Classified Notice Rates for Obituaries and Poetry
Telephone 65 lists charges for cards of thanks and words of thanks at 50 cents each. Obituaries are charged at a fixed rate per obituary with an additional 5 cent line charge for poetry.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
2
Putnam County Democratic Sheriff and Representative Candidates
A half page notice urges Democratic voters in Putnam county to support multiple candidates in the May 4, 1920 primary. W E Gill of Cloverdale seeks the representative nomination. many apply for sheriff including Allen Eggers Jackson township Fred Lancaster Madison township Edward H Eitle Jorge Vermandes C Hurst Greencastle Will Glidewell Warren township Jess M Hamrick E. S. Lige Wallace Green Castle Harkins L Jackson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Gill
Cloverdale
Putnam County
Allen Eggers
Jackson Township
Fred Lancaster
Madison Township
Edward H. Eitlejorge
Vermandes C. Hurst
Greencastle
Will Glidewell
Warren Township
Jess. M. Hamrick
Wallace
Harkins L. Jackson
Marion Township
Reese St. Buis Runs for Second District Commissioner
Marion Township resident Reese St. Buis announces candidacy for the Second district county commissioner race seeking election to the post. He frames his platform around local governance and service to the county community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese St. Buis
Marion Township
Candidacy Announcements For County Commissioner Posts
David J. Skelton of Washington township and O A Day of Marion township declare their bids for county commissioner roles. Both announce to Democratic voters in Putnam county, tying their eligibility to the May 4 1920 primary decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Skelton
Washington Township
O. A. Day
Marion Township
Putnam County
About Connubial Felicity
A reflective column argues novels exaggerate marital misery while real marriages are generally comfortable. It notes couples differ little in core happiness, cites wives’ coffee conversations about husbands and homes as evidence of domestic felicity, and dismisses sensational literary depictions as unreliable. Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. B
Mr. D
Mrs. C
Indianapolis News
Household Tips From a Bygone Era
Practical home advice covers labeling cans with adhesive plaster and avoiding unlabeled goods. It suggests vinegar-wrapped cheese to prevent mold, salt in water for double boiler layers, borax ammonia wash for painted walls, and quick hot chocolate for cold nights. Also includes garlic vinegar flavoring, lemon-salt treated ivory, bread for bread crumb cleaning, and soap for smooth drawers and windows plus rug cleaning with rye and wheat bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
The Accidental Birth of Khaki Color
A British officer and an English businessman failed for years to find an olive dye that resisted soap. A fortunate scrap, kept by a dye in a peculiar metal dish, revealed the solution and made their fortune. The discovery gave rise to khaki olive cloth used by soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
England
Scientific American
Springs Signs Feed The Fishery Lore Of Long Island
A riverine lore piece describes how spring plant signs like chestnut leaves dandelions and shad flowers guide fishermen on when to trap blackfish scup bass and shad. It explains how leaf size dandelion bloom stages and the shad flower signal different runs and market values across New England and Connecticut River fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
New England
Scup
Connecticut
How to Clean an Upholstered Sofa at Home
The guide instructs beating out dust with a wire carpet beater then brushing with a whisk broom. It prescribes a cleaning solution of soap borax ether ammonia and water plus a scrub brush, rinsing with clean water and salt water to restore color, and suggests drying in a yard or open room. If binding is worn replace braid at 15 cents a bolt and use matching tacks. A bed sofa should be scrubbed from inside but stand on end to minimize mattress soaking.
Selecting Room Rugs for Color and Harmony
Guidance on choosing rugs emphasizes sun resistance and harmony with wood, paper, and furniture. Avoid border motifs and bold outlines. prefer subdued tones that blend with the room, noting soft light rugs suit white shades while many prefer darker colors.
Singing Advice Warns Pupils Against Facing Piano
A well known singer cautions pupils in a small room to face the audience rather than the wall mounted piano, noting that turning to the piano flattens tone. Even self accompanied singers should place the piano center stage and face the audience, while timid performers may initially sidestep this, per an experienced teacher.
Cocoa Nut Pudding Recipe Instructions
A recipe for cocoa nut pudding combines bread crumbs sugar and cocoa nut with eggs milk butter and vanilla. The mixture is baked in a moderate oven then the beaten egg whites are folded in with sugar and browned in the oven for a finish.
Mocking quotes and odd notes mix with Camden cat trap tale
A jumble of aphorisms from the New York Sun and Parisian remark on campaign spending contrasts with a Fairport Herald item about Jasper Pike and Harry Stevenson in Camden. The men trapped sixty one night cats to win $200 but were jailed for the prank, fined five dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Pike
Harry Stevenson
Camden
Fairport Herald
Long 50 Foot Pine Planks Loaded at Welseport Yard
Workers in the Lehigh Canal yard at Welseport loaded a carload of fifty foot white pine planks without knots. The planks came from Seattle Washington and the car freight is reported at 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Canal
Central Railroad
Welseport
Seattle
Waeh
Brer Coon Lay Low Amid Lingering Market Slump
Commission merchants report a sharp drop in coon supply over the past two to three years. A looming shortage is suspected as Mr. Coon appears to be disappearing from the market.
The Bishop and the Collapsed Park Bench
A Tennessee bishop paused in a park and sat on a bench that collapsed under his weight. A girl with a hoop offered help and joked that she could lift him, noting she has helped her grandpa when he was drunker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Grandpa
Pleasant News of Engagement Sparks Family Stir
A Philadelphia Press blurb reveals a sweet hopeful scene where a young woman tells her father that Mr. Lovett wishes to marry her, prompting a mix of excitement and concern from the family. Also notes a light aside about rain drop sizes from scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mr. Lovett
Philadelphia Press
Refining a Whiting: A London Hotel Cecil Menu Tale
Munsey's editor Refined Fish Bob Davis asks what a whiting tastes like at the Hotel Cecil. The waiter compares it to a haddock but more refined, turning a breakfast query into a playful culinary aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Davis
Munsey’s
Hotel Cecil
London
Davis
Not Easily Discouraged Mrs Suburbs Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange between Mrs Suburbs and Mrs Tiptop centers on an unwanted visitor. Mrs Suburbs recalls a caller who never got a hint and, when she returned, brought a folding campstool suggesting she planned to linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Suburbs
A Brilliant Close Teacher and the Clever Class
A geography lesson ends with quick questions and witty answers. The teacher asks for the coldest country and the pupil replies Chile. Questions about mules, shoes, testing, queensware, and earnestness yield playful misdirections culminating in a dismissive end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Brazil
Medal of optimism given after Ohio village flood
An elderly resident of a flooded Ohio village is rescued from his roof by a neighbor with a boat. The scene circulates with humor as the man jokes about washing windows and crop failure while rescuers see the river rise above the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
A Tramp's Plea Stirs Self-Reflections At Hotel Entrance
A shabby man approached a fashionably dressed woman leaving a hotel and asked for a dime. The tramp argues that able-bodied people justify their life circumstances, while the woman questions why she supports his begging. The exchange reveals class tensions and judgments about life choices.
Play in Op'ry Hoyne described as trying it on a dog
A reader recalls attending a performance in the Op'ry Hoyne theater in a town on the Plebeltine where the crowd was told the troupe was attempting something described as trying it on a dog, ending with a note about their seat diagram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Hoyne
Plebeltine
Diag
Yukon poker cheat sparks engineer’s sharp remark
A mining engineer in Yukon witnessed a player cheat by dealing four aces from the bottom. He whispered to a bystander about the trick, who replied with a pun about the deal. The moment highlights a bold poker misdeed and a witty retort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
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