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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1913

Page

3

Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Relief for Kidney Trouble

A Greencastle resident Everett Stewart testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills removed back pain dizziness and fatigue after kidney strain from overwork. The ad promises quick relief for weakened kidneys and notes Doan's is sold by dealers at 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co as U S sale agents. Remember the name Doan's.

Dean Greencastl Everet Stewart Indiana St Greencastle Ind Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Hollister R. M. Tea Promises Clear Skin in Heat

Pimples and eruptions trouble skin in hot weather. Hollister's R. M. Tea claims to do the work. Available for 35 cents at Owl Drug store.

Hollister R. M Owl Drug Store

Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad

Mr W S Gunsalus a Pennsylvania farmer near Fleming PA says he has used Chamberlains Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for fourteen years and keeps a bottle at home and recommends it to friends. For sale by all dealers.

W. S. Gunsalus Pennsylvania Fleming P. O

Big Four Rail Timetable Highlights West East Routes

Local timetable shows Going West and Going East departures with multiple daily and Sunday expections. Key times include 8:20 am eastbound ex Sunday and 2:08 pm daily, with other listed departures and connections for Vandalia Railroad.

Monon Time Table 8:26 A.M. and 6:21 P.M.

Local notice lists Monon timetable details with times 8 26 A M and 6 21 P M attributed to D E Ellis as agent.

A. D. Ellis

Tenon Route Summer Tourist Excursion Details

Announcement lists a summer tourist excursion to various destinations across North America with a return limit set for September. It notes travel to Alberta Arizona British Columbia and many other states and provinces and directs inquiries to Agent Monion Route.

Seth Pina Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Llinois Kentucky Manitoba Maryland Mexico Michigan Minnesota Montana New Mexico Carolina Ontario Oregon South Dakota Tennessee Club Virgin Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Ellis Accent

Hollisters KM Tea Slated For Stomach Ailment Relief

Advert suggests Hollisters KM Tea helps with upset stomachs and constipation. Ow! Drug Co markets the product as a remedy for hot nights affecting appetites and digestion.

Hollisters Ow! Drug Co

Trust notices for Madison Mill Creek Jackson townships

Trustees announce weekly office hours for Madison Township at residence on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Will Stroller of Mill Creek Township lists Wednesday and Saturday availability. Ernest Kivett serves Jackson Township with Friday office hours. Benjamin Walls also serves Jackson Township with Friday sessions.

Jackson Township Benjamin Walls

Township Officials Announce Weekly Office Hours

Public notices list Oliver Stringer of Jefferson Township at his residence each Tuesday and Saturday for office business. D W Etcheson of Monroe Township will be at Bainbridge each Wednesday. Fred Todd of Floyd Township will be at his Floya Township residence on Wednesdays. Otto B Rector will be at his Marion Township residence on Fridays and at Fillmore on Tuesdays each week.

Jefferson Township Oliver Stringer Monroe Township Bainbridge Floyd Township Floya Township Fred Todd Marion Township Fillmore Otto B. Rector

Notice of Administration for John G McCoy Estate

Appointment of Benton Curtis and John L. McCoy as executors by the Putnam County Circuit Court to administer the estate of John G McCoy who is declared insolvent. The notice, dated July 7 1913, names attorney C C Gillen and references July 11. Also a separate item titled Notice to Macadam Road Contractors.

Put Ham County State of Indiana John G McCoy Putnam County Benton Curtis C. C. Gillen Atty Macadam Road Contractors

Putnam County Sealed Bids For Macadam Road Work

Notice by Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners seeking sealed bids for 10 425 feet of macadam road in Neverdale township known as the W H Dunkin et al proposed free macadam road. Bids due by 8 p m July 26 1915. bids opened and contract awarded per law. Board reserves right to reject all bids. A M Gardner James E F Houck James B Bunten. (Seal) Putnam County Auditor July 1 poster.

Board of Commissioners Putnam County Indiana Greencastle Neverdale Township W. H. Dunkin Ordance A.M. Gardner James EF. Houck James B. Bunten

The Sampler Tray Revives Old Fabrics For Tea Trays

An old sampler or mandarin embroidery can be turned into a tea tray at low cost. Framing under glass in a large mahogany frame, tight fabric, padded back, glass sealed edges, felt backing, and gilt handles create a distinctive, personalized tray that preserves historic textiles.

New York Tribune

What Would We Do If There Were No Animals

A brief reflection on the value of animals in daily life from Our Dumb Animals. The piece notes birds, dogs, cats, and horses brighten lives, provide work, and deserve kind treatment. It argues animals miss us when neglected and flourish with care and affection.

Roe K. Belt Tornville Ohio

Queen Studies Art Works in Private Collection Interest

Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, devoted to art, spends hours viewing paintings and sculpture. She buys works independently, often guided by Brussels scholars, recently acquiring a still life by Mlle Ronner and placing it in her private rooms. The piece emphasizes dark reds and blues.

Queen Elizabeth Belgium Brussels Mlle. Ronner

Safe E-Ru-Sa Pile Cure Promoted by Local Druggists

Greencastle druggists advertise E-Ru-Sa as a safe pile cure claiming it contains no opiates or poisons while other medicines worsen piles. The ad offers a $50 forfeit for failure and names Jones Stevens Co as sole agents.

Greencastle Jones . Stevens CO

Missouri man patents compact home refrigerator design

A Missouri inventor patents a small refrigerator fit for scarce space in housekeeping apartments. The unit is simple to build with solder, divided into vertical compartments. one side holds shelves, the other side features metal grate trays for food storage.

Missouri

Ice Drawer Design With Perforated Shelves Described

The description outlines an ice storage unit with an upper drawer holding ice and a lower drawer for melted water. Water drips through a perforated top receptacle into the lower compartment which has a perforated middle shelf. One side features two holes with a plug to control water level for different items. Petticoats in natural rediored pongee with colored edge bands are noted for lina muits in rose and blue.

Lina Muits

Battle on the Pond A Lesson for Fred and Lewis

In a rural tale, two boys Fred and Lewis drift on rafts near a back pasture pond. They stage a mock naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimac, fashion home made oars, collide, and nearly miss grandpa’s request to fetch a toolbox. They return soaked and chastened, sent to rest.

Fred Lewis Grandfather Dixon Montytor Someon Freds

Barnyard Lay Misses Parental Rules

A rustic child recalls a permissive mother who rarely scolds for late nights. The verse hints at a freewheeling home life and a forgiving parental stance, portraying a carefree youth in a rural setting.

Christmas Toy Mix Up Traps Six Children

Mrs Styles Van Brocklin, active in twelve clubs, buys gifts for her six children on Christmas. A friend takes her to a Social Problem meeting, gifting all toys to the neighbor boy. On return the mother finds the children tired and upset, with the nurse revealing the mix up.

Styles van Brocklin

Rude Ruffian Threatens Man in Street Mock Duel

Fragment from a 19th century account shows a man recalling a rude fellow on Chollie Lane last night who threatened to beat his brains out. The speaker answered boldly denying the threat saying you can't. The assailant appeared angry but calmed and refused to engage.

Chollie

The Wrong Prescription Tale From a Doctor

A physician recalls hay fever cases and notes there is no universal cure. He suggests sea travel, but a robust patient objects, saying he loves ocean life and wants to stay aboard an ocean liner. The anecdote highlights the variability of treatment success.

Distinguishing Twin Namesakes Amid Parody Lemons

A humorous mother tells how to tell identical twins apart by reactions to a slap. She notes Johnny swears a blue streak, proving he is Dick, illustrating a simple coinic twist in a Chicago Tribune-like joke snippet.

Parting Shot in Yonkers Doorway Exchange

In Yonkers a tense home scene unfolds as a young man questions being sent home, while a girl warns that the father might appear and physically remove him, prompting her to close the door. The fragment captures tension and family dynamics in a domestic moment.

Yonkers

Sane Moments

A client questions a $1,200 bill as excessive while a lawyer debates liability for sanity. The exchange turns on legal standards of insanity and payment obligations, with the client arguing the fee remains unwarranted regardless of acquittal.

One Exception Cites Opposition To Building Fund Lottery

In a Philadelphia Press snippet a tew baffles a plan to fund a church building. Goodley objects to any lottery for the fund, while a crusty bachelor suggests marriage to the church as an alternative.

A Contented Mind

A fragment notes a character Dickson pressing about an outstanding bill. The exchange shows a dismissive response and implies ongoing financial friction between the speakers.

Dickson

Nature's Gifts Are Free and the Limits of Wealth

The piece argues true riches come from inner life and perception not possessions. It contrasts kings and millionaires with common humanity, noting wealth cannot buy genius, beauty, or love, and ends by asserting life’s value lies in breath and thought rather than material goods.

Mab Homer Byron York, Pa

Patrician Views on Love and Divorce in Biblical Times

The piece contrasts ancient royal divorces and modern unions with tales from David and Bathsheba, Uriah, and other sovereigns. It reflects on swift, decisive breakups by kings, parliaments, and moneyed royals, and ponders why love erupts into a consuming blaze that soon fades.

Jacob Rachel Leah David Bathsheba Uriah Hittite Joab Pase Hisetary

A Nelliston Man Buys Diamond Ring For Memory

A Nelliston man, after a relative left him funds to purchase a stone to perpetuate the relative's memory, has bought a diamond ring. The note in the Sioux City Tribune mentions the idea of a versatile sporting writer describing a baseball game in Anglish as a hypothetical precedent.

Sioux City Tribune Nelliston Genoa N. Y Tribune

Notice of Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County

Public auction to 26 July 1918 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Greencastle courthouse for rents and profits of five parcels in Section 17, Township 12, Range 4 West Putnam County Indiana. The decree demands $1164.75 plus interest and costs. parcels total 162.25 acres. If rents fail, fee simple may be sold to satisfy the decree. Sheriff Theodore Bofs.

Circuit Court Putnam County Indiana Ernest E. Reese Claude W. Gladden Eleanor J. Gladden James A. Broadstreet Laurella B. Broadstreet Louis Morrison Nora E. Morrison W. K. McDaniel Pearl McDan C. J. Poole Poole George Curtis Curtis Greencastle Putnam Theodore Bofs

Indigestion Cure Claimed By Arkansas Man

C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas says Chamberlains Tablets cured his indigestion and constipation after costly medicines gave only temporary relief. For sale by all dealers.

C. H. Hines Whitlow Ark Chamberlain

Hollister A. M. Tea Promoted By Ow! Drug Store

A vintage advertisement says Hollister's A. M. Tea cools the stomach and bowels freshens the blood and regulates the whole system. It is advertised as for sale by the Ow Drug store.

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Vandalia R. Kk. Co Tee Tenon Thomas. Buggy CO Madison Township Will Stroller Mill Creek Township Ernest Kivett D. W. Etcheson John L. McCoy Board of Commissioners of Pureham County Atrhart St HD Queen Studies Fletcher Cas Topr OUR Grandfather Dizon Rude Ruffian
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