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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
4
Sunday movements fill the column with names and cities from Indianapolis to Bainbridge. Local folks visit relatives, attend church events, and plan trips to Bloomington, Crawfordsville, and Cloverdale. The tenor includes club meetings, marriages, and public notices amid community life.
The notice extols osteopathic treatment as a path to strong nerves and better health. It urges seeking an accurate examination, overcoming prejudice, and considering osteopathy as a reasonable option for persistent illness.
An old Cook Drug Co. advertisement touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as cooling the stomach washing out the bowels and aiding the liver. The copy promotes taking it once a week during warm weather and promises happiness and contentment.
Dolly Utterback's horse from Cloverdale, aged 38, resisted shoeing by demolishing a blacksmith shop. Ropes bound the animal for the job, and a Herald feature on Dolly spread to Indianapolis Chicago and papers nationwide, drawing letters from several cities to Mr Utterback.
Reports from the Office of the State Fire Marshal describe a drugstore fire near Indianapolis where unburned narcotics boxes were found, suggesting incendiary theft by drug users. The article also covers Tennessee adopting Indiana’s fire marshal model and a 1906 Bloomington skyrocket incident with damages ruled against the city, plus a table on Independence Day injuries and deaths.
William Keyt, 23, son of C E Keyt of Clinton Township, was shot in the left leg when a revolver failed to fire and discharged as he tossed it to the ground near Champaign Illinois. He had first aid in a nearby town and later treatment in Greencastle as doctors monitor the wound.
The wedding of Miss Minnie E. Gorham daughter of Orlando Gorham of Green Castle and Alle Otho Boswell son of Zimri Boswell of Madison township occurred at the bride's sister home on East Franklin Street. Elder L. H. Athey officiated and the couple will reside in the city.
Rev. A. M. Hootman warns church neglect risks spiritual bankruptcy in a Sunday sermon titled A Lost Opportunity. He argues attendance doubles church power and stresses timely, attentive participation to strengthen both the congregation and its minister.
Clemm Anderson aged 42 known as the blind fiddler died Saturday afternoon at 3 in the county house after a lingering illness. He had been an inmate at the county asylum for years and lost his sight after an accident. Burial was Sunday at Putnamville cemetery. He entertained inmates with violin music and was popular at the asylum. Mrs Rudisill visited relatives Sunday. Also notices for a lost carrier route book and a rental request appeared.
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