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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
3
Greencastle residents praise Jones Stevens Drug Co for Adler ika a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mix now claimed to cure appendicitis and relieve sour stomach and constipation from a single dose. The ad touts quick action and wide fame of the German remedy.
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by June 21 1913 for four bridges including substructure superstructure and approaches. Bids require bonds double the bid and two freehold sureties. Location details Deer Creek Lucas ford Warren Township Leatherman branch Durham ford Madison township Henesse branch Warren Township near Putnamville.
An advertorial touts A. M. Hollister’s Tea as a cure for bad stomach and liver ailments, claiming it clears pimples and impurities and improves complexion. Available for sale at Owl Drug Store.
L C Haines of Marbury Alabama hails Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one of the best medicines for colds and whooping cough saying it works like a charm for lung trouble and that every household should have it. He notes it contains no narcotics and is pleasant to take and that it is for sale by all dealers.
Measurer of Putnam County offers for sale at Greencastle Indiana road bonds on the county line between Jackson township Parke county and Madison township Putnam county. Nineteen bonds of 143 dollars and one of 162 dollars total 2869 with accrued interest. First bond dated June 3 1918. Interest 4 percent. Bids due 12 o clock Wednesday June 18 1913. Arthur L Beat Treasurer Putnam County.
An Illinois inventor showcases a curling iron with grooves that receive a double wire hook like a safety pin. Hair is wrapped around the cylinder and fastened at the hook end to hold a puff in place until pinned. The device also aids natural hair and aims to prevent uncurling before setting.
The omelet proves a quick, versatile solution for leftovers turning scraps into tasty meals. From ham shards to vegetables and jam leftovers, omelets welcome many fillings and encourage experimentation.
In New York City two men Joseph Miller and Abraham Wiener are arraigned for burglary after midnight arrest in Manhattan. Miller’s brother, a U S government official, appears in court devastated by the sight and pleads to take Miller home yet Miller quietly requests not to tell their worried parents.
Rev. Dr. Donald Guthrie of Baltimore said he was misinterpreted when he cited Ibsen and Archer and the idea of a death by own action machine. He explained the remark was a critique of pessimism and Calvinism as antidotes to meaninglessness.
Simple kitchen tips cover storing fresh fish overnight with salt on an earthen dish, making winter jelly from oranges and apples with sugar, adjusting a lamp wick by trimming threads, and repurposing leftover cereals as fried mush served with syrup or honey.
The article advises thoroughly saturating soil with lime water to eliminate worms. Stopper the pot’s drainage with a cork, pour in the water, and let it work long enough. It notes some may doubt lime water but claims proper use and sufficient quantities are effective.
A tip shows how to peel onions without tears by pouring boiling water over them and covering briefly before peeling. The method aims to reduce eye irritation and make the task smoother.
Prof James G Harrigan of New York spoke to about 100 North Orange Baptist Church Sunday school officers and teachers on aviation as a vehicle for elopement. He traced aviation history from balloons and noted motorists aided elopement, predicting future use of propellers to take lovers out of sight at night.
In Boston Rev William A Thurston testifies in a divorce suit claiming his wife’s extravagance forced him to quit the ministry and become a stock broker. He named Charles Thurston as a co respondent and admitted he loved her then but did not like her.
Mrs Kate Vallone of Pittston presented her husband with their twenty third child a boy weighing sixteen pounds The family now includes fifteen boys and eight girls with ten boys and three girls alive Vallone is fifty one and his wife forty seven.
The article explains how a dairy cream separator uses centrifugal force to separate cream from milk. Heavier skimmed milk components move outward while lighter butter fat stays near the center and exits as cream. Typical cream fat ranges 15 to 35 percent, with skimmed milk retaining 0.1 percent fat.
Agricultural College of Illinois compared two cows raised together then kept under identical conditions. One yielded 11 390 pounds of milk annually with 405 pounds of butter fat, profit $54.59, while the other produced 3 830 pounds of milk with 1 pounds of butter fat, losing $5.62. Feed costs and prices were weighed and valued.
The article describes a reservoir 100 ver high and 37 1-44 feet in diameter with a capacity of 3,400 tons of water, equating to 80 acre inches of rainfall. It notes that 13 1-4 inches of average seasonal rainfall would fill it, while 9 inches fully utilized could yield 30 bushels of wheat or 157 bushels of oats.
The article urges farmers to improve barns with better lighting and ventilation to ensure cows are kept in sanitary conditions. It recommends adding more windows and installing a ventilating system, noting cows are outdoors much of the summer.
The five poorest cows ate 140 dollars worth of feed and returned 143 dollars while the five best cows ate 20 dollars worth of feed and returned 495 dollars. The example prompts farmers to rethink herd feeding efficiency.
Professor Julius Nelson of the New Jersey State Agricultural Station reports oysters die from stress and sand or mud clogging gills. He finds no disease epidemic in the Maurice River Cove area near Bridgeton, noting oysters are healthy but highly sensitive to surrounding conditions. The piece also mocks a typhoid germ as it passes to New Yorkers.
In Los Angeles California Mrs Johanna Enselman of Santa Monica became the first woman sworn as a juror in the state. The jurors answered the lawyers questions satisfactorily and took their seats, but the trial ended with a compromise among the lawyers.
Excavations led by Prof Schuchardt at Nedlitz near Potsdam reveal a fortified Teutonic dwelling dating 300 to 2000 B C. The 28 by 119 foot structure shows kinship to Troy and Greek remains ivy with artifacts including a stone mill iron knives animal bones and a fishhook embedded in a catfish jaw.
Quarrymen at the Mitchell Lime Company near Mitchell Indiana drilled into a rock opening and descended twenty five feet to a dry cavern. Stalactites hung from the roof and produced organ like tones when struck. A second room held a cold water stream with black pebbles and blind fish. A large bone lay in the first cave and the roof glittered with diamond like water beads.
Everett Massachusetts writer Arthur A. Belyea was taken to the police station for peddling poems without a health board license. He was canvassing house to house when stopped and told he must obtain a license as for vegetables or fish sales.
In Miriam Edholm's room Grafton confronts Don Stowell over past deeds and a claim on Miriam. Miriam declares her faith in Stowell and prevents disclosure, dictating a farewell note for Grafton to deliver. The emotional tension peaks as Miriam reaffirms her choice and trust amid rival loyalties.
The Sheriff of Putnam County Indiana will sell at public auction on July 5 1913 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Greencastle Court House rents and profits from specified parcels for a term not exceeding seven years to satisfy a decree for 3972.07 plus interest and costs. The described lands include portions of Section 15 and surrounding quarters in Township 16 North Range 3 West and related tracts totaling about 60 acres. If rents cannot cover the decree, the fee simple of the real estate will be offered to satisfy the judgment. Dated June 9 1913. Theodore Boes Sheriff. June 13 20 27 July 4 Poster.
A lively energy booster labeled Hollis ter's A. M. Tea is advertised for sale at Owl Drug store.
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