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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
3
Trustees announce weekly visiting hours at homes or offices across Madison, Mill Creek, Jackson, Monroe, Floyd, Marion townships. W Knauer, Benese Kibett, Benjamin Walls, Oliver Stringer, Wetcheson, Fred Robb, and others list days and locations to conduct township business.
Dr P R O Overstreet dentist lists office in the Bence Building on South Vine Street Greencastle Indiana seeking patients and explaining full dental services available in a local notice.
Notice in the Putnam Circuit Court September Term 1914 for partition of real estate in the case of Rightsell et al vs James Etsell et al. Defendants Baumunk and Right are non residents. they must appear by September 14, 1914. Clerk Arthur J. Hamrick certifies the notice.
Evergreen Park hosts a school linked poultry club with 59 students learning egg marketing and record keeping. Members must own 5 to 25 hens and send eggs to Chicago by parcel post for sale with weekly profit sharing based on each pupil’s contributions.
A device on a train uses a pivoted heavy weight to strike a shovel handle. The impact drops the mail bag toward the ground while the bag continues toward the mail car door as the train passes the station.
A playful verse on shifting eras from Queen Elizabeth’s rule to modern days. It muses that life is not easy, references beer and skittles versus grape juice and bridge whist, and ends with cat and domestic quips about spilled milk and blame in a lighthearted tone.
A long admonitory list cautions readers against arrogance and impulsive actions. It urges appreciation for spouses, restraint in judgment, mindful speech, and honest effort. It warns against gossip, dishonesty, and exploiting others while promoting generosity, hard work, and thoughtful friendships. It notes diplomacy can mask cowardice yet remains fashionable.
A tanner posts a sign by driving a calf tail through his door as a joke. A bemused man stares at the sign for an hour, then reveals he is a philosopher and asks how the calf got through the hole. The mute exchange ends with the riddle about the calf finding a way inside.
A collage of rustic verse and formal poetry from Mary Sheridan Fahnestock and L. B. Waterhouse, mixing feline fishing lyric, college memories, fairy-fern fantasies, and aging reflections. It traces nature, youth, learning, and ambition through varied voices and periods.
Mrs Subbubs scolds Bridget for a half hour lateness at breakfast blaming the alarm clock mishap while Bridget laments being unable to rise after a sleepless night waiting for the device to ring.
A brief street exchange unfolds as one man asks for a small loan while the other replies with a joking sting about blowing money away. The banter hints at precarious finances and social sniping in a tight moment.
A Southern town scene unfolds as a mistress questions plans while her colored maid, Jenny, reveals a dramatic revelation about her fiancé. The maid asserts he is to be hanged, prompting a tense exchange about life and death.
Humorist Samuel P. Moses recounts feeding a public meeting in Hon ers where he lent an old acquaintance ten dollars after he asked for twenty. The seedy man complains, but Moses jokes that giving ten and losing ten is fairer.
An old landlord in a country inn sits by the fire when a loud youth bursts in seeking room for man and beast. A child recites prayers and then humorously forgets, asking her mother to start her and let her go whizzing.
A dime museum lecturer recounts Obadiah Chuge’s wart tale to warn against overdoing a good thing. Fifteen years ago a dream urged buttermilk for fifty days, removing warts then, after sixty days the warts returned. He shows his hands to prove the danger before introducing Amalsle Algy the educated monkey formerly of Newport society.
A home tip advises rolling delicate linens in partly stiff paper to prevent creasing and mussing when stored, helping doilies retain a freshly laundered look.
In a dark, dismal tale Clarice Vandervander mourns her missing dog Spooso. A ghostly interruption breaks a quiet meal as the household reels from the strange ominous atmosphere and a spoof author’s odd influence lingers over the dining room.
A humorous lament on a wife piling up grievances to match a growing “haystack” of complaints while her husband endures. The piece reflects old timey gender tone and critiques domestic dynamics with colorful phrasing and references to ships and sailors.
An old guidance piece describes using cyanide and sulfuric acid to fumigate fleas and bedbugs with sealed rooms. It warns of deadly fumes and instructs on sealing cracks with pasted paper strips, noting physicians used similar methods during contagious disease cases.
In a humorous sketch the narrator notes weather talk as a quiet topic while a pedant questions a crying boy. Mr Bliggins laments hay fever insomnia and overwork in his family, contrasting with his own healthy condition. The dialogue mocks petty ailments cured by daily routine.
Putnam County Indiana board of commissioners will receive sealed bids by August 12 1914 at Greencastle Auditor's office for 8235.6 feet of macadam road on the George Landes road. Bids require double bond and affidavits denying collusion. Right to reject bids reserved.
W. W. Tucker, physician and surgeon, maintains an office on Vine Street between Washington and Walnut Streets in Greencastle.
In the Putnam Circuit Court September Term 1914 Delilah Sutherlin sues Minnie Miller and J Albert Miller to foreclose a mortgage. Non residents of Indiana must answer by September 17 1914 at Greencastle Court House or be heard in absentia. Arthur Hamrick Clerk. William M Sutherlin Attorney. Weekly July 24 1914.
The ad touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the prompt cure for diarrhoea. It claims one dose, given at first looseness, nearly always cures and advises keeping it on hand. Available for sale by all dealers.
Notice states Chaney R. Knight appointed administrator of Samuel Rightsell's estate in Putnam County Indiana. Estate described as solvent. Dated July 1, 1914. Attorney names James & Allee. Publication July 17.
An advertisement touts Speedway as fast soothing relief for rheumatism lumbago sore throat bruised tendons and sore muscles. It claims immediate cooling relief without skin staining or harm and offers a money back guarantee with a free workup and full directions with each bottle from A Cook Drug Store.
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