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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
3
Greencastle residents report relief from kidney troubles with Dan's Kidney Pills. Hy Renick of 1011 Crown Street confirms long term use and recommends the remedy sold at Jones Stevens Drug Store. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn & Co. Buffalo includes the same product.
Sadie P. Clawson of Indiana Pa reports relief from night pain bloating headaches and belching after taking Champlain's Tablets her daughter used them and insisted she try. She says gas and discomfort disappeared and she is cured.
A discussion cites Rev H J Chubb and Prof S A Knapp on how polished rice in Japan China and the Philippines reduces nutrition and flavor. The outer husk and bran are removed in mills, leaving a less nutritious kernel and diminishing taste, yet rice-eating nations show strong physiques.
The article extols the coconut palm for its wide range of uses in Sri Lanka. From sap to spirits, milk to lamps, fibers for nets and rope, and leaves for roofing and blinds, the palm's value supports daily life and crafts before the tree even fruits.
In Yucatan chicleros work in deep forests under leaders with heavy knives pails and ropes over eighty feet long to climb sapota trees for gum. Sap oozes from back cuts while camps resemble maple sugar camps as months pass before bricklike blocks of aroma gum are hauled out. The finest Sicle gum comes from sapota fruit and is kept home for domestic use.
A dusty observational piece compares Egyptian women and pack animals the camel ox and donkey. It notes women wear coverings over their mouths and share a resigned calm, likening their demeanor to animals. It concludes with a geological note on ferns and coal formation from ancient forests.
A new railway tie uses ground scrap leather from shoe shops refined in a disintegrator and moulded for strength. The machine can regulate tension to produce ties that resist spikes. A German doctor reports beard prevalence among women, with 290 per 1000 sane women having some facial hair and 480 of 1000 insane women showing slight beards and 56 with full whiskers.
A historic note describes a fishmonger punished by selling bad fish to the poor. He received a necklace of the offending commodity and was placed on display in the market as a deterrent.
A sermon on the divine spirit within humanity and its drive for progress. It links the Hudson Fulton celebration to human achievement, claims the spirit seeks greater knowledge, power, and justice, and will not rest while poverty and war persist. It foresees conquest of air and space and eternal life through the spirit.
A collection of brief statements by various pastors on faith, duties, charity, and morality. Notable names include Rev. J. M. Weaver of Louisville, Rev. B. F. Riley of Houston, Rev. J. L. Belford of Brooklyn, Rev. W. H. Day of Los Angeles, Rev. C. Fleisher of Boston, and Rev. Z. H. Copp of Washington.
A collage of aphorisms on giving and receiving by Henry Van Dyke Celia Parker Woolley and Phillips Brooks. The lines emphasize moral choice duty freedom and the value of active virtue in society.
The real wealth of the world is the good man not the able or successful. A public benefactor is beautified by the people and by heaven. The happiness of an educated life lies in doing good and giving out again the knowledge received by Rev. Julian E. Johnstone, Roman Catholic, Boston.
A reflection by Henry Drummond on the need for prayer, meditation, and time to meet moral and personal growth requirements. It compares spiritual progress to the preparation and care needed for physical or mental improvement.
Administrators with the will annexed of Lucius A. Dobbs deceased in Putnam County Indiana will sell at public auction on August 4 1914 at the decedent's Mill Creek Township residence items include four head of horses about fifteen head of cattle thirty three head of sheep about fifteen tons of hay four hundred bushels of corn in crib about seventy bushels of rye in granary farming implements buggy carriage harness and other articles Sale begins at 10 00 am Growing crops are reserved and deferred to a later date Location is about one half mile west of Broadpark six miles south of Coatesville and five miles southeast of Mount Meridian Terms cash under five dollars or credit up to nine months with note six percent interest and a surety Ot oo D Dobbs George A Dobbs Administrators with the Will Annexed Allee James Al lee Attorneys for Administrators Posters July 10.
Sealed bids will be received at the Auditor's office in the Court House at Green Castle Indiana on Saturday July 25 1914 at 1 30 o clock PM for a one year contract to furnish coal for the Court House Heating Plant. Also for three cars of coal on board cars at Fillmore Indiana. Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners C L Airhart Auditor July 10.
The review describes the Kaiser's traveling life as a constant work routine with a large staff including Foreign Office officials and privy councillors. Telegraphic messages, mail reports, and urgent courier duties keep the government connected, while the Kaiser reads newspapers and correspondence with his wife and royalties in between. A courted anecdote about a plutocrat’s daughter and the cost of an auto suit ends the piece.
An 8 by 12 inch cardboard folded set of wings forms a star drawing on each wing. Two candlelight images align to cast overlapping star outlines on a screen producing a central eight pointed star which can show red green and white with color filters or colored liquids.
Natives use two 30 foot dugout boats with two oarsmen each to propel a long bamboo rope weighted with stones along the Panluung River. Divers dive in groups of three, about twenty seconds, to spear fish with 18 inch gaffs and hooks. They lure fish toward shore then haul them aboard and warm by a riverbank fire.
Five minutes after a tardy gang struck, the principal saw a pudgy boy sprinting toward the first grade room. He called out but the boy replied he was late and hurried inside as the door closed.
Naturalists describe a tiny crab from Japan less than an inch long with a humanlike face. The creature shows eyes nose and mouth clearly defined and appears to have two leglike appendages growing from the top of its head, hanging over its face.
A boy and his mother discuss a minister's sermon about lay members. He twists phrases into riddles with animals and objects, and his mother asks what he meant. The playful mishearing leads to the idea that the preacher spoke of gossiping hens in his congregation.
One cupful molasses one cupful boiling water two heaping cupfuls flour half cupful butter one egg one teaspoon baking soda one teaspoon ground ginger two tablespoon sugar Heat butter and sugar rub into flour till fine add molasses and yolk beaten stiff This makes a thick sheet to biscuit pan.
A fragment notes disturbances over wages and bumps affecting the worker environment. Details are unclear but indicate issues around pay and related disruptions.
A note details the Lo han cash linked to Kangxi and its Buddhist history, then shifts to miscellaneous knowledge including height measures, mining hazards, hair growth, animal behavior, dairy by products, tax stamps, and cattle rancher insights on herd recognition. The piece blends curiosities with anecdotes and practical tips.
A London debate cites doctors with guinea and five shilling practices and two pence fees in Clapton. One paper argues low costs make sickness reachable for all, while another notes fashion mats blur paying ability and widen gaps between rich and poor.
A luminous fungus forwarded to Europe from Tahiti emits night light similar to glowworms and remains glowing for about twenty four hours after gathering. Native Tahitian women use it in bouquets for adornment in belts and dresses, and it is believed to grow on tree trunks.
An Italian doctor reports reviving a reportedly drowned young man by firmly seizing the tongue after two doctors failed. A spoon was inserted in the mouth and the tongue was pulled forward and worked vigorously until life signs returned.
A specimen named Knowle, an ornithological oddity, documents a venomous New Guinea bird called the Bird of Death. Bites cause intense pain spreading through the body, followed by loss of sight, convulsions, and lockjaw in rapid progression.
Trustees announce weekly meetings at residences or offices in Madison Monroe Floyd Marion and Jackson townships. Individuals named include W Knaur Ernes Kivepe Benjamin Walls Oliver Stringer Fred Topp and Rector. Appointments dated recurring on specific weekdays for township business.
Dr O F Overstreet operates a dental office in the Bence Building on South Vine Street Greencastle Indiana. The notice lists his professional practice and location for patient reference.
M McGaughey physician and surgeon listed with residence at Bloomington and Seminary streets and Evans Block office at 24 Scuta Jackson Street. Telephone line indicated as Attire and Res 339.
The Putnam Circuit Court orders a commissioner sale of Riley Allen et al vs Lydia Allen et al. On July 25 1914 at 2 PM the south door of the courthouse in Greencastle Indiana offers for sale two parcels totaling 84.30 acres. Bid at two thirds of appraised value with one third cash six months and one year from sale secured by mortgage and 6 percent interest. Riley Allen Commissioner. W M Sutherlin Attorney. Weekly July 3rd Posters.
Mrs. Richard Olp of Spencerport New York reports Chamberlain's Tablets cured her headache and nervousness and restored her health. For sale by dealers.
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