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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
4
A fragment describes a tank intended to hold ionline coal oil and its engine design. The incomplete text notes an apparatus related to storage and propulsion, referencing a boiler or engine component and the fuel type.
Community updates report residents visiting, traveling, or staying away including John W Daniels of Cloverdale Henry and George Bridges in Chicago and Hiram Callender Jr in Indianapolis. Local clubs meet including Bee Hive Rebekah Lodge and Crescent Club with hostesses listed.
The article notes a 20 percent shoe price hike by Sept and broader rises in leather and clothing. It cites rising leather demand from autos, shrinking raw stock, and global wool shortages as the main drivers behind higher prices for footwear and textiles in 1913.
Greencastle residents receive Indiana Good Roads literature outlining needed legislation and tax proposals for state highway support. The plan calls for a state levy, graduated vehicle tax, state supervision, road classification, and cash road taxes to boost main highways and reduce political influence. It argues improved roads will raise farm value, lower transport costs, and benefit all citizens.
The death of Ruth S. Browning eleven year old daughter of Mrs William King occurred at her home in the south part of town Saturday after a tuberculosis illness. The funeral was held at the home this afternoon at 2 oclock with burial in Forest Hill cemetery.
Local youth ask if Greencastle will host a circus this year as two shows, the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West and the Gentry Brothers, plan dates nearby. The Miller Brothers appear August 28 in Bloomington and the Gentry Brothers August 2, with potential Greencastle appearances about the same time.
Miss Orelle Fidlar resigns as art supervisor after three years in city schools to marry David W. Cornelius of Ottawa Kansas. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy this June and has ties to DePauw Purdue and Brazil. Carl Watson elected mathematics physics and athletics director to succeed Selleck, moving from Goshen Indiana with seven years’ experience and a DePauw athletic background.
Frank Cagle and Arthur Plummer work threshing wheat with fair yields while hay is being stored nearby. New touring cars arrive on the route as Fred Williams buys a Studebaker 20 hp and George Rissler an Overland. An ice cream social is announced at Big Walnut Church on Saturday evening August 3.
Indiana apple growers face a mixed 1911 season with southern counties yielding well while northern areas lag. Overbearing and insect damage reduced overall output to about 75 percent of normal, prompting thinning to improve quality. Professor Woodbury urges exhibits at the 1912 Apple Show to promote better cultivation and marketing practices.
The state board of health reports a June death rate of 10.5 per 1000 population, down from 10.6 the year prior. Northern counties hit 10.9, Indianapolis 12, rural areas 9.4, with ten principal diseases listed and murders, personal crises, and accidental deaths noted. Birth rate stood at 18.3 per 1000. 4,114 babies born, 2,118 boys. Dubois County highest at 30.1, Dearborn lowest at 9.0, across 92 counties.
Mr and Mrs Sam Wilton of Rockville were in town Sunday visiting friends and returned home today by car.
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