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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1915
Page
2
The text traces folk dancing origins across Europe peasant life and American Indian traditions, noting dances reflect race ideas and cultural stories. It compares dance evolution to design, showing how symbolic figures compressed events such as sowing, harvest, and combat into concise performances.
Mrs Linda Harrod of Fort Wayne Indiana describes years of chronic stomach trouble with only temporary relief until she tried Chamberlain's Tablets. She reports immediate relief from heaviness after meals and stomach pain after taking a bottle from a local drug store. Obtained everywhere.
Advertisement for a revised edition of Dr. Humphreys Manual of Diseases with remedies and priced cures. Lists numerous conditions and remedies with small price marks and mentions Hocus Pombus Medicine Co. offering by mail on receipt of price.
The article explains how folk dances, once shaped by symbolic gestures of long histories, now serve schools by uniting children across classes. It notes their educational and social value, and cites Greencastle May Day performances on May 15 featuring Danish Shoemaker's Dance Ace of Diamonds Norwegian Mountain March Swedish Klappdans Reap the Flax Washing the Clothes German Kinderpolka Italian Tarantella English Chimes of Dunkirk May Pole Dance.
Corn planting and house cleaning occupy residents as mumps surge locally. Odessa Hodshire and family visited Hamricks. Nellie Hinote hosted a party for local youths. Lela Brann stays with sister in Greencastle. Ruth Hutcheson and Katherine Pollom return from State Normal Terre Haute. Bond & Lewis shipped stock to Indianapolis. rain is needed amid drought. A new paint job graces mail carrier Albaugh’s wagon. Children’s day set for first Sunday night in June. Sawmill south of town shuts for logs transport, awaiting teams. Frank Wright visits Brazil.
Miss Ruth and Bessie Dean visited Claud Jeffries on Wednesday. Chas Johnston was in Greencastle on Wednesday. R T Young traveled to Greencastle on business Thursday. Link Hutchens and R T Young visited D H Barker Friday evening. Barker has been ill for some time. James Witt and family visited the Witts Sunday. Chas Young visited Marshal Crosby Sunday. Ira Dwiggins and family visited friends near Ladoga Sunday and was in Greencastle on Monday on business.
Advertisement notes backache from rheumatism of back muscles common in hard working people. Promotes relief by massaging the back with Chamberlain's Liniment two or three times daily. Claims availability everywhere.
The passage asserts the Maxwell car as a landmark model, calling it the most talked about automobile of its era and among the few great successes the world has seen.
A vintage ad touts a radiator built with a copper shell free of corrosion and leaks. It highlights a steel shell, shock absorbers, and reinforced brakes that hold and last with thorough protection against wear and dirt. The ad promises easy handling and quick stopping with light pedal pressure.
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