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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
3
Putnam County Indiana board of commissioners advertises for sealed bids to build 4080 feet of macadam road on the J W Knauer road in Madison township. Bids due July 5 at 2 pm in Greencastle Auditors office with bonds and affidavits. right to reject bids reserved.
J C Mullinix trustee announces weekly office hours in Reelsville on Tuesdays and Fridays to conduct town business. The notice states in person meetings and related governance duties in the town.
Edgar J. Wilson the Floyd Township trustee states he will conduct township business every Wednesday at his Floyd township home. He invites residents to attend and discuss official matters in person.
Emerson E Ruark, trustee of Marion Township, states he will conduct township business at his home in Vrilmore every Tuesday and Friday.
Harry Talbott, trustee of Greencastle Township, will conduct township business in the S. C. Sayers Book Store in Greencastle each wool day during his term. Phone 3388.
Mrs Henry Padghan of Victor New York reports chronic stomach distress headaches and constipation improved after taking Chamberlains Tablets. She states bowels regulated and headaches ceased in a short time. Available everywhere.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Winfield S Fellows deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Green Castle Indiana on June 25 1915 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Witness The Clerk of the Court Harry W Moore Clerk Putnam Circuit Court 3t Whly June 11th
The Putnam County board will construct 5 221 feet of macadam road in Warren Township known as the Wm Day road. Bids will be received by the Auditor in Greencastle Indiana for the lowest responsible bidder based on specifications plans and profile on file. Affidavits denying collusion must accompany bids and bids open at a stated time. The notice appeared in the weekly issue dated June 18.
Sealed bids for 10 574 feet of macadam road improvement in Jackson Township Putnam County Indiana known as the W P Thompson road will be received by the sureties on the specified bonds. Bids must include affidavits of collusion as required by law and work may be awarded weekly on June 18 posters.
Prof Ray Lankester argues a pint of oil per hour creates a calm zone around a ship to aid launching small boats. Nine pints calm a square mile. one drop calms seven square feet. Oil forms a microscopic film that suppresses wave crests, aiding lifeboat operations amid rough seas.
Hugo Munsterberg argues that once purposive psychology soars as a science the soul emerges as a free self without causes. He asserts the self is never an object but a subject in action, with mental life integrated by purposive aims, though influenced by body and sense organs. A closing abrupt line mocks a gas bill as a man’s feet enable it.
A New York committee named the Committee for the Promotion of Business Opportunities for Women seeks to open unusual jobs to women. Members discuss outdoor work like landscape gardening and roles in grocery stores, butcher shops, and apartment design, aiming to help trained teachers and other unemployed women find fitting employment.
Big Laurel Virginia report of the death of the nearly 100 year old hermit known as Lonesome Bill Alexander. A college era romance with a mountain girl ended by illness, driving him to a remote cabin where he lived in isolation until death. The tale notes his family left, a tintype of a mountain belle, and his burial beside his home.
The commissioner under an Putnam Circuit Court order will sell the north one third of the west half of the northeast quarter in section 10 township 16 north range 3 west. The sale is Saturday July 24 1915 at 2 pm at Braxton B Stringer's residence. Cash or one third cash plus two deferred payments secured by mortgage at 6 percent. Attorneys named.
A short ad copy presents a domestic slogan about women voting and a husband overwhelmed by chores and then offered Rocky Mountain Tea by Cook Drug Co. This piece frames gender roles and health product promotion in a vintage tone.
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