Local notices from Greencastle and surroundings
Local news includes Roland Smith injured by a tire blowout at a Ford service station while under a car. Other items report Phi Psi member Philip Maxwell heading to Brazil Daily Times, DePauw and Northwestern ties, travels of Crays and Brown families, educational trips, and Prof. Smythe relocating to Chicago after leaving DePauw. Also noted are agricultural bulletins distribution by H W Gilbertson and a $4,680 note suit filed by Indiana National Bank.
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Roland Smith
King, Morrison, Foster Company
Ford
Mr. Smith
Philip Maxwell
DePauw
Phi Psi Fraternity
Brazil
Brazil Daily Times
Maxwell
Chicago
The
City Press
Indiana National Bank
Indianapolis
Putnam Circuit
Melville E. McHaffie
Jones, Hammond & Jones
Brill & Kahl
Danville
Real Estate Transfers Across Madison and Cloverdale
Kimnell C. Wilson transfers 36 acres in Madison township to Thomas J. Wilson for 1700 dollars. Albert C. Lockridale sells a Greencastle lot to Pearl Evans for 700 dollars. Millie B. Lively sells a Cloverdale lot to George B. Rockwell for 1 dollar. George B. Rockwell then sells a Coverdale lot to Oscar B. Lively for 1 dollar.
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Kimnell C. Wilson
Thomas J. Wilson
Madison Township
Albert C. Lockridale
Pearl Evans
Greencastle
Millie B. Lively
George B. Rockwell
Cloverdale
Oscar B. Lively
Coverdale
Antioch Church Notes and Local Visits After Commencement
Antioch Church Sunday School at 2 30 p m. Children’s Day Evening. Mr and Mrs J M Chillas and Miss Chillas return to South Bend after visiting Mr and Mrs Henry Bicknell during commencement. Miss Madeline Hixon daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hixon formerly of this city now in Indianapolis who has been at DePauw University returned home Friday completing her college course Wednesday. Miss Hixon is a member of the Tri Delt Sorority. Prof William Blanchard head of the Chemistry department at DePauw University went to Wabash Friday to visit friends and relatives.
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J. M. Chillas
Miss Chillas
DePauw University
Wabash
Expert auto repairing at new Ford and Woodrum location
The ad proclaims guaranteed auto repair services for gasoline and oils at 8 East Franklin Street with contact Phone 119. It notes a new location managed by Ford & Woodrum.
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East
Franklin Street
Ford & Woodrum
Children Day Exercises at Lor ust Street M E Church
Children Day exercises will follow Sunday School with infant baptisms by the Pastor. Children will be received into church membership. A special Sunday night service on methodism and hospital work features Rev. W F Switzer at eight. Public invited to all services.
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Lorust Street
M. FE
W. F. Switzer
Red Men's Memorial Day Exercises Planned in Louisville
Charles Barnaby is in Louisville on business as Red Men conduct Memorial Day services Sunday at Forest Hill. The Harmony Red Men's Band will furnish music and Dr. Levi Marshall will deliver the address.
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Charles Barnaby
Louisville
Forest Hill
Harmony Red Men
Levi Marshall
Public Sale Notice for 102 Acre Farm in Indiana
Public sale set for June 12 1922 at 10 oclock of a 102 acre farm near Fillmore and Greencastle Indiana. Property lies about 14 miles from Greencastle near two railroads and an interurban with church and school nearby. W M Sutherlin Commissioner Greencastle Indiana. FRESH FISH for Friday and Saturday white bass and pike 20c lb. F E Todd & Sons Phone 583.
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Fillmore
Indiana
Greencastle
W. M. Sutherlin
F. E. Todd & Sons
Bargains at Reel's Store in Reelsville Indiana
Local ad highlights bargains at Reel's Store in Reelsville Indiana. Store offers top dollar paid for eggs and poultry with emphasis on market value and customer savings.
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Reel’s
Reelsville
Indiana
Marriage Licenses Granted for George Long and Clare Keck
George N. Long aged 21 of Danville and Clare E. Keck aged 16 of Roachdale obtained marriage licenses.
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George N. Long
Danville
Clare E. Keck
Roachdale
Detective’s twenty year memory cracks old forger case
A reader recalls a detective who after twenty years remembered the forger’s face and arrested him just as the crime neared forgetting. The remark notes a preference for such memory over a memorable but false face.
First Use of Term Yankee Traced to New Amsterdam Burghers
Bom baugh notes the word Yankee is not Indian but Dutch in origin meaning to snarl and quarrel. It was applied by New Amsterdam burghers to Connecticut invaders.
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Bombaugh
New Amsterdam
Connecticut
Prehistoric Boat Found in Swiss Bog Near Cerlier Castle
A well preserved Stone Age canoe discovered in a bog near Cerlier Castle by Lake of Bienne in Switzerland measures eight feet long and three feet wide and is fashioned from an oak stem.
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Castle of Cerlier
Lake of Bienne
Switzerland
Roland for an Oliver Fights Five Days for Honor
The saying compares two famed knights Roland and Oliver in a tenacious duel lasting five days with no clear winner. It explains the origin as a medieval tale of equal bravery and knightly valor prompting the expression tit for tat.
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Roland
Oliver
Engagement Ring Custom in Olden Times Described
The article notes that formerly a woman willing to marry wore a ring on the left hand’s first finger, while a ring on the little finger signified a wish to remain single.
Memorial Unveiled For Juliet Strauss At Turkey Run Park
Crawfordsville Indiana June 8 Memorial for Juliet V Strauss known as The Country Contributor will be unveiled at Turkey Run on Sunday July 2 under the Woman's Press Club of Indiana. The base is under construction and the monument designed by Myra Richards of Indianapolis will arrive soon. Mrs Strauss longtime Rockville resident admired by nature lovers. Local preparations expect heavy automobile traffic via the Rock River resorts route southwest of Turkey Run.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Juliet V. Strauss
Turkey Run
Woman’s Press Club of
Indiana
Strauss
Rockville
Rock River Resorts
History in Human Bodies and Vestigial Organs
A London Tit-Bits piece notes humans retain 107 vestigial parts from ancient evolution. It cites hair, ear muscles, third eyelids, a vestigial tail, vermiform appendix, and other remnants as relics of past species with little current function.
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London
Man
Bees Use Deadly Duel When Two Queens Hatch In A Nest
The New York Herald describes bee colonies when two queens hatch leading to a fatal battle between the rival queens. Each queen guards the others until one finally defeats the rival, then becomes sole ruler as the colony’s law requires.
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Lees
Huber
New York Herald
Partisan politics defy party lines in historical view
A Washington Post remark notes that in American politics, partisanship consistently aligns with the opposite party, highlighting the paradox of loyalty versus party identity across history.
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Washington Post
When a Sheep Is a Goat in Eugene Daily Guard
Column notes a reversal of roles with a proverb about sheep and goats, reflecting local humor from Eugene Oregon. The item captures a light, reflective thought typical of society pages.
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Eugene
Ore
Forged One-Piece Steel Wheel For Automobiles
A full steel wheel design forged in one piece includes rims spokes hubs and brake drums, simplifying assembly and potentially improving strength and durability for automotive use.
Can Buy Joy Rides
A reflective note on human contentment with available comforts as money cannot fulfill all desires and people often feel satisfied with what they can obtain.
Jitney Gasoline Spares Couple's Wealth
A Fresno Republication quip notes Jack Spratt style couple sparing fuel costs as they spend money on jitney gas. The light item reflects local humor about transportation and expenses.
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Jack Spratt
Fresno
Cal
In That Sense Anyway Says A Philosopher On Failure
A reflected remark notes that failure can precede success and recognizing an end may spark a fresh start. The idea suggests resilience and reframe of setbacks as steps forward.
Lachrymal Expression in Boston Tran Script
Fragmentary OCR notes describe tears in a speaker’s throat and eye teeth, attributed to T. M. C. in a Boston transcription. The text hints at emotional narration within a theatrical or script context without clear events or names beyond the initials.
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Lachrymal
Boston Transcript
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Greencastle Battery Battery and Tire Service
Sam Purcell
Harold C. Crays
Rossville
Russell Brown
Mr. Crays
First Naional Bank
Mr. Brown
Milt Brown
Miss Bernice Brown
Esther Jackson
Harkles Jackson
South Indiana Street
Boston
S. A. Hays
Lillian Hays
Bay View
Stella Cooper
Hillsboro
Tls
M. D. Darnall
Helen Harbison
Sikeston, Mo
Jessie Brothers
W. E. Smythe
Mae Allen
Frank Allen
Elm and
Crown Streets
Major
Martin H. Shuter
Bar Harbor
Maine
H. W. Gilbertson
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
G. William Hanna
Purdue
W. W. Brothers and
Gillespie Street
Tates
Pioneer Trust Company
Trust Central Cont
Antioch Church
Dobbs & Vestal
Greencastle Water Works Co
Miller's Meat Market
Kellogg’s
W. E. Kellogg
Kellogg's
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
David Butler
Larry Lemon
Marjorie Daw
Matt and
Jeff
Cartorne
Fox News Weekly
Kentucky
Jack the Ripper
John Sigler’s
T. A. Sigler
Met
Family Supply
Fairbank
East Side Square
the Herald
J. E. McCurry
West Side Square
Red
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