Delta Theta Tau Dance Attended by Local Honoraries at Athenaeum
Local social notes list Miss Minna Mae Bartley and others attending the Delta Theta Tau national dance in Indianapolis. Visiting relatives, weekend trips, and a string of gatherings across Greencastle include club meetings, family visits, and a trip to Paris and Niagara Falls.
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Minna Mae Bartley
Mable Hurst
Musette Williams
Blanche Bicknell
Ruby Wright
Frances Rector
Dorothy Butterfield
Cena Brothers
Mary Manual
Gertrude Cook
Athenaeum
Indianapolis
Mother’s Club
Otto Rector
Greencastle
Stitch and Chatter Club
Camp Short
Clayton
Clear Creek
Sherrill
Missionary Society to Host Benefit Show at High School
The Ladies Missionary Society will meet with Mrs. Handy Wednesday at 2 30 in the afternoon. A benefit night at the High School Theatre next Monday and Tuesday features The Man from Home starring James Kirkwood. Proceeds go to the Century Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Study Club
Elmer Sellers
East Walnut Street
Ladies Missionary Society of the Christian Church
W. T. Handy
James Kirkwood
High School
Century Club
Notice to Undertakers in Putnam County Indiana
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites bids to bury pauper dead at the County Poor Asylum near Greencastle. Bids due by 10 a.m. Saturday July 21 1923. Bid includes embalming shroud upholsterd casket with four handles and name plate plus a casket box. R E Knoll Auditor.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Commissioners Room
Court House
Greencastle
R. E. Knoll
Pride Goes Before a Fall in City Scene
A young society matron wheels her first born in a buggy along the boulevard. She strides with pride as two girls on apartment steps glance up. One girl says she will be a maid when grown to take people’s tables out for an airing.
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Kansas City Star
April Luck and love in a vintage fortune
A historical arcanum notes April as a lazy month for youths with love outcomes. It predicts a first courtship ending happily, highlights the 15th as lucky for meetings, and advises carrying a silver coin and wearing green while leaving home without turning back for luck.
The Concentrated Angler Opinion Fragment
A fragment contrasts the cautious fisherman with a self made expert who asks questions then seeks help or goods. It implies anglers rely on others for tackle bait and boat space while pursuing fishing. The tone suggests practical street wisdom within a casual social piece.
Thorinaite Found Only In Ceylon
The mineral thorinaite, used in making the man thes for incandescent gas lamps, is known only from Ceylon. Discovered by the Ceylon mineral survey, it is exported to Europe and the United States.
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Ceylon
Ceylon Mineral Survey
Europe
United States
Birds Laugh at Scarecrows in Egyptian Fields
Egyptian cornfield owners rely on native workers who stand on raised platforms and hurl stones to deter voracious birds that would otherwise ruin the crop near the Nile.
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Egypt
The
Nile
Name John From Hebrew Origins Through Historical Forms
The given name John derives from the Hebrew Jehohanan meaning God is gracious. Greek forms render it Johanan while the feminine forms become Anna and Hannah. It was uncommon in Saxon England and rarely used by Normans.
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John
Jehohannen
God
Johanan
Anna
Hannah
England
Makes Tire Inflation Easy Drum device inflates tire to 65 psi fast
A small gas filled drum device provides quick tire inflation without jacking. It uses a harmless gas and enough quantity to reach 65 pounds per square inch in seconds.
Child’s Favorite Hour: Mornings Come Too Early
A family chats about preferred hours of the day. Sonny avoids mornings, saying they arrive too early, leaving the exact favorite time unsaid but hinting at a dislike for early starts. The exchange captures a child’s playful stance on daily routines.
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Sonny
Famous Lines and Lines in Everyday Life
A compact survey of lines in daily life from bread lines to clothes lines and pay lines. It notes how lines appear in public spaces and personal moments, from post offices to the pay window and beyond.
One Belief Not Sufficient
A report notes that some remote Chinese communities hold that embracing many religions increases one’s chances in the afterlife. The piece suggests a belief in accumulating beliefs as a path to salvation rather than adherence to a single faith.
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China
A Vain Vein in the Boston Transcript
A shortened prose note cites a sentiment filled youth who finds his feelings clash with a callous world, concluding that his sentiment may be in vain under the harsh social reality.
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Boston Transcript
Oliver’s Return Reveals Humble History Teacher Tale
John W. Oliver, director of the historical commission, returns to his rural hometown after years away. A farmer friend questions his studies and teaching, learning Oliver attended Wisconsin University, where he says there are thousands of students and about eight history teachers.
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John W. Oliver
The
Historical Commission
John
Wisconsin University
Landsakes
Indianapolis News
British crime relics fetch meager bids at Sims sale
The late George R. Sims collection, including the Black Museum relics, news cuttings and books, sold quickly in London for little money. A chair tied to a murder brought only 5 shillings and autographs from infamous criminals sold for a few dollars each.
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George R. Sims
London
Sims
Newgate Prison
Fiddler Sticks To The Girl I Left Behind Me At Dance
A country dance fiddler, famed for timeliness, refuses to switch from The Girl I Left Behind Me despite requests for Speed the Plow. He explains the tunes collide, and speed leads him back to the same tune after a short run. The exchange occurs between dances as old dancers urge variety.
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Los Angeles Times
Town’s mayor and council target of uproar in county seat swap tale
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recalls returning from the county seat where a mêlée of ladies with clubs and hatchets burst through in a bid to oust the mayor and council. Johnson asks what officials had done while Mrs Johnson questions the scene.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Mystery in Indianapolis Class List Reveals Misstated Groups
A Indianapolis teacher asked pupils to name five religious organizations. A girl cited The Ladies Ace, the Brothers hood, and the Laymen’s League. Investigators confirmed the last entry was the Laymen's League.
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Indianapolis
Laymen's League
Exchange Sparks Tense Parlor Exchange
In a sharp domestic exchange, one speaker laments a visitor who treats the parlor as a darkroom while another defends a daughter described as well developed, highlighting friction over conduct and appearances.
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Binks
Jinks
Lapleigh
Large dirigible passes over Fillmore Monday evening
A large dirigible was seen passing over Fillmore around 9 01 in the evening on Monday, drawing the attention of residents and witnesses in the town.
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J. F. Hill
Indianapolis
In the Swim A Proud Father Recalls Daughter's Jump
A father recalls his daughter leaping from a pool edge while a suitor boasts of a dock jump, in a light anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
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Everybody's Magazine
The Art of Selling and a Busy Secretary Message
A compact note states Secretary Mr. Terry is too busy to talk today while a life insurance agent urges Lin to be brave and speak up. The fragment hints at a sales context with a brief communication directive.
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Terry
Life Insurance Agent
Lin
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Betty
Terre Haute
Margaret Hanneman
West Johnson Street
Virginia Hanneman
Walter Heath
Virginia and
Mereile
Helen Pfahler
Hoosier Highlands
al Parker
Decatur Tus
Ellis Sluss
Mary
Lamar Grubb
Whiting
Nelle Grubb
J. A. Throop
Lafayette
James Johnston
Emma Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Warsaw
Joel Denman
Gordon Massett
Chicago
Mrs. W. L. Denman
Theodore Krant
Sarah Cooper
Phillip Heaton
Mary Darnell
Park Street
Ella Phillips
Muncie
Hattie Hampton
Vernon Shirley
Virginia
Orson Shirley
Paris
John Secrole
C. W. Otis
Allan
Torrington
Onnecticut
Mrs
George Otis
W. A. Boser
Belle Union
J. P. Hughes
James
John Cannon
Mary Catherine
Claude Webb
Vernon Robinson
Robinson
Walter Tate
James Tate
Fay Miles
Ft. Wayne
Walter
Frank Wright
Peoria, Ill
Shelby, Montana
Shelby Montana
M. H. Hammond
East Orange
N. J
F. C. Hammond
Donald Munson
New York City
C. H. Bowen
Commercial Hotel
Munson
Vera Bowen
Ruth Burks
Irma Burks
Samuel Sweet
Pana
Ilinois
Will Burks
Mary Evans
Ralph Randel
Pearl Roberts
Putnamville
J. E. McCurry
West Side
Indiana Portland Cement Company
Limedale
Nerald Office
Massa- Harris
T. H. Morris, Cloverdale
R. J
Address Herald
Greencastle Battery Co
N. Side Square
R. A. Ogg
Grogery
Herald Office
Stilesville
Box X
Care Herald
Fiddler
Roy Hillis
State Automobile Insurance Company
Vandalia Coal Yards
L. Jones
Box
Olney, Il
Kocher
Brownie Kodak
Fitel's
LOWIS
Cowgill
Frenklin
Mulling
Fillmore
Arnold
Horace Robinson
Ksoeey
Re Leon- V' Nday
J. R. Cox
A. Cook
Mer
Ee Dick Hatton
Pathe Comedies
William Fox
Harry Millarde
Hoot Gibson
Bobby Dunn
Sole
R. P. Mullins
Standard Oil Company
Middle West
Michigan Ave
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