Land sale of Lillie Medley estate in Greencastle Indiana
Administrator of Lillie J. Medley estate offers private sale of about 200 acres in Putnam County Indiana. Property lies north of the Big Four Railroad in section 32 township 14 north range 5 west excluding railroad rights of way. Sale terms: one third cash, six months, twelve months with 6 percent interest, mortgage security. or cash sale at purchaser option. Attorneys’ fees and court order noted. Sale at W H Cullen law office in Greencastle between 8 am and 4 pm, May term 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie J. Medley
Putnam Circuit Court
W. H. H. Cullen
Greencastle
Indiana
Putnam County
Big Four
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
Notice of Bond Sale by Marion Township Trustee
The Marion Township trustee Otto E. Rector announces July 25, 1914 at 2 30 p m in the schoolhouse district 3 Fillmore Indiana a sale of Marion School Township bonds totaling 2500 bearing 4 percent interest from August 1 1914 with semiannual interest payments and due dates from July 15 1915 to July 5 1917 sealed bids required with certified checks and rights reserved to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Township
Putnamounty
Indiana
Said Township
Fillmore
Marion School Township
Putnam County
Otto E. Rector
Marion School
Wkly
Vacuum aided clothes cleaning device in London hotel
An innovative garment cleaning gadget uses a vacuum system adapted from carpet care. A basement air pump powers a long nozzle in the vestibule, letting an attendant swiftly lift dust from customers’ clothes. Also notes: a Viennese observer on reptiles dying at night and their facial changes before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubis
Ube
Fingers and Brains Test For Child Development
A specialist in physical development notes a new finger exercise system for testing mental and physical condition in children. The method folds fingers in sequence to reveal fatigue and potential mental weakness in overworked or backward youngsters.
Danish inventor unveils sensitive fire alarm device
A Danish inventor introduces an improved fire alarm that reacts only to sudden heat waves. The device uses a four inch high mercury-filled tube with sulphuric ether, sealed at both ends, and a non-conducting cover on one side. Gradual heating warns the system, while a sudden heat surge vaporizes ether and, under unprotected glass, drives mercury to close a local contact and ring an electric bell.
Women Workers in Japan Observer Notes
A traveler recounts Japan where hotel chambermaids are men and women are scarce in public. He suspects women are busy in rice gathering and mud wading, while American women attract little notice. The account contrasts Western views on women with local roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Spider monkey undergoes cataract surgery at Breslau zoo
A Breslau zoo spider monkey received cataract surgery after a decline in activity. The animal, which had worn glasses for over a year, was calm and crouched in corners before doctors found the cataract and performed the operation. Within a month it wore spectacles with a solemn gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau Zoological Garden
Zoo
Eye Hospital
Refrigerating egg cools drinks without dilution
A recent invention describes an ovoid nickel plated copper capsule about the size of a hen's egg, hollow and filled with water. It is frozen and dropped into milk or other beverages to chill quickly without diluting the drink.
Czar’s Gem Map of France Showcases Kremlin Treasure
The Czar owns a map of France built from precious stones with Paris a huge diamond, Bordeaux an opal, Marseille an emerald, and departments carved in a single stone. The Kremlin collection totals over 60,000,000 in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Departments
Kremlin
Crown Prince Delights Norwegians at Christiana Ceremonies
King Haakon VII and the infant crown prince Olaf are shown prominently at Christiana ceremonies with Unabe foregrounding the royal child. Photographs emphasize the infant heir alongside the king, signaling dynastic succession in public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haakon VII
Norway
Unabe
Olaf
Christania
Salt preservation in Great Salt Lake timber
Forest Service notes that timbers and poles used near Great Salt Lake remain sound due to impregnation with lake salt. Salt not leached by elements may preserve buried and waterline timbers for decades, while creosote coatings could help seal in salt and moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Salt Lake
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Eureka
Austin
Virginia City
Salt Desert
Fish Springs
Telphone
Salt Lake Valley
Forest Service
Saul the Giant King of Israel and His Downfall
Rev Amos R Wells reflects on Saul son of Kish as a legendary giant in size courage and humility who rises to lead Israel but falls through self-will jealousy and self-destructive action. The piece contrasts Saul with David, notes Saul’s impatience at Gilgal and final death by his own hand.
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Saul
Kish
Israel
Samuel
Ammonites
Jabesh-gilead
God
Belial
Gilgal
Agag
David
Jehovah
Remembering Gods Benefits
A devotional reflection on recognizing divine provision in daily life. The author urges awareness that all good gifts come from God and that gratitude deepens reverence, sustains faith, and comforts during hardship as divine love attends to needs and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Miller
D. D
Guard the Voice of Jesus Prophetic admonition issued
A reflective note from the Christian and Missionary Alliance urges believers to guard the voice within. It emphasizes that Jesus leads without harsh driving and warns against nagging or worrisome feelings as spiritual danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Brainerd Quote Surfaces on Christian Living Rate
ABrainerd admonition emphasizes not merely living as common Christians urging a higher standard and deeper commitment reflected in his writings and sermons.
Starved Soul and the Pursuit of a Cultivated Mind
A stark reflection links a starved soul to the aspiration for a perfected man who would gain a cultivated brain and become deeply religious, carrying within him a taxed spirit as a moral aim. The passage suggests inner hunger as a path to spiritual and intellectual refinement.
Wan Finds Greater Life Through Christ Living
The text asserts that while Aby Wan may be large without Christ, he becomes larger and greater with Christ living to sin, presenting a religious contrast between worldly stature and spiritual life.
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Christ
Lightning as a Major Cause of Forest Fires
Forest officers state lightning now rivals railroads as the top source of forest fires, aided by dry conditions and dry thunderstorms in southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. Any tall or sap-filled tree can attract a strike, with fires often starting in the duff or dry humus before spreading through dried soil. The service maintains maximum fighting strength to catch lightning-set blazes as soon as they begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Forest Service
Poisonous plants threaten cattle on national forest ranges
The Department of Agriculture aims to remove dangers from poisonous plants on forest ranges. Larkspur, loco weed, death camas, and water hemlock are most harmful, with larkspur the worst due to wide spread and cattle impact. Horses avoid it, sheep tolerate it. Bitterroot National Forest received 6,377 bushels of western yellow pine cones, yielding 9,482 seasaneivara, with seed averaging 41 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
National Forest
Bitterroot National Forest
Notice to coal dealers in Putnam County Indiana
Sealed bids for a one year contract to furnish coal for the Court House Heating Plant in Green Castle Indiana and for three cars of coal to Fillmore Indiana will be received at the Auditor's office in the Court House on July 25 1914 at 1 30 p m The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids U L Atrhart Auditor Also administration notice Executor of Jeanette J Ellison estate appointed by Judge of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana says estate is solvent dated July 6 1914 Jackson Boyd Executor St Weekly July 10 1914
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Greencastle
Indiana
Fillmore
Ind
Board of Commissioners of
Putnam County
U. L
Circuit Court
State of
Jeanette J. Ellison
Jackson Boyd
St Wkly
4 Year Old Wunderkind of Detroit Aims at World Map
George Herbert Van Vleet, a four year old from Detroit, is dubbed the boy with the mirror brain for extraordinary memory and linguistic skill. At 16 months he astonished physicians with words like spondylootherapy and metaptergoid, can name world capitals, recite presidents in order, and identify pieces on eighty phonograph records with perfect recall. He reads no words yet, but can point to countries on a map and describe colors precisely upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
George Herbert van Vleet
George
United States
van Vleet
iN GOOD HEALTH DIES IN BOULDER AT 96
Daniel T. Clough aged 96 died in Boulder Colorado after a long life in Fayette Maine Sioux City Iowa and Rifle Colorado Doctors said he died from running down with bodily functions ceasing like a clock no recurrence of disease. He retained appetite and strength until the end and never wore glasses or had a tooth pulled.
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Boulder
Col
Daniel T. Clough
Fayette
Maine
Sioux City
Iowa
Rifle
Clough
Pennsylvania Farmer Keeps His Fowls in House During Flood
Samuel Willets of Northumberland Pennsylvania kept a flock of about sixty hens in his spare bedroom after floods on the Susquehanna River forced the birds from their coop. The chickens adapted to indoor life and now treat the bedroom as their home.
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Pennsylvania
Northumberlana
Samuel Willets
Willets
Susquehanna River
Mice Nest in Purse Destroys Homesteader’s Cash
Virginia Minn. aged homesteader Nestor Heigonen opened a buckskin bag at First National Bank to deposit his life savings of 600 dollars. Mice built a nest inside the sack and shredded the roll leaving only fragments sent to Washington for possible redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Minn
Nestor Heigonen
First National Bank
Bington
Public Auction of Lucius A. Dobbs Estate Polks Mill Creek
Administrators of the estate of Lucius A. Dobbs will sell at public auction August 4 1914 at the decedent's Mill Creek Township residence in Putnam County Indiana. Personal property includes four horses about fifteen cattle thirty three sheep fifteen tons hay four hundred bushels corn seventy bushels rye farming machinery buggy carriage harness and other articles. Growing crops excluded. Sale starts 10:00 am. Terms cash under five dollars else credit up to nine months with a note bearing 6 percent interest and surety. Location lies west of Broadpark six miles south of Coatesville five miles southeast of Mount Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius A. Dobbs
Putnam County
Indiana
Mill Creek Township
Broadpark
Coatesville
Mount Meridian
Will Annexed Administrators Name James Allee Attorneys
Officials report that administrators named in the will have engaged James Allee and his firm as attorneys. The notice, dated July 10, lists Will Annexed as the matter handled by Wily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allee, James
Allee, Attorneys For Administrators
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Greencastle, Ind
The
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Jackson Street
August Sth
John H. Carpenter
London
Women Workers In
Monkey
Gohort Guermans
Depepupeeeeebed Dees
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rev
Amos R. Wells
Mount Gilboa
Jonathan
Ullgal
Common Christians
David Brainerd
Cammack
the Cammack Studio
Heaald
Brazil Loan Company
Corner Vine and
Washington Sts
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