Notice of Sheriff sale of real estate in Putnam County Indiana
Sheriff Theodore Bos will offer at public auction on July 5 1915 the rents and profits of multiple parcels in Putnam County Indiana to satisfy a 5972.07 decree against Farmers Bank versus Eggers et al. The sale covers specified portions of sections 15 16 and 21 and may include fee simple on failure of rents to satisfy the debt, with posters posted June 18 20 27 and July 4.
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Circuit Court
Puttnam County
Indiana
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank
George W. Eggers
Mary B. Wigers
Adah L. Eggers
James H. Eggers
George B. Beasley
Davis Bros. Co., Incorporated
Jesse Eggers
State of
Py G L. Airhart
Greencastle
Putnam
Putnam County
Owl Drug A M Tea Purifier Offered Fast Acting
An advertisement for A M Tea by the Owl Drug Store touts a fast acting purifier that cleanses and purifies, marketed as a remedy for impurities through a streamlined sales pitch.
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Ballister
Owl Drug Store
The Model Life by Frederick H Enabel
The article argues Jesus life as a model for ours and explains a method to apply his teachings to personal life. It emphasizes imitating Christ while recognizing a unique, transcendent relationship with God guiding life and purpose.
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Jesus
Christ
Abraham
God
Preparing for Heaven and the call to heavenly living
The passage argues that loving pure things and the Bible shapes character and readiness for heaven. It contrasts longing for heaven with a lack of earthly heavenly affinity, notes the difficulty of common work, and cites Brooks on doing good to those who hate you to provoke self-hatred in others.
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Earth
Testing Tire Rubber and Fabric Strength Under Impact
The article explains how altering rubber composition and thickness affects puncture resistance. It covers needle penetration tests on inflated tires, notes that fully inflated tires bend and reduce penetration, and describes fabric adhesion and durability requirements to prevent separation or tearing of rubber under stress.
Long Courtship Across a California Trail
Grandma recalls a courtship lasting six months and three thousand miles during the gold rush era. The tale contrasts romance with time and distance, ending as she says the long journey was part of the courtship. Also, a fable translation warns against meddling in others affairs without caution.
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California
Turbine Problems and Gear Solutions Discussed
The article explains turbine power from steam momentum on turbine vanes and notes Parsons findings that high speed is needed for economical steam use. It contrasts with propeller efficiency at lower speeds and mentions steel gearing in oil baths or electrical and hydraulic gearing as possible remedies.
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Charles A. Parsons
James Watt
Parsons
Identifying Bullets Marks Through Garment Study
In a Paris Academy of Sciences communication Mons V Balt hazard shows a leaden bullet leaves identifiable marks when passing cloth and these marks persist through flesh unless a bone is struck. Examination can reveal garment type by the bullet marks on the lead.
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Paris Academy of Sciences
Mons. V. Balthazard
Squaring the Circle: The Circle and Radius Mystery
The article discusses the problem of squaring the circle, defining it as constructing a square equal in area to a circle with a given radius. It notes that solving it hinges on identifying the exact ratio between a circle's diameter and its circumference, and that mathematics shows this ratio cannot be solved.
Vegetable Grater Aids Kitchen Processing
An Ohio inventor’s vegetable grater simplifies grinding vegetables or meat into fine particles. The device clamps to a table edge with a hopper feeding a revolving cylinder and dual opposite teeth. turning the handle crushes contents into a below receptacle.
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Philadelphia
To Hang a Skirt and Balance the Hem
A sewing guide explains pinning the bottom of a skirt six and three eighths inches to account for tucks and finish. It shows measuring from the table, marking with pins, and adjusting the tuck placement if hip or abdomen sizes vary.
Climbing Stairs as Exercise Warned and Explained
The article argues stairs are a good exercise when done correctly not avoided by women. It explains lifting the body’s weight with chest leading, erect posture, and breathing to lift the body, noting buoyancy reduces negative effects.
Baler Coloring Mixture Instructions From Aged Note
A historical fragment describes a dyeing preparation using logwood and a half hour simmer in boiling water, then straining and adding bay rum. It mentions lavender and glycerin components and applying the mixture with a brush while avoiding scalp contact.
Soldiers and Officers Clash Over Obedience at Camp
Readable fragments show soldiers and an officer clashing after a camp incident. A sergeant commands silence and orders, while a group of soldiers challenge authority amid tense exchanges and threats of reporting to the Colonel.
Memory of a Month-Old Marriage and a Ring Debt
A lighthearted exchange recalls a couple married only a month. She asks if he knows the day, and he nervously answers that it is the due date for the second installment on their wedding ring.
Reading advertisements lose favor with readers
Milwaukee advertising expert Dvan Roperts warns that newsy reading ads fail to please audiences and anger readers who feel deceived. He recalls a tale from Old Aunty Cornetalk of Croydon about a sensational cure story naming pills that supposedly worked.
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Dvan Roperts
Milwaukee
Mr. Roberts
Cornetalk
Croyden
Ephraim
Hardy
Charity and Its Bluff Seeps Into Everyday Aid
A critical quip on charity split into domestic and foreign forms. Domestic charity supposedly comforts the rich while foreign aid diverts resources from locals to outsiders. The speaker discounts faith hope and charity as a moral triad, calling charity the greatest bluff in society.
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Puck
Jubilee of a Man After Long Marriage
A quotation from Harper's Weekly recalls a street corner exchange about jubilee words. Two Scottish women discuss anniversary milestones and humorously note that when the husband dies it becomes a jubilee.
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London
Harper's Weekly
Prince the Dog Suffering Suspected Microbe
A Yonkers States IPAn humorous snippet shows a fashionable lady and her coachman debating Prince the dog’s ailment. The coachman jokes about kissing him might spread microbes as a playful misunderstanding of illness.
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John
Prince
Yonkers
Application Question Sparks Alleged Harsh School Aide
A misread applicants dialog from a country school interview asks about punishing students. The reply describes strapping a child to a chair and holding them facedown on the knees, with the phrase recorded as a troubling historical account.
Muddy roads and local taxation for better country highways
Farmers face high costs to build and maintain roads while urban owners pay for pavement. A system of local tax funding is proposed to share the burden fairly. Transportation costs per ton mile vary by method, with rural roads bearing heavy expense. The passage notes U S farmers pay roughly three times as much as European farmers to market similar outputs.
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United States
Europe
Cheap Dirt Road Roller Built From Recycled Parts
A home made road roller replicates a vintage design using dxfined scantling for the frame and an old wagon tire brace. Drums measure about 3 12 feet, built from old mower wheels with bolted 2x4 scantlings. An iron shaft runs the length of both drums, stationary in the frame, with a front box for extra weight and a mower-seat cat at the rear to balance the tongue weight on the team.
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John
Pierce
Proper Drainage Keeps Dirt Roads In Good Condition
Heavy rains reveal water courses that hurt road beds and require rerouting. Install drains to move excess flow under the road, allowing water to descend hillside away from the surface. With careful use of spict log drag and drainage, dirt roads endure rain. winter freezes and thaws still bring mud.
Drag and fill techniques for road maintenance notes
The text describes using a split log drag to form a shallow grade on roads while avoiding excessive angle to prevent water flow into ditches. It warns that delaying drag use after rains dries roads and reduces efficiency. It advises filling large holes with rock and dirt rather than brush to restore road surfaces.
Separator impact on butter price and milk handling
The separator increases butter fat yield and improves milk handling and churning. It also leaves milk in better condition for feeding to cattle or pigs.
After Heavy Rains Runoff Roads Benefit From Log Drag
To the care of roads after heavy rains there is no better plan than to use the split log drag. Ti roads are used to good advantage.
Remedy Claim for Appendicitis Cures Instant Benefit
The notice asserts many Greencastle residents mistake chronic appendicitis for gas or stomach trouble. It touts a single buckthorn and lycerine compound in dler-i-ka as curing appendicitis with instant relief, from Jones Stevens Drug Company.
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Greencastle
Jones- Stevens’ Drug Company
Digestive Boosting Pills Promoted By Drug Ads
An old newspaper ad touts Chamberlain's Tablets for improving digestion in beautiful women. It claims they are easy to take and effective, with Cheshire-like claims. The ad also pitches Hollister's R. M. Tea and Owl Drug as available sellers.
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Chamberlain
Summer constipated? Try Hollister's A. M. Tea weekly
Public notice promotes Hollister's A. M. Tea as a summer remedy for easy bowel movements. Available for sale at Owl Drug Store.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised for Colds and Whooping C cough
A customer from Marbury Alabama extols Chamberlins Cough Remedy calling it one of the best medicines for coughs colds and lung trouble. The testimonial notes it contains no narcotics and is pleasant to take and that it is sold by all dealers.
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L. C. Haines
Marbury
Ala
Road bonds offered for sale in Putnam Parke line
Notice from Arthur L. Beat treasurer of Putnam County invites sealed bids for road bonds. Nineteen bonds of 143 dollars and one of 162 dollars total 2869 dollars with interest at 4 percent. Bonds dated 1913 with first due 1914. Auction held at the Putnam County Courthouse with bids due June 18, 1913.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Suu
Eli
J. Township
Parke County
Putinam County
Inn
Putnam Cour
Putnam County Co
Arthur L. Beat
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Cincinnati Tribune
Ohio
Mest
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Tennssee
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Luna
Homa Magazioe
Hollister
Board of County Commissioners
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Deer Creek
Lucas Ford
Warren Township
Putnamville
Leatherman
Madison Township
Center School House
Henesse Branch
A. M. Gardner
James E. Houck
James B. Bunten
Putnam Coy
Co. L. Airhar
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