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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1913
Page
3
Monon route promotes monthly sales to Western Northern Southern and Southwestern points with cheap round trip fares. Going trips limited to fifteen days and return up to twenty six days from sale date. Reservations and fare information available at Monon depot from J D Ellis agent.
Greencastle Lodge No. 348 L O O F will convene Wednesday at 7 30 PM for important business and initiatory work in first degree. Visiting members welcome. Thomas Lisby N 4 John Cook Secretary.
A 19th century notice explains England’s wood scarcity and a new process to produce artificial wood by compressing straw sawdust and grass into usable boards. The description highlights the material’s potential as a substitute for timber in manufacturing and construction.
Dr Humphreys remedies advertised as scientifically prepared prescriptions used for years in private practice and six decades by the PD satisfaction. The promotion offers a free mailed book detailing these remedies.
The present freshman class demonstrated strength by lifting and relocating the entire north bleacher section on McKeen Field. Under Speedy Smith command they moved the stands near the sidelines in under ten minutes while spectators looked on.
An unsolicited testimonial claims Chamberlain's Tablets greatly helped a long time chronic dyspeptic. The speaker, W. G Mattison of Hornellaville New York, reports the medicine gave more relief than all others. Sold by all dealers.
They claim Chamberlain's Tablets produce a pleasant purgative effect and improve body and mind, leaving a joyful feeling. Sold by all dealers.
Russian settlers from Siberia increasingly move to Queensland Australia seeking a warm climate. Latest returns show the influx growing in volume and appealing to newcomers.
An old medical ad urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent pneumonia by clearing germs. It warns against cough medicines containing codeine morphine heroin or sedatives and claims the remedy contains no morphine or sedative.
The Olympia Serenade pavilion in Nottingham, England, kept broken into three times, hired an Airedale terrier. Early one morning a boy climbed the fence and the dog seized his trousers and held him until the watchman arrived and handed him to the police.
The curtain raiser will be staged at McKeen Field next Saturday before the varsity game with Franklin. Brazil and Gosport high schools meet in a highly anticipated game with both squads showing strong form. Reserved bleacher seats have been taken for Brazil and the high school band will accompany 60 rooters, with a crowd expected to attend. The Vigilance Committee starts its new term next Monday with new officers, and the Alumni Committee backs the effort to ensure a successful year.
Miss Mary Little entertained the active Alpha Phi chapter and alumni at her Anderson street home for Miss Helen Fertig ex 15 Crawfordsville who is to be married this month. The event was a personal wedding shower with yellow and white decor and refreshments.
Myrle Phillips will spend Sunday and Monday at Noblesville visiting her parents, according to plans announced.
President George R. Grose urged cheerful participation and fair play in athletics during a crowded chapel session. He said contest should be about playing well, not merely winning, and highlighted athletics as an outlet for energy, discipline, cooperation, and enthusiasm.
Philo Literary Society to hold a rally and reception during its regular Saturday night meeting. Program includes devotions, parliamentary drill, music, address by Arthur Bogue, readings by Mr. Kenna and Dr. Godin, and a business session. New students invited to attend.
The Independent party for the freshman class has released its ticket for the election at 1 15 next Monday afternoon. Presidential candidate Will Pilkenton is joined by Mary Williams as vice president and Genevieve Moore as secretary. Other posts include treasurer Paul Meredith and council member Preston Rudy with captain D C Lavengood. Football and basketball leaders listed include A L Fessler and Calude Chastain as captains and Paul Keisling and James Hauner as managers. Florence Storms, Mary Rogers, and Herbert M Rhorer fill historian poetens sergeant roles.
Raymond Patterson star pitcher for two years at DePauw and briefly with Minneapolis in the American Association quits baseball. He takes a job with Standard Oil and will move to China after a three month training in a specialized line.
The Student Council met at 1 15 afternoon and appointed a committee to decide on the scrap and another to publish Old Golds programs and a freshman cap committee. Reports were given, the band leader’s salary was set, and athletes born at DePauw were invited to join the Union and cooperate with the Athletic Board. Professor F Tilden will address a mass meeting at Kendallville tomorrow afternoon on The Modern City and Modern Citizens.
Signor Antonio Pini-Corai chief buffo of the Metropolitan Opera will appear in Meharry Hall for a comic grand opera concert on Friday evening October 17 at eight. The program Ti Maestro di Cappella is directed by Max Rabinoff with support from Louise Cox Attilio di Crescenzo and Oscar Spiirescu.
Heber Ellis leads the DePauw Athletic Union with strong backing from the Alumni Athletic Board. The organization plans ongoing financial support for Old Gold teams as membership rises, and a facsimile certificate is shown with signatures from Jewett and Van Riper.
Mr W L Miller of Indianapolis is visiting his daughter Ruth at the Delta Zeta house. H L Bib Filer expects to return to school Monday but cannot yet play football. Miss Statia Cox ex 16 is convalescent after a typhoid bout. Birth announced for a daughter to C A Pierle, DePauw graduate now teaching chemistry in a Chinese government college.
The Junior and Prep football teams will clash in a practice game next week starting Monday October 13. The scrimmage is set to help both sides prepare for upcoming competitions.
The Vigilance Committee plans a meeting next Monday to consider hosting high school football teams here. Heber Ellis advocates more frequent visits of HS players to DePauw, and plans for entertaining Brazil and Gosport squads before the Franklin game are on the agenda.
A visitor asks if the speaker is the oldest inhabitant. The native replies he is only the village idiot, in a humorous Punch-style exchange reflecting local wit and identity.
The Vaudeville Committee for Old Gold Day reports most organizations have decided on their stunts for the evening. The committee says a top show is expected as groups show strong interest in delivering a memorable program.
The article explains why butter fails to form due to advanced lactation or too cold cream. It advises testing cream to 64 degrees for winter churns and using dairy thermometers. If particles won’t gather, warm water can be added to rinse the churn and help adhesion.
The article argues winter dairying yields higher yearly product totals and profits when cows freshen in early fall or late summer. It notes higher prices for products and compares winter to summer dairying as more pleasant despite higher winter costs.
A writer on dairy topics argues success requires profit after all expenses. The article notes black walnut production in the U S totaling about 33 million feet annually, with most from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, plus scattered growth in Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia. Hamburg drives the main overseas demand from Germany. The Southwest
A new plant developed at Chiswick England yields potatoes beneath soil and tomatoes above ground. The inventor calls it the tompot plant.
Greencastle readers report kidney remedy success with Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. W H Johns of 493 N Indiana St cites lasting relief from hip twinges and fatigue after use. Ad claims many endorsements and urges asking for Doan's, with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole U.S. agents.
A speaker urges girls to pursue constant progress rather than self-satisfied complacency. She warns that vanity harms growth, causes slipshod work, and lowers standards, insisting that improvement is required in both life and craft to achieve success.
A dated guide explains how to prepare scalloped oysters using stale bread crumbs and melted butter. It advises washing oysters, layering with crumbs, adding strained hot liquor, and baking until a rich brown yet moist, then serving individually with celery olives or cress.
A simple recipe to cook apple quarters with a sugar and water syrup until tender. Flavor with lemon juice and vanillin. The apples should absorb all the syrup. Also notes rising tuberculosis rates and a cattle test sensitivity estimate of about 10 percent, with prevention by sunshine pure air clean stables and sound feed.
Monon Route offers excursion tickets to Chattanooga from Greencastle at 11.60 with return by Sept 28 and extension to Oct 17. Special cars depart Greencastle at 3 28 P M Sunday Sept 14 attached to Department Special at Louisville. Reservations to W W Gilgis traveling passenger agent.
Advertises E Ru Sa pile cure as free of opiates and poisons and guarantees a $60 forfeit if it fails. Claims competing pile medicines contain narcotics and cause constipation. Names Greencastle druggists Jones Stevens as reliable sellers.
Due to higher printing and operating costs the Daily Herald will raise the city subscription from 60 cents a week to 70 cents weekly starting the week of October 1.
Greencastle residents commend Jones-Stevens Drug Co for introducing Adler-iXa a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture. The German remedy reportedly cures appendicitis and a single dose relieves sour stomach gas and constipation instantly.
The page lists travel times and routes for the Big Four line led by agent D Ellis with departures West and East. It includes morning and daytime times, daily and Sunday extras, and station numbers 2219 and 2965 with various periods indicated.
An advertisement from a Greencastle Indiana loan company offers a $25.00 one month option and a $50.00 one month option with proportional amounts for other figures. The notice emphasizes strict confidentiality and directs readers to the first stairway south of Ricketts' Jewelry store.
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