Local Notes From Bloomington District Rally And Nearby Outings
Miss Helen Wilson spent the weekend in Indianapolis. The Penelope Club meets Tuesday at 2 30 with Mrs Fred Long of Bery Street. Mr and Mrs David Jones and Mrs Viola Hamm visited Indianapolis guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Chamers and others and a outing to Crawfordsville occurred Sunday. A committee arranged a county rally for Methodist Churches to be held in this city Thursday August 9 with Rev H L Davis as superintendent. Dr and Mrs Eugene Hawkins and Mr and Mrs Will Graham returned from Owen Park. Miss Mabel Haltom leaves for Ravenwood Hospital Training School in Chicago. Mr and Mrs Melvin Coffman plan a motor trip to Washington to visit relatives. Miss Dorothy Ferris attends Epworth League Convention at Battle Ground. Mr and Mrs John Arthur Friend spent the weekend in Clayton with Mrs Allie Allen. Robert Johns of the west side visited relatives in Clayton. Roy Hillis and Lee Reeves families motor to Indianapolis Monday. Mrs Mary E Williams on West Franklin Street, ill for six months, is in critical condition. Mrs James Sayers and children of Waynesburg Pa visit James Bridges and daughters. Mr and Mrs C W Otis and children and Mrs Cogswell depart Monday for Wisconsin for several weeks. Miss Esther Minnick enjoys a two week vacation at Trick Bros Store. Miss Florence Stringer works in Minnick’s place.
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Locust Street
M. E
Bloomington
Greencastle
H. L. Davis
Local notes from Greencastle and surrounding areas
Irene Huestis returns to Langdon Book Store after vacation while Frank Young visits Indianapolis. Visitors include Johanna Ash and Mrs. Randel in Brazil with Agnes Terrill. Mrs Ellen McCoy of St Louis to be buried in Forest Hill. Roscoe McCoy of this city is her son. Various local engagements, motor trips to Owen Park, Nazarene Tent Meetings in progress, and local legal fines.
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Irene Huestis
Langdon Book Store
Johanna Ash
Ralph Randel
Brazil
Agnes Terrill
Ellen McCoy
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Forest Hill
McCoy
Roscoe McCoy
Admittance Bid Filed for Insane Woman in Inquest Bulk
Following an inquest which found Mrs. Sarah Battle an insane aged colored woman living about 30 miles south of Greencastle, an application has been filed for her admission to the State Hospital for the Insane.
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Sarah Battle
Greencastle
The
State Hospital For the Insane
Port of Bombay Reclamation Project Expands
Plan to improve Bombay port includes a four mile sea wall enclosing the back bay. Reclaimed area totals 1,145 acres with 9,223,280 cable feet of rubble 3,465,500 of heavy pitching stone and 3,604,000 of concrete. An extra minor reclamation adds about 1,382 acres. Total estimated cost, excluding six years interest, is £583,288.
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Bombay
India
Pasteur Sayings Reflect Faith and Science
A New York World excerpt recalls Pasteur replying to a critic about belief in God and an afterlife. He said his faith grows with study, becoming akin to that of a Breton peasant and perhaps deeper with continued learning by the Breton peasant’s wife.
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Pasteur
New York World
Counting Threads Device Uses Movable Pointer In Fabric Gauge
A linen tester for counting fabric threads features two parallel surfaces with a magnifying glass in the upper plane. The lower plane includes a movable pointer to mark threads as counted, aiding the counting process.
Not a Bad Description
A new neighbor visits with her four year old son. The boy has bright red hair like setting sun. Elaine comments on his hair, noting its vivid color in a social visit.
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Elaine
Chicago Tribune
Walking Sticks From Hedgerows
Fifty percent of walking sticks originate in English hedgerows especially in Herefordshire and Worcestershire where hedges grow tall enough for magpies to nest. The supplier pays farmers per hundred stems for the right to cut them, then sells roughly trimmed green sticks to a town manufacturer.
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Herefordshire
Worcestershire
London Daily Mail
Japanese Dinner Invitation Paradox
A humorous note on a Japanese invitation to dinner promising a poor meal, only to reveal the opposite upon arrival, illustrating polite rhetoric and social expectations. The quote contrasts self-deprecating caution with actual hospitality as observed by the Boston Transcript.
Temperament on the Irish Rail Halt
A Tatler London tidbit recalls a temperamental railway scene where a guard confronts a driver on a signal stuck against him. The exchange shows sharp humor as the guard mocks the driver’s sudden fuss, highlighting the era’s railway manners.
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Tatler
London
Rainy Day Treasure Scrapbook for Children
A simple rainy day activity suggests a cambric scrapbook with 9 by 12 inch pages stitched together. Fill it with saved magazines and picture postcards for long hours of cutting and pasting, providing ongoing pleasure for a child on rainy days.
Laborers wanted for permanent positions at Indiana portland cement plant
Classified notices from Greencastle Indiana field multiple advertisements including laborers for permanent positions at the Limestone Portland Cement Company plant in Limedale, a gas store bargain offer, a hospital vase and basket donation request, a home work offer promising 30 dollars weekly, and a fruit and poultry farm help wanted from St Louis and Greencastle Heralds.
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Indiana Portland Cement Company
Limedale
United Mailing Co
St. Louis
Cave Herald
Greencastle
Indiana
Notice of Estate Claim Against Hallie M. King
Anyone having accounts against the estate of Hallie M. King deceased will present them to undersigned Hallie Bridges Executrix for settlement.
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Hallie M. King
Hallie Bridges
Rooms for rent offered to DePauw students in Greencastle
University authorities call Greencastle residents to list available rooms for DePauw men students. Prospective hosts should provide full names addresses phone numbers room counts and rates per month for one or two students plus any special accommodations. The aim is affordable housing near campus and to assist students working through college.
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Greencastle
DePauw University
W. Henry McLean
Men’s Hall
DePauw
Poet and Prophet United in Verse Insight
A historical quotation on poets as interpreters merging emotion and wisdom. It claims poets and prophets are the same with the Hebrews and remarks that women are now seen as infidels to the poets wisdom.
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Henry van Dyke
New Device Automates Tempering of Steel for Rock Drills
A new automatic tempering device holds steel in a furnace with a magnet against a spring. When the desired temperature is reached the steel loses magnetism and is withdrawn by the spring, ensuring precise tempering for rock drill steel.
Speedly couple quarrels over driving and accidents
Mrs Speedly snaps that women drivers cause as many accidents as men, while Mr Speedly jokes that men are better drivers and quicker thinkers. The exchange reflects a casual domestic dispute quoted by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Mrs. Speedly
Cincinnati Enquirer
Discovered Chief Gossiper on Married Life Column
A cheeky reader accuses a columnist of being married after reading an April 7 issue. The exchange hints at a spring cleaning column and the writer's presumed single status, prompting surprise and disappointment.
Ant Extermination Method with Borax Sugar Syrup
Government backed formula suggests mixing water sugar and borax into a syrup. Pour into shallow dishes in accessible spots. Ants consume the syrup and abandon the area as a result.
Correcting Wrong Impression at Lunch with Charlotte
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls inviting a girl named Charlotte to lunch with milk toast and soft foods. She replies she eats big-girl food, correcting the host’s impression.
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Small Charlotte
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Modern Prescience, Junior Clerk
A witty exchange from the New York Sun notes a clerk misreading a bell signal. The office boy jokes the boss may have changed his mind when the bell stopped suddenly.
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New York Sun
Taking the Cure Mrs Peck and the Portly Husband
A Boston Evening Transcript comic exchange features Mrs Peck noting her husband grows thin while Mrs Portleigh jokes that his increasing stoutness required a diet. The brief dialogue plays on social banter about appearances and dieting.
Matchmaking advice echoes in Milwaukee Journal column
An expert counsels marrying for benefits, urging a brilliant partner for success and a pretty one for happiness, with a nod to a rich spouse for comfort. The column frames marriage as a practical alliance rather than romance.
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Milwaukee Journal
Fortunes Unclaimed as Alice Declares No Proposal
Gladys and Doroethy discuss an unclaimed fortune referenced in Tit Bits. Alice insists she never had a proposal, claiming her face is her fortune, while Leadon notes it mirrors common unclaimed fortune tales.
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Gladys
Alice
Doroethy
Grandmothers by Twins Joke
Alice claims three grandmothers and Jane questions the math. Alice answers that one grandmother is a twin, explaining the extra relative with a playful riddle.
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Alice
Jane
Poetry Not All in History
Quote by G. W. Curtis contrasts heroic history with everyday neighbors showing that truth can read like poetry. The remark reflects on how ordinary people deserve acknowledgment beyond legendary narratives.
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G. W. Curtis
Indian Dialects in Mexico
A study notes that Mexico hosts over a hundred Indian dialects, with mutual unintelligibility among many groups. Researchers highlight the complexity and isolation of linguistic communities across the country.
Wisdom in Silence
A quotation attributed to H. W. Shaw asserts silence as a powerful form of argument and warns that violence, though distasteful, may be the easiest to rebut when wisdom is absent.
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H. W. Shaw
Agriculturist Supreme Quote by Lord Chatham
The saying emphasizes trade boosting national wealth while true strength lies with land cultivators. It frames agriculture as the backbone of a country’s power and resilience.
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Lord Chatham
Ground Floor Must Be Tenanted
A short aphorism attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes notes science as valuable furniture for a man with common sense on the ground floor, suggesting practical wisdom accompanies intellect. The line contrasts abstract ideas with practical placement within a home setting.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Thought for the Day Inspires Career Choices
A brief meditation suggests evaluating job value and options when a boss undervalues effort. It counters with turning to better opportunities and seeking a role that matches worth and respect.
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Ren
Thrust Themeeve Uren Us
A fragmented quotation by Leigh Tne suggests seeking agreeable topics while avoiding the disagreeable via selective search. The text presents a provocative stance on discovery and confirmation. The source appears as an errant OCR fragment with unclear context and attribution.
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Leigh Tne
Depanese Prever Boy Lands Near Center in Worrying Scene
A terse report describes a boy steering toward the center and a girl fearing her mother’s distress. The fragment hints at family concern and a tense incident.
Notice to Road Contractors Putnam County Indiana
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners Greencastle Indiana invites sealed proposals for a 9 252 foot highway improvement by grading draining and macadam paving. Bids open August 6 1923 at 2 p m. Project Marion township J F Elliott road estimated cost 14336. Bond double bid non collusion affidavit required. Right to reject bids reserved. Auditor Ralph E Knoll. Posters.
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State of Indiana
Putnam County
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Greencastle
Indiana
State of
Marion Township
J. F. Elliott
Ralph E. Knoll
Notice Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County Indiana
Putnam County Commissioners and Auditor announce private sale of sixty five acres more or less in Jefferson Township Greencastle Indiana on August 11 1923 at 10:30 a m at the courthouse. Terms cash or installments. Property described as portions of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and related parcels in section 20 township 13 range 3 west. Auction to include five acres off the south end of the west half of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter. Listing officials include David J Skelton Reeser Buss Wm F Davis and R E Knoll. July 9 to Aug 2 notice dates.
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Putnam County
Court House
Greencastle
Indiana
Jefferson Township
Towit
David J. Skelton
Reeser. Buss
Wm. F. Davis
R. E. Knoll
Notice of Administration in Putnam County Indiana
The judge appoints Toney N. New as administrator of the Cecil A. New estate in Putnam County Indiana. The estate is declared solvent with dates shown as July 13, 1923 and notices published July 14 21 28 by attorney Hamilton.
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Circuit Court
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
Cecil A. New
Toney N. New
Hamilton
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