Greencastle notes and visits feature local residents
Bruner Thomas and Glenn I Tuck traveled to Indianapolis today. Numerous town residents and visitors are listed with remarks on illness, family births, and local business in Greencastle and nearby areas including Madison township, Oakalla, Putnamville, and Morgan County. A sheriff sale issue involves Ford touring car and title held by Commercial Credit Co. in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Archer
Commercial Credit Company of
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Ford
Lawrence A. Sears
Putnam County
Virgil Smith
Commercial Credit Co. of
Greencastle Men Plan Camping Near Hurst Lawn
A party of Greencastle business men will camp next week at Hurst's lawn on Poplar and Indiana streets starting at 6 30 this evening. An ice cream and lemonade stand will be available and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Hurst’s Lawn
Poplar
Indiana Streets
Grencastle
Eel River Falls
Ralph BE. Knoll
Otto G. Webb
Dr A Throop
Ernest Cook
Robert Newgent
al Beemer
Talbott Christie
Russel E. Brown
Rogsville
Illinois
John H. Allee
Danville
Albert Paney
Cloverdale
Will Haskins
Reelsville
Indianapolis
Henry Prevo
Kansas City
Henry
Edgar
Gordon Prevo
S. C. Prevo
Terre Haute
H. E Tincher
Louisville
G. W. McHaffie
Emma Katherine Englehart
McHaffie
Two Men Freed After Interrogation in Car Theft Probe
Oral Haltom and Ernest Burm were released after an examination. They were taken into custody Friday afternoon by J. E. Taylor, state highway sheriff of Indianapolis, and brought to Greencastle for investigation into the disappearance of a Ford touring car owned by Geo. Duncan. Haltom and Burm live near Quincy while Duncan resides five miles southwest of Cloverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Haltom
Ernest Burm
J. E. Taylor
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Geo. Duncan
Quincy
Duncan
Cloverdale
Mrs. O H Bowen Buys Commercial Hotel Building
Mrs. O H Bowen, longtime operator of the Comercial hotel, has purchased the hotel building from DePauw University. The structure was gifted to the university by the late Bascom O'Hair. Bowen will continue to run the business as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Bowen
DePauw University
University
Bascom O'Hair
Bowen
James Sweet Celebrates Sixteenth Birthday With Friends
James Samuel Sweet, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sweet of Beveridge Street, was surprised Thursday evening by about forty friends for his sixteenth birthday. The party featured games and social time with delightful refreshments as guests wished him many more happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Samuel Sweet
Thomas Sweet
Beveridge Street
James
For Sale Red Plums and Ice Cream Specials
Classified ads offer Robinson red plums with phone 363 and De Weese's Ice Cream bulk bricks in three flavors for 75¢ value 50¢ at our station with phone 548. Also money to loan on first and second mortgages with Theodore Crawley. Car of genuine Brazil lower vein coal for Monday and Tuesday delivery by E. R. Hamrick, phone 261.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Weese
Theodore Crawley
Genuine
Brazil
E. R. Hamrick
Central Trust Co
Home For Savings
Triumph Pills promoted by National Medical Institute Milwaukee
An advertisement urges readers to use Triumph Pills for irregular or suppressed conditions and to request free relief particulars from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee. The same ad segment notes easy property sales, listings of items for sale, and local real estate buyers, plus a fire place wood offer at four dollars per cord.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
The Girl on the Job How to Succeed-How to Get Ahead-How to Make Good
Jessie Roberts argues that library work attracts educated women yet pays poorly. Librarians earn about 1300 dollars yearly with short vacations, risking health and financial strain. She urges communities to raise library salaries to attract and retain well trained staff.
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Jessie Roberts
Lbrarians
The Bumper Word Through History
This snippet traces the term bumper from Restoration wine drinking, when a goblet topped to the brim overflowed slightly and rose to a “bumped up” surface. The term then extended to phrases like bumper crop and bumper audience, as a figurative measure of abundance.
James Informs Absence From School For Medical Reason
A mother replies to a teacher that James must stay home after a doctor advised several weeks off due to illness. The note indicates James had to see a physician for unspecified medical concerns and bowels.
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James
Sim
Blonde hair and jury duty a dated musings by F A Walker
A column argues against judging men or women by hair color noting blondes are unfairly labeled as fickle. It recalls historical figures and myths to claim real qualifications lie inside the head. The piece urges readers, especially young women, to focus on inner qualities over appearance.
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Dido
Carthage
Virgil
Cleopatra
She Masie Lightweight Pursues Geology Study
In a brief exchange, Tam expresses relief that She Masie Lightweight will finally study geology and explore beneath the surface of an area of interest.
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Masie
Tam
Grape and Gelatine Desserts and Pantry Recipes
A collection of simple kitchen tips and recipes. Includes lemon jelly with peaches and pineapple, creamed onions with parsley, lamb stew with peas, fruit canning guidance, and a grape nectar drink. Provides steps and measurements for preparing these dishes and preserves.
Spiced Tongue and Barbecued Ham Recipes Featured
A collection of kitchen notes covers Spiced Tongue with butter onion sauce and a wine of tongue liquor, Barbecued Ham with vinegar and mustard glaze, Lemon Catchup with horseradish and spices, and a Date and Apple Salad. It notes the potato’s mineral content and potassium importance for nerves and muscles.
No Novice. Malthusian theory discussed by Tiabhs and Dibbs
Tiabhs comments on Malthusian theory spark a light exchange with Dibbs. Tiabhs praises a stout brew craft as essential to a drinkable malt and to stirring interest.
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Dibbs
Tiabhs
The Real Titleholder Stern Father Scene
A terse dramatic exchange shows a father asserting authority over a son while the boy pleads for his mother nearby. The judge figure frames the tension as a household confrontation about control and hierarchy.
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S-h-h
Judge
Terrible Blow Hits Bankers Daughter in Ostracized Rejection
A humorous exchange reveals personal pride and ruined credit after a banker’s daughter rejects a suitor. The dialogue underscores social consequences of romance and status in a constrained community.
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Oakalla
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Morris Murphy
Lenaway
Mary Manuel
Amanda Jang Davis
Noblesville
Paul F. Priest
North Salem
Phil Carpenter
John Abel
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George Brown
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Claude Webb
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Elbert Tincher
O. T. Ellis
Parke County
C. L. Thomas
Ralph E. Knoll
Robert Guy McCutchan
Bobbie
James Fenton Lawler
James and
John
Oscar Webster
Charles H. Barnaby
Harry Quigg
James P. Hughes
Fred Jordan
Maude Bridges
Ringling Brothers Circus
Charles A Jackson
Frank Wallace
Lafayette
E. S. Warner
Noah Anglin
Indianaplis
Indianpolis
Theodore Harris
A. M. Hootman
The
Hawkins Mortgage Company
Portland
Indiana
Guy Jones
Margaret Hanneman
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mt. Meridian Methodist Church
East Washington Street
Amare
Damon
Haltom
Burm
O H. Bowen
James Sweet
Robinson
Red Plums
Brown & Moffett
O. J. Rector
Actioneer
Washington Street
F. A. Walker
Summer Foods
Eres
Western Newspaper Union
William Morris
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
William Farnum
Mutt and
Jeff
Fox News Weekly
Edgar Lewis
Pathe
Eddie Polo
Hubby
Tower of Babel
VIA
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction CO
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