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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
3
Greencastle Indiana resident W. H. Renick testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills from Jones Stevens Co’s Drug Store have long helped his family and that he confirms prior praise. Ad for sale nationwide through Foster Milburn Co with 50 cent price.
Mr. W S Gunsalus of Fleming Pa reports fourteen years of use and high praise for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He keeps a bottle at home and recommends it to friends. For sale by all dealers.
An old advertisement promotes Hollister's A. M. Tea for skin eruptions and pimples in hot weather, claiming relief and urging readers to buy at The Ow! Drug store for 35 cents.
The Big Four timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains with daily and Sunday-excluded departures. Notable times include 8:30 a m, 6:24 a m, 12:28 p m, and 4:17 daily, with additional early morning and evening services.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a timetable with destinations Northbound and Southbound, a 9:45 start, and several times listed such as 12:33 and 2:20. The text is garbled with dates like November 7 and 2912, plus 6:00 and 6 h0 p.m.
Travel agents list June 1 to September 30 as the summer tourist excursion period with final return by September 31. Rates apply to all points across many states and provinces including Alberta British Columbia Ontario Manitoba Michigan Minnesota and Wyoming. For fare details and train times contact Agent Monion Route J Y U Ellis Agent.
Advert says hot nights upset stomachs and poor appetite. Recommends A M Tea sold at Owl Drug store for relief.
A physical culture expert describes methods to reshape the Victorian waist through standing and posture, daily routines, belt care, and waist massage. Exercises include standing reading, walking, and specific arm and neck positions, with cautions against sitting and leaning.
How to craft orange baskets by cutting around a circle for a handle, removing pulp, soaking rinds, and filling with a desired mixture. Techniques include scalloped tops, twined handles with smilax, or ribbons in coordinating colors for decorative serving.
Those who dine out often fall into habits that insult a hostess. Critics openly decry food and service, while guests who pursue “home cooking” for hotel patrons disappoint hosts. The piece condemns guests who dip utensils into water and wipe them on a napkin during conversations at others’ homes.
A man recounts suburban life with a neighbor over years full of pranks and petty conflicts. They share clashes over chickens fences hired help and children while maintaining a grin and continuing social games and disputes.
A wealthy New York society woman grows involved in city missionary work and faces prying neighbors in a crowded East Side tenement. She asks Mrs Moriarty about the curious speculation, who replies most neighbors are nosy and she denies details by claiming the dressmaker's role.
Captain Hardress Lloyd joked that a British officer quartered for two years at Cairo never saw the Pyramids due to polo parties cricket and bridge. Robby asks how the Sphinx got its wisdom. Mr Norrin replies by noting the Sphinx kept its mouth shut for three thousand years.
A nostalgic account of the Old Field School days recounts a log or brick building, first come first serve seating, and strict corporal discipline. It details teachers who boarded round, homemade slates and goose quill pens, and rustic tapings of spelling bees, Christmas treats, and hearty boyish games.
In country towns of England many hotels are managed by women and it is claimed they perform better than men in similar roles.
A reflection notes that moderation in fortunate people stems from the calm fortune provides to their tempers, suggesting a steady demeanor arises from prospering circumstances.
A patient and dentist spar verbally as the patient resists examination and jokes about dental work. The patient insists on understanding and minimal discomfort while the dentist aims to proceed, noting pain is part of the procedure and focusing on amicable resolution.
The article notes the wildcat of Malacca and Indian Ocean islands with yellow upper parts and white spotted underparts. It measures about two feet body length, nine inches tail, and stands roughly 12 inches at the shoulder. It moves playfully like a domestic kitten and enjoys rolling objects with its paws. It also includes a moral aside about fostering resourcefulness in children, urging education leaders to address this trait.
Will Stroube announces weekly trustee sessions at his residence office each Wednesday and Saturday to transact Madison Township business as the township trustee.
In Mill Creek Township the office will be at the docket holder's home on Wednesdays and Saturdays to transact the business of the office. In Jackson Township Ernest Kivett will be at his office every Friday to transact the business of his office as trustee, and Benjamin Walls will also be available.
Jefferson Township and Monroe Township residents will hold office business at home on Tuesdays and Saturdays led by Oliver Stringer and D. W. Etcherson. Floyd Township schedules show Fred Todd at his residence Wednesdays, with Otto B. Rector at home Fridays and in Fillmore Tuesdays.
Notice is given that Isaac Hinkle has been appointed administrator of the estate of John Pickett, late of Putnam County Indiana, now deceased. The estate is supposed to be solvent. Dated July 26 1913. Isaac Hinkle Executor. Jays Murphy Attorneys. 31 HD Aug 1.
Advertisement notes a disordered liver and constipation worsen complexion and temper. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to improve both ailments. States product for sale by all dealers.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Putnam County Indiana announces the estate of Ferry B DeBoer deceased. Estate is alleged to be conserved. Dated July 26 1918. Fred L McAninch administrator.
After spending hundreds of dollars on medicine for indigestion and constipation with only temporary relief, C. H. Hines of Whitlow Arkansas was permanently cured by Chamberlains Tablets. For sale by all dealers.
Safe druggists advertise E-RU-SA pile cure as a guaranteed remedy with a $50 forfeit for nonperformance. They claim it contains no opiates or poisonous ingredients while other pile medicines cause constipation and harm. Greencastle’s reliable druggists Jones Stevens Co. are named sole agents.
A vintage ad touts Hollister's A. M. Tea as cooling for the stomach and bowels, blood purification, and system regulation. Sold by Owl Drug Store.
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