Stilesville Social Roundup Notes Visiting Families
Stilesville residents and guests visited relatives across the area. Leroy Hixon and wife of Indianapolis stayed with Andrew Robards and family while numerous locals hosted dinners, church events, and a high school commencement with Rev. A. M. Connor delivering an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Hixon
Indianapolis
Andrew Robards
Hugh Parker
Nat Stringer
The
Christian Church
Frank Stringer Thursay
Rev. Brown
Walter Kinzey
Harrison Gentry
Monrovia
John White
Johnson County
William White
FE. R. Robards
Hord
Shelbyville
Vernice Kivett
Mt. Meridian
Arthur Rose
Vermandus Hurst
Hazel Hurst
Gilbert Dorsett
Gertrude Mills
Thomas
A. M. Connor
Brown
Coatesville Orchestra
Reelsville Social Notes Attendances and Visits
Mr and Mrs G B Smith of Indianapolis spent the weekend with local family. Mrs Dan Reel and daughter Helen returned home after visiting during Mrs C D Reel illness. Mrs Ralph Hill and daughters Garnet and Norman Lee from Green Castle visited. Jim West of Brazil and Harry Jones of Clay City called on locals. Noah Carpenter and daughter Rose of Indianapolis visited Levi Carpenter. Paul McElroy of Clayton visited his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Smith
Indianapolis
Dan Reel
Helen
C. D. Reel
Ralph Hill
Garnet
Norman Lee
Greencastle
Levi Carpenter
Mary Kern
Linton
Kate Foster
Jim West
Brazil
George Osborn
Harry Jones
Clay City
Reelsville
Noah Carpenter
Rose
Henry Carpenter
Paul McElroy
Clayton
Man Returns To School After Mother’s Illness
Donald Reel returned to Terre Haute school Monday after missing the week due to his mother’s serious illness. His mother underwent an appendicitis operation Monday night. Mrs. C. A. McClure visited Brazil on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Reel
Terre Haute
C. A. McClure
Brazil
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County
Public auction set for June 5 1915 at Greencastle Indiana to sell rents and profits of block described land 160 acres in two quarters with option to sell fee simple if rents fail to satisfy decree of Union Central Life Insurance Company and cross complainants. Sale at courthouse south door. Sheriff Theodore Boes presiding with attorney Jackson Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Union Central Life Insurance Company of
Cincinnati
Ohio
Florence McLaughlin
Nathan McLaughlin
Robert E. Stevenson
Mary Stevenson
Oliver P. West
Rachel West
William ©. Allen
John W. Allen
David D. Davis
Mary F. Davis
Allen G. Hypes
Harley G. Hypes
James L. Clark
Greencastle
Putnam
Theodore Boes
Jackson Boyd
Herald Want Ad Note Sparks Quick Results
Brief item promotes using Herald Want Ad service for quick results in placing notices or listings. It highlights speed and accessibility for readers seeking fast newspaper classifieds.
Warned kidneys show clear signs of disorder
The ad urges treating the kidneys at first signs of trouble to spare days of suffering. Weak kidneys: dark smelling urine with brick dust, back pain, headaches, dizziness, fatigue, rheumatic pains. Promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as the tested remedy used by Greencastle residents. price 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Greencastle
Doan
W. H. Johns
Indiana St
Notice of Final Settlement of Christian J. Brown Estate
Cred itors heirs and legatees of Christian J. Brown deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Greencastle Indiana on May 20 1915 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Harry W. Moore May 5 1915. 31 Weekly May 7th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian J. Brown
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Harry W. Moore
Spencer Riggle
Notice to Gravel Road Contractors Strain road project bids
Putnam County Indiana invites sealed proposals on June 7 1915 up to 2 PM for 7874 feet of gravel road on the J H Strain road in Washington Township Bidders must file bonds equal to double the bid with at least one county resident surety and affidavits denying collusion The board may reject all bids and a completion time will be set Co L Airhart Auditor Putnam County St Weekly May 14 Posters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
Washington Township
J. H. Strain
Auditor's
Co. L. Airhart
Notice of Final Settlement Estate in Castle Indiana
Heirs and legatees of Spencer Riggle, deceased, are to appear in Castle Indiana on May 31, 1915, and show cause why the estate should not be approved. They must also prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Dated May 10, 1915. Weekly May 14.
Proper Care Of Gas Stoves For Longevity
Advice on extending gas stove life covers keeping all gas stops closed when unused, opening main gas line three seconds before lighting, and lighting double burners from the outer ring. It notes blue flame means proper burn, and yellow flames indicate air in the pipe. It also recommends turning food to a gentle boil after reaching boiling point and preheating ovens five minutes before cooking.
Open Your Windows and Breathe Fresh Air cautions
A health warning urges open windows and daylight to prevent disease spread in closed rooms. It notes how quickly oxygen is depleted and poisons accumulate in sealed spaces, calling farmers especially at risk and urging ventilation even in rain to avoid a “pesthole.”
Variety in Food Across Cultures and Cooking
The piece argues that travelers seek familiar foods yet should embrace diverse cuisines. It crowns American produce for its richness, urges improved cooking, and notes New York offers a culinary microcosm of global flavors through restaurants and cooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowper
United States
New York
How to drink milk for easy digestion
The family physician advises sipping milk slowly over at least five minutes. Small sips curdle separately and form a loose mass that stomach juices can digest, while drinking large quantities at once forms a single hard curd. Many avoid milk, claiming indigestion, though slow regular sips aid digestion.
Civilian administration of French Army runs largest wartime logistics
Commentary compares the French Army civilian supply system to the combined scale of US railroads and industries. It notes the War Office must feed, transport, clothe, and medically care for nearly 4,000,000 soldiers, while also supporting families at home. Business leaders, politicians, and scientists are organized to manage this vast wartime operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
America
French War Office
France
Chamber
Electric Chair for Rodents Aims to Mercy via Instant Electrocution
A Pennsylvania Railway station faced a rat invasion and adopted a humane rough on rats solution. Workers built an electric chair for rodents using an iron plate and steel spike baited with cheese, delivering instant death when a rat completed the circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
War checks diamond trade
The diamond trade in Europe is nearly wiped out by war and a major South African monopoly may suspend operations. Valorizing has left miners with heavy stock, and this winter many Europeans will sell diamonds to raise cash. Prices may fall and European jewelry could flow to the United States at bargain rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
South Africa
Fortunetellers Forbidden Across German Empire
Luebeck authorities ban fortune telling in all German territories after war onset. Relatives of soldiers sought news of kin at the front, fueling booming but anxious visits. Critics blame the disrupted field post for worsening uncertainty about soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luebeck
Germany
Walks 1300 Miles to Report for War Service
Fernand Tromeur of Fort Providence on the Mackenzie River walked 1,300 miles to the nearest railway to report for military service. He is one of twenty-five French reservists from the Yukon and Alaska who left for New York to sail on the Rochambeau to Havre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
Fernand Tromeur
Fort Providence
Mackenzie River
Tromeur
Yukon
Alaska
New York
Rochambeau
Havre
Joffre Quickly Guides Action in Conversation
A French diplomat recalls Gen. Joffre reading telegrams with calm focus. At 10:30 a colonel delivered orders to take a village by 2 o'clock, and by noon the village was reported captured. Joffre remarked, I shall not forget that it was done quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joffre
Paris
New Waste Coal By-Product Method Tested in Salt Lake City
United States Bureau of Mines experts prepare private tests in Salt Lake City for a method to extract by products such as crude petroleum paraffin wax and ammonia from waste coal. The idea, by John D. Scott of Detroit, aims to reduce losses from coal slack and dust, currently costing mines about 50 cents a ton, by making refuse worth 1.50 to 30 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Mines
Salt Lake City
John D. Scott
Detroit
Joseph A. Holmes
Federal Bureau of Mines
Wireless on Trains Proposed for Lackawanna Route
Lackawanna Rail Road plans wireless operation on all trains between Hoboken New Jersey and Buffalo New York. Telegraph system kept only for emergencies. Tests show installation issues resolved and service improvements expected year round. Hoboken and Buffalo towers built to resist storms. Government reviews say instruments at Hoboken do not interfere with navy yard station.
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Lackawanna
Hoboken
N. J
Buffalo
N. Y
All Vowels in a Word in Alphabetical Order
In English two words contain all five vowels in proper order: abstemious and facetious, each presenting A E I O U sequentially without rearrangement. This linguistic feature highlights rare vowel sequencing within common vocabulary.
Non skidder car device aids St Louis inventor
A St Louis mechanic describes a new non skidder that prevents skidding by deploying two rear shoes when a button is pressed. The eighteen inch by three inch metal shoes grip the road with a corrugated underside to stop the car. A pneumatic dirt cleaner resembles a pistol and is handily triggered to clean hard to reach machinery parts. A Burpboard table uses weights and levers to stay level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
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