Local residents visit Greencastle and return to duties
Charles Thomas of Indianapolis visited the Sigma Nu House in Greencastle Monday night. Miss Mabel Hampton of Indianapolis returned to her job at Whittaker Paper Co after several days with her mother Mrs Hattie Hempton and recovery from a sore throat. Miss Irene Selby resigns from Second Ward teaching position and departs for Indianapolis to take new duties. Miss Laurine Trowbridge of Milton will fill Selby’s vacancy at DePauw University.
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Charles Thomas
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Sigma Nu
Mabel Hampton
Whittaker Paper Co
Indiananapolis
Hattie Hempton
Irene Selby
Second Ward
Laurine Trowbridge
Milton
DePauw
Selby
Community Notes From Greencastle Area and Nearby
Miss Lorene Pursell improving after appendicitis operation in Indianapolis. Clarence Stewart in Greencastle on business. Millard Hamm visited his brother Jack Hamm in Owen County. The Twentieth Century Club meets at 2 30 with Mrs Charles Webb. review on H E Wells Outline of History and current events by members. Maple syrup makers in Putnam County plan a meeting January 28 at 1 30 to organize and set a standard price. Presbyterian Woman’s Circle meets at the church with Lizzie Goulding speaking on Presbyterian Missions in Siam. Mrs William Graham leads devotions. hostesses named. Mrs Charles Toney injured after slipping on Franklin Jackson corner. dislocated shoulder treated by Dr Ayler. Roger Pearson returns to Spiceland for remainder of school year. Sigma Nu member at DePauw. Mrs James K Bruner returns to Pittsburg after visiting her parents. will reunite with husband at White Wire Rope Company.
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Twentieth Century Club
Charles Webb
Anderson Street
G. H. Myers
H. E. Wells
Putnam County
Court House
The
Presbyterian Church
Lizzie Goulding
Siam
William Graham
Ella Browder
FE. A. Schmidt
Hattie Leuteke
James K. Bruner
George Sheppard
Hanna Street
Pittsburg
White Wire
Classified Ads Include Money Found and Local Services
Classified items advertise a money find attribution to J. R. Hornbrook, a coal savings pitch for Koal Save with exclusive rights, automobile license and track license blanks available, notary services by Hazel M. Lear, 1921 Model Ford Coupe for sale, vulcanizing and generator starter service at Willard Service Station, trustee election note for Jefferson Township, coal prices from Minshall Block and Ford Lucas, and employment for a reliable farm hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
Hazel M. Lear
For Rent Two modern sleeping rooms first floor
Classified note shows two modern sleeping rooms for rent on the first floor at 402 S Jackson St. The item reads like a short housing listing in a historic paper. It also contains a lost item notice from a DePauw Wabash game about a right hand black leather driving mitten wool lined lost near Phi Psi House with a reward offered to Philip Max.
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S. Jackson St
DePauw
Bridge Afternoon Hosted by Beemer and Leuteke
Mrs. W. A. Beemer and Mrs. Charles Leuteke entertained six tables at bridge at Beemer home on North Locust Street Monday afternoon. Mrs. Virgil Grimes won first prize and Mrs. Blanche O’Hair second prize. A two course luncheon was served. Both hosts plan another gathering Wednesday at Mrs. Leuteke’s on South Locust Street.
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W. A. Beemer
Charles Leuteke
Bridge
Carl Mote to Speak on Public Utilities at Rotary Luncheon
Carl Mote former Indiana Public Utilities Commission member and DePauw University graduate will address the Rotary Luncheon on Wednesday. He will discuss Public Utilities and share insights from his career and expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Mote
Indiana Public Utilities Commission
DePauw University
Rotary
Mote
Public
Century Club elects officers for coming year
The Century Club met last Saturday at the home of Mrs. R. L. O'Hair on East Seminary Street and elected officers for the year: President Mrs. Wilbur Stewart. Vice President Mrs. C. F. Overstreet. Recording Secretary Mrs. Lucius Harris. Treasurer Mrs. Aaron Cooper. Council Member Mrs. Harry Smith. Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Russell Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
R. L. O’hair
East Seminary Street
Wilbur Stewart
C. F. Overstreet
Sec’y
Lucius Harris
Aaron Cooper Noimgie
Clara Lammers
Harry Smith
Russell Brown
Real estate transfers across multiple townships and lots
Recorded property transfers include John C. Goodnight to Charles G. McKinney for land in Washington township for 1 dollar and McKinney to Raymond S. Fouts for 1,500 dollars. Louis C. Rabb to Ivan Huffman 220 acres in Washington township for 1 dollar. Central Trust Company to William Menier a lot in Greencastle for 300 dollars. United States to Isaac Burnsides 80 acres in Russell township. United States to Andrew Boyd 80 acres in Russell township. United States to John Nisbitt 80 acres. United States to Thomas Thompson 80 acres in Russell township. Walter G Fremont to Evett Price 120 acres in Washington township for 10 dollars. Frank Edwards to William J Ferrand 3 lots in Bainbridge for 100 dollars. Artie Raines to Virgal English 3 1/2 acres in Marion township for 1,300 dollars.
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John C. Goodnight
Charles G. McKinney
Washington Township
Raymond S. Fouts
Louis C. Rabb
Ivan Huffman
Central Trust Company
William Menier
Greencastle
United States
Isaac Burnsides
Russell Township
Andrew Boyd
John Nisbitt
Thomas Thompson
Walter G .Fremont
Evett Price
Frank Edwards
William J. Ferrand
Bainbridge
Artie Raines
Virgal English
Marion Township
Marriage Licenses for Earl Hinkle and Della Gardner
Earl Hinkle 21 of Greencastle and Della Gardner 22 of Greencastle obtained marriage licenses.
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Earl Hinkle
Greencastle
Della Gardner
Marathon runner swallows sponge mystery in paper
Mrs Hollowuit and her husband debate a newspaper item about a marathon runner in New York allegedly swallowing a sponge. He doubts the claim and ponders how one could throw up a sponge without swallowing it, illustrating newspaper misreadings.
Saving and spending in balance for a healthy society
The text argues that constant thrift harms both individual and public welfare. It warns that excessive saving can erode enjoyment, family attention, and civic virtue, citing Puritan roots as a double edged influence. It advocates a measured approach to saving and spending.
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New England
Leslie
Energy from Pedaling Measured by Electricity at Wesleyan
At Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut a scientist uses a stationary bicycle with magnets to convert a rider’s pedaling into electrical current while measuring all food and drink intake by weight to determine energy content. The study envisions a future where a person’s job prospects or political status could hinge on their voltage output, with diet adjusted to match required energy for work or rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Socialism and Fashions Question Tyranny of Style
A metropolitan correspondent asks if socialism would force uniform clothing and fashions and argues tyranny of fashion could be greater under communism than today. He notes current fashion dictates by elites in London Paris and New York and wonders about future control.
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London
Paris
New York
Chains on Tires Damaging New York Roads
The New York Tribune argues chains on automobile tires scar carriage roads in parks and Riverside Drive. It says chains are used to avoid skidding but allow reckless speed around curves, damaging costly roads and endangering public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Parks
Riverside Drive
New York Tribune
Torture Chambers in Altoona Lock-Up
An Altoona lock-up uses a tiny sweat box seven feet high and one foot deep to coerce prisoners and unwilling witnesses into confessing. The piece likens the sweat box to a ship’s brig, arguing physical force undercuts justice and mirrors wider abuses in law enforcement.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
River Life at Manila on the Pasig River
Manila features river life on the Pasig with over fifteen thousand Filipinos living aboard ships. The sluggish stream runs through the metropolis and dominates the city’s daily life, a feature rivaled only by Canton’s Pearl River.
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Manila
Pasig
American “Indies
Canton
China
Pearl River
Remarriage Rights Examined Like Property Title
The article argues that a divorced person seeking remarriage should have their right examined by a lawyer, comparable to a buyer inspecting title to a house before a deed. It emphasizes careful legal review before forming new nuptial bonds.
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United States
Traction-Telephone Round 12 Times Noted
The record lists numbered times across a day including 9 16 am 1 57 pm 2 46 pm 6 35 pm and 9 10 pm with references to T H I E TRACTION. It also notes 381 and 1 52 2 38L in the sequence.
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A. M
A.M
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Henry Ford
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
King, Morrison-Foster Co
J. P. Wysong
A. B. Hanna
Petaluma
California
Harris Milling Co
Lorene Pursell
Alva Purcell
St. Vincents Hospital
Clarence Stewart
Grencastle
Millard Hamm
Jack Hamm
Owen County
Charles Toney
Franklin Street
Franklin and
Jackson Streets
J. Sudranski
Ayler
Roger Pearson
Spiceland
Pearson
J. R. Hornbrook
Household Chemical CO
E. 3Rd
St., St. Paul, Minn
WM. McDonald
Willard
Tustee
Jefferson Township
G. E. Ogles
May Champer
East
Washington Street
Dobbs & Vestal
Bruce Lane
Socialism
River Life AT
Opera House
A. Cook
Mgr
W.R. C
Hugo Ballin
Harry Sweet
Possum
Shirley Mason
Jackie
Clyde Cook
Fred Masten
Central National
Bank Building
J. E. McCurry Furniture and Undertaking
West Side Square
Ind
Hone
T. H. I. & E. Traction—Telephone
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West Boung
Greencastle Gas. Co
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