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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement touts a German blend of bark and glycerine sold by Nes-Stevens Drug Store that allegedly clears stomach gas and constipation and supposedly removes foul matter from the body with one dose. The copy warns readers to guard against appendicitis.
Mrs. G. Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey describes relief from long stomach upset after taking Chamberlain's Tablets citing letters from cured users. She reports eating almost anything after nearly three quarters of a package and recommends the remedy available through all dealers.
Carolyn Deer and conductor 1234 cross paths after a late lecture, a car mishap, and a hospital tie that blooms into lasting love. Years pass with flowers and separation, until Rantoul returns to reveal shared feelings and a moonlit confession.
The vacant crypt space near Cardinal Wiseman and Cardinal Manning at Westminster Cathedral will be used for an altar dedicated to St Edmund at Canterbury, the last canonized archbishop.
Princess Carlotta a Holstein in the Missouri College of Agriculture herd produced 18,405 pounds of milk in the year, about 1,300 gallons, and yielded 727 pounds of butter. Professor C H Eckles notes the high return versus feed cost, valuing the cow at about 1,500 dollars with a 610 dollar profit.
Professor Clarke notes the international interest in safeguarding natural monuments. Examples include a gnarled fir in Luneburg, a dwarf bird patch near Hamburg, a glacial boulder in Schleswig, a swamp in Brandenburg, and a lake in Marienwerder. The Libyan oasis Kbhargeh is highlighted as an isolated life center studied by H J L Beadnell, with artesian wells and sandstone beds underpinning the water supply.
Frank J. Cobb of the New York World received a cipher from a country operator while vacationing in Maine. The operator warned the line had become balled up with phrases like simplicity aggrandizement and griffon gerald roderick hop scotch hamfat publicity, noting a dollar could be earned for delivering it.
A Westminster Gazette anecdote recalls Sir Andrew Clark, physician to Mr. Gladstone, explaining champagne aids work morale. He says wine helps him handle tasks like answering twenty letters after dinner, noting a pint steadies indifference rather than efficiency.
A twenty pound Scottish salmon was found with a small silver plate reading 935B. The Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association attached the label in December 1907 after the fish weighed ten pounds in a lake feeder river. In eighteen months it doubled its weight.
The article notes the long standing use of concrete in China and Swatow where a French priest built a chapel. It highlights the lack of brick structures as proof of stability and mentions U S lamp production exceeding fifty million dollars annually.
An Indiana butter maker argues for pasteurization and careful temperature control in creameries. He says churning too soon or at high temperatures yields weak butter with excess moisture, while proper ripening at 50 to 62 degrees produces better flavor and yield.
A Field and Farm writer recalls his father’s horse care routine. Regular rubbing after work keeps teams fat and ready. Feed oats and hay, supply water, and brush and curry each morning and night with flannel used to rub the legs for sleek, fit horses.
Speltz ranks among the best grains for dairy cows when ground and mixed with bran or corn meal. It is bulky due to hulls but yields good feed. Despite myths about beards, speltz has none after threshing and may become a standard cow grain as dairying expands.
The article notes red and white Holsteins can appear in imports and in the U S. They reflect ancestry not impurity of sire or dam. It adds registration requires black and white to be eligible for the American Herd Book.
The article explains that early maturing beef, known as baby beef, rises in popularity because it costs about 30 percent less than finishing 2 and 3 year old steers. Achieving the 18 to 20 month finish relies on careful feeding from calfhood.
The stock water trough requires washing and flushing to keep water clean and reduce disease spread. The trough is a primary source of farm illnesses and must be maintained regularly.
The speaker insists on cattle paying board costs herself. A worthwhile cow must cover her own maintenance and even yield a profit, otherwise she is not worth keeping. The tone urges practical, profit‐driven livestock management.
Magistrate O'Reilly warns American girls that a good salary may tempt them to stay single. He notes half the young men are not worth marrying and cites a Jersey case where a man named Michael Callahan, calling himself Giuseppe Buonarotti, tries to bluff with a photograft of an Irish king before being discharged.
Town literary man says he will finish his novel after completing multiple academic and club projects. He lists resolutions on a death, theses for a valedictorian, a doughnut themed work, and several society readings before turning to his own writing.
A tense exchange unfolds as a tramp argues with an officer about finding a proper place to sleep. The dialogue highlights friction over shelter and authority as winter nights loom.
A brisk exchange ridicules the notion of equinox as a fabled half horse half cow animal. The speaker asserts it comes from equine and ox, lamenting public schools for teaching little mythology.
A swaggerer asked the Bishop of Albany for a simple way to Heaven. The Bishop replied that the path is to turn to the right and keep straight on.
Miss Cayenne argues that literature should not shape society’s views. she warns against sourcing social ideas from problem plays while relying on musical comedy for costume. The exchange highlights tensions between art forms and social norms.
A dialogue between Mr Snoope and Mr jrowed features a tongue in cheek plan to prevent marriages of weak minded persons. The bene fict quips his wife can cook while the bachelor jokes about whether she will actually marry him.
By order of a Putnam County Indiana court decree, real estate parcels in Section 17, Township 12, Range 4 West, Indiana, are offered for rent and profits for up to seven years. Properties include multiple parcels with described boundaries totaling about 162.26 acres. If rents fail to satisfy the decree, the fee simple may be sold to cover costs on July 6, 1918 at Greencastle court house doors.
Constipation and indigestion are eased by Hollister's R. M. Tea advertised for regularity. Sold at Owl Drug store as a remedy.
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