Local campus students and town updates in Greencastle
Miss Helen Williams a Bauw University senior and Alpha O sorority member spent Saturday in Indianapolis. LaVerne Courtney a De Pauw University senior and Delta Sigma Psi member also visited Indianapolis. The American Legion Post No 58 installed The Jumbo thermometer at Walnut and Indiana Streets with side boards for local and state news. The light post at Vine and Washington street was replaced by Putnam Electric Company workers. The pageant Voices That Call will be at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7:30 PM. John G. Bryson of Brazil, former Putnam Electric manager, was in Greencastle en route to Lafayette. Water samples show the city supply to be pure. further tests awaited. Dr. W F Clipinger of Evansville spent the weekend with relatives in DePauw. Prof. A E Caldwell moved to a new home from Dr R H Richards. Locust Street M E Choir plans a song service Sunday with Fannie Crosby anthems. Locust Street women will visit Mt Meridan to present The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society work. Prof L M Smith and about forty geology students toured Eel River Falls Carbon Turkey Run and Shades of Death to study rock formations. Bee Hive Rebecca Lodge will meet Monday at 8 PM. Nathan Call of Roachdale visited Greencastle Saturday on business.
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American Legion No. 5&8
Walnut
Indiana
VanCleave’s
L. M. Smith
DePauw University
Eel River Falls
Carbon
Turkey Run
Farmer Hurt In Tractor Accident Near Castle
A farmer, about five miles southwest of Castle, was badly shaken Friday afternoon when his tractor wheel grabbed a flywheel. He was thrown to the ground and required medical attention for facial injuries including a cut under the chin.
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Rake
Cent “Ut
Severa
For Sale Si Carriage At 426 Anderson Street
Classified note lists a carriage for sale at 426 Anderson Street. Item appears in a brief local sale listing with few details and no price specified.
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Anderson Street
Local residents visit family and area events noted
W P Stevens of Muncie visits son Louis Stevens on east Elm street. County Superintendent Frank Wallace led an eighth grade failure examination across townships at the High School. A bird dog owned by Benton Curtis died from influenza. third such loss in Greencastle recently. Mrs W M McGaughey and others drove to Mooresville for Mrs Matthew’s mother who had a stroke. Elizitia Cromwell of Chicago visits her parents J W Cromwell and plans to return to work in Chicago. Prof A F Caldwell of DePauw buys a lot on east Elm from Dr R H Richards. Lydia Williams of Crawfordsville Public Schools visits her mother. Mrs Geo Cricks reports a severe hailstorm in Parke County.
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Frank Wallace
Benton Curtis
East Seminary Street
Greencastle
W. M. McGaughey
Margaret Emily McGaughey
William McGaughey
Margaret Matthews
Mooresville
Matthew
John Burk
A. F. Caldwell
DePauw University
East Elm Street
R. H. Richards
Depauw Leads Central Normal After First Inning
Depauw Tigers hold an 8 to 2 lead over Central Normal College of Danville as the second-string lineup starts. Pruitt works the mound for the Tigers while the offense finds a rhythm, scoring at will in the opening frame.
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Depauw
Tiger
Danville
Pruitt
Tigers
Say It With Advertising in Business Success
A compact advertising note extols hard work, customer focus, and truthful superlatives. It urges keeping an ad scratchbook, emphasizes publicity as a driver of business, and links reader interest to advertising effort and eventual payoffs for both sellers and customers.
Highest Paid Baseball Star Draws Majority From Ads
A top baseball player earns 75 percent of his salary from advertising value for his team. The figure highlights how star power translates into endorsement income and club leverage in big leagues.
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Sporting Page
College Ave M E Church Service Schedule
J Emmett Porter Pastor leads Sunday School at 9 30 and Morning Worship at 10 40 with Rev Jesse Bogue as preacher for area. Epworth Leagues at 6 30 and Evening Worship at 7 30. Mid week service Thursday at 7 30. Everyone is welcome to all services.
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J. Emmett Porter
Jesse Bogue
Indiana
Epworth
Locust Street M E Church Announces Sunday Schedule
Clippinger presides as minister with 9 30 Sunday School led by Jess Mc Anally. Mrs. L E York directs orchestra, W P Sackett leads songs, and Berniece Craig directs choir. Special York family offertory. Junior League 2 00, Intermediate League 6 00, Class Meeting 6 30, Epworth League 6 30, evening program An Evening with Fannie Crosby and her songs. Public invited.
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Epworth
Fannie Crosby
Salesmen wanted to sell Ariel golf ball in locality
Opportunity open to sell best golf ball with money back guarantee to players. Commission offered. Write Ariel Golf Ball Company Inc 47 West 47th Street New York City NY. Teams wanted two teams for wagon and shipping at Quarry Indiana Portland Cement Co.
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Indiana Portland Cement. Co
Ariel Golf Ball Company, Inc
West 47Th Street
New York City
N. Y
Indiana
Portland Cement Co
The Presbyterian Church Services Schedule
Victor L. Raphael conducts Sunday School at 9:00 with morning worship at 10:40 titled The Larger Opportunity. Edwin Sayre sings. Young People’s Christian Endeavor at 6:30 led by Katherine Palmer. Evening service at 7:30 features the pageant Voices That Call. Prayer Meeting Thursday at 7:30.
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Victor L. Raphael
Edwin Sayre
Christian Endeavor
Katherine Palmer
Open Air Gospel Rally At Indiana Church
Church of the Nazarene hosting evangelists George and Effie Moore of Indianapolis touring the Indiana District for Olivet University and Bible school. Services at 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. Young People gathering. A great open air meeting on the public square Saturday night. Everyone invited.
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Chas. F. Pegram
George
Effie Moore
Indianapolis
Indiana
Olivet University
Bible School
Christian Church Service Schedule with Vision Sermon
Levi Marshall is pastor and R C Sloane directs music. Sunday School at 9 30 Superintendent Mrs EF Bartley. Orchestra leader J L Hamilton. Song leader Mrs Chas Lueteke. Miss Cox pianist. Classes for all. Preaching at 10 40 The Pre Requisite of Vision Anthem by choir. CE and Intermediate at 6 30 Evening service at 7 30 The Breadth of the Boat. Special music by choir. Choir practice at 7 this evening.
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H. C. Clippinger
D. D
Jess McAnally
L. E. York
W. P. Sackett
Berniece Craig
EF. R. Bartley
J. L. Hamilton
Chas. Lueteke
Cox
C. FE
Maple Heights Mission Services Invite
Mrs Grace Black pastor and superintendent announces Sunday School at 2 30 followed by church services Evangelistic services and sermon by pastor at 7 30 Public invited to all services
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Grace Black
Farm and Personal Property Auction in Indiana
Auctioneers R C Foland conduct a no reserve sale in Owen County Indiana on May 25 at 10 00 a m. The 160 acre farm lies one mile southwest of Patrickshurg with a six room house cellars cisterns wells barn granary sheep barn and multiple outbuildings. 18 acres of wheat and good oil and coal prospects. Personal property also included. Adrian Yeager owner. Noblesville Indiana based auction company.
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Patrickshburg
Owen County
Indiana
Adrian Yeager
R. C. Foland Auction CO
Noblesville
Saleslady Opportunity to Sell Top Golf Ball Direct
An opportunity opens locally to sell the best golf ball directly to players. Commission Company, Inc. offers a sales position with earnings potential. Address 47 West 47th Street to apply.
Flowers for Sale at Addison Heber's Garden
Beautiful roses and peonies featured with other flowers at Addison Heber's Flower Garden. Visit for the finest blooms or call telephone 794 for details.
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Addison Heber
Telphone
Dahlia Bulbs Arrive at Bitel's Green House
The Dahlia bulbs ordered last fall are now at Bitel's greenhouse and ready for pickup. John Ejitel & Son instructs readers to call and collect their bulbs.
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Bitel
John Ejitel & Son
Watchman Killed by Whiskey Thieves at Vincennes Distillery
Wil son S. Roudebush a 67 year old watchman at the Murphy distillery in south Vincennes was shot to death after midnight during a battle with whiskey thieves. More than twenty shots were fired with three striking him near the heart. His body lay by the warehouse entrance as authorities note he protected about seventy five barrels of bonded whiskey. his empty revolver lay nearby.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wilson S. Roudebush
Envy of Talent and Gentle Jealousy
A fragment quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes on envy among clever people. Talent can provoke jealousy and irritate others, harming temper and disposition. Mediocrity is safe, genius is praised, but a hint of genius in a ordinary person can be detestable, spoiling a otherwise plain character.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
No X Ray For Birds Says Tree Doctor Operates
Dr Peckerwood states forests can diagnose tree trouble without X rays or stethoscopes. He explains borers are detected by signs other than sound, and in winter the hibernating insects hide in cells while the tree doctor operates where they lie.
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Peckerwood
Tle
American Forestry Magazine
Elaborate 1884 Sultan Abdul Medjid watch from Cornhill
A 1884 report describes a giant five inch diameter watch made of twenty two carat gold for Sultan Abdul Medjid by a team in Cornhill. It chimed hours and quarters without a bell, using a wire striking mechanism and a tone like a cathedral clock. The piece cost twelve hundred guineas.
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Sultan Abdul-Medjid
Cornhill
Frosted Glass Removal Difficult Says Kansas City Lab
Dental-like Frosting on glass resists chemical removal. Sand blasting or hydrofluoric acid etching are common methods. Replacing frosted glass with clear glass is suggested as the cheapest option by Dr Roy Cross of the Kansas City Testing Laboratory.
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Roy Cross
Kansas City
The Whistler Journal gossip on Ruskin and Lady Millais
A passage from The Whistler Journal notes Ruskin kept a weekly diary to read Lady Millais a list of her misdemeanors. The anecdote portrays firm control through sustained scrutiny rather than brutality. The text highlights the couple's fraught dynamic in a Victorian context.
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Ruskin
Lady Millais
Strength in Proportion in Animal Power
The piece contrasts strength across species noting ants can bear fifteen to twenty times their weight, while elephants struggle to pull more than twice their own. It emphasizes relative strength rather than absolute size.
Actor Plans Championship Win Over Thrift Champion
An actor vows to beat a local tightwad after a Broadway hotel worker nicknamed him champion tightwad for tipping only a dime. The actor declares he will take the championship away from him.
Moonmaker Legend Tied to Veiled Prophet of Khorassan
The tale calls Hakin Ibn Allah the Moonmaker and the Veiled Prophet of the Khorassan. He allegedly caused a moon to rise from a deep well so bright that the real Moon was eclipsed by it.
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Hakin Ibn Allah
Certificate of registry for merchant vessels
The term refers to the document shown by a vessel carrying official papers to prove its identity and rights in trade. For ships trading with foreign nations and engaging in whaling, this license is specifically called a certificate of registry.
Beware Falls and Proofs in Eating
A brief quotation exchange about testing old maxims against new ones. The two speakers debate which maxim proves true by experience, with a humorous contrast between tradition and invention in a captioned line from the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Risk and reward in business and speculation
The text argues that while risk is inherent in business it is smaller than in speculation and that gains do not depend on risk alone, noting that risk is present in all business activities.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Beards Once Reserved for Kings and Nobles
A historical note explains that beards were once forbidden for servants who were compelled to shave, while only kings and nobles could wear facial hair.
Buffalo milk rich in butter fat noted
The Asiatic buffalo yields milk with about three and a half times more butter fat than cow milk. This makes the buffalo a valuable animal for dairying and butter production.
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