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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
3
A diplomat recalls a boyhood dog fight witnessed by an Irish retired prizefighter. The Irishman’s dog was bully beaten, and the owner asked the painter who won. The painter replied your dog won, as he was under the other and chewing the life out of it. A Navy piece notes that ships do not make a navy, but the men behind the guns define victory.
Freshmen signed for gym class are doing cross country runs twice weekly due to poor gym equipment. Instructor Smith hopes to develop runners for the Thanksgiving Indianapolis meet, with Track Captain Stonex predicting wider freshmen track interest next season. Also a health advert warns against cough syrups with codeine and promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a non sedative option.
Maurice Sharp, once reported severely injured in a football scrimmage, has improved and may be back on the field in a few days. He escaped a serious injury aside from neck sprain and a sprained ankle, despite earlier sensational rumors.
B F Bastiams of Knce describes his little boy's night scare. He suffered a severe croup attack but, using Coartberlin's Cough Remedy as directed for about an hour, the child recovered and was no longer in danger.
Fred Wiedman junior will head the regular meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association in Plato Hall this evening.
An 19th century ad promotes Humphreys homeopathic remedies with a long list of ailments from fevers and colds to worms and ailing infants. It claims scientific preparation and decades of use by Dr. Humphreys and general public satisfaction. The notice invites purchases from druggists or by mail from Humphreys Home Medicine Co., New York.
Three new men joined varsity practice as Athletic Director Heber Ellis canvassed for talent. Coach Bogle urged persistence, promising better chances next year. Scrubs and varsity played a full game, highlighting improved tackling and defensive work.
At 1 15 today the De Pauw Indiana Woman's Franchise League branch board met to plan a vigorous membership drive for the coming year. Esther Marvin, president, stressed limited membership of college women who will commit time to work. A mass meeting of former members and new women interested in suffrage will be held soon to develop the year's policy.
Dr. Gobin receives a copy of Charlton Andrews’s The Drama of Today, a DePauw graduate and State Normal School professor’s new compendium of modern drama. The work surveys leaders, their art, and trends, and is dedicated to Harvard English chair George Pierce Baker.
The Registrar announces exact enrollment for the year at the campus. There are 299 new students, nine in advanced work, leaving 290 enrolled in the freshman class.
The Panthygetarian board outlined a October 20 dormitory event for all women. Readings and music by local co-ed talent will accompany a fancy dress banquet. Plans include Panthy teas throughout the year and a small initial assessment for banquet and entertainment costs.
The Liberal party claims all but three offices in the sophomore class after the election in Meharry Hall. Elected officers include President Richard Emison Vice President Hallie Roetz Secretary Charlotte Wells Treasurer Linnea Cox and members for Student Council Scrap Captain Football Captain Football Manager Historian Prophetess Poetess Yell Leader and Sergeant at Arms among others.
The Academy football team will play Brazil High School on November 15 at Brazil. Regular practice continues under Coach Speedy Smith as the Preps prepare to face Juniors and Seniors next week.
A. Tedrick, a three year graduate of Kirkville, operates Sparnhurst Osteopaths in Greencastle for ten years. Contact by phone day or night with a lady attendant. Electric and vibratory equipment added. Free fortification examination PREVO BLOCK.
A promotional note touts Chamberlain's Tablets for a pleasant purgative effect and a healthy body and mind that make one feel joyful. Sold by ail dealers.
A public notice outlines tax assessment process and error correction by county officers. It warns taxpayers to verify property descriptions, designate payer property, avoid delays before fall tax payments, and emphasizes penalties on delinquent taxes and nonrefundable payments. It cautions that the Treasurer cannot modify duplicates and stresses timely, accurate receipts and separations for real and personal property.
Notice states a court decree requires sale of rents and profits of 40 acres plus 19 acres in two parcels to satisfy a $1,584.97 debt with costs. Sale set for October 18, 1913 at Greencastle courthouse, with potential full sale of fee simple if rents insufficient. Sheriff Theodore Rofs and local officials referenced. notices inserted in local papers.
Advertises E RU SA pile cure as a safe, opiate free remedy with a $50 forfeit guarantee. Claims most reliable Greencastle druggists sell E RU SA, listing Jones Stevens Co. N. Sole as a seller.
An old advertisement claims Greencaste residents can prevent appendicitis by a German compound Adler ika containing buckthorn bark and glycerine. It asserts one dose relieves sour stomach gas and constipation instantly by cleansing stale matter, with Ocnes-Stevens Drug Store named.
A fragmented list of rail departure and arrival times for routes labeled Vandalia Railroad Company. Entries show Going West Going East times across multiple lines, including morning and afternoon slots with several daily and Sunday exemptions noted.
Creditors heirs and legatees of William Riley Allen deceased are summoned to the Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on November 3 1913 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Witness Clerk Arthur J Hamrick on October 7 191% .
Probate cause No. 3659 in Putnam County Circuit Court seeks court order to sell real estate of Clara Sallust deceased to pay debts. Maurice Dyer Faussett Horace Wilson Faussett George A Sallust named defendants are non residents or unknown at Greencastle court hearing November 12 1913.
An advertisement from a Greencastle Indiana company offers confidential loan terms with a sample payment scale of 1.00, 50.00 per month and proportionate amounts for other sums. The note notes confidentiality and lists the office location as the first stairway south of Ricketts' Jewelry on South Indiana Street.
A terse local listing places Doctor Tucker a physician and surgeon at Vine Street between Washington and Walnut in Greencastle Indiana. The notice notes the office location and professional designation without further details.
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