Notice of Sheriff Sale Real Estate Putnam County Indiana
The sheriff of Putnam County Indiana will sell at public auction on July 5 1913 at Greencastle Courthouse the rents and profits for multiple land parcels totaling about 118 acres. The action arises from Mariners Merchants Bank against several defendants to satisfy a decree of 3972.07 plus interest and costs. If rents fail to cover, the fee simple of remaining real estate may be sold to satisfy the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Mariners’ & Merchants’ Bank
George W. Eggers
Mary E. Eggers
Adah L. Eggers
James H. Meyers
George E. Keasley
Davis Bros, Co, Incorporated
Jesse — Eggers
State of
CG. L. Airhart
Greencastle
Putnam
Practical hive lifter aids hive handling on wheel cart
H R Boardman describes a simple addition to a wheel cart to form a practical hive lifter. A removable weight sits between the handles to counterbalance the hive's weight, easing lifting as the framework slips under hive cleats.
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H. R. Boardman
A Serviceable Hive-Lifter For Weighing Hives
A method using a weight in a hive body to balance and lift hives. The weight slides on trunk rollers beneath cleats to allow shifting. He weighs various hives with regular scales and notes the balance position to determine general weights accurately.
Beekeeping Advice on Hive Care and Tools
Readers are urged to avoid leaky covers and learn from good books on bees. Emphasis on thinking alongside work, improve hives and fixtures, and use a red string on small tools to prevent loss. The one and a half story hive for comb honey is praised for those producing comb honey. The new pure food law is seen as helpful to beekeepers.
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Penny Wise
Parmers’ Howe Journal
Solar Wax Extractor for Beekeepers
A sun wax extractor is proposed for beekeepers to render wax efficiently. Build a glass-covered wooden box with a dripping pan and catch wax as solar heat melts combs. After most wax runs out, remove glass and rub remaining cocoons to recover about 90 percent of wax, regardless of comb age.
Beekeeping Industry Emphasizes Wax Preservation
Industry details matter for apiary earnings and wax saving is often neglected. Beeswax holds higher standard value than honey with irreplaceable industrial uses. Scraping wax from frames and boards aids yield, and boiling old frames makes wax easier to extract before using them as kindling.
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Apiary
Plan to keep wax in squid state for long time
A method using a perfectly stationary setup during cooling and a large body of water for the wax to settle impurities yields brighter yellow wax. The process aims to separate dirt and impurities from the wax while maintaining a stable, stationary state.
Faithful Clergyman’s Bible Gaffe Shocks Congregation
A pastor’s son glued Bible pages causing a Sunday reading error. The tale ends with the preacher humorously noting the misread verses prove humans are fearfully and wonderfully made, per Argonaut anecdote.
Irish leader T P O Connor after-dinner speech in Philadelphia
Ann L Wind notes T P O Connor delivered a brilliant after-dinner speech in Philadelphia. He confessed nerves about after-dinner talks and joked about Daniel and the lions approaching, saying he would not be the one to speak on such occasions.
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T. P. O'Connor
Philadelphia
Attie
Daniel
Senator Penrose Praises Speech at Harrisburg Capitol Dedication
At the Harrisburg dedication of Pennsylvania's capitol Senator Penrose commented on a privately delivered speech. He called it pregnant with meaning and full of illumination, noting it reflected the speaker's character.
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Penrose
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Morris
Tasker
Darwinian Mood In Language Debate Sparks Public Interest
A fragmentary remark strings together science and humor as observers discuss ancestry and the idea of tracing lineage. The exchange centers on evolution and personal curiosity about heritage.
Misunderstanding Roosting Chickens Stuns Clerk
A bashful local shopper from a rural county visits a store with three chickens. She asks for their price and loudly declares they are roosters, causing embarrassment as the clerk realizes the hens’ legs are red.
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Backwoods County
Lippinnette Blc
Tainted Money Sparks Car Chase in Georgia Tale
A stray touring car hauls off in a dust cloud as Morey and Mike react to tainted funds. Pat comments the shell game costs are high while the chorus notes money driving the plot, reflecting a wary view of loaded cash in the Georgia setting.
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Gige
Pat
Mike
No Choice: Bereaved Farmer Visited by Neighbor’s Wife
A fragmentary rural scene recalls a farmer coping with loss as a neighbor’s wife recounts the stages of grief. The dialogue hints at hardship and communal sympathy, with a wary note on willingness to aid.
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Dan'l
Family Fan Faces Cold Dinner Incident in Philadelphia
A reader reports a curious scene in Philadelphia where a family member reacts to a cold dinner with sharp language. The account notes the narrator’s strong reaction and the subsequent actions taken, reflecting a tense household moment.
They Woul Mixy Algy I Am Always Sorry
Fragmentary text mentions an east wind and damage to green growth. The phrases appear as stray dialogue with incomplete context and no clear event or participants.
Sunday Cribbage Sacrifice Between Sisters
In a quiet Sunday domestic scene Barbara consoles and aids Fanny, denying herself pleasure to soothe her sister’s nerves. Facing religious duty and personal sacrifice, Barbara agrees to play cribbage to ease Fanny’s distress, ending with both women finding sleep and peace.
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Blythes
Mattie
Farley
Barbara
Fanny
Bar- Lara
Miriam
Lea
Kate
Elizabeth W, Reed
Buried Treasures and Lost Relics Across Ancient Lands
The article surveys legends of hidden wealth and relics from the Old World. It notes popular beliefs of buried Jewish priesthood artifacts in Persian ruins, pirate treasure, and the enduring allure of ancient riches.
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Kidd
India
New Light on Electricity Momentum Claim
Observations cited by Professor Nipher in St Louis and Professor Cantor of Wareburg report a current gaining apparent momentum when turning a sharp corner. Professor Silvanus P Thompson supports the idea as evidence of true electric momentum, aligning with newer atomic theory and contradicting earlier doubts by Faraday Maxwell.
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Nipher
St Louis
Cantor
Wareburg
Silvanus P. Thompson
Faraday
Clerk Maxwell
Wit
Thompson
Maxwell
Professor Thompson
Joy of Life Beyond Wealth and Pities
An essay from Smith's Magazine argues that true joy comes with birth and life rather than wealth. It criticizes philanthropists who moralize by aiding poverty while noting a lame newborn boy on Newspaper Row embodies unspoken happiness.
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Newaboy
Potter’s Field
Smith’s Magazine
Missing pair after wedding voyage vanishes in rice shower
A two week newlywed businessman and his wife vanished after their wedding carriage was showered with rice. The next day the bridegroom’s mother died suddenly at home, raising shock and frantic search across cities. Authorities and relatives telegrammed chiefs, but the couple remains missing and the groom is still in shock.
Italian physician uses radium to purify vaccine virus
An Italian physician exposed fresh vaccine virus to radium emanations for varying periods then vaccinated children. The Il Policlinico report says no change in the virus action but lesions were free from suppuration and there was no fever. Purifying effect noted but radium cost limits use.
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Il Policlinico
Cat chase ends with sticky pancake batter mishap
The cat is pursued by Patrick around the kitchen and falls into a crack of pancake batter. It escapes a strike from Patrick, then scurries away after touching batter, leaving sticky residue on everything it touched.
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Patrick
Kerplunk
Literacy Crisis in Roumania Highlighted
A Romanian literacy report states two-thirds of the population cannot read or write, casting Roumania as a worst offender in Europe for basic literacy. The statement underscores widespread educational deficiencies across the country.
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Roumania
Europe
Elegant Tripod Table Decoration Sketched for Winter Rooms
A simple wooden tripod ornament uses slender sticks bound at the top with ribbon and three base sticks tied with bows. Colored glass headed pins finish the ends, and a small Japanese pot hangs in the center for flowers or a fern. Ivy or schlax creeper winds around the frame for a festive look.
A Knock at Fashion's Eye
A critique of eighteen American women traveling 3 000 miles to Europe with minimal wardrobe changes. The piece questions vanity and predicts travelers will be treated as symbols of wealth by servants and locals, meeting mainly themselves on the journey.
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Europe
Rare Lettuce Grown by Mrs Newlands Near Washington
Mrs Francis G Newlands niece of Ward McAllister and wife of the Nevada Senator has grown a rare bitter lettuce in her country home garden near Washington She imported the seed from Italy and is among the first in America to cultivate this variety The Newlands estate once belonged to John R McLean and later Admiral Dewey Mrs Newlands directs all garden work and has divided the garden with a low stone wall now covered in wild roses honeysuckle and ivy
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Francis G. Newlands
Ward McAllister
Nevada
Washington
Poise Revealed in a Woman's Walk
A thoughtful discussion asserts that graceful walking improves health and alertness, making a woman a more helpful societal member. It links calm nerves, self-control, and harmonious vocal chords to dignified, kind, and gracious demeanor.
Prevent Shrinking of Washable Chamois Gloves with Rice
A home remedy suggests placing rice in gloves while they are wet to absorb moisture and prevent further shrinkage. Keep the rice inside until the gloves dry evenly.
Chronic Appendicitis Claim Boosts Adlerika Cure
An advertisement claims many Greencastle residents suffer chronic appendicitis with mild symptoms. It promotes Adlerika a compounded buckthorn bark preparation with glycerine as a single dose that allegedly provides instant relief from stomach issues and supposed appendicitis symptoms.
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Greencastle
Jones- Stevens’ Drug Company
Digestive Assurance Claims for Lain's Tablets and Tea
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets for improving digestion in beautiful women and Hollister's A. M. Tea to aid appetite. Sold by all dealers and Owl Drug Store. The copy promotes easy taking tablets and urges not starving.
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Chamberlain
Hollister
Owl Drug Store
A Weekly Summer Tea Sold at Owl Drug
An advertisement notes Hollister s A M Tea for warm days and mild discomfort. It promotes a once a week summer use and lists Owl Drug as the seller. The tone reflects a local pharmacy ad urging readers to purchase the product.
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Hollister
Owl Drug Store
Whooping Cough Remedy Praised By Alabama Reader
L. C. Haines of Marbury praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough and colds in children. He says it works well, contains no narcotics, is pleasant to take, and recommends it for any lung trouble. Available from all dealers.
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L. C. Haines
Marbury
Ala
Notice to Bridge Contractors in Putnam County Indiana
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for four bridge projects including substructure superstructure and approaches. Bids due June 2 1913 at 2 pm in Greencastle. Locations include Deer Creek Lucas ford Warren Township Leatherman branch Durham ford Madison township Henesse branch Warren Township bidder bonds double bid amount with two freehold surities.
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Board of County Commissioners
Auditor's Office
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Deer Creek
Lucas Ford
Warren Township
Putnamville
Leatherman
Durham Ford
Madison Township
Center School House
Henesse Branch
A. M. Gardner
James FB. Houck
James B. Bunten
Putnam County road bonds offered for sale in Green Castle
Treasurer Arthur L. Reat calls for sealed bids on Eli Brattain et al road bonds at the Putnam County Courthouse Greencastle Indiana. Nineteen bonds of 143 dollars and one bond of 152 dollars total 2869 dollars with accrued interest. Due May 15 1914 at 4 percent interest. Bids due 12 oclock noon Wednesday June 18 1913. Herald June 6 13 Weekly June 13 20.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Ind
Eli Brattain Et al
Jackson Township
Parke County
Madison Township
Putnin County
Indiana
Putnam County Court House
Arthur L. Reat
Herald
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