Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County Indiana
Notice of sale authorized by a Putnam County Indiana Circuit Court decree. The real estate parcel mix includes portions of Sections 15 and 21 in Township 16 North Range 3 West, with multiple tracts totaling around 70 acres, to be offered at public auction July 5, 1913, at the Greencastle courthouse. If rents fail to cover the decree, more land may be offered to satisfy the debt. Sheriff Theodore Boes presides.
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Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank
George W. Eggers
Mary BE. Eggers
Adah L. Eggers
James H. Eggers
George EB. Beasley
Davis Bros, Co, Incorporated
Jesse Eggers
State of
L. Airhart
Greencastle
County of
Putnam
Walnut Fork
Eel River
Mary Garden Calls New York Women the World’s Standout
The New York opera star Mary Garden says New York women impress her more than men. She quips that New York men are not worshipped but skinned, notes less individual liberty here, praises the English gentleman, and contrasts Latin lovers’ skill with their finances.
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New York
Mary Garden
Miss Garden
Salome
Europe
Lady Headfort Sees International Marriage In New York
In New York during her American tour Lady Headfort said she favored international marriages. She argued they balance English calm and American work ethic, noting an English friend at a funeral contrasted Mr Ritch’s wealth with his own lack of funds, highlighting differing fortunes.
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Mr. Ritch
Ritch
Woes of a Wife In Garden Gaffe Reel
A playful dialogue features a wife questioning why grass fails to grow and a husband suggesting the seeds may have been planted upside down, framing a light domestic moment.
Women hold executive roles in Boston stores at high salaries
Six of the largest Boston department stores employ thirty seven women in top jobs as buyers, floor managers, workroom heads, and clerical chiefs with salaries from 780 to 6500 dollars annually. The piece notes these women advanced from the rank and suggests starting behind the counter at about six dollars a week.
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Boston
Farmer Brewster Refuses Corn Sale to Neighbors in Need
David Brewster, a Delphos area farmer for 40 years, refused to sell corn during a grasshopper era scare. He told two hungry settlers he would not get rich from neighbors misfortune and ordered 10 bushels be shared, giving his crib to those less fortunate.
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David Brewster
Delphos
Brewster
The Familiar Combination
A Boston man and a Chicago bride and groom on a wedding tour face a dining car mishap and a simple restaurant stop. The waitress notes they have no menu today, only pork and beans, revealing the couple’s private life through curious bystanders and the bride’s whispered question about how the server learned their origins.
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Boston
Chicago
Alfred
Sacred Cat Hoax Revealed In Cairo Scam
A Chicagoan recalls Pierpont Morgan advising caution in buying curios during a Nile journey. A New York girl bought a so called sacred cat mummy for 50 or 60 piastres, only to find parchment with the phrase pas sionate kisses. The ancient cat proved to be stuffed with pages from Three Weeks.
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Pierpont Morgan
Assouan
Nile
Aunt Ann Arkwright Reveals Birthday Pie Knife
Aunt Ann Arkwright shows Uncle Joshua a silver birthday gift shaped like a spatula widened toward the handle. He examines it and calls it a pie knife, noting it is too wide and would cut his mouth if used.
Measuring Tenths and Time Precision in Traffic
An English writer notes the importance of precise timing in accidents. A study shows a car took nearly two seconds to stop after braking, covering nineteen feet. The text suggests training to estimate tenths of a second by using a watch and trying to count to ten in one second.
Albany Regency cabal shaped New York politics 1820–1854
The Albany Regency was a Democratic cabal with headquarters in Albany that controlled New York state politics from 1820 to 1854.
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Albany
Love Promised on a Sunlit Daisy Field
Daisy Wilson battles heat and pride as Tom Coleman teases and woos her. Victor Moore and Edgar Winters arrive, Daisy weighs love with Tom, a ride leads to confession, and Tom declares intent to marry Daisy after a shy, sincere proposal. Mildred Winburgh
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Victor Moore
Edgar Winters
Daisy
Victor
Lillian
Tom
Winters
Daisay
Mildred Winburgh
Weather prophets and a cross eyed waltzer antics
In Washington chief Wills Mooe discusses long range weather forecasts promising a whole month's accuracy for vacations. Prof Moore contrasts past clumsy forecasts with present short range accuracy and jokes about forecasters at picnics and a cross eyed gentleman at a ball alongside three ladies rising for a dance.
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Wills L. Mooe
Tn Washington
Moore
Wedding Day Fright Shocks Bride and Olive
Olive recalls being present as Jack experiences a sudden fright on his wedding day. The exchange in Tit Bits notes the moment, highlighting the shock and the crowd's reaction.
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Bulter
Jack
Olive
Apt Pupil Tests Virtue Among Lower East Side Pupils
A Fifth Avenue philanthropist visits a Sunday school to test the pupils on virtue. After prompting about the greatest virtue and selfless time, a grimy boy answers with a blunt honesty, saying the woman is “buttin’ in.”
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Fifth Avenue
Lower East Side
Two Old Friends Discuss Family Tragedy on Street
Two men talk along the street arm in arm. The Judge asks about his aunt and learns she has died, the Major replying that she was buried yesterday. The exchange carries a dry, rueful tone about loss.
Birth Rate Pat and the Bowdein Visitor
A bowdoin town anecdote cites Secretary Wilson praising Scots for wit. A Bowdein visitor sees no children, asks an old man how often children are born. The response is humorous, claiming births occur only once.
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Wison
Department of Agriculture
Bowdein
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Romantic dialogue reveals biting flirtation and sharp humor
A crusty bachelor praises a romantic maiden's teeth and imagines them as elephantine billiard balls. The pair exchange playful banter until the maiden deems him the meanest man she has ever met.
Sheep Husbandry Practices for Winter Feeding and Housing
A correspondent outlines winter sheep care including keeping them sheltered from rain and snow, offering clover hay with silage or corn fodder three times weekly, and twice daily feeding. Uses three-board troughs to improve mastication and notes years of feeding threshed oats with no adverse effects, continuing into lambing season with additional oats.
Wall Sheep Trough Raises Oats Feeding Guideline
A farmer asserts that wall sheep troughs and shelled corn to one pint of oats daily improve flock health and profits. He warns that poor management harms the breed and breeding stock, urging proper care to avoid undermining sheep improvement efforts.
Sheep and hogs and planning for next year
The article urges keeping livestock diverse for profit, noting skimmed milk fits pig markets and a dairy hog can raise farm mortgage value. It warns against cross breeding, recommends straight breeding, and highlights sheep to control brush, weeds, and undergrowth. It also mentions using coal ashes in hog pens and prudent orchard cultivation to prevent bark damage.
Thistle as Stock Food in Colorado Forage Use
The article argues Russian thistle, now abundant after rain, makes palatable cattle feed if cut and stacked before mid July. It cites high protein and balanced nutrients, noting eastern Colorado hay shortages and comparing thistle favorably to alfalfa as a forage option for cattle.
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Colorado
Adlerika Promises Quick Relief for Greencaster Constipation
Greencastle readers are told a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and Adlerika the German bowel and stomach remedy relieves constipation sour stomach or gas instantly. It is claimed to have cured appendicitis and to draw off old foul matter from the body. For sale by Jones-Stevens druggists.
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Greencastle
Jones-Stevens
Promoting Digestion and Purification Products
An advertisement claims beautiful women have good digestion and pitches Chamberlain's Tablets to correct digestion. It also promotes Hollister's A. M. Tea to purify blood and prepare for hot weather, with availability at Owl Drug Store and other dealers.
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Hollister
Owl Drug Store
Praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy From Alabama User
L C Haines of Marbury Alabama lauds Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for colds and whooping cough in children. He praises its effectiveness for various lung troubles and notes it contains narcotic and is pleasant to take. For sale by all dealers.
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L. C. Haines
Marbury
Ala
Notice to Bridge Contractors Putnam County Indiana 1913
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for four bridge projects including substructure superstructure and approaches. Bids due June 21 1913 at 2 PM in Greencastle. Bridges span Deer Creek Lucas Ford Warren township Leatherman branch Durham ford Madison township Henesse branch Warren township. Bonds twice bid amount required with two freehold sureties. Notices posted June 2 1913 Greencastle Indiana.
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Board of County Commissioners
Auditor's Office
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Auditor's
Deer Creek
Lucas Ford
Warren Township
Putnamville
Leatherman
Durham Ford
Madison Township
Center School House
Henesse Branch
A. M. Gardner
James E. Houck
James B. Bunten
Hollister A. M. Tea Offered to Cure Bad Breath
Owl Drug store lists Hollister A. M. Tea as a remedy for coated tongue foul breath and sallow cheeks, promoted as a health aid for those troubled by bad breath and dull complexion.
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Hollister
Owl Drug Store
Notice of Sale of Road Bonds for Putnam County
Treasurer Arthur L. Beat offers for sale at the Putnam County Courthouse Greencastle Indiana road bonds for the Eli Brattain et al road along the Parke Putnam county line. Nineteen bonds of 143 and 152 dollars totaling 2869 dollars with 4 percent interest. First bond and coupons due June 15 1914. Sealed bids accepted until 0 o'clock Wednesday June 18.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Eli Brattain
Parke County
Putni
Putnam Cour House
Arthur L. Beat
Hog Feeding Test at Missouri Station Yields Varied Feed Costs
The Missouri station tested feeding hogs with corn and bluegrass, rape, red clover, alfalfa, skim milk, and middlings, reporting costs per 100 pounds for each mix. Grade Poland China pigs at about 60 pounds were used, with prices reflecting current market values at the time of the experiment.
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Missouri
Poland
China
Apologies and Riddles From A Quirky Verse Exchange
A playful exchange quotes a minstrel line about skating and flirtation then ponders grammar about chickens sit or set. The speaker notes neighbors’ chicks do neither in a garden plot, blending whimsy with language curiosities.
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Theodore Boes
Children Ory
Fletcher
Iseas
Ake Hollister
R. M
Lowe Bros
Brewsters Cook
Rochester Herald
the Sacred Cat
Tom Coleman
Daisy Wilson
Yous
Yoor
Crusty
Bachelor
Greencaster
Chamberlain
Ind
Putnam Co. Herald
Chicago Tribune
Sonnet
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