Local Briefs from Indianapolis and Greencastle
Charles McGaughey of Citizens' National Bank visited Indianapolis Thursday. Mrs. Frank Donner and Mrs. Charles Barnaby were in Indianapolis Thursday. The Century Club meets Saturday at 2 30 PM with Mrs. R W Pence. Frank Ragan, formerly of this city now in Indianapolis, returned today on business. E Don Bancroft of Min ute Men will speak Sunday May 4 at Greencastle Methodist church. William Jackson has recovered strength after recent surgery in an Indianapolis hospital and is back today. Howard Barnaby leaves for Ft Thomas Ky to visit uncle Col Chandler Robbins and family who has just returned from service overseas. All banks closed at 3 PM today for funeral of Mrs Curtis Hughes cashier of Citizens' National Bank. Funeral held at home on East Seminary Street. Dr H A Gobin and Rev Blaine Kirkpatrick conducted services. Burial in Forest Hill cemetery.
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E. Don Bancroft
Minute Men
Cincinnati
Greencastle Methodist Church
Howard Barnaby
Charles Barnaby
Ft. Thomas, Ky
Col
Chandler Robbins
Col. Robbins
Curtis Hughes
East Seminary Street
Hughes
Citizens’ National Bank
H. A. Gobin
Blaine Kirkpatrick
Forest Hill Cemetery
Hog Prices Dip Ten Cents At Indianapolis Stockyards
May 2 stockyards arrivals reached 6 000 hogs with prices 10 cents lower from Thursday. Sales ranged 20.40 to 20.50 per cwt as 5 000 hogs were bought by local packers and 1 000 by outsiders. Cattle and calf prices rose, while sheep held steady.
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Indianapolis
Ralph Knoll Names Deputy for Auditor Elect
Ralph Knoll, auditor elect, announces Elmer Blue of Jefferson township as his deputy. Knoll will take office next January. Blue, a school teacher and farmer, has served as township trustee and earned a strong record as an efficient officer.
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Ralph Knoll
Elmer Blue
Jefferson Township
Knoll
Blue
Wild All Right
A quotation notes a man’s wild youth and an elopement by the fiancée, signaling a lively reproof in a gossiping style. The exchange hints at scandal and romantic entanglement affecting social standing.
Tin Can Headgear Sparks Hospital Swelling Mystery
A humorous wartime quip about a man wearing a tin can as headgear. He mistook yellow jackets for baked beans causing swelling, and cannot remove the improvised helmet until swelling subsides.
Catfish Night Venture Transforms Water for Market
Web City Missouri fishmen James Cohen and James Neetz profit from night water visibility using a powerful searchlight to scoop catfish. They convert a flat boat with stove into a mobile operation, catching 140 pounds first night and expanding to 210 pounds later, boosting profits by selling at 16 cents per pound.
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James Cohen
James Neetz
Web City
Hanle
Colter
Reece
Sa Siteecroval
Wayside Wisdom Parable Page of Quips and Maxims
A garbled collection of aphorisms and jokes on marriage money work and wit. The piece parodies common phrases urging thrift caution and social manners with quirky misprints and playful puns. It reads like a humor column of scattered maxims and social observations.
Dust on the Ocean Ohioan claims sailors scrubbed dust
Col. Tom Marshall of Columbus, Ohio, at the Willard Hotel in Washington asserts dust sits on ocean decks. He recalls sailors washing and dusting ships every morning and evening, noting dust on decks despite popular belief that the sea is dust free. He cites no smoke from steam vessels in his era as the likely source.
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Col
Tom Marshall
Columbus
Ohio
Willard Hotel
Washington, D. C
Murelall
Man Consults Specialists Over Chronic Mental Calculation
Bruton of Maultice Georgia a one time self described genius seeks relief from an ailment named chronic calculation. He counts steps eyes open and shut and razor strokes with head burning and constant self talk. Doctors in Atlanta aim to cure by spring by counting his actions to around 9 quintillion times.
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Shear Hr. Bruton
Maultice
Penius
Specialis
Atlanta
Mr. Bruton
Herow
Liberty Bonds Wanted Buyout Advert at Herald Office
Classified ad seeks Liberty Bonds. will purchase fully or partly paid bonds. Send quotes to Herald office at X or bring bonds or receipts to Herald office for sale details.
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Herald Office
Local Services and Trades Adverts in Greencastle
Lawn mowers sharpened coal oil and gasoline stoves repaired also all kinds of sewing machines repaired All work guaranteed George Hoff mann lock and gun smith 306 South Jackson street Greencastle Ind Phone 715 Taxi service Day or night country driving a specialty Stone garage Phone 743 Wantel Fifty old feather beds Will pay highest cash prices Send postal Liberty Feather Company general delivery Greencastle Ind
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George Hoffmann
Lock and Gun Smith
South Jackson Street
Greencastle
Ind
Stone Garage
Liberty Feather Company
General Delivery
Notice to Ford Owners Demonstration on Mileage Gain
The notice announces a demonstration for Ford owners on Saturday May 3 at 2 30 PM on the southeast corner of the square showing how to gain 50 percent in mileage. Also wanted to rent a five room modern house or apartment call 255.
Mother Gray's Powders Benefit Many Children
Thousands of mothers report Mother Gray's Sweet Powders relieve headaches colds feverishness stomach troubles and related irregularities in children. Used by mothers for over thirty years and sold by druggists everywhere.
Insurance Man Recalls Friend’s Recovery With Remedy
An insurance man recounts how his friend recovered after suffering gas pains, colic, and gall bladder trouble. He credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with restoring appetite and health after a year of use. The ad promises a money back guarantee and sells the product through druggists.
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Mayr
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