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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1913
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows a local newspaper front with names Charles J. Arnold and William T. Sitlington and pricing notes. Unclear details due to OCR gaps but indicates Greencastle publication and staff roles.
Sheriff Theodore Bors announces a July 5 1913 public auction of Lot 1 in the South Enlargement of New Maysville with rents and profits for up to seven years to satisfy a decree of J E Hudson against John Bishop for 3636 plus interest and costs. If needed the sale will include the entire property to cover the decree.
A widespread endorsement touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. The ad cites relief from dyspepsia gas pressure sour stomach and headaches and urges readers to ask their druggist and test one dose. It lists notable users including Congress members and professionals and offers a free booklet from Geo ff Mayr in Chicago with local greencastle availability through A Cook Drug Co.
London reports Frank Hedges Butler predicts aeroplanes will cost under 500 dollars within a decade. He envisions land lighthouses, night lamps on craft, speeds around 200 mph, and rapid cross channel travel. He anticipates sea capable planes and expansion to reach polar and tropical frontiers.
Sadie McCarra eleven lives in Forsyth Township Marquette Michigan rode home with lunch for her father at a mining property. She returned with a rifle and helped guide her father to the chase where a deer was pursued by four wolves. She shot two wolves. one died on the spot and the other fled into a swamp. The family claimed a $25 bounty and then gave the money to Sadie.
In Ohio, a county recorder's find reveals State of Ohio vs Calvin Knowlton in May 1812. Knowlton is fined $1 for riding on the Sabbath to visit his sweetheart, under moral morality laws enforced by Justice T. R. Hawley and deputy recorder Jonathan Warner.
The General Land Office reports 386 873 787 acres of public land subject to entry in the United States. This could supply 169 acre homesteads to 2 417 961 settlers, though much is swampy arid or mountainous. Alaska holds 368 021 509 acres, nearly matching all U S public lands combined.
A new seal rookery on an uncharted uninhabited island north of Saghalien is reported by Japanese sealer Rinta Mitsumo Midzushima. The discovery, northwest of Saghalien, yielded a small fortune after a raid on the rookery.
Danville Pennsylvania reports Michael Powers, born a century ago, keeps good sight and hearing, eats and sleeps well, and tended a quarter acre garden for home use in his one hundredth year. He is a bachelor and notes he chews tobacco and has drunk whiskey only sparingly since his teens.
The King has taken up billiards as a pastime and exercise in London. Croquet is his favorite outdoor game but only in good weather. He tried golf but found it too exacting.
In Greeley Colorado farmers grow enormous squashes six feet in circumference. H Van derpool has two lots planted with these giants and L W Evans also features equally large specimens in the heart of the city.
George Liscom of Miles City recalls a 1866 raid by a fur hunting party in western Montana. After a skirmish with Indians near the gap, Liscom was wounded but survived while his comrades fell. He buried $800 in gold dust, later rediscovered at the old camp site forty two years and four months later, with the dust intact though the box decayed. Liscom, now a Custer County stockman, bears thirteen battle scars from arrows and bullets.
Three boys rabbit hunting near Roulette Pennsylvania hid as a bear sprang from a corn shock startling them. The bear fled and the boys escaped unharmed. The following day hunter James Webber killed the bear in the same field.
Baltimore activity forms St. Benedict's Industrial and Missionary Association to organize a nationwide push assigning Negro priests to Negro Catholic parishes.
Announces from Trenton New Jersey that John A Roebling's Sons Company developed a steel wire to replace copper wire for trolley use. The claim highlights a new material option for electric transit systems and signals potential industry shift.
The piece argues war corrupts romance and heroism, tracing medieval bravado to modern propaganda. It denounces political and economic manipulation that sustains conflict, urging universal arbitration and pacifist reflection on why battles are fought and for whom.
By certified decree of Putnam County Circuit Court, Ernest Reese plaintiff versus Claude Gladden et al defendants.Sale set for July 26, 1912 at Greencastle court house between 10 am and 4 pm. Rents and profits for seven years of multiple described parcels totaling about 162.25 acres. If rents insufficient, fee simple sale to satisfy decree and costs. Dated June 28, 1913. Theodor Boes.
A teacher asks how many months have twenty eight days. A front row boy answers confidently All of them sir. The exchange highlights a simple classroom riddle and student quick wit.
I W Key, farmer from Greencastle Indiana, says fifteen years of kidney pain and back ache eased after using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports relief from back pains, improved energy, fewer headaches, and fewer kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean’s.
An unnamed husband laments his spouse’s constant attention and possessive care. He complains she monitors his drinking and treats him overly protective, yet he admits the attention fails to bring him happiness. The odd dialogue reveals strain beneath domestic affection.
Mrs William Orvis of Clare Michigan reports her little girl suffered severe dysentery until Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her. She calls it the best medicine in the world and notes it is sold by all dealers.
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Causes of stomach trouble include sedentary life worry anxiety overeating and improper chewing. Improve by changes in habits and taking Chamberlain Tablets. For sale by all dealers.
Travel agent W. W. Dilgis announces on sale row trips to Atlantic and Pacific resorts and others including Colorado Michigan with greatly reduced fares. Written literature and information will be mailed upon request. Bedford Indiana.
An advertisement touts Chambé lain's Tablets claiming to correct faulty digestion. It states they are easy to take, provide agreeable effects, and are sold by all dealers.
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