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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald lists Charles J. Arnold as proprietor with publication every afternoon except Sunday at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street. Classifieds note wards of thanks and obituaries are charged per line and per obituary respectively, with poetry add ons.
A Greencastle Indiana ad lists W. NH Evans and Brown & Moffett offering farm loans with ample funds. The notice appears in a classifieds section for builders and landscapers.
Small family seeks permanent tenant for a house in or near Greencastle and willing to consider small acreage. Listings include a good room house on South Locust Street and a Ford Touring Car for sale. An anecdotal note warns about cellar rats and promotes RAT SNAP with local seller references.
Jr. H. HM. Butler endorses RAT SNAP for hospitals and farms, claiming it kills rats reliably when used quarterly. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.09, sold and guaranteed by John Cook & Sons J Sudronski & Co and R. P. Mullins.
Notice to voters in Warren Township Putnam County Indiana about a 1920 highway improvement project. The board appointed viewers and an engineer to prepare a new cost estimate of 20855.50 dollars, with a remonstrance period of 20 days from June 15 1920 if voters are dissatisfied.
Voters in Mill Creek and Jefferson Townships are warned that at the May 1920 term the Putnam County Board of Commissioners appointed Alva Lisby and Emory Nichols as viewers and William P. Koehler as engineer to improve the highway. A June 1920 term sets the profile plans and specifications with an estimated cost of 8516.48. If no remonstrance is filed by a majority within the time, the board will proceed under the new estimate. this notice dated June 7, 1920.
Legal voters of Jackson Township Putnam County Indiana appoint John Bridges W T Davis and engineer William P Koehler to view profiles and plans for highway work. Estimated cost set at 20 553 85 in new estimate dated June 7.
Notice to voters of Mill Creek and Jefferson Townships of L. A. Dobbs et al for the improvement of a highway in Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana. Before the board of Commissioners.
Sealed bids due by 1 pm July 5 1920 to auditor Putnam County Indiana for coal to heat courthouse 1920 21 plus 150 tons block or six inch lump coal for county poor asylum 50 tons egg lump coal for asylum delivery terms F O B Fillmore and weights to be used the board may reject any bids Also a notice of a visit by Mr and Mrs W L Bainey to Bedford after a stay with Mr and Mrs Faye Hamilton
A testimonial claims a $1 bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured long stomach trouble after four years and $900 spent on doctors. The simple preparation supposedly removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose allegedly proves it. money refunded. Sold by R. P. Mullins and druggists everywhere.
A reader details an angered reaction after a henhouse cat perished. The note mentions using RAT SNAP bait and claims six rats died within a week. An old advertisement segment lists sellers like John Cook & Sons and Mullins with prices in three sizes.
A Fairbanks area fox farm explores cat aid after one litter raised by a cat. Foxes, fed on salmon and rice stew, number about 200 breeding animals on the site costing $18,000. The practice aims to prevent losses from nervous mothers and to keep foxes tame enough for handling.
In 1919 Quebec maple woods yielded over 12 million pounds of sugar and nearly 1.5 million gallons of syrup valued at about 6.81 million dollars. Sap flow has grown eightfold since eight years earlier, prompting a stately estimate of broader griddle cake production.
The construction of an expensive new office building at Cristobal in the canal zone signals the port’s rising importance. This is the fourth shipping office building in Cristobal, joining facilities for American French and Italian lines.
Albany Journal notes the population splits into four groups: those who make and sell automobiles, those who buy and use them, those who produce moving pictures, and those who pay to see them. The observation frames economic roles and cultural consumption.
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