Notice Of Administrator Sale Of Personal Property
Administrators with the will annexed of Lucius A. Dobbs deceased in Putnam County Indiana offer for sale at public auction on August 4, 1914 at the decedent's Mill Creek Township residence. Items include horses cattle sheep hay corn and farm implements plus buggy harness and more. Growing crops reserved for later. sale starts 10:00 a.m. Terms cash under five dollars and credit up to nine months with note and interest. Located about half a mile west of Broadpark six miles south of Coatesville and five miles southeast of Mount Meridian. OTTO C. DOBBS GEORGE A. DOBBS Administrators with the Will Aniled Allee James & Allee Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius A. Dobbs
Putnam County
Indiana
Mill Creek Township
Broadpark
Coatesville
Mount Meridian
Dangers of Cholera Morbus Warns Neighbors
In nearly every neighborhood someone has died from cholera morbus before medicine or a physician could be Secured. Families should be prepared. Mrs E M Snyder Herkim er NY recalls her husband’s attack four years ago and how Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved the pain and helped cure him after two or three doses. For sale by all dealers.
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E. M. Snyder
Herkimer
N. Y
Chamberlain
Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Rail Timetable Fragments
Train schedule snippet shows connection by lines to Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville with times 8:25 am 2:41 pm and 5:25 pm listed, indicating a travel window and routing details. The text reflects a transit timetable segment.
Quick Cure for Diarrhoea Promises Prompt Relief
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the swiftest cure for diarrhoea. A single early dose is said to be nearly always sufficient, and the product is available from all dealers for immediate use.
A Hint to the Wise on Chamberlin's Tablets
An old advertisement touts Chamberlin's Tablets as easy to take and agreeable for relieving constipation. Sold by all dealers with the claim that daily advertising is an investment, not an experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlin
Watermelon King a Barber of Weatherford Texas
Henry Means quit shaving chins to become a leading watermelon grower. He moved from Lodiana to Weatherford in 1884, built a 164 acre farm, and developed a melon that won first prize at the St. Louis World’s Fair. He now sells seed to truck growers and claims annual earnings of 2000 to 3000 dollars from his patch.
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Weatherford
Texas
Henry Means
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Means
Far West
Plains
Henry
St. Louis
Truck Growers’ Association
Atlanta, Ga
Parker County
Notice to gravel road contractors in Putnam County Indiana
The Putnam County Commissioners invite sealed proposals for 7800 feet of macadam road improvement on the John McFarland road in Greencastle Township. Bid bonds equal to double the bid are required, with at least one surety resident or licensed in the county. The county reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
State of Indiana
Geencastle
Indiana
Greencastle Township
Putnam Couny
John McFarland
Ward
Audhor’s
Greencastle
C. L. Airhart
St Hid
C.L. Airhart
Board of Commissioners
Putnam
State of
George W. Landes
Prayer and Petition in the Just Judge and the Widow
A sermon argues that prayerlessness is barbaric and unethical, denying God as ruler and judge. It contrasts the unjust judge with the Just Judge and the widow’s plea, then frames prayer through roles of petitioner, friend, and child, urging prayer in Jesus name for pardon, provision, and divine care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus
Poem Fragment on Virtue and Recovery
A reflective excerpt emphasizes turning toward light and beginning recovery through virtue. The speaker, W. D Simonds, notes progress in rebuilding life as a path to peace for any soul including Lady Macbeth, underscoring moral ascent and spiritual renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Macbeth
God Peace
W. D Simonds
Arrested for Carrying Chicken Head Downward
John Jackson faced Harlem Police Court over carrying a chicken by its legs in public. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' agent McGowan objected, but the magistrate dismissed the complaint after Jackson inverted the chicken, noting the fowl seemed comfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Jackson
Harlem
Jackson
Isidore Kerstein
Martin R. McGowan
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
McGowan
Mr. McGowan
Wayward Youth Faces Hunger After Failed $1000 Bill Change
Sunbury Pa a youth identified as John Johnson son of a Philadelphia merchant carried a $1000 bill claiming he could not change it after more than a hundred attempts in many towns. He nearly starved before his parents confirmed his identity allowing a meal, then he pressed on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
John ©. Johnson
Philadelphia
Married by a Typewriter in Houston Texas
Miss Susie Burnett and A. B. Blalock, both deaf-mutes, wed by a justice of the peace who asked the standard vows by typing on a typewriter. The couple met four months ago and say it was love at first sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Susie Burnett
Blalock
A. H B. Crocker
Notice to Gravel Road Contractors in Putnam County
Board of commissioners of Putnam County Indiana offers a sealed bid for 5429 feet of macadam road improvement on the George E. Bicknell road. Proposals due August 12 1914 by 2 p m at Greencastle Auditor's office. Bidder must meet specs and provide sureties against collusion. Posters.
August 1914 bids opened for Landes road project in Indiana
Bids will be received up to 2 o clock on August August for the construction of the George W Landes road in Putnam County Indiana at Greencastle. The board will award to the lowest responsible bidder per the plans specifications and estimates on file in the Auditor’s office. Posters advertised July 18 24 and August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Airhart
Putnam County
Indiana
Household Hints for Peanut Butter Candy
Two capsule of granulated sugar, two tablespoonfuls of peanut butter, two tablespoonfuls of cream and one half teaspoonful vanilla. Boil sugar, peanut butter and cream until it threads when dropped from a spoon. Add vanilla. Beat to a cream, and drop by spoonfuls on oiled paper.
Cherry Bliss Recipe Instructions
A confection involving two cupfuls sugar one-half cup cream one-fourth cup butter half cup chopped candied cherries half teaspoon red color and one teaspoon rose extract. Boil sugar cream and butter till they thread remove from heat cool add coloring extract and fruit beat until thick and grain then mold with butter.
6200 Doughnuts in 32 Days by Brunswick Woman
Mrs. Lizzie Tarr of Brunswick Maine earned a local doughnut record by making just over 6200 molasses doughnuts in 32 days while managing housework for her husband and fifteen children. Her recipe calls for sour milk New Orleans molasses ginger salt soda egg flour and nutmeg. She warns that frying temperature is crucial to avoid undercooking the centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Lizzie Tarr
New Orleans
Teeland’s founding era and Norse colonization
Teeland emerged in A D 874 from Norwegian settlers. John Fiske described it as a wholesale colonization, rivaling early Greek settlements, leading to Iceland’s population surge and a booming economy. Sheep, cattle, crops, and a lively fish and skin trade flourished with Norway, Denmark, and the British Isles. Political freedom and justice were strong, naval power kept foes at bay, and wealth and culture grew rapidly.
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Teeland
Norway
John Fiske
Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay
Iceland
Denmark
British Isles
Cat Performs Athletic Tricks Impressing Suburban Crowd
The Nicklingtons return from the beach with a cat found by their Swedish maid Olga. Mr Nicklington tries to show visitors the cat’s tricks by making a hoop with his arms and calling for a jump. The cat initially ignores him but listens to Olga and leaps through the improvised hoop with lithe grace.
Cableways Show Wide Use In Modern Engineering
Cableways are presented as a versatile modern engineering advance. In the Panama Canal system heavy steel cables are supported by tall movable towers with spans exceeding 2400 feet and conveyer speeds over 100 feet per minute. They span gorges valleys roads railways and obstacles enabling dam construction logging hauling inclined quarry lifts dredging piling lumber and steel materials.
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Panama Canal
Truce of God spanned church festivals to curb violence
Clergy in Guienne introduced the Truce of God around 1030 and it spread to Spain by 1050 and England by a later date. The treaty forbade violence during church festivals and from Wednesday evening to Monday morning, leaving about eighty days for hostilities. It reportedly did some good though it was imperfectly observed.
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Guienne
Spain
England
Glass vessels influence cholera germs in water study
Investigations of a German scientist suggest bacteria respond to glass type in water. Detroit News Tribune reports marked differences in cholera germ behavior linked to the glass composing the vessels and the alkalinity the glass imparts to the water.
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Detroit Newa Tribune
Unsuccessful Diagnosis in a Witty Medical Debate
A man’s worsening cough leads to a comic medical panel with doctors debating vaccination effects and stomach cures. Dr Simtom, Dr Modern, Dr Nature, Dr Serum, and Dr Experiment clash over causes and remedies while Dr Getrox insists on a five dollar charge, the widow refusing to pay.
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Dr. Simtom
Dr.lodern
Dr. Nature
Dr. Serum
Dry humor and wet wit in a thirsty exchange
A brief exchange notes one person’s dry humor and the other’s playful response about wetting. The line suggests a light banter on thirst and humor without further context or details.
Bank President Seeks Time Tables and Folders
The bank president requests new advertising folders bearing the motto Strong as the Pillars of Hercules and a time mechanism with dynamite-proof twenty ton safes. Directors named include Senator O Howe Riche Rev Tony Fallowe and Congressman VT Kust Knott. Returns from fold arI fill the Vauts. he also asks for railway time-tables a folder on Canadian resorts and ample writing paper for a touching rondeau titled The Bank President's Farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Howe Riche
Tony Fallowe
VT. Kust Knott
A Lovers' Quarrel in Gerinus Town
Two young lovers once engaged but estranged, both hoping to appear to have forgotten each other. The man visits the home to speak with the father, but the girl denies recognition at the door and asks who should say he called. The encounter ends without reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerinus
Mutou
First Plunge to a Mighty Basket? Child Learns From Service
A mother takes her little boy to church for the first time. He leaves gloomily, wished to play, but returns cheerful. He asks what was gained from the basket, then shows a quarter he collected, amusing yet blunt about the collection.
Grandmother’s Guest Wears Simple Black Attire
A grandmother's guest appears in elegant black chiffon with silk lace. Four year old Little Bird climbs onto her lap and strokes her hair, then peers at her face and says you look good enough to be killed, underscoring a child’s candid observation and a tender scene.
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Little Bird
The Early Bounds Fight Stirs Younger Crowd
A fragment hints at a youthful brawl or confrontation. The scene mentions punishment for alcohol and a warning to wait, with the clash described as a young fight developing. No clear names or places are identifiable in the readable text.
How He Figured It and Four Met ers
Howard claims he has four meters and explains his method to count them. The statement blends personal math with a humorous take on his own reasoning process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Township Trustees Notice of Weekly Office Hours
Trustees from Madison Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion and other townships announce weekly office hours at homes or offices to transact trustee business. Names include J W Knauer Ernest Kivett Benjamin Walls Oliver Stricen Floyd Etcheson Fred Todd and Rector. Schedule details: Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and various days per trustee. Readership should note locations Mill Creek Bainbridge and local townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek Township
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
M Mon Dy Bk. Etcheson
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam Circuit Court
In Putnam County Indiana the September term 1914 of the Putnam Circuit Court hears Howard Rightsell et al versus James Rightsell et al in Complaint No 8640. Plaintiffs file a partition and sale suit and affidavit that defendants James Baumunk and Lewis T Rightsell are non residents of Indiana. Defendants must appear September 14, 1914 at Greencastle Court House to answer or demur or be heard in their absence. Arthur J Hamrick Clerk Pearl Newgent Deputy Allee James Allee Attorneys July 1 placeholder wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
Howard Rightsell
James Rightsell
Allee
James & Allee
James Baumunk
Lewis T. Rightsell
Indiana
Greencastle
A. D
Arthur J. Hamrick
Pearl Newgent
Allee, James & Allee
Plffs
Speedway Foot Care Ad Promises Quick Relief for Sore Feet
An energetic print advertisement extols Speedway foot balm as a fast, gentle cure for burning feet and aching joints. It pledges cooling relief, skin safety, and a money back guarantee, urging immediate purchase in Herald Want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedway
Cook Company
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Fort Worth
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OTICE
Ethics OF Prayer
A. C. Dixon
County of
George E. Bicknell
Auditor's
Ancient
Canada
Ari
Galey
Treeter
Daly
Youn
Madison Township
J. W. Knauer
M Oliver Stri Cen
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marion Township
Willmore
DR. O. FP. Overstreet
Bence
South Vine Street
Ind
Mm. McGaughey
Bloomington
Seminary Streets
Evans’ Block
South
Jackson Street
Putnam Coun
W. W. Tucker
Vine Street
Wastington
Welioit St. Cresacastie
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