Putnam County road bid notice and estimate approval
The notice explains that no bids were received because the estimated cost from viewers and an engineer was too low. On September 1, 1918 the board appointed two viewers and an engineer to prepare an estimate, which came to 12500.00 and was approved by the board. Commissioners M Gardner James Fr Houck James Br Hunten and Auditor C J Alrhart. It Daily Oct 24 Whig Oct 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Indiana
George W Skelton
M. Gardner
C. J. Alrhart
It Daily
Academy Introduces Social Hour at Chapel Time
The academy will hold a Social Hour during chapel from 10:05 to 10:35 tomorrow and every Thursday. Students must join a prep organization or attend a spelling class. Organizations include the Senate Public Speaking and Dramatic Club the Press Club and the Fun and Fiction Club. Separate chapels for girls and boys occur each Tuesday. Prof Stowe aims to form a Glee Club and Orchestra soon.
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Academy
The
Senate
Stowe
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Mrs Shelley
A Greencastle Indiana resident Mrs M Shelley tests Doan's Kidney Pills again in June 1912, reaffirming earlier statements about relief from backache and kidney issues. The ad cites widespread dealer availability and Foster Munn Co as agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Greencastle
M. Shelley
South St. Danville
Ind
Shelley
al Dealers Rice of Rents
Foster-Munn Co
Oftal
New York
Cole Scents
Paltec
Minutes Mean Dollars In Treating Animals
Ad offers a veterinary manual by F. Hamphreys Mb. V to help diagnose ailments in animals and provide proper treatment. It claims delayed care is dangerous and promises a free copy from Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co. to farmers without requiring payment.
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Regal
F. Hamphreys
Pany
Willem Street
York City
DePauw Varsity Scrimmage Sparks Week Ahead Game
DePauw reports its varsity held a scrimmage amid field conditions and heavy practice to prepare for Saturday's game. Returns of Ade and Long brighten prospects with Long adapting to tackle and guard while Ade shines in backfield. Scrubs impressed by fierce attack scoring twice on the varsity, hinting at possible lineup shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogle
Wabash
Ade
Long
Halloween festivities light up campus with six events
Hallowe en night will be celebrated by six sororities and fraternities at the campus. Alpha Chi Omega hosts a party for pledges with about forty guests and two chaperones. Delta Tau Delta plans a Halloween party with out of town guests and a quartet for music. Delta Zeta hosts a masquerade with a special program. Alpha Gamma Delta and Phi Mu Theta plan informal gatherings and a Sis Nelock dinner with chaperones Coach Boole and Miss Margaret Keiper.
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Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Elizabeth McNeal
T. T. Anderson
Sigma Chi
Hallowe'en
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau
McCutchen
W. W. Sweet
Delta Zeta House
Phi Pelta Theta
Sis Nelock
Coach Boole
Margaret Keiper
College Spirit and Its Roaring Effect on Campus
The piece satirically details College Spirit rising in fall with symptoms by September 16 and Thanksgiving near, driving crowds to chant in English. It recalls students wrecking movies and cigars, and claims past zeal even harmed law enforcers, ending with a tongue in cheek note about McCarthy.
Academy Organizes Student Body Officers and News
The academy announces student government leaders led by President George Kadel along with council members and temporary class presidents across four classes. Reports mention campus events, weddings, lineups for tickets, and preparations for a vaudeville show at Meharry Hall with each group slated to perform a stunt.
Delta Upsilon Opposes High School Fraternities Convention Action
At a Rochester gathering the Delta Upsilon general fraternity voted against admitting members from high school and preparatory fraternities after September 1 1917, aligning with an inter fraternal conference aimed at easing public tensions with Greek groups. The Chicago meeting urged member bodies to oppose high school initiates.
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General Fraternity of
Delta Upsilon
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Middle West
Oll
Ade
Syracuse Daily Orange
Students Council Divides Receipts After Reconsideration
In a Wednesday meeting at 2 o clock the Student Council reversed a prior plan and ordered receipts from Old Gold Day to be split equally between the council and the athletics board. The change restores the traditional division after a year of altered distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Board
Athetics
Ressons
Donts In Our College Mess Halls From The Daily Drink
Obscure college dining etiquette guidance humor from The Daily Drink lists quirky rules. It warns against bending forks and bending steaks while encouraging safe food handling and polite conversation as a social standard.
Stilesville Socials and School Visits Spill Over Weekend
Local residents from Stilesville and nearby towns visited family and friends across several communities. Attendees include Mrs Mary Rhoades visiting Mrs EK Robards, the Buis family en route to Mississippi, Emma Watt visiting homefolks near Avon, and Victor Littel with wife at Reelsville. Clayton and Plainfield school groups toured local schools. the Ladies Aid Society of the M FE church hosted 150 Genesis with music by Miss Lee Greencastle and Katheryn Ruth COBL. Florence Bridges of Indianapolis visited Ernest McHaffie.
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Mary Rhoades
California
EK. R. Robards
Wm. Buis
Mississippi
Emma Watt
Avon
Victor Littel
Reelsville
Madelyn Hicks
Avis Ruark
Marion
Helen Boyd
Coatesville
Walter Kinzy
Monrovia
Ladies’ Aiq Society
MFE
Lee
Greencastle
Katheryn
Ruth Cobl
Florence Bridges
Indianapolis
Ernest McHaffie
Community Notices From Long Branch Area
Elder Brewer missed his regular appointment at Long Branch due to a call to Illinois. Mrs. Frank Alepaugh and her children left for Tulsa Oklahoma after visiting relatives here. Wm Wells moved cattle from Herbert near West Union and calves from Mackelroy. John Quinlisk works on a cement walk and installs an iron fence at his home. Amelia Elling visits relatives near Terre Haute for the week. Elder Cuppy of Illinois will preach at Long Branch the second Sunday in November. Edward Scott and wife spent last Sunday with kin near Belle Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Alepaugh
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Wm. Wells
Herbert
Weet Union
Mackelroy
John Quinlisk
Amelia Elling
Terre Haute
Cuppy
Oflinois
Long Branch
Local folk share visits and new arrangements in West Unton area
Walter Kirk builds a barn for Harley Taber while Mrs. Stanton of Cloverdale visits daughter Mrs. Sherman Evans. Sunday guests include Walter Kirk and Jerry Kirk with Kenneth Kirk Joe Kirk and Margaret Kirk. Willis Craft of Bobtown visits Wm. Stevens. Audra Bond from Indianapolis spends a few days with relatives. Robert Crews of Harmony moves into Jacob Rodgers' home.
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Walter Kirk
Harley Taber
Mrs. Stanton
Cloverdale
Sherman Evans
Jerry Kirk
Kenneth Kirk
Joe Kirk
Margaret Kirk
Branl
Audra Bond
Indianapolis
Robert Crews
Harmony
Jacob Rodgers
Spiker Parties Stir Interfraternity Social Tensions
A Chronicle note describes Panthygaterian and other group events with limited chaperone control. A secretive spike party scene drew mixed reactions as Equal Suffrage and YWCA groups faced intruding reporters and onlookers at a joint reception.
DePauw Students Prep for Old Gold Day Football
The DePauw campus buzzes as five or more freshman and class squads scramble for the pig skin. Each class team works nightly to master plays seen from the varsity, all aiming to win the gruelling contest next Saturday and avoid a brutal field defeat.
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Ene
DePauw
Pocket Silk Bathing Ensemble and Silk Scarf Highlighted
An 83,407 padded silk bath set for a baby in pale blue and pink lines with white. An imported brocade silk scarf with gold thread outlines and a $64 price appears to offer luxury. A narrow dyed fox fur trim adds further richness to the overall display.
Empire Gown Favorite Model for Evening
A description of empire era evening gowns popular in Paris and home, featuring high waisted styles in chiffon tulle crepe or satin with delicate trimming. The text evokes the First Empire’s audacity and extravagance in dress and lifestyle.
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Empire
Paris
Irish Officer in Dublin Spars with Witty Return
A young Irish officer living in tiny Dublin rooms is visited by a fashionable friend who jokes about a calf-sized space. The officer replies with a sharp quip about not staying long enough to become a kernel, delivering a terse, humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Charles
Local Social Notes From Rollings Sale and Sunday Visits
Reno, Joan Gross and daughter Eva attended the Rollings sale Saturday. Newell Brown and wife spent last Saturday in Danville. Clarence Crews and wife spent Sunday with his parents. They have closed the night office. One day man on account of the automatic blocks. Mr. Gowan and wife and Asbury Mood and family spent Sunday with Carl Greenlee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Gross
Eva
Newell Brown
Danville
Clarence Crews
Fewel Crews
Mr. Gowan
Asbury
Carl Greenlee
College Spirit Drives Mania At Party And Football
A college crowd erupts in a spirited binge blending football enthusiasm with festive revelry and alcohol fueled energy. Police report no major injuries as students celebrate into the night near campus.
Sanitarium Visit Reveals Personal Notes in Herald Ad
Fragmentary OCR shows a nurse mentioning a husband and doctor during a visit to a sanitarium. The page includes an advertisement line stating to advertise in the Herald, with unclear surrounding context.
Safe E Ru Sa pile cure sold by Greencastle druggists
Claim states E Ru Sa pile cure contains no opiates or poisons and offers a $50 forfeit. Advertises the product as the most reliable in Greencastle, naming Jones Stevenson Sole as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
JONES STEVENSON _ Sole
Jones Stevens Drug Co Praised For Adler ixa Remedy
Creencastle residents laud the Jones Stevens Drug Co for introducing Adler ixa a buckthorn bark glycerine compound claimed to cure appendicitis and now relieve sour stomach and constipation in a single dose with instant effect priced at 45 pounds.
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Jones-Stevens Drug Co
Notice of Petition in Probate Case Putnam County Indiana
Petition filed by COSSELL REAL ESTATE administrator for the estate of Sarah Morris seeks court order to sell real estate to pay debts. defendants named include Lambert Logan McCain Huff Abel Brown Norton Hector McClellan and unknown heirs. hearing set November 12, 1913 at Green Castle Court House.
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Jasper N. Miller
Sarah PF. Morris
Amelia Powell
Putnam County
Indiana
Joseph Logan
State of
Court House
Greencastle
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