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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows Greencastle Indiana newspaper data listing publisher Charles J. Arnold editor William T. Sitlington and pricing for city notices and subscriptions. Contains routing and postal details with garbled text and misaligned lines.
The advertisement urges keeping a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand to treat sudden attacks. It claims neighbors or medicine crank calls are risky and notes the remedy has never failed and saved lives. Priced at a quarter and sold by all dealers.
Special Monon Route train leaves Greencastle at 6 30 am and returns from Chicago at 11 30 pm. Round trip fare is 1 60. Stops include Rensselaer and Hammond in both directions. For information contact Monon depot.
C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas reports a permanent cure for indigestion and constipation after costly medicines and treatments failed. He credits Chamberlains Tablets with restoring his health after years of discomfort and medical expenses.
Advertises Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a natural cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. Claims to remove poisonous catarrh and bile, reduce inflammation, and act as an antiseptic. Urges readers to test one dose and request a booklet or buy from Cook Drug Co. in Greencastle.
Various short items include a legend about a brown robin becoming blue to honor Jesus, a juror exemption anecdote from a Montgomery County case, Civil War generals praised for lack of rivalry, Mashuchika Shimose’s explosive powder, J M White’s antique possessions, an inquest quip about beer, and a quip on political rhetoric.
The text reports on French bread made from grain dough without flour, a Palestine railroad project advancing with initial construction, Bello’s $60,000 confiscated in a Bicilian bank under a false name, St. George's Hospital performing about 2,000 operations yearly, and a $4,000,000 irrigation project in southern Porto Rico halfway completed.
August election dates set by law not less than ten nor more than twenty days after notice. Local voters to decide on building a joint school house between town and township entities under the 1913 act. Provisions spell out notices, voting places, costs, financing, and joint ownership of any constructed school.
Notice by Putnam County Board of Commissioners Indiana to receive sealed bids for 11 9945 feet of macadam road in Marion Township known as the A T Cline et al proposed free macadam road. Bids due by 2 PM July 26 1913 at the Auditor's office Greencastle with bid opening and award scheduled. board may reject any or all bids.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Charles K B Wood as Administrator of the estate of John W Wood late of Putnam County deceased. The estate is believed to be solvent. Dated July 2 1913. July 11.
In a back pasture pond two boys Fred and Lewis play a pretend battle with rafts and improvised oars. They drift apart, collide and fall in, then hurry home dripping with mud to face Grandfather Dixon and a scolding.
Greencastle residents, including Mrs. W. H. Johns, testify to Doan's Kidney Pills relieving sharp pains and fatigue from kidney issues. The ad cites home endorsements and urges readers to ask for Doan's by name, with Foster-Milburn Co. as producer. Also includes a railroad time table listing departures and arrivals for Big Four and Vandalia lines.
Dispatch notes a Monon event with times listed 12 33 PM 6 50 PM and 3 26 PM. Names include Ellis with unclear designation. Fragmentary OCR yields limited readable details about a schedule or listing.
Summer tourist excursion tares set from June 1 to September 30 with return by October 31, 1918. Applies to all points across Alberta to Wyoming including Ontario and Michigan. Mor rates, times, trains and reservations via Agent Monon Route J V Ellis, Agent.
A summer tonic marketed to improve blood and digestion is advertised as Hollister's R. M. Tea and offered for sale at Owl Drug Store. The notice emphasizes its claimed restorative benefits for stomach and bowels.
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