Greencastle News Highlights Local Lodge Visits and Sports
Greencastle reports a Greencastle Crescent Rebecca Lodge No 763 will visit Bloomington May 9 to ex imply the Degree with members invited and travel on the 5 21 train. Delta Tau beats Betas 10 3 in inter fraternity baseball at McKeen Field. Putnam County Farmers Association met and local residents discussed community affairs. Mayme Miller seeks divorce from Joseph Miller citing cruel treatment. four children named. Benjamin A Barrows indicted for murder in Clay County and awaiting trial. Bee Hive Rebecca Lodge to meet 8 pm. Various visits and academic lectures noted with local figures and teams.
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Greencastle Crescent
Bloomington
Indiana
Colfax
Monon
Ida Blue
N. G
Hallie Browning
Delta Tau
Betas
McKeen Field
Sigler
Greencastle Directory Aids Tourists And Roads
The Greencastle business men publish a pamphlet style official guide and directory for visitors. It lists business houses factories amusements detours pleasure resorts picnic grounds and includes a Putnam County road map with main routes within fifty miles. The funeral of Angiolino Dibiasi son of Mr and Mrs Guido Dibiasi was held at the Catholic Church on Martinsville Street at 2 PM and burial followed in Forest Hill cemetery.
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Greencastle
Putnam County
Angiolino Dibiasi
Guido Dibiasi
Martinsville Street
Forest Hill Cemetery
Opening Hog Prices Steady to 10 Cents Lower
Indianapolis receipts show hogs 6,000 cattle 200 calves 500 sheep and lambs 100. Hog prices opened steady to 10 cents lower with general sales at 10.75. Light hogs sold to 10.85 top 10.90 while heavy hogs went 10.65 and a 350 pound load reached 10.40. About 4,500 hogs sold to local packers with rest to outsiders. Cattle were nominally steady. Calves steady at 9.50 down. Sheep and lambs nominal.
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Indianpolis
Fuzz Vandiver Visits Greencastle With DePauw Friends
Franklin High basketball star Fuzz Vandiver, from Franklin Indiana, is spending a few days in Greencastle with DePauw University friends. He hails from the same town as Capt. White of the 1922-23 DePauw team, and he is accompanied by Gant, a member of the two time state championship winners.
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Fuzz” Vandiver
Franklin High
Greencastle
Franklin
Indiana
DePauw University
Vandiver
Capt. White
DePauw
Gant
Dinner in Honor of G A R Corps No 23
A noon dinner hosted by G A R Corps No 23 W R C will be held Monday at the Odd Fellows Hall East Washington Street. Attendees are urged to join for good coffee and a social time followed by the group’s meeting.
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Corps No. 23
Odd Fellows Hall
East Washington Street
Greencastle High School Baseball Schedule Released
Greencastle High School athletic director Gilbert D. Rhea announces the local baseball schedule. The team will play May 17 versus Manual in Indianapolis, May 19 at Mooresville, May 24 versus Manual in Indianapolis, and May 26 against Cathedral in Indianapolis.
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Gilbert D. Rhea
Greencastle High School
Manual
Indianapolis
Mooresville
Cathedral
Indianpolis
Gillespie Daughter Visits Indianapolis Saturday
Miss Lucille Gillespie daughter of Dr and Mrs R J Gillespie traveled to Indianapolis on Saturday for reasons not stated in the brief note.
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Lucille Gillespie
R. J. Gillespie
Indianpolis
Arabs Frown on Whistling Proverb Warns of Bad Luck
An Arab proverb states after whistling the mouth remains unpurified for 40 days, marking it as the most unlucky sign to come from a person’s lips. The saying reflects cultural beliefs and superstitions about speech.
A Possibility. There's Always a Chance for Survival
A Baltimore Sun reflection notes that the world might endure despite worries from those who wring their hands and ask why someone does not act. The piece emphasizes hope amid hesitation.
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Baltimore Sun
Something Wrong Somewhere in Boston Talk Script
A reflective line from a Boston Tran script questions how familiarity breeds contempt and why many people admire themselves, in a terse, opinionated note about vanity and perception.
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Boston Transcript
Popularity Caution From William Penn Quote
Proverbial remark warns against chasing popularity due to risks and unreliable benefits. Emphasizes personal prudence and social uncertainty in pursuit of praise or status.
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William Penn
Good Reason for Inaction Quote Weighs Choices
A witty maxim on action and restraint notes that if a woman lacks a strong motive, she often chooses to refrain. The line frames prudence and agency as equal factors guiding behavior. The observed sentiment encourages thoughtful pause before taking steps.
Man and his own star in daily thought quotation
News item notes Will B Humble married in Ohio recently. Miss M C calls him a promising name for a husband in the Boston Transcript style.
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Daily Thought
Fletcher
Will B. Humble
Ohio
M. C
Boston Transcript
Classified Ad Promotes Triumph Pills for Relief
Advertises Triumph Pills from the National Medical Institute Milwaukee Wis for women and general relief. Also offers sale of garden plants including large pansy plants budded by S A Grismer at 3278 Bloomington St.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
S. A. Grismer
Bloomington St
Two Sixteenth Century Statues Found in Courceboeufs Cemetery
Excavations at the old Courceboeufs cemetery in Sarthe uncover two sixteenth century statues. One stone figure shows a fully armed seigneur though mutilated. The other is a life size terra cotta kneeling woman with hands joined, head missing, likely a castellan's lady once linked to Diane de Meridor, countess of Montsoreau.
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Courcebooufs
Sarthe
Courceboeufs
Diane de Meridor
Caring for a Goldfish Globe at Home
The guide advises cleaning the globe about every other week, replacing a dipper of water with fresh water weekly, and keeping water temperature close to the globe’s. Feed each fish a quarter inch square piece daily and always maintain water plants and pebbles in the globe while avoiding direct sun and overly warm spots.
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Globe
David L. Payne and the First Oklahoma Boomer Expedition
David L. Payne, known as the original Oklahoma boomer, founded the first white settlement attempt in 1880 before official opening. He was arrested and expelled, with several attempts blocked by troops. Wichita was the starting point, and Payne died in Wellington, Kansas, in 1884.
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Oklahoma
David L. Payne
Wichita
Wellington
Kanu
When the Heart Stops Injecting Life Restored
A one cubic centimeter dose of a one in a thousand solution of adrenaline or pituitrin injected into the heart can revive many people who seem dead. The injection should be given quickly into the left intercostal space near the left border of the sternum.
Strayed Horses Report from Dr W D James Livery Barn
Dark bay gelding about 15.14 hands high nine years old shod all around. Light bay mare sixteen hands high smooth mouth one white hind foot branded on left hip also shod. Bring to Dr W D James Livery Barn on N Jackson Street for recovery.
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Dr. W
Christian Science Sunday School and Services Schedule
Readable fragments indicate a Sunday morning service at 10 45 with a Sunday School at 9 45 and a Wednesday testimonial meeting. The text is fragmented but shows church activities and times.
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Eos
Burgry
Schoo .Oyceseesiy Ss
Ommlerg
A'Srtre Sk Pie Ares Ste TB
Maple Heights Mission Services Led by Grace Black
Grace Black, superintendent and pastor, leads Sunday school at 2 30 and church services in the evening with a 7 30 sermon and evangelistic meeting no admissions stated. All are welcome to attend.
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Grace Black
Otto Dobbs thanks Putnam County voters for Democratic support
Notice to voters expresses gratitude for campaign support and goodwill toward all, pledging devotion to the Democratic Party and success, signed Otto O. Dobbs.
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Putnam County
Democratic Party
Aspidistras Claim Enduring Dexterity in Duties
A humorous London Tidbits note praises Mrs. Smith for talent in using either hand at her tasks. The quip features a genial speaker boasting about his own versatility in a lightly flattered scene.
Maidenly Caution in a Diamond Test
A dialogue about engagement and trust where a suitor worries after the bride tests the engagement ring by inspecting the diamond on a window ledge. The exchange hints at doubts about perfect love and confidence before marriage.
Bird Weather Prophets and Rain Bird Lore
Birds are cited as weather prophets with examples. The green woodpecker is called the rain bird for its laughter before rain, and the missel thrush is called the storm cock for singing before wind and showers.
Man Died From Wife's Cooking Quip Sparks Gossip
A humorous exchange about cooking and overeating appears in Life magazine, with Mr. Jenkins joking that cooking killed, while Mrs. Jenkins quips about over eating. The fragment reflects domestic satire and social chatter rather than a reported incident.
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Mr. Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
One of Worlds Great Rivers Yenisei at its mouth opens briefly
The Yenisei river, among the world's largest, flows into the Arctic at Yeniseisk. In its lower reach it runs four to five miles wide and the mouth opens only for a few weeks each year.
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Yenisei
Yeniseij
Arctic Sea
Yeniseisk
Lesson on Nature's Patience in Everyday Pursuits
Emerson quotes nature as a teacher of patience, noting that progress comes slowly through deliberate, incremental effort. He compares fishing, hunting, yachting, and painting to illustrate how nature achieves its work without rushing.
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Emerson
Always Something to Worry Over
Jud Tunkins remarks on tactful silence causing some runners to think he is getting away with something. The comment highlights social perceptions of discretion and misinterpretation in competitive contexts.
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Jud Tunkins
Home Coming Day Observed At College Avenue M E Church
Greencastle observes the hundredth anniversary of Methodism with a three day Home Coming program at College Avenue M E Church. Friday evening featured Devotions by Rev. J G Campbell D D and a vocal solo by Esther Jane Johnson of DePauw. twenty choir members sang. Sunday morning at 10 40 o clock features a special service with Dr George R Grose delivering the sermon at Meharry Hall and Albert Beveridge to speak Sunday evening on The Worlds Debt to Methodism. Public invited to both services.
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College Avenue
M. E
Greencastle
J. G. Campbell
D. D
Esther Jane Johnson
DePauw School of Music
Salem B. Town
Demetrius Tillotson
Henry L. Davis
Joseph P. Allen
Temple
Martha J. Ridpath
Hillary A. Gobin
Miss Johnson
George R. Grose
University
Meharry Hall
Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Locust Street M E Church Cen Tenary Service
Locust Street M E Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 with Jesse McAn ally as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 40 features Cen tenary observance with Dr Gobin speaker and Bernice Craig choir. Union M E Centenary service at Meharry Hall at 7 30 with Hon Albert Beveridge speaker.
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Bernice Craig
Epworth
Union M. E
Meharry Hall
Albert J. Beveridge
Religious Housecleaning Sermon and Sunday Schedule
The Presbyteran Church announces a 9:30 Sunday School and 10:40 Morning Worship with sermon on Religious Housecleaning. Ruth Behmer will sing. Young People's Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30 with topic Better Sabbath Keeping led by Paul Summit. No 7:50 service. meeting at Meharry Hall open to all. Woman's Circle 2:30 Wednesday with Mrs C C Huestis. Junior E L Thursday at 4:00 led by Ida Estep.
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Ruth Behmer
Paul Summit
Meharry Hall
Woman's Circle
C. C. Huestis
Christian Church Service Schedule and Choir Event
Sunday School begins at 9 30 with Mrs E R Bartley as Superintendent J L Hamilton leads the orchestra Mrs Lueteke leads song Helen Cox is pianist Classes cover all ages Preaching at 10 40 on Religion and Service Anthem by the choir C E at 6 30 Intermediate at 6 Evening service at 7 30 with Music as Revelation Special Music by choir Choir practice at 7 30 this evening
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E. R. Bartley
J. L. Hamilton
Lueteke
Helen Cox
C. E
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