Classified ads for farm loans and real estate office
Abstracts of title advertised by Wm. B. Vestal with Dobbs and Vestal real estate office in Greencastle Indiana. Also notice of household furniture public auction Saturday October 11 at 2 o clock at 310 West Liberty Street. Mill wood available from Barnaby's mill by phone 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. B. Vestal
Dobbs & Vestal Real Estate Office
Greencastle
Ind
West Liberty Street
Barnaby’s Mill
Fresh Fish and Various Wants in Darke County
Fresh fish noted at northwest corner of the square. Ford touring car for sale in good condition. WANTED TO RENT: clean neatly furnished room by a young man. Help wanted for detective work by J Ganor. Lost auto mobile spring in Greencastle. contact Harry Hawkins garage or call.
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Henry Bradtke
Columbia Street
Darke County
Ohio
Edwin C. Wright
Greenville
Herald Office
J. Ganor
Gov't
Danville
Greencastle
Harry Hawkins Garage
Abbreviations Run Amok In Sports And Society
A reader’s rough excerpt discusses excessive abbreviations across daily life from groceries and chemistry to fashion and sport. It notes terms like pota toes becoming sords and crmekers to Serax, and jokes about how even travel and attire trim language. The piece ends warning against over short cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kos
Pushion
France
Met Museum Identifies Ancient Herodotus Bust in Exhibition
Dr. Robinson of the Metropolitan Museum of Art announces an antique marble bust identified as Herodotus father of history. The piece, missing for decades, is one of six known portraits and was originally found in Lower Egypt before entering collection.
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Metropolitan Museum, of Art
Lero Detus Tt
Aspiring Actor Interacts with Nat Goodwin at Lamivs Gumbels
The text describes a young actor on a Lamivs Gumbels program meeting Nat Goodwin after the show. Goodwin attends the performance and interacts with the newcomer, prompting questions about future work and the aspiring actor’s drive. The fragment hints at tensions about talent and ambition.
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Nat Ghoodwin
Goodwin
Gaibal Wis
Lis
Witeself
Nat
Mr. Goodwin
Tos
Inquiries and figures from wartime era notes
Rob Wiener discusses varied applicants including heiresses and chambermaids at a Los Angeles pleato. The piece shifts to wartime economics with 1916 freight costs, per capita taxes, and a bold tally of British war enlistments across white and non white groups totaling over eight million.
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Rob Wiener
Los Angeles
Fao
Chambernaid
Ste
United States
Railroard
Britain
British Empire
War Cabinet
England
Dominions
India
Small Boy Asks Airman To Find Billy's Kite
A small boy speaks to an airman asking him to search for Billy's kite lost the previous Tuesday. The exchange captures a child asking for help during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zur
Billy
Scientific Arctic Survey Plans Survive Political Turmoil
In Russia ambitious explorations along the Siberian Arctic coast proceed under the Russian hydrographic office. Gen J G Shokalski outlined two expeditions from the White Sea to Cape Chelyuskina and from Cape Chelyuskina to the Bering Strait led by Vilkitskis and Novopushennis with new radio stations to aid the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Arctic
Siberian
Russian Hydrographc
Preneh Academy of
Petrograd
Brown
Shokaski
United States
White Sea
Cape Chelyunskin
Vilkitskis
Nicholas UL Land
Beringstrait
Atlantic Ocean
VP. A. Novopushennis
Selentific American
Tractor Won’t Jump Fences In Curious Farm Tale
A quirky farm legend lists traits of a calm tractor that refuses to jump fences. The comic, century-old list claims the machine will not bite, run away, neigh, or snort, and it will not alarm or kick the stall, nor threaten the manger.
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Cariaer
Elevator Toll Keeps Skewed Visitor in Federal Building
A stranger introduces himself as Carl John Joseph Ane Peterson from Snooth Dakota and demands payment for an elevator ride to the third floor. The exchange reveals confusion over the fee and the elevator operator questions the stranger’s claims and motive.
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Federal
Wadleigh
Aenin
Walleigh
Warlleigh
von Witte
Levator
Carl John Joseph Ane Peterson
Snooth Dakota
Gang
Carl Jota Joseph
Pr Golne
the Caine
Thee memory of early telephone use in Averyholys
Jol Armstrong recounts a historic Indy anecdote about calling central to reach Mrs. Brewster for a doughnut recipe and listening for a crying baby. He recalls towns using central for fire reports, deaths, and mail status in earlier days.
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Jol Armstrong
Averyholy
Indy
Central
Tau
A Just Grievance in Wartime Rhetoric
A discharged doughboy defends Bertier as not lazy arguing Bertier avoided France yet claimed to keep home fires burning. He recalls a lounge scene where a girl he left behind ran the chafing dish as others kept morale high.
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Bertier
France
Two of a Kind
The dialogue mocks college degree inflation with sarcasm about everyone chasing credentials. Bing agrees, admitting he did not earn one, highlighting shared disdain for the current system.
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Bing
Tom, Dick
Harry
Relief for Women Pills Ad From National Medical Institute
An advertorial note promises Triumph Pills as a safe and dependable remedy for irregular or delayed menstrual cycles. It claims no drug-store sales and invites readers to write for details and a free pamphlet from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Constipation Remedy Promoted in Local Ad
An advertisement touts Chambrlain's Tablets as a mild pleasant remedy to constipation. It claims regular bowels prevent disorders and promotes proper diet and exercise, noting tablets are inexpensive and effective when needed.
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Chambrlain
Daughter Marry That Old Mr Roxley
Dialog reveals a mother and daughter debating marriage to the elderly Roxley with the daughter hinting at dying first to avoid the match. The exchange conveys sharp humor and social expectations within a household.
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Mr. Roxley
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Extends Nationwide
A small beginning for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has grown to widespread sale in the United States and abroad. The notice asserts the medicine's merit for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and urges a trial.
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United States
Sunday Morning Service and Wednesday Testimony
A Sunday morning service in the Ader block on the second floor at 1 o'clock. A Wednesday evening testimony service follows at 8 o'clock. All are welcome.
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Ader
Prompt relief from Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised
Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York recalls suffering a severe lung cold three years earlier and coughing constantly before using Chamberlains Cough Remedy which she says gave prompt relief. The article notes that many others have likewise been surprised and pleased by its effectiveness.
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James Brown
Clark Mills
N. Y
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