compliments streak readers to chamberlain cough remedy makers for their cure claims. The notice highlights rapid praise from customers and notes the product is for sale through various sellers.
Mrs. M. Shelley of South Streetville Indiana testifies to backache relief and improved kidney function after using Doans Kidney Pills. She confirms a prior public endorsement from 1912 and urges readers to buy only the original Doan's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co. NYC.
A patent medicine claim promises relief from biliousness by taking Chamberiat Tablets. It asserts a full dose cleans and strengthens the stomach and that tomorrow you will relish your food. Sold by all dealers.
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