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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1913

Page

3

Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Local Resident

Greencastle resident W H Renick reports long–standing kidney discomfort improves with Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Jones Stevens Co. Drug Store. He confirms earlier praise and urges others to try the remedy. For sale by all dealers 50 cents Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's.

Greencastle W. H. Renick Crown St Greencastle Ind Dean Jones, Stevens Co Poster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Trustees Notices for Madison and Mill Creek Townships

Madison Township trustee announces weekly office hours at residence each Wednesday and Saturday to transact township business. Mill Creek Township trustee WILL STROLLER states he will be at his Mill Creek Township home on Wednesdays and Saturdays to conduct official duties.

Madison Township Will Stroller Mil Creek Township Mill Creek Township Ernest Kivet't Floyd Township Bloya Township Fred Todd

Pimples Solution Ad From The Owl Drug Store

An old ad promotes Hollister's A. M. Tea as a remedy for pimples and skin eruptions in hot weather. The small notice emphasizes the product and the 86 cent price at Owl Drug Store.

Hollister The Owl Drug Store

Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad

Pennsylvania farmer endorses Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after fourteen years of personal use. He keeps a bottle at home and recommends it to friends. Sold by all dealers.

Chamberlain W.S. Gunsatus Pennsylvania Fleming P. O

Railroad Time Table Fragment Shows Mixed Schedules

A damaged clipping lists mixed railroad times for Vandalia Railroad Company with outbound and inbound departures noted in early morning and afternoon slots. The fragment includes ex Sunday and daily service references alongside scattered times.

Fragmentary Time Note Reads 8 26 p m See 6 26 and On

A clipped timestamp fragment shows 8 26 p m and a reference to 6 26 with additional notes unreadable. The text lacks clear subjects, events, or entities for fuller summary.

Township Trustees Schedule Notices

Benjamin Walls attends Jackson Township office Fridays for trustee business. Oliver Stringer plans residence or Jefferson Township Tuesdays and Saturdays for official duties. D W Etcheson at Monroe Towimble Bainbridge Wednesdays for office work. Fred Todd at Floyd Township residence Wednesdays to transact office business.

Rector announces weekly residence visits in Marion Township

Otto B Rector states he will be at his residence in Marion Township every Friday and at Fillmore on Tuesdays, outlining regular local appearances.

Marion Township Fillmore Otto B. Rector

Building a Toy Balloon Airship for Boys

A historical cut instructions detailing a miniature balloon craft built by boys at Chautauqua for amusement. It describes a thirteen to eighteen feet long bag, fourteen tissue sections, wire mouth support, a fruit basket basket as a gondola, and the procedure to inflate safely with a small dummy payload.

Pearl Diver Titled People of Japan as Yankees of the East

The article notes that the Japanese are called “the Yankees of the east” for their skill in imitation and invention. It highlights their cleverness in toy making and development of new ideas.

East Devel

Whis key tumbler puzzle in Caesar dialogue

Fragmentary narration recounts a scene with Caesar and a senator, focusing on a whiskey tumbler. The text blends dialogue about drinking and work, mentioning names like Marie and a room used to begin tasks. The overall meaning remains unclear due to garbled OCR.

Ceasar Caesar Marie

Notice of Administration in Putnam County Indiana

The clerk appoints Benton Curtis and John L. McCoy as executors of John G. McCoy’s estate in Putnam County Indiana. The estate is alleged to be solvent. Dated July 7 1918 with attorney C C Gillen. Also a notice to Macadam Road Contractors referenced.

Circuit Court Putnam County State of Indiana John G. McCoy Indiana Benton Curtis Gillen Atty Macadam Road Contractors

Taxpayers Notice for Putnam County Property Assessments

State Board of Tax Commissioners schedules a July 28 1914 hearing at 9 30 am in Greencastle Indiana to equalize and possibly increase personal property assessments. County Commissioners or taxpayers may appear, hearing not an appeal from the County Board of Review. Auditor signature and seal issued July 23 1918.

Greencastle Indiana Putnam County State Board of Tax Commissioners Said Co. Atritart

McGaughey Physician and Surgeon Practice

Dr. W. M. McGaughey, physician and surgeon, maintains residence and practice on prominent streets with multiple offices. His listings include Hloowluet district, Giles area, and Keena's Block address at 28 Utee Fa Keena Street, indicating a central professional presence in the community.

Safe Eru Sa Pile Cure Sold By Greencastle Druggists

Local druggists advertise Eru Sa Pile Cure as free of opiates and poisons. They claim other pile remedies cause constipation and damage users, offering a $50 forfeit if not a guaranteed cure. Jones Stevens Co sole agents in Greencastle.

Greencastle Jones Stevens CO Sole

Pearl diver toy with gas capsule explained

The article describes a doll called the pearl diver which contains an effervescent gas capsule. Pricked to release gas, the capsule causes the doll to surface and dive in water for about an hour as the gas is exhausted.

Blinkers Defend Marriage Against Mockery in Erratic Exchange

In a fractured dialogue, Blinkers declares marriage a success and praises his wife while Miggies questions the duration of a long standing dispute. Blinkers asserts he has been awake against the tribulation for nearly a week.

Collision on icy hill ends with stranger’s abrupt exit

A cold morning accident on a steep hill sees a tall thin man slip on ice and collide with a large woman. They slide down together until the woman reaches the bottom where she hears the man say he must get off, leaving her to recover and continue alone.

Puid Wolfan Nadam

Dry Humor On A Tenn Farm

A narrator passes a Tennessee hillside farmer on a fence who jokes he has lived on his poor year farm for ten years yet cannot raise his voice for the last five due to poverty. The farmer whispers that it is the land’s poverty keeping him muted.

Tennessee

Convicted Man Requests Peaches in Final Moment

A condemned inmate asks the jailer for a simple last favor, requesting a few peaches to eat. The jailer doubts the fruit will be ripe for months, but the prisoner insists he can wait, illustrating his calm resolve in death row.

Classified Philosophical Exchange Sparks Student Guess

A teacher quotes a definition of a philanthropic person and, frustrated by wealth, asks a boy named Tommy Saunders what would be a cinch if she gave money to the unfortunates. The moment captures a classroom exchange in a Women’s House companion piece.

Tommy Saunders

Look Silas Hawkm Cheney Spotting Olifegn Hawk

Two speakers remark on spotting a hawk described with odd spelling. The exchange conveys humor and rural character as they tease fear versus courage. The dialogue centers on a single bird and the personalities of Silas and an unnamed narrator.

Silas

Pressed flowers as place card decorations at parties

The article suggests using pressed flowers to decorate place cards for luncheons and birthday parties. It notes pressed blooms match seasonal flowers and are easy choices, suitable for children to help with.

Card making with pressed blossoms and floral arranging

The article describes simple techniques for making decorative cards by pressing clover and other flowers like fuchsia and dalay with leaves. It suggests layout options, including top strips for guest names, bottom name frames, and edge accents with tiny flowers and leaves for round cards.

Pressed flowers brighten decorative cards and table centers

A reader suggests using slender green stems and a bouquet at each place setting to carry a floral idea. A large central bowl of flowers completes the arrangement, and pressed flowers are praised as easy and ready to use on the next opportunity.

How to Keep Flies from Entering the Home

The article explains flies enter via chimneys through open dampers and suggests keeping dampers closed during fly season. It advises installing chimney screens or lightweight screens to block entry and mentions the problem may be solved with simple preventive steps despite effort. It also notes fashion trends briefly about kimonos and armholes.

Incubator Mothers and Hen Instincts Compared

An essay compares incubator mothers and hen mothers, arguing incubator mothers fail to warn their offspring of danger. It contrasts protection and neglect, urging vigilant, protective motherhood to guide children away from predatory influences and risky environments.

Grass Stains and Soap Treatment for Tiny Garments

A tip for mothers on removing grass stains from children's clothing. Wet a cake of white soap, let it soften in a hollow, rub the soap into the stain, and rinse. One application may suffice for small stains. repeat for larger ones until the stain fades.

Heavy Laces Gain Popularity in Fashion

Heavy linen laces rise in demand as designers favor antique patterns from venise and Irish broad bands. The fish lace now marketed as Irish gains attention, with new ideas to blend fish and venise into single items like jackets, crowns on brims, and handbags.

Ireland

Cost of Tents Lets You Build a Summer Palace

The note from Harper's Bazar explains affordable tent setups. A large tent for two people costs ten dollars, lasting years with care. Adding three or four files increases space and livability with a veranda, kitchen, and windward protection.

Harper's Bazar

Polishing Cloth Recipe From Old Text

A historical recipe describes mixing two quarts gasoline one pound Spanish whiting and one fourth ounce oleic acid to soak woolen cloths cut to size. Items are wrung out and hung to dry for polishing use.

Cucumber Fritters From Thick Drop Batter

Peel large cucumbers grate and squeeze juice from pulp. For each pint mix melted butter cream eggs salt and pepper with half a cup of sifted flour to make a thick drop batter. Beat well add a spoonful baking powder. Fry in smoking hot fat until browned and drain on red paper.

Notice of Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County Indiana

Sheriff Theodore Bors will sell at public auction on July 26 1913 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Greencastle court house to satisfy a judgment of $1164.75 plus costs. The sale covers five described parcels in Section 17 Township 12 Range 4 West yielding about 162.25 acres more or less. If rents fail to cover the decree the fee simple may be sold to satisfy the debt.

Circuit Court Putnam County Indiana Ernest EB. Reese Claude W. Gladden Eleanor J. Gladden James A. Broadstreet Laurella B. Broadstreet Louis Morrison Nora EB Morrison W. K. McDaniel Pearl McDaniel Robert KE Finch Maude Finch James H. Finch Mary Finch E. V. Mayberry Ida E. Mayberry Orville Bosewell Cynthia J. Boswell Jacob Hite Nellie Hite O. O. Petty Petty C. Ds Poole Poole George Curtis Curtis Greencastle Putnam Ald Theodore Bors

Whitlow Man Cured of Indigestion by Chamberlains

C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas says he spent hundreds on medicines for indigestion and constipation with only temporary relief and was permanently cured by Chamberlains Tablets. For sale by all dealers.

C.H. Hines Whitlow Ark Chamberlain All Dealera

Hollister's KRM Tea For Stomach and Blood Regulation

Ase Drug Store advertises Hollister's KRM tea claimed to cool the stomach and bowels freshen the blood and regulate the heartbeat. The short notice markets it as a remedy available for immediate purchase.

Hollister KRM Ase

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