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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
6
A pamphlet urges spread of osteopathic knowledge to help workers and all ages, claiming health improves when people learn the better osteopathic way. It notes patient thanks to Spaunhurst osteopaths and lists Donner ock with phone 226 and a lady attendant.
Grover Gardner and family visited Dan iel Gardner for the weekend. Miss Lola Gardner visited Miss Florence Brown. Oakalla had no school all week due to bad weather. Miss Agnes Torr hosted a Sunday dinner for Nina Baldwin Dorothy Houck Raymond Baldwin Clifford Torr Paul Fox James Torr. Elisha Baldwin and son stayed with Mr and Mrs J L Brown. Florence Brown ill with lagrippe. Mrs Tilden Frazier visited her parents. James Nicely plans to move onto John Stoner's farm.
A January letter from Dr. Harry E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, urges high schools and colleges to omit graduation banquets this year due to the food shortage. He notes the need to avoid last minute plan changes and seeks cooperation to publicize the advisory.
Mr and Mrs Russell Stoner spent Monday and Monday night with James Brown and family. Mr and Mrs James Brown and daughter Florence Irene and a son Logan and wife called on Daniel Gardner and family Saturday night. James Niceley and family moved to the John Stoner farm the first of the week. Grover Gardner and wife and son Roscoe Eugene spent Saturday and Sunday with Daniel Gardner and family. Raymond Baldwin James Torr and Paul Fox called on Franklin Torr Sunday. Mrs Milton Humphrey is confined to her home with rheumatism. Clarence Humphrey has the grippe.
Mrs Frank Garrett is seriously ill at this writing. Mrs Bert Poer and son James spent last Friday at Will Shucks. Maria Campbell visited Mrs Clyde Walls last Wednesday. Clay Garrett suffers with tonsillitis. Mrs Will Shuck called on Mrs Frank Garrett last Saturday afternoon. Mrs Garrett is very ill. Emma Morgan and daughters spent Friday with Mrs Emma Snodgrass. Bert Peer helped Mr Stanley butcher hogs last Monday. Mary Shuck called on Mrs Sam Campbell last Friday morning. Mrs Morgan and daughters visited at Will Shucks last Wednesday. School began again last Monday after road conditions kept it closed for a week.
A Greencastle woman describes relief from gall stones and stomach trouble after a year on Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She claims it clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and includes a money back guarantee. She urges others to try the simple preparation via Cook Drug Co.
The Greencastle Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumni plans to publish a daily conservation hint on food, offering recipes menus and helpful suggestions. Housewives are urged to submit war recipes and tips to Mrs Francis Calvin Tilden, with permission to use the sender’s name. Today's verse was sent by Miss Pearl O Hair. the author is a friend of Miss O Hair.
A recipe fragment from Rye Bread credits Mrs. W. V. Brown. It lists ingredients for a rye bread mixture, including oats, milk, shortening, salt, molasses, rye and white flour, and a dissolved yeast cake. The note contains a patriotic phrase and a personal name.
A compiled draft list shows numerous individuals with initials and surnames such as Barr Shalley Davis Bymaster Toole Byrd Burch Herod Runyan Stewart Ogles Van Gorder Job Hood Young Priest Clark Weller Hanneman Lawson Ping Trout Richardson Moore Wildman Wilson Hall Thomas Cooper Terry Rees Rissler Cofer Nichols Roe Stiles Fairbanks Thompson Taylor Prevo White Byrd Clodfelter Gifford.
A wartime appeal urges readers to adopt a saving routine and buy War-Savings Stamps to support the war effort and pledge a lasting peace. It questions readers about forgotten witness fees and advises turning sums into Uncle Sam through W S S.
All consumers not having paid their water bills are urgently requested to call and settle their bills on or before the 25th. Bills unpaid on that date are delinquent accounts and service may be turned off without further notice. The Greencastle Water Works Co. 3t-dly-22-23-24
Local notes cover visits by Mr and Mrs Frank Nichols in Brazil and guests from Cloverdale and Indianapolis. A birthday party honors Lillian Cook with a war service stamp gift. Funeral details for James T Rikard are given along with attendance at Raser Bittles funeral. Angelein Trook engagement and travel plans of Lieut McLean are noted. Weather updates predict more snow and continued cold through the week.
A Youth's Companion passage contrasts Otto von Bismarck and Camillo Benso di Cavour, noting their divergent visions. Bismarck pursued an absolute, monarchic state built on blood and iron, while Cavour promoted a modern democracy rooted in liberty. Their ideas shaped modern nations and reveal the consequences of opposing political philosophies.
WANTED At once three unfurnished rooms near square inquire Herald office. LABORERS WANTED Twenty five laborers wanted at the American Zinc Company plant. WANTED A place to farm on shares in Greencastle Ind Route 2. Wanted at Once Fifteen Carpenters Apply American Zinc Products Company.
A historical note recalls numerous reports of animals like fish frogs and toads being carried by winds and storms. It cites examples from Beauregard Mississippi and Mount Carmel Illinois showing light objects and even heavier items moved by tornadoes and hurricanes, arguing such falls should be common in windy regions.
Archdeacon Morrison reports Kumassi that Ashanti has transformed from conflict history to a thriving cocoa industry. In five years commercial prosperity rose as cocoa supplanted rubber, making Ashanti a key cocoa growing region and supporting West Africa with labor efficient production and expanding exports.
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