Voice of the People on Greencastle public works
A Greencastle letter urges citizen input before building a high school and sewer system. It argues for local approval, suggests a public meeting or petition, opposes unnecessary debt, and emphasizes street repairs and tax impact. Also notes court house praise and hospital doubt. Includes a 1914 real estate sale notice and final settlement notice.
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the Herald
Greencastle
Greeneagle High School
Greencastle Township
Commissioner Announces Land Sale Notice in Putnam Court
Notice of commissioner land sale in Putnam Circuit Court for partition action. Plaintiff James Aspaugh versus Milison God. Commissioner named to oversee proceedings with order details and sale terms to be announced.
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Putnaw Circuit Court
James Aspaugh
Milison
Household Pints A Nice Fruit Salad And Pickled Veg
A fruit salad mold is prepared with gelatin dissolved in hot water and flavored with water or juice, mixed with chopped or canned fruits and coconut pieces, then chilled and served with whipped cream. A vegetable relish combines cauliflower cabbage onions green tomatoes and pickling agents chopped and simmered into a sweet mustard flavored mixture.
Making It Unanimous in Indiana
A college professor invited authors to join the platform during a humorous Indiana lecture on literature. A deaf man in the front row, mistaken as a member of the audience, rose to take a place on the platform, prompting laughter as the lecturer clarified the invitation.
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Indiana
George Ade
James Whitcomb Riley
At the Ball Miss Cent pede Asked for Dance
A lighthearted nightclub or social page exchange features a flirtatious request for a dance as a guest asks Miss Cent pede to share a moment on the floor. The scene conveys charming courtship cues and social decorum of the era.
Emerson Hough Echo Tale At Camp Fire
Author Emerson Hough, noted for The Way of a Man, loves outdoor life. Beside Adirondacks camp chats turn to echoes as friends recount Echoes grow louder until Hough quips that in the Rocky Mountains it takes eight hours to hear an echo. He says he shouts Time to get up and the echo wakes him next morning.
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Greencastle
Emerson Hough
Adirondocks
Mr. Hough
Rocky Mountains
Pa Interest Sparks Worthy Lesson For Young Harry
A Baltimore man decides on a stern lecture for his year old son Harry. He administers a judicious yet severe scolding, recounting misdeeds and explaining the reasons for discipline while the wife watches. When the father pauses, Harry looks to the mother and asks, Ma, isn't Pa interesting.
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Baltimore
Harry
Harper's Magazine
Judge Orders Six Months In Black Hand Case
A courtroom scene depicts a Black Hand assault accusation. The judge condemns the violence with the remark These black hand outrages have got to cease. The woman testifies she was struck by her husband in a case described with charged intensity.
Fare dispute on streetcar prompts comedic exchange
In a streetcar scene, a conductor asks a tired passenger if he collected the fare. The passenger replies that the register did not ring when he handed a nickel, implying the fare was not charged. The gag hinges on the register failing to record the payment.
Ponderous man scolds youth in blunt talk confrontation
In a Chicago Daily News item a heavy set man confronts a young man in a chair accusing him of dodging truth and pretending indifference. The youth counters with sharp critique of the elder's manners, lifestyle, and meddling, arguing a true friend speaks candidly for betterment. The exchange ends as the ponderous man walks away.
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Chicago Daily News
Indiana Woman Praises Mayr Remedy for Stomach Ailments
Blooming ton Indiana resident Mrs Homer Sexton credits Mayr s Wonderful Stomach Remedy with restoring her digestion after long prior disorders. She reports rapid relief from the first dose and urges friends to try the treatment citing quick safe results and avoidance of surgery.
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Homer Sexton
Bloomington
Ind
Mayr
United States
Mayre
Cauto
Maya’s
Cook Drug Co
Cipliching
Geo. H. Moye
Whiting
Veneration for Land in Nashr Eddi Hodga Tale
The peasants in Russia hold land in almost superstitious awe. In the Eastern tale Nashr Eddi Hodga, a wise figure without lands or possessions, counsels a peasant with two sacks of wheat and stones. The peasant insists on land as the measure of worth, while the sage accepts no wealth or estate yet offers a contrasting view.
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Russia
Nashr Eddi Hodga
Nashr Eddin Hodga
Global fans used by all: a seasonal Chinese tradition
The passage notes universal use of fans by both sexes, describing their role as a walking aid for Chinese gentlemen and mentioning special fans for spring summer and autumn, reflecting a cultural practice tied to seasonal changes.
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Greencastle, Ind
Charles J. Arnold
Herald-Democrat Publishing Company
Jackson Street
Voice OF the People
Hard
Putnam
William Sutherlin
Ernest R. McCammack
Putnam Circuit Court
Arthur J. Hamrick
St Wkly
Miss Centpede
Pennsylvania Lines
Vandalia Railroad Cer
MONON
J. D. Ell
Sun
Fx Sun
Corner Vine and
Washington
Indiana Woman
Maya
Helier
Substriue
Poplar Street
Sete Teteteteteeepe
Terre Haute
Goede
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