Local Notables In Greencastle On Various Affairs
Greencastle hosts a flow of visitors and residents on business and social calls. Fred Hixon and many from Owen and nearby counties travel through town, with residents from Rosedale Bainbridge Crawfordsville Roachdale and Indianapolis noted. Mary Matkins Roachdale and others also visit. Lambda Chi House residents host Omar Wilson Singers. W P Lockridge improves at St Vincent’s Hospital Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Matkins
Roachdale
Greencastle
Loren Wilson
Fred Johnson
Earl Anderson
Mark Bills
Omar Wilson Singers
Lambda Chi House
Paul Kreisling
Kokomo
Wilbur McMullen
Muncie
Local Notables Travel and Court Briefs in Central County
Elwood Dunlavy works at Central National Bank. Howard Barnaby leaves for Culver to visit parents. E Rupert Bartley travels Indianapolis and Lebanon on business. Arthur Reat to Indianapolis on business. Ellen Jane Bender, 91, buried at Putnam County Farm after dying in old age. Mrs Katie Manire fined $11 by Justice Philip M. Frank for provoke. case heard in Squire Frank's office. C R Sheppard called to Brookville after death of sister Mrs T Titchler. Titchler survived by husband and daughter Mrs Roy Abrams. Mae Windsor returns from Cincinnati after eye operation. recovering at sister Miss Elizabeth Ames' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Jane Bender
Putnam County
Katie Manire
Philip M. Frank
Justic of the Peace
John Hill
C R Sheppard
Brookville
T Titchler
Titchler
Roy Abrams
Mae Windsor
Cincinnati
Ohio
Elizabeth Ames
Local Social Roundup From Fillmore Notes
Miss Mildred Chamness went to Bethany Park for two weeks. The Stitch and Chatter club held its annual picnic at Wildwood on Wednesday. Mrs Ed Chamness entertained the Veronica Club Wednesday afternoon. Mr Thomas Ragland who has been ill for some time is not improving. Mrs Maria Campbell has been visiting in Indianapolis for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Chamness
Bethany Park
Stitch and Chatter Club
Wildwood
Ed Chamness
Veronica Club
Thomas Ragland
Mrs
Maria Campbell
Indianapolis
Classified Acts Offers Farm Loans and Local Notices
Classified items advertise mortgage loans on first and second deeds for Putnam County farm lands with flexible terms and no commission. Also notices offer automobile registration blanks from Hazel M. Lear Notary Public, a tomato sale at 5 cents per pound from Eitel's Green House, and hogs for sale including 50 head shoats and brood sows from Harvey Hines Roachdale Indiana.
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Harvey Hines
Roachdale
Ind- R
R. No
Fireplace Wood for Sale at 804 South College Ave
Anne Cannon offers big fireplace wood at 4 per card. Orders left at 804 South College Ave for pickup on Friday and Saturday July 22 and 23. Phone 619.
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Ieave
South College Ave
Anne Cannon
Crocodile fish industry eyed in Tabasco waters
Consul Alphonse Lespinasse reports abundant crocodile fish in Tabasco rivers and streams. Proper curing could supply leather goods such as valises, with flesh used as food. The skin dries to an ashen blue tinted hue. A concession allows exploitation in Gulf of Mexico waters from Punta Gorda Vera Cruz to San Pedro San Pablo, 210 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Lespinasse
Frontera
Tabasco
Gulf of Mexico
Punta Gonda Vera Cruz
San Pedro
San Pablo
Rhubarb Roots Through English History and Varietal Growth
Rhubarb was grown in England recently as a fruit substitute though cultivated for medicinal root earlier. It originated in Siberia and the Volga basin, named from the Volga’s ancient name Rha. Romans termed it Rha barbarum. Varieties have multiplied from seed through cultivation here.
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E. M. Holmes
Encyclopaedia Britannica
England
Matthew Lister
Charles I
Italy
Parkinson
Siberia
Volga
Worry and Courage for the Young Engineer
A poem by Jason Kelley from Locomotive Engineers' Journal counsels that fear and borrowed worries age a person more than labor and danger. It stresses keeping a light heart to endure hard tasks, through heat, cold, rain, and miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Kelley
Locomotive Engineers’ Journal
Beating the Lamb: Neighbor Brings Flock to Lawn Joke
Cincinnati man Louis Goecke known as Pat hears baa sounds from next door while mowing. He questions a neighbor, learns a lamb is hidden behind a hedge, and then borrows the animal to finish the yard work, enjoying the quiet porch retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Goecke
Pat
Cincinnati
Goecke
Goeeke
Coffee Raising in Arabia and Ancient Roman Divorce
The article notes Mocha coffee is grown by Arabs in remote Arabian mountains with minimal plantations and long caravan journeys to Aden and Hodeda. It also describes early Roman divorce, where couples separated before witnesses and priests after a ritual cake, followed by renunciation of each other’s gods.
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Arabia
Aden
Hodeda
Rome
Diamonds Formed From Cordite Explosion Story
Sir Andrew Noble told at the Royal Institution of London how a gunpowder explosion using cordite and carbon left a residue in the chamber. Sir William Crookes later found exceedingly minute diamonds formed by carbon under extreme heat and pressure during the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Andrew Noble
Royal Institution
London
William Crookes
Interdict and Excommunication in Medieval England
The interdict and the excommunication were different ecclesiastical censures. An interdict barred clergy from performing duties except infant baptism and dying penance. After Gregory VII, interdicts became common. Alexander III used it for England in 1170 and King John’s excommunication in 1208 left the realm under an interdict for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory VII
Alexander
England
John
Atchison Bore Lysander Appleton Plagues Town Stores
The Atchison Globe denounces Lysander John Appleton as the town’s worst bore, noting no screen or paste can curb his endless talking when he enters any shop, staying for hours and filling the air with chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Lysander John Appleton
Atchison Globe
Webbed glove for swimming enables larger paddle surface
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports on a new glove design where fingers are joined by a flexible web, allowing swimmers to paddle with spread fingers for more propulsion while still closing them together on the return stroke. The webbing is made of the glove material and folds when fingers close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Nerv Worth Aids 25Year Stomach Trouble Relief
L. F. Ferguson of Clarksburg West Virginia writes about long suffering stomach pains nervousness and poor sleep. After using Nerv Worth he reports better digestion sleep and energy with gases gone and general improvement and recommends it to friends. Druggist R P Mullins sells and recommends the product with money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Ferguson
Clarksburg
Ww. Va
R. P. Mullins
English Sparrows and Dandelions
The English sparrow, often a pest, eats dandelion seeds and spends time on lawns blowing away the seed heads. It also damages young peas by eating flowers and leaves, making net protection common in Chicago suburbs. The balance of benefit versus crop damage remains a question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chicago
Science Service
Scouts Provide 2808 Bird Houses In St Louis Parks
The Boy Scouts of St Louis built 2808 bird houses after a contest. The winning troop produced 651 houses. The project boosted local interest and a planned annual good turn, with benefits to both housing and scouts’ development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pey Scouts
St. Louis
Boy Scouts of
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Fred Hixon
E. A. Webster
Rosedale
D. A. Henry
Brazil
Warren E. Meek
Agnes Steiner
Owen County
Putnam Circuit
Owen Circuit Court
Vernice Kivett
Ella
V. C. Hurst
Rev
C. L. Rirhart
Crawfordsville
Paul Jackson
Other McCullough
Washington Township
J. F. Clodfelter
Portland Mills
C. M. Moffett
Milton Brown
Indianaapolis
Mary Brown
Bainbridge
H. E. Crawford
S P. Foreum
Crawford
Foreum
Ella Wright
Red Cross
Frank Wallace
Jackson Township
Charles A. Jackson
Charles
Beryl Sandy
Cloverdale
Emiline
Bloomington
Oran Buis
Marion Township
Grencastle
Frank Knight
Coatesville
G. W. Bence
Edna Loring
Bence
R. P. Carpenter
Noblesville
B F. Brown
Clay County
Nelle Williams
W. P. Lockridge
St. Vincent's Hospital
X.ray
Mary Hirt
Agnes Wolf
Thas Nelson
North
Madison Street
Miss Hirt
Simpson Hirt
Arthur Smythe Dial
Lockport, New York
Jennie Smythe
Dorothy
Elizabeth Dorsig
Columbus, Indiana
Frank Donner
W. Swahlen
Bay View Michigan
Viola Williamson of
Anderson
Ernesto Sears
Elwood Dunlavy
The
Central National Bank
Howard Barnaby
Culver
E. Rupert Bartley
Lebanon
Arthur Reat
Fillmore
Chichester
Chester S
Iran
Reliabie Sin D
Bruggists
Indiana Loan Co
Donner
Central Trust Company
Hazel M. Lear
Notary Public
Herald Office
Theodore Crawley
Crocodile Fish
Mexico
Niagara Falls, N. Y
VIA
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
Toledo, Cleveland, Ohio
Buffalo, N.Y
Detroit, St. Clair Flats
Port Huron, Mich
Toronto
Ontarto
H. J. & KE. Trac. Co
Trac
Indiana
Lincoln
McClellan
H. Askew
Palmer Chiropractor
Washington and
Vine Streets
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
H. B. Warner
Mansfield Scott
Tweedy
William Farnum
Zane Grey
Mutt and
Jeff
Fox News Weekly
Central Trust Co
Home For Savings
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