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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
A biting verse by Walt Mason critiques American patriotism that hollers for loyalty while demanding foreign goods and labels. It mocks hypocritical speech, calls out merchants, and ponders whether true loyalty exists beyond loud rhetoric.
The article challenges the belief that infections spread by touching objects or money. Dr. Alvah H. Doty argues public fear of contact is unfounded and cites rag houses in Alexandria, Egypt to illustrate that worn fabrics do not reliably transmit disease, despite prevalent anxieties.
The text notes that Russia and France are near adopting partial prohibition as a war measure. England reportedly refuses a prohibitory order, while Turkey already has long standing prohibition. The passage claims officers at various messes drank local wine.
Leslie's argues that disease transmission via paper money or public library books is unfounded. Clerks handling vast sums in Washington face no outbreaks, while the ladder’s bottom man has more to lose than the top.
A string of wry maxims on love marriage and social cleverness. The quips compare cheerfulness to lubrication for life and warn that appearances deceive while wealth and self made plans shape outcomes. Notable themes include humor about spouses, independence, and prudence.
In Putnam County Indiana the Putnam Circuit Court September Term 1915 Effie Newgent vs Jesse L Newgent Complaint No 8797 is filed for divorce. The defendant is a non resident of Indiana and must appear by September 6 1915 at Greencastle Court House to answer or demur. Clerk Harry W Moore signs the notice. Hays Murphy attorneys. 31 Weekly May 28th.
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed proposals on June 7 1915 by 2 PM for constructing approaches to the Rolling Stone Ford Bridge in Floyd Township about 2 1/2 miles southeast of Bainbridge Indiana. Bid bond required double bid. plans and specs on file in the county auditor's office.
The sheriff will auction at Greencastle on June 5 1915 all rents and profits from the described land in sections 26 and 27 township 13N range 4W Putnam County Indiana, to satisfy a decree for 4342.49 plus interest and costs. If needed the fee simple of the property may be sold to cover the decree. Dated May 10 1915. Theodore Boes Sheriff of Putnam County Indiana. Jackson Boyd attorney.
The Putnam Circuit Court orders a commissioner sale of lands in Putnam County Indiana as described. The sale occurs at 10:00 A.M. on May 10 at the Commissioner’s Greencastle office with parcels including parts of Section 2 and Section 10 Township 14 North Range 4 West plus adjoining tracts totaling about 2.46 to 75 acres. Purchaser pays one third cash and balance in 9 and 18 months with notes, interest six percent, secured by mortgage. Allee James & Allee represent the commissioner.
Dr John Deason, a Chicago physician, claims monkeys have a real language and can express ideas. He spends part of each day conversing with monkeys and says they have distinct calls for danger, love, and food, with dialects among species.
Croutons for soup can be made quickly in a corn popper by cutting bread into squares and toasting in a furnace. Squeaks in shoes are prevented by dipping soles in kerosene. Pumice stone keeps skin smooth, especially on heels and balls of the feet. A splash of lemon juice in boiling rice whitens and dries grains. To close stove cracks mix wood ashes with clay and salt, moisten, apply to cold stoves.
The Japanese are making and wearing underclothes made of paper. The material is finely grained very strong and flexible. After a few hours of wear it offers no more perspiration than cotton clothing.
Instructions describe mending broken china with a thick cement paste. Mix a paste, apply to edges with a brush, press pieces together, tie with string, and let set for three days to ensure a strong bond.
A Missouri homemaker uses rabbit fat as a frosted feet cure and storage tip. A clever fly trap patent features a sugar water lure and a toad predator. An energy voltage detector and a heat retaining comb add quirky tech notes. A heron’s surprising fish meal and portable circular saws for roof edges are noted. A Geneva NL case line smoothing Iron sold for $5,000.
United States naval officers have developed a colored glass that renders visible the fumes from smokeless powder. The invention promises enhanced detection of hidden combustion by exposing otherwise unseen emissions.
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