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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
2
The Herald Star-Democrat Greencastle edition serves the local Greencastle area with daily local news, notices, and community updates published by the Star-Democrat Publishing Company on South Jackson Street.
The article urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand to quickly treat sudden bowell disorders. It claims neighbors or medicine shortages risk lives, promotes the product as reliable, and notes it costs a quarter and is sold by dealers.
Commencing June 1st the Monon Route will sell round trip tickets to Atlantic and Pacific Coast points as well as Colorado Michigan and more at greatly reduced fares. Readers can request literature and complete information by mail to W. W. Gilgis Traveling Passenger Agent Monon Route Bedford Indiana.
Greencastle residents learn that a single dose of a buckthorn bark glycerine compound called Adlerika relieves constipation sour stomach or gas instantly. The preparation draws off old waste from the body and is touted for rapid relief and even curing appendicitis. Sold by Jones Stevens druggists.
Don’t suffer stomach ailments with temporary fixes or risky operations. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy claims to remove catarrhal conditions and inflammation, restoring the entire digestive tract. The ad cites support from various professionals and offers a free booklet and local availability in Greencastle through A Cook Drug Co.
The article advocates constant vigilance and cultural methods to combat plant diseases. It highlights crop rotation to starve soil germs, drainage to reduce rust in cereals, and the value of early ripening through suitable fertilizer to lessen rust damage. It notes not offering detailed instructions but providing actionable ideas for cultivators.
A Maryland publication offers guidance for peach growers on yellows disease. Premature fruit ripens and shows red spots with pedicel breaks, yielding worthless fruit. Affected trees die as slender witch’s broom growth appears on leaves. Inspect during ripening and destroy all diseased trees to limit spread.
To grow rhubarb well provide beds five feet in diameter per plant and rich deep soil. Plant roots, weed-free until established, then remove tall stems and avoid using leaves in the first year. In year two many leaves appear and should be snapped off at the base without disturbing the crown.
A historical note describes a grub control method by plowing land for potatoes and planting artichokes to lure grubs. After tubers mature, they are turned in to root, feeding on artichokes and grubs to balance the pests. Repeating for two years aims to destroy most grubs. The piece warns against letting clover ripen and questions the value of overfat sheep.
The fragment portrays a speaker contrasting wealth and poverty, lamenting fate and a brief grace of love and health. The voice ascends from toil to mortality, ending with a churchyard image and the sting of cold gold.
A native labor supervisor on rounds scolds a scaffold crew saying half must come down, as another man answers there are three up. The moment captures a photo session with a reluctant sitter and a pleasant-faced photographer.
A guest asks if the hostess really went to Rome and she coyly responds she does not know, noting her husband always bought the tickets. The exchange reveals the hostess has just returned from her first trip abroad.
A young minister asks an elder for opinion on his sermon with many words beyond parishioners' grasp. The elder says inference is understood, and tests a servant Zachariah who defers to John the coachman, joking that horses draw more than inferences.
The head clerk informs the firm head that the cashier has absconded and cash is missing. A dog fight ends as the chief’s carriage arrives with a crowd dispersing, prompting talk of a vacancy. The clerk confirms the cashier’s disappearance and missing funds.
A city council corruption scene features a councilman pressuring voter Washington White Wash about fixed income. The voter alleges election day patronage with 2 dollars and a ham, prompting remarks on wasteful spending and water usage in exchanges that echo broader political graft concerns.
A determined man recounts tipping a waiter who resented it. The restaurant proprietor apologizes and offers compensation after the incident. A dispute over a promised display leads to broader claims of fraud about a so called most remarkable dwarf.
Water level controls road strength as clay and loam absorb water to form jelly-like films that bind grains. Properly hydrated, roads cement. over dried, they crumble. For clay and loam, split-log drag on moist surfaces builds a durable, water-shedding layer over years.
In a small Illinois town some of the wealthier property owners protested paving the streets while a washerwoman declared she would work harder to help pay for the project to keep people out of the mud.
The article advises caution when adopting new plant varieties, noting many are improvements yet some are undesirable for general profitable use. Suggest planting only a few initially for a market plantation to test viability and limit risk.
On a hot August afternoon in Hendersons shop two women visit with a baby. The carpet importer, Mr Henderson, spreads roll after roll before the pair as perspiration covers his face. They remark they have time to catch their train while Baby enjoys the display.
A father explains conflagration derives from con and flagro. Johnnie asks about the term and reveals he burned a hole in the crown of his father’s hat with a burning lens. The father then shifts to flagellation, ordering the boy to fetch the strap.
A sudden explosion disrupts a calm scene as onlookers witness a young couple in shock. A pale woman cries to her companion Victor while a policeman notes the grim event and asks about getting home after the blast.
A witty exchange in the Philadelphia Inquirer features Mrs Bricktop boasting of her Brussels carpet and asking Mrs Crosseye to lend a lawn mower to thin the velvet pile in the nursery. The punchline rests on children losing marbles in the carpet.
In a local tale, Sportleigh manages a clever trout catch in the trout brook, prompting the manager to send to the city for another. The incident centers on Sporleigh and the hotel conflict that followed.
A schoolmistress shows pupils to a visiting friend and tests their memory with a riddle about useful article from the elephant and seal. Peter Sand blurts out ivory and bealing wax, revealing an inventive yet faulty recollection in a light local anecdote.
A boy with ruffled shoulders asks to visit Mr. Diggles and see where he lives. Diggles agrees, the boy explains his sister told him the home visit would be more fun than staying in his current company.
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