Trustees annual report highlights Putnam County funds
The Greencastle township trustees report lists receipts and expenditures from the Putnam County requisition and dog tax funds. It shows balances with Citizens National Bank and Orgens National Bank and itemizes payments for road work, clerical tasks, office rent, postage, and school district funds.
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Greencastle Township
Putnam County
Indiana
Orgens National Bank
Citizens Nat. Bank
Int
Putnam Co
Nat. Bank
Ntor Putnam Co
Greencastle
Pas . At. Bank
Citgens Nat. Bank
Augtor Putnam Co
Brook Peck
Peck
Pragk Peck
K Peck
Ons Nat. Bank
Dow Fund
Citigens Nat. Bank
Aus Wust
Citigens Bank
M. Alien. Co
Citizens
Nat. _ Bank
Neitures
Greencastle Consolidated Schs
M. Sutherlin
Vestal
Harry H. Talbott
Brew Millar
Mov
N . Houck
Hughes
W. S. Vestal P.M
Greencastle Telephone Co
R. Hamrick
D. C
Wim. M. Sutherlin
Fe. Harrilton
C. Hughes
Spear Pitman
Sutherlin
Heber Ellis & Co
W. L. Denman
Trustees
Drew Miller
Imbr
W.L. Denman
R. Smith
D. C. Buehes
Ross Wells
Heber Ellis
Marshall O'Hair
D. C. Hughes
H. R. Kelley
Public Library
Park Coffman
Omer Stoner
James Wood
E. R. Hamrick
Cease
Pees Essens
Tyeramher
The Wrong Doctor and the Home Visitor
A man confesses to Spoonable about a door to door visitor who posed as a medical examiner yet proved to be a physician of divinity. The tale ends with the narrator realizing the stranger’s true role and the joke of his misled confidence spreading among friends.
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Spoonable
Laulways
Quitue
Rambolde
Dr. Rambo
Sir Beerbohm Tree remembers a cordial invitation
A friend recalls meeting Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree at a continental health resort years ago. Later in London the friend visits Tree in his dressing room and is invited to call, only to be reminded Tree did not recognize him in Cardinal Wolsey make up.
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Sir Beerbohm Tree
Tree
His Majesty's
London
Cardinal Wolsey
Minute Waltz Proves Itself On Audiences Tour
Theodora Surkow Ryder performed Chopins Minute Waltz as an encore. A large man timed her with a silver watch, announcing completion as she finished the piece. The audience heard the watch snap shut and the man boomed that she had indeed done it.
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Chopin
Mme. Theodora Surkow-Ryder
Lpaced to Capacity at the Party
Dialogue between Bobby and his mother reveals a shy teenager’s discomfort at a social gathering. He answers curtly about enjoyment and departure, citing a lack of appetite as the reason for leaving early.
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Bobby
Ask Pa Why Words Have Roots in Language Growth
Quote about a youth asking why words have roots and a parent answering that roots let language grow, reflecting on language evolution and education.
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Cold Relief
A vintage plea advises readers to treat cold or cough early with Dr King’s New Discovery. It touts proven effectiveness against cold cough and croup, noting high quality and fifty years of growing popularity. Prices listed: 60e and $1.20 per bottle at druggists.
Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised constipation relief
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a tonic laxative that promotes bile flow and cleanses the system of waste and fermenting foods. It claims to gently stimulate digestion and improve energy for work and recreation with druggist price two cents.
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Dr. King
The Croaker Comic Verse About Fading Youth
A humorous ballad lampoons a gloomily observant Croaker who rails that all flesh is grass. The narrator contrasts his sad prophecies with scenes of bride and football youth, ending with a comic punch as the speaker kicks the Croaker, spoiling the day.
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Croaker
Walt Mason
The Bad Boy Needs Friends Movement Ideas
The piece extols the Big Brother and Big Sisters programs as ways to aid boys in rough environments. It cites Mrs. Ralph Helmer of Queens and recalls Charles Dana Gibson’s reform efforts. The message favors friendly home based guidance over formal adoption, urging practical support to shape good citizens.
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New York
Big Sisters
Ralph Helmer
Borough of
Queens
New York City
Charles Dana Gibson
Frances Frear
Leslie
The Country Boy Who Won Vanderlip’s Rise from Apprentice to Bank Leader
A farmer’s son from Aurora rises from an Aurora railroad shop apprentice earning three dollars a week to head of National City Bank in New York. His method centers on hard work, problem solving, and continuous learning from Chicago to Washington.
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Frank Vanderlip
Aurora
National City
New York
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Dave
Vanderlip
Lyman Gage
the Treasury
Washington
Treasury Deverment
Gage
James Stillman
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Arthur Prill
Leslie
Economy and a Car Dream End in Bank Trouble
In a reminiscence, Luella recalls a 2 year savings chase for a car with Peter. Discipline, frugality, and sacrifices collapse when suppliers cut credit and a bank president frets about an employee’s shabby appearance risking deposits. The couple sacrifices luxuries and learns how hard financial strain can be.
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Peter
Wes
Arthur
Luella
Jane
A Warning to Girls Promoting Virtue and Temptation
A column warns young women about ambition and vanity leading to temptation. It cites a Northwestern University case where a girl saved $25 to enter a school of oratory, then thefts among students followed, ending in arrest. The piece urges contentment within limits and honest effort to rise.
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Cummock School of Oratory
Northwestern University
School of Oratory
Frances Frear
Leslie
Henry and Lou Defy Dinner Plans in Bipartisan Patience
A quarrel over a social dinner unfolds as Henry resists attending with Lou. She persistently nudges him with charm and social pressure, while he rails at being dragged into a roomful of wives and speeches. The exchange ends with reluctant agreement to attend, and a wry remark on women's voting and influence.
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Shiile
Wiew
Tommy's Tragedy and Fireproof Celluloid In Germany
A child weeps after a neighbor bite and a mother urges stoicism in a brisk exchange. The second flash reports Germany's invention of fireproof celluloid aimed at automobile windows and windshields.
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Germany
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Henry
Heinie
Tommy
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