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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
2
Whitemound Wisconsin merchant W D Magli bought Chamberlain's medicine to supply customers but fell ill himself. He states one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the cost of his entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
Special train leaves Greencastle at 5 30 am and returns Chicago at 11 30 pm with round trip fare of 1 65. Trains stop at Rensselaer and Hammond in both directions. For details call Monon depot.
A testimonial from B L Dooley of Roanoke Virginia details relief from gall stones after using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. The ad urges readers to try one dose and promises quicker benefits, with a free booklet available from Geo H. Mayr and wholesale distribution through local druggists.
An old Roman poet suggests Cynthia's eyes capture hearts, and the article warns women to care for their eyes carefully. It lists avoidances like rubbing eyes, reading in poor light, and dangerous cosmetic practices, while recommending gentle washes and natural aids to protect sight and facial beauty.
Modern beauty doctors tout a Greek bath as a remedy for dry skin. Mix seven tablespoonfuls olive oil with lavender water and rub into the body in circular motions. Keep the body warm during rubbing and repeat the baths three nights in succession, then pause a week before repeating.
The article describes a facial treatment using water charged with electricity delivered via sponge ends of two tubes connected to a battery. It claims controlled heat and no risk of muscle relaxation or scalding, unlike steam or hot cloth methods.
A science feature notes ears continue to grow with age. Anthropologists cite observed changes from small shells at twenty to medium at forty and large by sixty. The reason remains unknown and nose growth behaves differently.
Stand with feet together and touch the floor with palms without bending knees. Massaging neck hollows with cocoa butter and practicing deep breathing. Massage upper arms with cocoa butter and perform dumbbell exercises to strengthen them.
The text advises arm and shoulder exercises to reduce flesh, specifically mentioning sweeping as the example. It notes work must be hard to engage all muscles and warns that rubbing camphor into the flesh at night may help, but risks flabbiness.
The city harbors the world’s largest scrap pile, 40 feet high and 100 feet square, containing 20 000 tons of 18 inch cut metal. Three other heaps of equal size once existed, but the intact mass remains as a relic of the quake and fire.
The Breeder's Gazette recalls old stockmen who say sheep raising rarely yields profits though finished lamb dishes stay pricey. An Oregon rancher recalls selling 1200 lambs for 50 cents each in Chicago during hard times and paying 75 cents for three lamb chops, noting someone profited in tough periods.
Professor Arthur Schuster argues that light pressure equals the momentum carried by light and destroyed upon extinction by scattering or absorption. He notes extinction, not wavelength scale, governs force, and that scattering near stars does not measurably rival gravity.
The hidden drawer in a Bethlehem Pennsylvania desk reveals a collection of about twenty war department letters and proclamations dating to the Revolutionary War and early federal period. Gen Anthony Wayne correspondence and other papers offer first hand insight, deemed a valuable historical source by Prof. Allison of Carnegie Institute.
The piece notes Congress has created some holidays like Labor Day in DC and recognized days for commerce, but no general national statute for holidays. Presidential proclamations grant legal status only in DC and U S territories.
Lord Curzon entertained Glasgow students with views on sport praising a match with seven spectators and 40 000 players. The London Saturday Review notes such a reversal would be splendid while admitting watching games is not difficult.
A town storyteller recounts a humorous folk tale about swallowing snakebite remedy before fishing. The narrator describes the remedy causing odd behavior after a snake bite and a muddled confusion as the characters interact with the scene.
The article argues that good roads are not just costly pavements but depend on practical needs. It urges hiring a competent civil engineer to assess traffic, potential increases in value, and affordable improvements, warning against rushed spending and highlighting long term tax savings.
In placing a dike or dam on a hill side or level surface prepare the surface by ploughing furrows to receive the bank and throw the dirt so it will not fill adjacent furrows, as shown by the accompanying sketch.
A writer says a dike made with earth will usually stop seepage. use clay lining at bottom and sides if the ground is very porous or sandy to reinforce the barrier.
The article argues communities should study costs benefits and outcomes before road work. It questions payback, area served, product movement costs, potential savings, and tax impacts, urging thorough data gathering to decide if a highways program is affordable and worthwhile.
Fragmentary timetable notes from J. D. Ellis, agent, listing times 2:20 a.m. to 8:25 a.m. and 3:25 p.m. to 5:21 p.m. with scattered initials Somes t's and other unreadable elements.
A Jackson Ky man from the mountains faced U S Court in Frankfort before Judge Cochran. He gave his name as Joshua Joshua Duncan and joked about commanding the sun to stand still and making the moon shine.
The piece recounts D B Hill a former New York Governor and Senator having a secret hatter in the state making his high hats from old plans. At an Albany reception Roosevelt then Vice President praised a black hat while Hill recalled leaving show business decades earlier.
Five young men visit a shop to buy hats and claim all are married. The shopkeeper offers a hat to the man who can truthfully say he has kissed no other woman since marriage. A man answers he married yesterday and receives the hat. A companion laughs at the joke with his wife, who then questions why he did not bring a hat for himself.
A famed artist notes Europe has richer artistic atmosphere than elsewhere but calls Paris overrated as a study center. He recalls a rich man's son who after three years in Paris writes to decide whether he came to study painting architecture or music, showing the ambiguity of guidance gained there.
Mrs. Figtree plans a dinner gathering and asks Horace to brighten up. He signals a joke with a cough and wink before delivering the quip about his wife’s hair, prompting light triangular banter in the parlor.
Greencastle farmer T. W. Key says fifteen years of kidney pain eased after one box of Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports backache relief, improved energy, fewer headaches, and reduced nocturia. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo is sole U.S. agent. Remember the name Dean's.
A terse exchange notes concern over dissipation and the alluring effect of beauty. The speaker warns of loss of control tied to temptation, implying moral risk of indulgence and self restraint.
A historical ad promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for diarrhoea sold by all dealers.
The flirt asks about notches on the gun while visiting the ranch. Cactus Sim explains they mark men who overestimated themselves, sparking a quip about notching a Parasol handle as a joke.
A preacher calls man a worm, while a veteran spouse in a rear pew quips that a woman is the early bird. The exchange captures a humorous, old time church scene with pointed social quips.
Train times listed for the Big Four railroad show westbound and eastbound departures and arrivals. Excluded Sun schedules mark exceptions with daily services at 2:03, 4:24, 3:47, 12:28, 9:10, 1:20, and 4:17 in the given column layout.
Causes include sedentary living insufficient chewing overeating and anxiety. Carry your habits and take Chamberlain Tablets and you will soon be well again. For sale by all dealers.
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