Prominent Greencastle figures noted in diverse local updates
Mrs Charley Pitts and children and Miss Zelma Bales head to Decatur Illinois to join Mr Pitts. Adam Beck reports witnessing the Chicago dirigible blast. Dr Jasper Henry dies in Memphis and funeral plans await. Gopher shot at Fred Ellis's livery barn. Mrs Mary Wright travels to Nashville Town with relatives visiting nearby. Local residents visit and host guests from Basin Wyoming and Baker Florida. Property sales include Jennie Smythe cottage to George Sage and Cloverdale farm sale by Ott Sherrill for 20000 dollars. Interurban workers buy Reeves berries. fire at Cox and Webb garage causes minor damage. Diamond Springs drilling rig to begin work. Doctors update on Mrs Albert Albaugh after appendectomy. Various visits and club meetings announced with schedule changes. County agents and teachers’ license exams noted.
Entertaining a Firm Woman: A Cautionary Note
A fragment comments on judging individuals by the company they must entertain. It hints at broader social expectations and gender roles without specific names or events. The tone remains aphoristic and reflective about propriety and perception.
Hypocrisy as a Lifelong Vice Across Society
The excerpt argues hypocrisy pervades daily life and institutions, from childhood to politics and religion. It notes virtue lacking, the need to hide truth, and that success often hinges on unseen deceit, concluding with a quip about Mr. Rockefeller.
Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad Appears
An advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted remedy. It claims the medicine wins public opinion and praise from users, urging readers to try it when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Ady
Putnam Electric Company Promises Prompt, Satisfactory Service
Our electrical repair department has a reputation for prompt and sat isfactory work at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Electric Company
Butler’s Lesson: Small Cues Lift Wages and Fortune
A butler recalls six months of low pay until he spots a guest’s left handedness and adjusts service accordingly. The employer, impressed by attention to detail, raises wages on the spot. The tale stresses watching both big and small things to gain recognition and fortune.
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James
Dickerton
Twenty Lost Gold Mines Reported Worldwide
The article recounts several famed lost gold mines including one in northern Transvaal found by Englishmen fifteen years earlier after their horses panicked. They failed to relocate the spot despite returning with plans to mine. It also notes a California find described twenty years ago that has yet to be rediscovered despite heavy prospecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
California
Slim Lieutenant Wins Cigars in Rifle Range Bet
A Sussex Volunteer regiment officer challenged a lieutenant to call twenty shots in a row. The lieutenant correctly announced misses on six shots, then admitted the rest were misses, and the colonel awarded him a box of cigars for predicting all results.
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Sussex
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Tel
Brazil
Indiana
Kentucky
Scranton
Glenn R. Hamrick
Browning
E. A. Browning Grocery
ATS
Greencastle and
Cloverdale
R. P. Mullins, Druggis
West Side Square
Charley Pitts
Zelma Bales
Decatur, Ill
Pitts
Adam Beck
Portland Cement
Greencastle
Chicago
Mr. Beck
Memphis
Tenn
Jasper Henry
Daniel Henry
Henry
Fred Ellis
Franklin Street
Mary Wright
Steve Brown
North Jackson Street
O. B. Evans
Nashville Town
Mrs. Brown
C. Clyde Murphy
Manford Roy
Basin, Wyo
J. W. Kierce
Mary Imogene
Baker, Fla
W. E. Bond
Reelsville
Murphy
Kierce
Bond
Jennie Smythe
Washington Street
Dobbs & Vestal Agency
George Sage
Ott Sherrill
Putnam Overland Agency
Charles Reeves
Girton
Traction Company
Reeves
Cox & Webb
Franklin and
Indiana Streets
Diamond Springs
C. C. Huestis
Thomas Noble
Indianapolis
W. W. Tucker
Cassell Tucker
Albert Albaugh
Noble
Albaugh
William Rogers
Logansport
Theodore Harris
Mrs
Elmer Vancleave
Rockport, Ind
Margaret Hamrick
Grace Smith
Bee Hive Rebekah Lodge
Georgia Fisher
N. G
C. T. Zaring
Ben Tincher
Mt. Meridian
Mt. Meridian Church
Ray
J E. Cash
Providence Cemetery
Frank A. Ashworth
Forrest
Crandall
Ind
Ashworth
Country Reading Club
E. R. Bartley
Fouts
Kansas
Frank Wallace
A. W. Broadstreet
Rochester
Minn
Verlin Broadstreet
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Ben Corwin
East
Mer Company
Dr. Johnson
Rockefoller
Evens & Moffett
North Side Square
Iy Brand
May Queen Patent
Vandalia
J. W. Herod
Main St
Lalla
John Cook & Sons Co
Via
Highlander
Spee-Dee
Sherwin-Williams
Marvel JR
Thomas Buggy & HarDwAre CO
South Jackson St
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