Cards of Thanks Candidacy Announcements for County Offices
A Greencastle area notice lists multiple candidates seeking Democratic nomination for county posts in the May 2 1922 primary. Names include Jacob E McCurry for Coroner Paul F Priest and Fred F Fultz for Assessor Fay S Hamilton for Prosecuting Attorney Roy C Evens and Jesse F Young for Treasurer Charlie F Crodian and William D Lovett for Auditor and related court and county positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Rector
Greencastle Township
Jacob E. McCurry
Paul F. Priest
Marion Township
Fred F. Fultz
Cloverdale Township
Fay S. Hamilton
Roy C. Evens
Jesse F. Young
Claude Jeffries
Jackson Township
Charlie F. Crodian
Franklin Township
William D. Lovett
Paul J. Coleman
Paul Albin
Nomination Notices for Auditor and Sheriff Candidates
Benton Curtis of Greencastle seeks nomination for Auditor pending the May 2 1922 primary. Roy M Brackney of Greencastle seeks nomination for Sheriff subject to Elijah Wallace of Cloverdale.
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Elijah Wallace
Cloverdale Township
Pansy song authors face a cook’s quiet fallout
Mary Lett Spencers and Freia Jon Brown authors of the ballad "Pansies Mean Thou and Thoughts Mean You" face a domestic dispute after the cook Mary, who tended their pansy window box, learns of their royalties. The cook says she must leave after fearing loss of wages.
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Mary Lett Spencers
Freia Jon Brown
Ceres
Fx Giler Herald
Spencer
Mrs. Spencer
Philadelphia Record
Howells and a Fourth of July Rebuke
A Chicago editor notes William Dean Howells rebuked spread eagle boasting and recently joined a women suffrage society. He recalled Howells’ Fourth of July oration in Maine where the orator’s boasts were mocked, comparing them to a child silencing a boastful hen after laying an egg.
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William Dean Howells
Chicago
Howells
Mr. Howells
Maine
Louisville Times
English Language Jokes And Rural Mischief
A collection of humorous rural vignettes and language jokes from an old column. Situations include a Scottish farmer refusing to renew his lease and a landlord offering acreage discounts, a politician’s stand described as a walkover, an estate agent’s sales pitch read aloud by a landowner who then resists selling, and a widow uncovering letters she had given to her husband.
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John
After School Lesson Call Out
A teacher tells Johnny Jones he will stay after school for one hour to study. Johnny asks if the teacher will stay with him, and the teacher confirms. Johnny questions who is being punished.
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Johnny Jones
Removing a Blot
A tramp asks a man to contribute a dollar to beautify the town and claims he will move on to the next town after the payment. The exchange reflects a humorously sharp street encounter noted by the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Uncle Bruno Asked Why His People Multiply Faster
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a character asking Uncle Bruno why his people increase in number faster than white people. The reply hints at heredity and upbringing.
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Bruno
Chicago Tribune
Notice of Stockholders Meeting for Bank Consolidation
Shareholders of The First National Bank of Greencastle Indiana will meet at the bank offices in Greencastle Putnam County Indiana at 2:00 PM on Tuesday February 21 1922. The vote will ratify and confirm terms and agreements for the consolidation of The First National Bank and Citizens National Bank of Greencastle Indiana and transact any lawful business. By A G Brown President R E Brown Cashier. 41D Jan 28 30 Feb 6 13
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Greencastle
Indiana
First National Bank OF
Banking Association
Putnam County
Citizens National Bank of
A. G. Brown
R. E. Brown
High School Plans Semester Work and Honors
The High School holds chapel to discuss next term duties. Six week grades and semester terms will be issued tomorrow at G. H. S. Faculty women host men at a dinner for Miss Mabel Loehr who resigns to join Richmond schools. The Purple and Gray basketball team has one game left on the county schedule.
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Varsity
Mabel Loehr
Richmond
Rhea and Brazil clash in Greencastle gym Friday night
The Rhea men meet the Brazil aggregation in Greencastle at the local gym Friday night with Clay County rivalry and a tough fight expected. Poland of Bloomington will referee. Greencastle second team opens against Reelsville in a curtain raiser. Alma and Crystal MacFarlane plan to move to Lebanon next semester. Putnam County High School basketball tourney tickets go on sale Friday at the school for three sessions. adult and child admission is one dollar, single tickets fifty cents.
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Rhea
Brazil
Clay County
Greencastle
Poland
Bloomington
Greencastle High School
Reelsville
Alma
Crystal MacFarlane
Wm. McFarlane
Lebanon
Indiana
Alma MacFarlane
Crystal
Putnam County
Glidewell
Brazil Concert Co Opens Greencastle Season
The Brazil Concert Company led by the Harmony Quartette will debut at Cooks's Opera House in Greencastle on February 9. Members include A. R. Morgan FE Lister C. C. Jones and E. V. Morgan with A E Daly Hubert Turner Marion Grimes Campbell Miss Mary Christie and A R Morgan. The program features songs readings imitations and comedy by a refined troupe with home ties keeping them from full vaudeville tours.
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Brazil
Cooks’s Opera House
Greencastle
Harmony Quartette
A. R. Morgan
FE. O. Lister
C. C. Jones
E. V. Morgan
A. E. Daly
Hubert Turner
Marion Grimes Campbell
America
Mary Christie
Woman's League to Meet at College Avenue Church
The Woman's League of College Avenue Church will meet Wednesday at 2 30 in the church parlors. President's Day will be observed. Francis Lane, 15, of Monroe township, is ill with scarlet fever. Mrs. O B Rector of South Jackson Street visited Newport to see her sister Miss Clairona Rector teaching in the local high school.
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Woman’s League of
College Avenue
Francis
Frank Lane
Monroe Township
O. B. Rector
South Jackson Street
Newport
Clairona Rector
Ford Retail Sales Exceed Million for 1921
Ford Motor Company reports total production of 1,050,740 cars trucks and tractors in 1921 with dealer retail sales near 1,093,000, surpassing 1920 records by over 104,000 in the United States. December 1921 retail sales show strong gains, signaling optimism for 1922 among farmers and the general public.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
United States
Ford Company
Fordson Tractor
Public Farm Sale At Mt Olive Near Greencastle
Auction of cows including Jersey and butter cows, forty shocks of corn fodder, farm implements, and household goods to be sold Thursday January 26 starting 10 30 o clock. Terms announced day of sale. Auctioneer O. J. Rector.
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Greencastle
Mt. Olive
Manhattan Pike
Ford cuts car prices to stabilize markets in 1921
Enclosed cars grow popular with 23 percent of 1921 production being Sedans and Coupes. Ford may drive stability by cutting Touring Car to 348, Runabout 219, Coupe 580, Sedan 645, Chassis 285, Truck 430 F.O.B. Detroit. This marks the fourth price cut in sixteen months and supports 40,000 Detroit workers and a large share of the city’s population reliant on Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. B. Detroit
Ford Company
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
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Washington Township
Benton Curtis
W. F. Davis
Franklin’ Township
Roy M. Brackney
Edgar L. Wilson
Floyd Township
Harkles L. Jackson
Gilbert Prichard
Mill Creek Township
Albert Shuey
Walter S. Campbell
G. B. Walsh
Ladoga
Scotland
Board of Commissioners of
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United War Work
Renee
State Tax Benevolent Institution Fund
Dog Fund Library Fund Corporation
Sanitary Schools Soldier Memorial
Chas
G. M. Littell
Vincennes
George Pfahler
East Seminary Street
High School News
Brazil Concert CO
Cascarag
W. H. Hill Co
Jersey
Ottoj G. Webb
C. W. Daggy
C. A. Carver
D. J. Skelton
Board of Commissioners
Putnam Co
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