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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1913
Page
2
An unsolicited testimonial urges hope for chronic dyspepsia sufferers. W G Mattison of Hornellsville New York says Chamberlain's Tablets have given more relief than any other medicine after years of ailment. The notice adds they are for sale by all dealers.
A brief excerpt cites a worthy saying about happiness from an old-time African American voice as printed by the Atlanta Constitution. It contrasts quiet endurance with loud exclamations in the pursuit of joy. Lighthouse Service Costly Over Fifty Years In the United States the lighthouse service has accumulated expenses totaling 150000000 dollars.
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids October 6 at 2 pm for 14389.56 feet of grave road work on the F P Farmer road in Greeneast Township. Bids require a double bid bond with one local resident or local surety, affidavits denying collusion, and the right to reject all bids is reserved.
The article describes a new bracing system for caisson excavations using adjustable jacks and wooden lagging ribs. It aims to prevent surrounding earth settlement and protect adjacent buildings from sinking or tipping while allowing more caissons to start simultaneously.
The Chicago Tribune notes Palestine enjoys strong trade growth due to plentiful rains and good cereal and orange crops. Revenue rose from about $50,000 twenty years ago to an estimated $200,000 in 1905. Tourism increases, with visitors arriving by chartered vessels in spring and autumn. Gaza plans a sea jetty to ease cargo handling, while Beer sheba’s governor promotes development and a Dead Sea to Jerusalem road is under construction.
The habitual criminals and offenders bill proposes detention in a reformatory after two assault convictions or four for wounding robbery or burglary. Six vagrancy convictions also qualify. Reformatories discharge only on court recommendation. detained offenders will work with wages credited toward self or dependents. British Asianas.
The article notes experiments where a monkey learned to avoid bitter colored sweets by color, distinguishing many colors except dark blue. It also cites Mayer that many savage tribes cannot tell dark blue from black and that children take longer to distinguish dark blue than other colors.
Black walnuts are produced at about 33 million feet annually with most timber coming from Southwestern Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Smaller stands remain in Indiana Ohio Tennessee and West Virginia where the largest remaining east of the Mississippi is in West Virginia. Home demand is small and walnut lumber is used mainly for gun stocks novelties electrical work and related items. Germany is the chief foreign market with Hamburg as the commercial center.
A grafting experiment at Chiswick England produced a plant that yields potatoes below ground and tomatoes above ground. The inventor calls it a tompot plant.
Betty hosts two unexpected guests, Gerald Stanton and Rob Newman, for dinner at their aunt's country house. The evening unfolds with playful flirting and mistaken identities as Betty and her cousin Anne misjudge two strangers, while a third visitor arrives claiming Rob Newman. The group improvises a meal and resolves the mix up with humor.
Property owners in Jacksonville Florida trialed a road surfacing method mixing heated asphalt with sand then rolling it with a heavy spike roller. The process aims to create a water impervious durable surface at low cost and may suit sandy coastal roads in other states according to Geol Roads Magazine.
The article alleges that Virginia jailers and convicts clash over labor norms, claiming officials seek to use convicts for highway work instead of prison terms to protect revenue. It questions whether jailers prioritize profits or public service in managing convict labor and sentencing.
The article discusses tar spraying as a method to preserve macadam highways in Great Britain and on the Continent. It explains traffic closures during spraying, the curing time between coats, and the use of granite chips after the second tar coat to create a non slippery, even road surface.
The Buffalo Automobile Club has taken up a project to build a boulevard for automobiles linking Buffalo and Niagara Falls New York. HK R Thomas a noted car maker was named chairman of the committee to push the plan. State Engineer George W Cooley of Minnesota said there is no reason good gumbo roads cannot be built and cited last years gumbo road near Crookston as now in excellent condition all year.
In a dusky home scene a husband returns to his wife and learns he forgot to slam the door. The exchange pivots on a small domestic memory and the quip ends with a light moment.
Millicent Gray waits for two lovers after finding a diamond ring and a letter from Jack. A fire breaks out across the street as Jack climbs a ladder to rescue a woman from a window. Millicent realizes she truly loves Jack as both lovers survive and Mr Brown departs in surprise.
The excerpt describes Aunt Anne, an elder family member, seated with crossed knees in a kitchen as the young daughter of the house asks about her shoe size. Aunt Anne notes she can wear eights or nines, but comments on the peculiar shoe she has on.
If a cork is too large for a bottle use, lay it on its side and roll it with a small board or ruler under firm pressure. It will elongate to fit in just a few minutes.
A quotation on effort and perseverance states that success comes only with repeated efforts even when despair looms, noting Mme De Maintenon's perspective on persistence in enterprise and action.
One way fares from Portland Oregon to several western points listed include $36.60 to Great Falls Montana and $39.15 to Los Angeles California. Other routes include San Francisco Seattle Spokane and more. Fares go on sale September 26 through October 10. Monon Route agent J D Pills is available for information.
The article notes that about one third of the 18 000 employees in the British telephone service are women. It reflects on gender composition within the service and hints at social dynamics of the era.
A Cape of Good Hope resident B F Bastiams reports his son suffered a severe croup attack in the night. He used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after following the directions for an hour and twenty minutes and escaped all danger, a claim noted with gratitude from Prince Albert.
Official notices list trustees' weekly office hours across Madison Mill Creek Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion towns and fill in forms. Benham Riley’s Second-Hand Store advertises a full line of household goods plus stove and furniture repair at 719-723 South Main Street.
The irritable person complains you never get what you want in this restaurant. The sad sarcastic man replies that you can if you know how to order. He jokes that he asks for hot coffee when wanting something cool and for iced tea when wanting something warm.
Fragmentary note praises agitators and mentions serique suipority with unclear meaning. No clear event dates places or organizations are readable.
Physician and surgeon listed with office at 827 and residence at 839 Bloomington and Mary Streets. Office in Evans' Block at 5 24 South Jackson Street. Telephones provided for office and residence.
Fragmentary OCR shows a dialogue between a book agent and a man. The man claims he bought once before and the agent responds about a different titled work. The readable text is garbled and lacks clear context or event.
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