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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
3
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement claims Chamberlain's Tablets will tone the liver and cleanse the stomach to relieve bilious attacks, constipation, nausea, vomiting, and headaches. Priced at a quarter and said to be obtainable everywhere.
Cred itors heirs and legatees of Mary Etter deceased are notified to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on June 21 1913 to show cause why the Final Settlement Accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Harry W Moore May 27 1915.
Notice to heirs and legatees of Jacob C Rogers deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Green Castle Indiana on June 21 1915 to show cause why final settlement accounts may not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk swears date May 24 1915.
In Putnam County case Effie Newgent against Jesse L. Newgent a divorce complaint is filed. Defendant is a non resident. must appear at the September term on September 6, 1915 at Greencastle Court House or answer. Clerk Harry W. Moore signs May 24, 1915. Hays & Murphy attorneys. Weekly May 28.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports wild North American plums yielded many cultivated varieties. Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Texas contributed large counts. The bulletin No 172 lists native varieties and hybrids with origins and species, credits stations and individuals, and urges growers to study and apply for the publication.
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a weekly cleansing remedy for nervous afflictions in women and girls. Promoter urges trying the tea or tablets from Cook Drug Store.
A Farmers Bulletin No. 630 describes how many common birds curb crop pests and weed seeds. It notes diet shifts with seasons, the importance of stomach analyses, and lists species such as robin, bluebird, wren, thrashers, catbird, mockingbird, oriole, crow, cuckoo and the American sparrow.
The article urges shipping only high quality poultry to markets and warns against mixing old roosters with fat hens. It stresses that grading and assorting car casses before shipment yields better prices and that inferior stock lowers overall hens’ values. It highlights a market preference for good stock and paying above regular quotations.
A vintage culinary roundup offers oysters baked in a crust loaf with seasoned liquor, celery salad, milk biscuits, gingerbread, cauliflower salad, meat on toast, sago pudding, chestnut and fig or marshmallow sandwiches, cream cheese spread, bread and butter bites, and Norwegian sandwiches with anchovy accents. The notes describe simple steps, ingredients, and serving ideas for each dish.
In Muskogee a Syrian peddler Mussellem rose from a small-racket store owner with broken English to oil wealth after a bluff near the Cimarron River yielded a striking gusher. He secured an eighth interest in all oil on his land and now produces about 11 000 barrels daily, with bank accounts growing by 800 dollars a day. A court suit seeks to quiet title to the Toby Franklin allotment amid competing leases by A A Cameron and A D Cameron, who challenge the Cameron lease terms.
The Treasurer of Putnam County Indiana offers for sale twenty Marion Township road bonds at 458 dollars each totaling 9160 dollars. Bonds dated June 7 1915 mature May 15 1916 bearing 4 percent interest payable at Greencastle Indiana. Sealed bids accepted until 2 pm June 7 1915 in Greencastle. H H Runyan Treasurer.
Putnam Circuit Court orders heirs and legatees of Ora Boswell, deceased, to appear in Put tle Indiana on June 14 1915 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Dated May 18 1915. Clerk Putnam Circuit Court. St Weekly May 21
Cleveland inventor William Judson Kibby introduces a testing machine to match workers to tasks. The device uses colored balls and timing to assess hand brain coordination, ambidexterity, and foot control, guiding employers toward placing the right person with the right foreman.
The heirs and legatees of Reuben Michael, deceased, are ordered to appear in Castle Indiana on the 14th day of May to prove heirship and receive their distributive shares. Published in the 831 Weekly on May 21.
Heirs and legatees of Margaret A. Coffman deceased must appear in the circuit court at Greencastle Indiana on June 11 1915 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Dated May 18 1915 St Weekly May 21.
Announcement of a free medical book celebrating sixty years of Humphrreys remedies and the revised Humphrreys Manual of Diseases. The note promises detailed care and treatment guidance for the sick and details about Humphreys Remedies.
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals June 7 1915 by 2 PM for construction of approaches to the Rolling Stone Ford Bridge Floyd Township near Bainbridge. Bonds double bid. Plans in auditor's office. County officials H Witt Sutherlin James B Bunten R E Larkin. May 21.
Mrs Otto Gans of Zanesville Ohio writes she suffered four years with stomach trouble losing weight and strength. After using two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets she says she is now a well woman. Obtainable everywhere.
Rome New York farmer Hiram Johnson near Waterville trains three wood chucks to dig fence post holes of any size and depth at his command challenging Winsted Connecticut to record a stranger nature occurrence.
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