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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
2
The Herald published Sunday edition by Star-Democrat Publishing Company at 17 and 1 1/2 South Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana.
The notice warns against relying on neighbors or pharmacy access during sudden bowel illness and promotes keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand. It claims the remedy never fails, has saved lives, and can be bought for a quarter from dealers.
A testimonial from T. A. Neal of Roanoke Texas extols Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy claiming rapid relief from stomach and heart issues after five treatments with gallstone expulsion and improved sleep and appetite. The letter urges one dose as proof of restoration and directs readers to consult their druggist or Geo H Mayr for a free booklet.
Vacation trips advertised by W. W. Dilgis, traveling passenger agent for Monon Route, announce commencing June 1 round trip tickets at greatly reduced fares to Atlantic and Pacific Coast points, Colorado and Michigan resorts. Literature and complete information will be sent by return mail.
Redistributed in a ancient ad format, the copy promotes Humphreys homeopathic remedies as scientifically prepared prescriptions used for generations. It lists conditions like fevers, croup, diarrhea, whooping cough, catarrh, rheumatism, nervous debility, and bedwetting with stated prices and a mail order offer from New York.
Rev George Clarke Peck argues that mastery of one thing is the path to greatness He contrasts the blind man who knew one thing well with versatile figures like Grant Darwin and a Greek scholar The moral is to pursue a single supreme knowledge and allow other gains to follow In a Boston codfish tale a merchant rejects a price rise to protect family prayers showing principle over profit
A poem recounts a man's lifelong struggle for wealth and fate’s cruelty. He compares himself to Lazarus and Dives, lamenting brief comforts of love and health before death. The speaker accepts Loveless age and suffering as Fate denies lasting fortune.
An Irish labor overseer, inspecting a scaffold, sees many men at work. He asserts his authority by asking how many are up there and then orders the crowd to descend, joking that only a fraction should remain.
A short tempered sitter complains about the photographer’s instruction to look pleasant for a photo. The photographer insists the image is needed for a relative who plans to stay a month, prompting tension over duties and expectations.
A guest questions a hostess about a Rome trip she just took. She replies she does not know, noting her husband always bought the tickets, implying she traveled incognito or without full awareness of the arrangements.
A clergyman seeks an inference from a younger brother and discovers the parish cannot grasp the term. A clerk tests a servant by asking for an inference and jokes about horses drawing things. The cashier's disappearance leads to news of a vacancy and missing cash, provoking denials and comic confusion.
A public exchange features Councilman cross examining voter Washington White about fixed income. White cites recurring political favors as “2 and a ham” payments each election day, while a restaurant owner helps a customer with small bills, and a claim of a remarkable 5 foot 6 inch dwarf being billed as the tallest on record.
The article explains how water amount governs road strength. Clay loam and limestone need some moisture to form a cementing film, while sand requires saturation. Proper road design uses ditched surfaces and repeated plastic treatment to build a brick-like, water-shedding coating.
Wealthier property owners oppose street paving while a washerwoman offers to work harder to fund the project. The episode highlights class tensions over public works and the burden of urban improvement during the era.
A comic World’s Wit item describes Henderson & Henderson carpet importers in Henderson as two ladies shop for carpets on a sultry afternoon. The infant is passed between them as rolls are displayed, prompting heat and humor until the ladies decide they have time to catch their train.
A boy asks about a conflagration and learns its meaning from his father. The discussion veers when Johnnie reports burning a hole through a toy hat with a telescope lens, prompting a stern warning about flagellation and a call to fetch the strap.
A sudden explosion shocks a crowd near a ramber’s business. A pale young woman clings to a young man and laments the lack of a spare tire as rescue and concern unfold in a tragic, urban moment.
In a humorous exchange Mrs. Bricktop asks to borrow a lawn mower to thin velvet carpet pile in the nursery as children lose marbles. The scene shifts to a hotel incident where Spurleigh catches a trout and the manager must summon help from the city.
There are many new varieties of flutte unknown a few years ago. Some may improve older types but many are not desirable for general profitable use. Exercise caution when buying for a market plantation and test a few first. If they prove desirable, order more. if not, the loss is limited.
A schoolmistress parades her pupils to guests and asks what useful article an elephant furnishes. Three boys answer in unison with ivory and sealing wax, noting Peter Sand’s witty reply that his inventiveness exceeds memory.
A boy with ruffled shoulders asks to visit Mr Diggles to see his living space. Diggles agrees, noting the sister said the company is better, prompting the boy to think the room must be fine.
Greencastle readers learn that a single Adlerika dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and related ingredients claims to remove constipation sour stomach and 64s on the stomach instantly. The mixture allegedly cures appendicitis and draws off old foul matter, with rapid relief. For sale by Jones Stevens druggists.
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