Obituaries and Notices Rates Announced
A local newspaper reminds readers obituary notices cost $1 per obituary with poetry at 5 cents per line. Cards of Thanks are priced at 50 cents each.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1923
Page
2
A local newspaper reminds readers obituary notices cost $1 per obituary with poetry at 5 cents per line. Cards of Thanks are priced at 50 cents each.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Snider who recently sold their Highland Street property and had been living on Hanna Street moved Friday to their new home at the corner of Elm and Crown Streets.
Public sale of pure bred Red Duroc hogs cattle sheep horses and mules along with farm implements. The sale will be held at the W E Gill farm located one mile north and a half mile west of Cloverdale.
Friday sale starts at 10:00 with 57 head of red hogs including sows and piglets, 5 horses and mules, 23 sheep, 50 cattle with calves and milking cows, plus farm implements from John Deere. Auctioneer H. A. Sherrill with C. W. Smythe as clerk. lunch on site.
For sale a wholesale and retail bakery with modern equipment and a good location in a town of about 6000. Lease on building reasonable. Not for sale to bakery only for other business interests out of city. Quick sale at sacrifice price of 2500 dollars. Contact Thomas Real Estate Co 510 Opera Bldg Terre Haute Ind.
The article notes that birds typically take about a week to build a nest, but if the first attempt is destroyed a new nest may be built in a day. It also mentions some birds repairing an old nest from the previous year.
A noted authority states the housefly is the cleverest insect, smarter than the ant and the bee, and can think up to 100 times quicker than a man. The claim emphasizes fly problem solving and speed of thought.
A jury awarded the plaintiff $500 for a kiss stolen by the defendant. The Boston Transcript notes the remark about giving them away.
Quotation notes memory as indelible, insisting traces remain beyond ultimate forgetting. De Quincey asserts memory holds persistent impressions no erasure can erase. The reflection challenges nihilism about oblivion with a philosophical stance on continuity of recollection.
A Brockville Ontario Recorder quote reflects on science magnifying the human voice while failing to enhance the voice of conscience. It contrasts scientific prowess with moral insight, suggesting limits of technology in guiding ethics.
An 18th century London Chronicle advertisement seeks a male butcher who can cut up meat and serve customers. The terse notice emphasizes practical skill for shop duties and front-line service.
A brief editorial note from the New Haven Register asserts that inaction can be a grave wrong, underscoring the moral gravity of failing to act in critical situations.
A San Francisco Chronicle observation notes a wry dialogue about a child who acts wise by feigning misunderstanding as parents speak to each other, highlighting how language and echoing phrases shape family dynamics.
A fragment reflecting on silence versus speech, valuing honest critique over flattery. It cites Richer’s line on restraint and The Complete Angler’s debate on happiness, noting the age-old question of contemplation versus action.
The piece surveys clandestine meeting places for lovers in New York, noting locations around Jerry's Hackett's Brown's drugstores and Pernab's tomb within the Met. It highlights the Egyptian room and Rodin gallery as popular venues for discreet meetings during weekend museum visits and free admission days.
An inventor showcases a frost prevention orchard system using a central oil furnace, a 30 HP blower, and concrete delivery pipes. Warm air around 400 degrees Fahrenheit is directed under groups of four trees via vertical galvanized pipes with distributing caps, with dampers regulating flow. The inventor claims the device can replace cold air with warm air to ten feet in about fifteen minutes.
Portable safes built from concrete with no iron exterior are in use in Germany and being exported. They claim fireproof and insulating qualities similar to large concrete vaults. The design ties four upright iron corner pieces to a base, with interior iron walls and reinforcing rods forming a monolithic reinforced concrete structure.
A Chicago American humorous snippet advises passengers to balance by holding straps like an African monkey, grab a vacant seat with a dropped-in maneuver, and ignore a middle aged lady by pretending to read a newspaper. It ends with suggesting to exit the car to avoid her Sanskrit remarks.
The newly installed lord mayor is the 73rd holder of the office since 1189. From time immemorial the office has been titled lord wyxyoer and since 1644 he has been called right honorable. He ranks as an earl and serves as the representative of the city in civil matters.
Creditors heirs and legatees of Grace Smith deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Greencastle Indiana on September 24 1923 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Walter S Campbell presiding. The notice was issued June 28 1923.
The undersigned was appointed by the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana as Administrator of the estate of Andrew Sigler a deceased resident. The estate is declared solvent. Dated July 5 1923. Central Trust Company Greencastle Indiana Administrator. Hays Murphy Attorneys. July 6 13 20
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