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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1913
Page
2
W D Magli, a Whitemound Wisconsin merchant, bought Chamberlain s medicine to supply customers. After receiving them he fell ill and states that 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.
Monon Route offers a Sunday excursion from Greencastle at 6 30 am returning Chicago at 1130 pm. Round trip fare is 1 6 dollars with stops at Rensselaer and Hammond in both directions. For more information call Monon depot.
An advertisement extols Hollister products for a clear complexion and vivid makeup. It promotes an A M Tea sale at the Ow! Drug Store, highlighting brisk eye appeal as a selling point.
A promotional notice touts Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a single dose cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It claims rapid, natural relief, urges sending for a booklet, and lists George H Mayr Mfe Chemist Chicago IL and A Cook Drug Co in Greenville as distributors.
The article argues that vacations benefit both employees and employers. It notes opposition as misguided, cites growing adoption, and claims rest and a change of occupation improve performance. Employers reportedly gain from better quality work and ongoing productivity through annual time off.
William H. Sheldon of Connecticut has developed a method he calls an incubator to sprout potatoes indoors for early market crops. He starts with twenty bushels in a warm room, grows sprouts on trays, then plants the sprouts in the field using fertilized furrows and a rolling chain to mix soil. The technique increases yields and profits by enabling earlier potato sales.
Kennebec Journal notes a transatlantic line now provides trained nurses on its ships, arguing such luxury will push sea crossing costs beyond reach for men of moderate means and making seasickness a nonissue for many travelers.
A playful note on Boston's three foot lobster and local humor about dwarfs. The line about autos being affordable for the poor shows a broader chatter on prices and progress.
The piece traces a man comparing his household expenses to his father’s and finds current costs doubling. It lampoons the chain of blame from consumer to butcher, wholesaler, packer, shipper, railroads, cowboys, and government, ending with a skeptical note on prosperity and value for the average person.
I. W. Key of Greencastle Indiana testifies after fifteen years of kidney pain The Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved backache nervousness headaches and frequent kidney secretions The ad notes availability from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents urging readers to remember the name Doan’s and take no other.
A desperate man vacillates through a ritual of chance to decide if he will visit a lover. He cuts cards, flips a penny, counts pins, buys roses and candy, and walks blocks in a comical bid to choose fate. At last fate smiles as he is kissed by the woman, destiny unmasked.
The editor replies to a budding poet, praising Kitty's singing but promising to raise wages himself if she demands more pay, ensuring she remains on the job despite prior pay issues. The exchange reflects a brisk, business like tone in handling creative labor.
Seventy five years old and a lifelong gambler The Allen dies after a career of arrests and civil war service He helped kin adopted five children and paid funeral costs for hundreds Yet the piece argues crime and philanthropy coexist and contemplates reform linking vice money to corrupt institutions and preventive justice.
A ponderous meditation argues that morality linked to clothing is a social construct. The essay imagines a naked race free from voluptuous vice, contrasting it with societies that fear nudity yet remain highly sensual. The piece reflects on enduring ideas from various generations and voices in Sydney.
A fragment shows time stamps 2:20 a, 8:26 a, 3:25 p, and 5:21 p associated with Ellis and an agent, indicating a clipped scheduling note or log entry.
An old time medical blurb lists sedentary living, poor digestion, constipation, and anxiety as causes of ill health. It recommends correcting habits and taking Chamberlain's Tablets, asserting one will soon be well and wet again. Sold by all dealers.
A brief time table lists train departures and arrivals with daily and or Sunday- excluding Sunday times. It includes morning and afternoon trains such as 6:24 a.m. and 12:28 p.m. with various endpoints and exceptions noted as Ex. Sun.
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