May Day Stunt Plans Move Forward at DePauw
DePauw sororities have no May Day dates set yet but promise strong campus events on May 20. Zeta, Kappa, Tri Delt, Alpha Chi, Ka Gam, Alpha O, Alpha Phi and Zeta passed a motion to curb out of town trips and keep the program secret until next week as committees organize stunts and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Mayer
Zeta
Kappa
Alpha Chi
Alpha O
Alpha Phi
Ta Zeta
Mabel Webb
Elah Egnew
Florence
Notice to Gravel Road Contractors in Putnam County
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for construction of 12,306.5 feet of gravel road on the A. H. Hann road in Floyd Township Indiana. Bids due June 1 1914 at Greencastle Auditor's office with bonds double bid amount and affidavits of noncollusion. county reserve right to reject all bids. work to be completed in a reasonable time. C L Airhart Auditor. May 7 21 May 15-22 (Post note).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Putnam
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
Floyd Township
Putnam County
A. H. Hann
C. L. Airhart
Warren Township
Marion School
Otto B. Rector
Wkly
Putnam County invites bids for four concrete bridge projects
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners Greencastle Indiana invites sealed proposals for four flat top reinforced concrete bridges No 4 at Alle y ford No 5 at Sulpher Springs ford No 6 at Hartford No 7 at Sutherlin ford with work including substructure and superstructure Plans and specs are on file in the Auditor's office Greencastle Indiana bids due June 1 1914 at 1 p m Also invites bids for 15610 5 feet of macadam road improvement known as the James Ingram road in Warren Township to be built per specifications in the same office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Auditor's Office
Said County
Greencastle
Allee Ford
Marion Township
Sulpher Springs Ford
Filmore
Ind
Hartford
Floyd Township
Center School House
Bainbridge Road
Sutherlin Ford
Groveland
Auditor’s Office
L. Airhart
Witnesses Speak Out From Greencastle Neighbors Endorse Doan's Kidney Pills
William W. Matkin of 421 Washington St Greencastle Indiana describes years of back and kidney pain after a railroad wreck. He reports steady relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills and offers his endorsement for local papers. For sale by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Herald and
Herald-Democrat
Mr. Matkin
William W. Matkin
Carpenter
Washington St
Greencastle
Ind
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dr. O F Overstreet Dentist of Greencastle Ind
Dr O F Overstreet operates a dental office in the Bence Building on South Vine Street Greencastle Indiana. The listing notes his professional practice location and address for patient appointments and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bence
South Vine Street
Greencastle
Ind
Speedway Balm Promises Quick Relief for Aches and Pains
A vintage advertisement extols Speedway on relief from rheumatic pain, joint stiffness, bruises, and sprains, claiming skin-safe, non staining use with gentle application. It urges a large bottle and notes a refund if results fail. Also included are a public sale notice for a Marion schoolhouse and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedway
A. Cook
Sale Notice for Putnam County Road Bonds in Indiana
The treasurer of Putnam County Indiana offers for sale at his Greencastle court house office twenty Henry Sendmyer et al maca dam road bonds in Washington township for 5860 dollars and twenty John W Ellis et al road bonds in Mill Creek Township for 4200 dollars. Bonds dated May 16 1914 with first due May 15 1915 carry 4 percent interest. Sealed bids due noon May 16 1914. H H Runyan Treasurer. 31 Hild May 6 9 18
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Henry Sendmyer
Washington Township
John W. Ellis
Mill Creek Township
Court House
H. H. Runyan
Hild
McGAUGHEY Physician and Surgeon Ad
W M McGaughey physician and surgeon lists residence at Bloomington and Seminary, office numbers 327 and 339, Evans Block office at 24 South Jackson street, with telephones for office and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. McGaughey
Bloomington
Seminary Streets
Evans’ Block
South
Jackson Street
Handy Household Hints for Everyday Tasks
Practical tips cover cooking spinach in a cheesecloth bag for easy draining, ironing board padding, separating whites and colors, glycerin in rinse to freshen woolens, rust removal from a wire line, heating ground coffee for richer flavor, magnesia to remove grease, and a baking powder boost for meringue.
Six Varieties of Cream Pie How to bake and flavor
Instructions describe six cream pie variations. Core recipe uses milk sugar butter egg yolks and stiffly beaten whites. Flavors include spice pie cocoanut pie chocolate pie banana pie orange pie and nut pie with nuts stirred into the filling and topping details.
Stuffed Eggs with Tartare Sauce Rounds
A vintage recipe outlines making six to eight hard boiled eggs. Remove shells, cut tops, lift yolks, mix with tartare sauce, refill whites, and stand upright on toast rounds. Finish with caviar or foie gras spread and a tartare topping of mayonnaise, capers, gherkins, onion, and olives.
Stuffed Beef Steak Braised with Herb Stuffing
A two and a half inch thick steak is pocketed with a sharp knife, filled with a savory bread stuffing, edges pinned, then laid on sliced fat galt pork with more slices on top. Braise in stock and strained tomato for two hours, finishing with a thick gravy.
Beef Steak En Casserole Recipe and Misc Notes
Be explicit instructions for beef steak en casserole with two inch porterhouse, broiled two minutes each side, cooked with Spanish sauce, onions, Madeira, then browned potato balls served from casserole. Also notes on monogram papers, London smoke papers, desk etiquette, plaid papers, and a short sentimental poem by Eliza Cook.
Mountaineers Summer School Sparks Civic Movement in Hills
In Irish Creek Hollow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, after twenty one teachers refused to teach locally, two county teachers and a 12 year old assistant opened a summer and evening school with camping gear. Attendance surpassed expectations with 80 children in morning classes and 30 to 40 adults in later sessions. The success led to a civic league and athletic association. the program aims to expand to other isolated mountain communities with top teachers each summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Irish Creek Hollow
Virginia
Rockbridge
Virginia Cooperative Education Association
Civic League
A.C. Monahan
United States Bureau of Education
Palm Oil Possibilities in British West Africa
A London Evening Standard view highlights vast wealth from tropical crops in British West Africa especially palm oil from Nigerian and Gold Coast regions. Cacao and ground nuts already strong, but palm oil exports exceed 5 million pounds, with trees bearing 80 to 90 years and ripe fruit yielding kernels for oil. Scientific exploitation urged by Mr. Farquhar, noting crude methods waste oil. refined palm oil fuels candies, soap, lubricants, and tinplate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Evening Standard
British West Africa
Gold Coast
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Liverpool
Hamburg
Marseilles
Farquhar
Nigeria
Mirror is a Spotlight: DA Nabbed Sneak Thief in Barbershop
In Holidaysburg Blair County District Attorney Marion L D Patterson, while getting a shave at William Burger’s, saw a thief rifling the cash register in the shop’s mirror. He tackled the suspect and held him until Police Chief Bowman intervened to take custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber
Holidaysburg
Marion LD. Patterson
Blair County
William Burger
Bowman
Couple Wed After Missing Last Trolley In Muskogee
Joseph Milburn and Miss Benna Vista Harris faced a missed trolley ride home in Muskogee Oklahoma. They found a theater, woke the marriage license clerk, secured a license and a minister, were married, and stayed in town all night. Both said the arrangement was perfectly simple and satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prahram
Muskogee
Okla
Joseph Milburn
Benna Vista Harris
Berlin Likely to Open Municipal Horse Slaughter Plant
Berlin faces rising meat prices as officials plan a municipal horse slaughterhouse to meet demand. Complaints accuse authorities of lax control and importation of unfit horse meat sold to the poor. A St. Petersburg report alleges a Russian salted and shipped horse carcasses for Berlin, amid bribery hints and calls for an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Beval
Dorpat
Remarkable bone grafting operation in Houston
J W Williamson a former Houston fireman underwent an extraordinary operation at Baptist Sanitarium. A shinbone segment was grafted into his thigh, nails used to secure it, and a lamb bone piece inserted. An external weight equalized leg length while recovery proceeds. Williamson lies in a box to limit movement and aid healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Vox
J. W. Williamson
Houston Fir Department
Williamson
The
Baptist Sanitarium
Dream Bite May Cost Life In Kansas Man
John Bunton 60 a retired farmer in Wichita Kansas, dreamed he was chewing tobacco and bit the inside of his cheek. He woke with a swollen face and blood poisoning that threatened his life, one eye closed, right side severely swollen. He abstains from tobacco but dreams led to the bite and required medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansan
Wichita
Kas
John Bunton
Mr. Bunton
Littl
Trustees Notices from Madison and Surrounding Townships
Public notices list trustees and their weekly hours to transact official business in various townships including Madison, Moon, Jackson, Monroe, Floyd, Marion and surrounding areas. Names include J W Knauer Ernest Kivett Benjamin Walls Oliver Stringer and Fred Todd with days and locations stated. Rector appears for Marion Township.
Sick Headache Relief With Chamberlains Tablets
Mrs A L Luckie of East Rochester New York reports a sick headache and despondency from a weak debilitated stomach improved after taking Chamberlains Tablets she found them pleasant mild and effective and restored to health in weeks For sale by all dealers. Notice of Final Settlement of Estate creditors heirs and legatees of William J Steeg deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana May 18 1914 to show cause why final settlement should not be approved and to prove heirship Witness Clerk Arthur J Hamrick May 3 1914
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Luckie
East Rochester
N. Y
Chamberlain
William. J. Steeg
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Arthur J. Hamrick
Chamberlain's Liniment Endures for Pain Relief
This ad touts Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism lame backs sprains and similar ailments. Aila Tanner of Wabash Ind testifies it works like a charm and has relieved pain for over twenty years. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tanner
Wabash
Ind
Notice of Administration for Wade Miller estate
The undersigned appointed by the Putnam County Circuit Court as Administrator of the estate of Wade Miller, deceased. The estate is supposed to be solvent. Dated April 25, 1914. Clement B. Knauer is Administrator, with W H. Cullen as attorney. May 3, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
Wade Miller
Solent
Clement B. Knauer
W.H. H. Cullen
Whooping Cough Relief Cited by Ohio Mother
Mrs Archie Dalrymple of Crooksville Ohio reports her three boys suffered whooping cough but found Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieved coughing and whooping spells. She continued treatment and said the disease cured in a very short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Archie Dalrymple
Crooksville
Ohio
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam Circuit Court
In Putnam Circuit Court May Term 1914 Joseph N Fordivers Henry D Foley et al Foreclosure suit No 8604 notice to non residents Henry D Foley and Millie J Foley to appear on June 26 1914 at Greencastle Court and answer or demur or default Clerk Arthur J Hammes seal of court May 4 1914. daily May 5 12 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
Joseph N. Fordivers
Henry D. Foley
Hamilton
Millie J. Foley
Indiana
Greencastle
Saic Court
Arthur J. Hammes
Clerkick
S. Hamilton
Piits
Atty. St
WwW. W. Tucker Physician and Surgeon
WwW W Tucker physician and surgeon operates from Vine street between Wash agree and Walnut Street Greencastie nd offering medical services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Tucker Physician and Surgeon
Vine Street
Washagree
Walnut St
Greencastie
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Pau
Paris Green
Porlar Street
Herald
Donner Block
Brazil Loan Company
Corner Vine
Washington Sts
DR. 0. F. Overstreet
Quick Relief
Smart
Ecru
Eliza Cook
Montaineers Summer School
State Department of Virginia
Iriel Creek Hollow
Madison ‘Township
Moon Township
J. W. Knauer
Mairéek Township
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Oliver Stringer
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
Dk. Etcheson
Fred Todd
Fillmore
State of Indiana
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