Death of Richard Crouch Former Grencastle Resident
Richard Crouch died at 6 am in a Cleveland hospital after an extended illness. The body will be brought to Grencastle for burial. funeral arrangements are pending. He is survived by sisters Miss Mattie Crouch Miss Libby Crouch and Mrs Frances Cheek all of Grencastle and by two sons James Crouch and Russell Crouch and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Crouch
Grencastle
Cleveland
Ohio
Crouch
Mattie Crouch
Libby Crouch
Frances Cheek
James Crouch
Russell Crouch
United States
Ford
Ford Service
Birth Announcement and Local Notices from Greencastle
Birth announced for November 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jones of Muncie with W. W. Jones of this city as grandfather. Local notes include visitors, church meetings, a post office clerks exam set for January 8, a lodge gathering, and updates on residents and a wreck injury. An insurance settlement of 815 dollars is noted for a building claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Jones
Muncie
Mr. Jones
W. W. Jones
City
OSV Sym
Co. C. Hurst
Ford Lucas
Jessie Talbott
Greencastle
Matinee and Evening Benefit for English Department
A two show matinee at 2 PM and an evening performance raise funds for the English Department. Proceeds support department activities and scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Classified Ads WANTED and FOR SALE items
WANTED two or three young geese call phone 354. WANTED 40 or 50 bushels of new worn. John Eitel & Son for sale New anchor glass En closed tops for Overland 4 Touring price 185000 Van Dyke Auto Crawfordsville Indiana. Architect contractor and landscape gardening W H Evans Greencastle Indiana. WANTED girl or young man at the Herald Office permanent position to industrious hustler who wants to learn Apply at Herald Office. WANTED girl for reporting and other work The Herald Office FARM TENANT WANTED See J Arnold Herald Office REGISTERED DUROC BOAR For Sale C J Arnold Herald Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eitel & Son
Overland
van Dyke Auto
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Herald Office
J. Arnold
C. J. Arnold
Global gold loss through hoarding fires ships and wear
A 1915 article notes millions of dollars in gold vanish annually due to hoarding in countries like China and Africa, bank disappearances, wrecks at sea, and coin wear. It traces gold production rising from 30 million in 1840s to 469 million in 1915 and cites shifts to the gold standard for money and increased gold use in arts and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
Africa
California
Edison urges young inventors to prove ideas before patenting
Thomas Edison tells inventor H. Gernsback that ideas must be reduced to practice and proven working before seeking patents. He notes many patents exist with few actually commercialized and warns that mere patenting wastes time and money. success often comes after first invention proves viable.
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Thomas A. Edison
HH Gernsback
Electrical Experimenter
United States Patent Office
Mr. Edison
Gernsback
Edison
Florida's shell mounds. ancient Florida works unearthed
Florida contains numerous shell mounds formed by prehistoric peoples about two thousand years ago. The Lak Harney outlet area hosts large mounds from 45 feet to 160 feet wide and up to eight feet high, containing pottery fragments and tools of stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lak Harney
Europe
First Automobiles Unearthed in Global History
A Parisian steam driven auto appeared in 1886 created by Count Albert de Lion. A 164% clockwork self propelled carriage was built in Noureaiburg and sold to Prince Augustus of Sweden. The first American auto emerged at Kokomo Indiana on April 4 1894 by Bron Haynes and Apperson brothers. Indian town women protested gender education discrimination in public demonstration.
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Paris
Albert de Lion
Noureaiburg
Prince Augustus
Sweden
America
Kokomo
Ind
Brod Haynes
Apperson Brothers
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Wool
Allen Brothers
Roy Pickett
Little Daughter
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Charles Broadstreet
East Seminary Street
W. FM
College Ave
George Landes
Washington St
Ladies Missionary Society of the Christian Church
A. M. Hootman
Grant Dennett
R. A. Lawton
Indianapolis
RM. Smith
Putnam Lodge No
Lena Selby
James Richardson
Richardson
George R- Grose
Atlantic City
Washington, DC
William W . Moore, Sr
W. C. Hall
Brazil
Emma A. G. Brown
The
First National Bank
Ilinois
Ott Dobbs
First Ward
Hugh Ford
Jesse L. Lasky
Thomas Meighan
Polis
Chester
Manzec
King Morrison & Foster
Ford and
Fordson
W. H. Evans
Murene
Carina
Wizard
Opera House
A. Cook
Prop
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Carl Laemmle
Universal Special
Century Comedies
Brownie the Peacemaker
Cammack Studio
Wrigleys
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