Local weddings and church notices in Greencastle area
The marriage of John Tzouanaki and Virginia Reynolds occurred Wednesday evening at the Greek Candy Store. Miss Estella Durbaran of Kansas City visited Locust Street and returned to Chicago with Miss Lockridge. J F Hill of Indianapolis visited Greencastle for business. Miss Emily Jackson leaves for Vincennes then Decker to teach next year. Locust Street Church requests mite box money Sunday morning to close the yearly report. Prayer meeting at Locust Street Church tonight at 7 with theme The Breadth of Jesus led by Pastor Clinpinger. Church official board to meet Friday at 7 45 with new officials urged to attend. Presbyterian Prayer Meeting tonight at 7 30.
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John Tzouanaki
Virginia Reynolds
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Locust Street Church
Locust Street
Clinpinger
Cangan
Call for Economy in Public Expenditures
The Indianapolis News urges Congress to act on economy across government including reform of public printing. It argues wasteful spending benefits mills and private interests and labels many congressional costs as criminal from taxpayers’ view. It calls for a firm, statewide reform beginning at home through all branches of government.
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Indiana
Congress
Indianapolis News
The Heavenly Berry a Warning on Coffee Use
The New York Mail notes the United States relies heavily on coffee and tea, warning that high per capita consumption endangers gastric vigor. It cites 1904 per capita coffee use at eleven and three quarters pounds, and suggests most babies do not drink coffee, implying adults exceed a dozen pounds yearly.
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United States
New York Mail
NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS DIVIDE BRITISH DOCTORS OVER DISCLOSURES
British physicians debate granting interviews on medical topics as London doctors face scrutiny after two prominent practitioners spoke to newspapers. Lay observers urge openness about public illness and recovery chances while experts insist on professional discretion and reliability of medical testimony.
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London
Niagara as National Park Proposal Echoes Yosemite Plan
The Franklin Eagle argues for gifting Niagara to the nation as a park, mirroring California's Yosemite transfer to remove legislative temptations. It notes that in Germany universities often close when students and professors join the army, while Japanese students face no army service obligation.
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Niagara
National Park
California
Yosemite
Fraoklyn Eagle
Germany
Necessity of Trade Schools for Equal Opportunity
The piece argues that public policy must create and fund trade education to give millions of American youths a fair chance. It calls for balancing education to train both white collar and labor market workers to ensure moral and intellectual worth through equitable schooling nationwide.
Cost of consumption cited at Hospital Saturday Fund meeting
Dr. Arthur Latham quoted London mortality from consumption and tuberculosis totaling about 16 000 annually and estimated financial losses. He noted New York losses of 23 million dollars and U S losses of 330 million, while London losses reached 20 million with total tuberculosis losses around twice that figure.
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London
Arthur Latham
Hospital Saturday Fund
Mansion House
Latham
America
Europe
Food Substitutes and Poison in Food Supply
A Collier's excerpt condemns adulterated baking powders, diseased beef, copper-colored peas, and poisoned foods as harming national strength. It argues maple sugar from farms is unlikely, dairy and food officials criticize fake lemon extracts, and butter is churned from stale rancid fats to boost sale.
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Ohio
Dairy and Fool
Collier’s
Classified Acts In Arrears Subscriptions Prompt Payment Sought
All subscribers in arrears on their subscription are urged to call at this office or mail a check or money order. Your prompt attention is appreciated. THE HERALD RENT: Three unfurnished rooms at 513 N Indiana Street.
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THE
Herald
N. Indiana Street
Gostante
Avery How
Coegt Lelniteios
Neighbors Move On After Noisy Phonographs And Noise
Mr Grpping says a man should bear his neighbors faults while Mr Godspur argues it is no sin to sigh when living next door becomes unbearable. The exchange ends with a quiet vow to avoid loud sighs, as the block stays tense over sounds from phonographs and domestic chaos.
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Mr. Grpping
Mr. Godspur
Hunter and hippo chase tale echoes in the lion’s remark
A famous hunter recounts a hippo chase while a literary lion relates to his feeling. The conversation shifts to adventures and ends with a quip about being chased around a drawing room by a socially ambitious woman during an evening gathering.
Not Metaphorically Inclined in Conversation Ring Talk
A dialogue features Senator Sorgum debating the meaning of being ready for actual combat. He asserts he would enter the ring himself regardless of his hat. A later exchange hints at financial misfortune and carelessness between lovers.
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Senator Sorghum
Favored Bald Man Receives Shining Crown Upon Departure
The verse notes a bald man’s heart joy as he departs the scene and is promised a heavenly crown. It conveys a moral blessing and spiritual reward tied to his ascent or final resting place. The lines emphasize divine favor and reward over worldly status.
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Heaven
Spicily Educational Mention Sparks Conversation
J M overhears remarks as he leaves a theater. He praises the last piece as highly educational while she questions its portrayal of a vamp. He says he may encounter a vamp someday and wants to know how to protect himself.
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Darling
J. M
Cost Elimination Sparks Senate Debate
In a heated exchange, a senator laments vote selling while another explains reform is needed to end the high cost of election campaigns. The dialogue underscores concerns about corruption and the burden of fundraising on public office.
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Senator Sorghum
Marriage Proposal Paradox in Witty Exchange
A playful exchange centers on a proposal question. He asks a direct request while she counters with a conditional twist about answering yes if asked and if she would respond affirmatively. The dialogue showcases cautious, witty negotiation over a future commitment.
Platform Dance Promoted With Armantrout Brothers Orchestra
A strictly round dance is set for Friday night with music by the Armantrout Brothers dance Orchestra. The orchestra specializes in high class dances and will provide the music for the event. Also advertised Duroe Gilts and pedigrees, and a few male hogs offered by D R Hurst Green Castle Route 6.
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Armantrout Brothers Dance Orchestra
Chas
McAlinden
D. R Hurst
Castle
Border Note Describes Turmoil Over Thief Gang
The speaker recalls public agitation as an international gang robbed through the area. A Native notes government action, mentioning locks placed on the canal.
Tax on Politeness Dinner Conversation
A humor piece recounts a dinner interrupted by fifteen guests who paused to chat, forcing the narrator to stand. The vignette highlights social friction and the cost of cordial behavior in a crowded meal setting.
Prohibition Speech by Max Smith Praised by Judge
The judge notes Max Smith's remarks on prohibition were well received. A dialogue hints at remarks about economy and family conversations, with ongoing informal exchanges between Pax and Mr Justwed.
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Max—Smith
Pax
Miller Meat Market Ad Promises Juicy Home Killed Steaks
Local listing advertises Miller Meat Market offering home killed juicy steaks. Contact via phone 564 for orders and pickup.
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Miller Meat Market
Fireplace Wood for Sale: Big Wood at $4 a Cord
Local ad offers large fire place wood at four dollars per cord. Orders taken by phone, delivery not specified.
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Ili Cave
Central Trust Company Offers Gravel Road Bonds for Sale
The Central Trust Company announces investment notes offering up to $50,000 in Gravel Road Bonds. Bonds are available in long or short terms and in large and small denominations at market price. Investors are invited to inquire in person.
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The
Central Trust Company
Buick Four Arrives Shown at Christie Thomas Sales Co
The Buick Four is showcased at the Christie showroom as Thomas Sales Co promotes the new car in their sales room floor display.
His Poor Tale Teddy Bear Walks Away
A short verse features a teddy bear perched on ice becoming cold and then standing, walking away while declaring that his tale is told. The piece centers on whimsy and a simple moment of departure.
Christie Thomas Auto Sales Debuts Buick Four
Christie Thomas Auto Sales Co announces the Buick Four now on its salesroom floor. The feature model, widely discussed, is available for viewing today.
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Christie.Thomas Auto Sales Co
Buick
Salesman Wanted for Tire Company in Michigan
Wanted a salesman with car to earn $150 per week plus commissions at Wolfe Tire Co in Graham and Benton Harbor Michigan. Also for sale a storm buggy described as good as new suitable for children going to school at CW Pfeiffenberger's shop.
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Wolfe Tire Co
Graham
Benton Harbor, Mich
CW. Pfeiffenberger
A Practical Start Flapper Aims for Film Rise
The dialogue features Elsie expressing a wish to reach the top of the film industry. Her mother offers encouragement and instructs her to begin by climbing a stepladder to hang clean curtains, signaling a domestic rehearsal of ambition.
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Flapper
Elsie
Those Girls Miss Ryval at the Barclay Ball
Miss Ryval explains she could not attend the Barclay ball due to being surrounded by men. Miss Bright notes the absence and attributes it to the social crowd.
Unable to Sey Is Your Wife Pecetvig Today
An unclear fragment notes concern about a wife or spouse with puzzling phrasing and missing context. The readable portion hints at personal status or availability but lacks identifiable names, places, or dates to specify a clear event or outcome.
Nerv-Worth Advertisement Promises Quick Relief for Nervous Stomach
Adolphus Shields of Clarksburg West Virginia recounts long battle with Saint Vitus Dance and nervous trouble. He reports head pain and stomach issues improved after using Nerv-Worth two bottles at one dollar each. Medicine advertised with refund if no benefit, sold by druggists and endorsed by R. P. Mullins.
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Adolphus Shields
Clarksburg
W. Va
Nero-Worth
R. P. Mullins
Practical cotton planter fights boll weevil in Texas
Captain B W Marston of Red River Louisiana, a plain-spoken cotton planter with little formal science, uses green Pars and a simple device to combat boll weevils in Texas. Report says his methods are trusted by Texas planters while red ants arrive as allies in the pest war.
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Capt
B. W. Marston
Red River
Louisiana
Texas
Pars
Cant
Marston
Capt. Marston
Edienca
New Orleans
Vacations at Work and Time as Treasure
The passage argues for loving one’s work to ease recuperation and urges working efficiently. It warns against excessive worry and hot labor, noting sickness wastes time. It cites Gladstone’s habit of changing tasks rather than quitting work, praising time as more valuable than money.
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Gladstone
Russell Sage
Independent
Is it More Blessed to Give
The piece argues true charity must match needs not impulse. It contrasts unwise gifts with reckless generosity by the financial elite. The modern financier, like a feudal lord, flings funds to workers, yet his act is less noble than a pauperizing medieval donor.
American Aristocracy and The Public Taste
The piece argues that if America has an aristocracy its base is the nonaristocrats who sustain it with work and daily life. It treats entertainment, sport, militarism, and pageantry as diversions feeding a theatrical aristocracy that the public applauds and accepts as grand spectacle.
Water caution from doctors on dehydration and heart risk
The New York State Medical Association notes conflicting expert views on water intake. A speaker urges common sense, saying thirst justifies drinking but warns against overdrinking, framing the risk as heart disease rather than microbes.
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New York State Medical Association
Farmer Captures Trotting Doe Named Bally
John North a Tyson resident reports owning a trotting doe named Bally. He has broken her to harness and records her speed at a remarkable 25 seconds for a lap. Sally has begun her ascent to a promising pace with this unusual animal.
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John North
Tyson
Bally
Sally
The Fight on Flies Mounts Across the Nation
A nationwide movement begins against house flies viewed as disease spreaders. Scientific and medical groups urge sanitation, street cleaning, screened housing, and persistent insect control to reduce the pest and make summer safer.
Mothers and babies plea for nurse milk as ideal care
The piece lauds Dr Jacobs for urging mothers to nurse, arguing human milk cannot be replaced by artificial substitutes. It asserts state support for protecting the young, framing nursing as essential to producing better citizens and progenitors.
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Jacobs
SARS OF BARBARISM
Notable articles in the New York Times condemn the cruelty of maintaining will animals in captivity. The piece argues such practice harms human beings by exposing them to ignorance and curiosity and calls for liberation from barbaric customs.
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New York Times
Sonia Siliumer
Reforming the Prison System and the Reform Aims
The piece argues reformers fail to improve society or the criminal by mass incarceration. It condemns denying meaningful work and argues genuine reform requires incentives for a better life inside and beyond prison, noting limited gains from current methods.
Carrying Bundles in the Old South and Now
The piece contrasts historical courtly manners with modern behavior, noting that gallantry once required men to carry a woman’s purchases home and to offer service as her expressman. It says Southern and Northern women now tote their own packages, reflecting social change.
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South
The Large Family Questioning Twelve Children
The writer condemns large families as unfair to both parents and children. A man earning only 12 to 15 dollars weekly struggles to keep eleven or more. Children grow up in shabby conditions and work early, raising questions about parental love and feasibility.
Coins and cattle and the origins of monetary terms
A veteran U S treasury official discusses scarcity and exchange history, noting cattle used as early change and the shift to bullion. He explains how terms like carats turn to watch weights and Troy weight reflects Trojan creditors duties, with Romans testing coins against a legion flag to judge standard.
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C. M. Binghamton
U. S. Treasury Department
Troy
Real Slaves at St. Louis Exhibit At World Fair
The article recalls how slavery once dominated New England discourse and notes that 100 Moros enslaved individuals have been brought from the Philippines to be exhibited at St. Louis during the world fair drawing visitors who may see humans in bondage for the first time.
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New England
Philippines
St. Louis
Swimming Power Of Fish Reveals Long Sea Journey
The English board of agriculture and fisheries reports marked fish released in the North Sea on May 3 last year. A plaice caught January 29 distant 126 miles from its release confirms significant swimming ability and long travel between release and capture.
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English Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
North Sea
Remarkable Maple Tree in Woodstock Produces Buckets of Sap
Wilbur F. Washburn of Woodstock VI reports a maple tree in an open field with 10 feet 4 inches circumference and 67 feet branch spread. Across 11 days six buckets yielded 168 gallons of sap from the tree.
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Wilbur F. Washburn
Woodstock
Husbands Story Will Amaze Greencastle
A Greencastle article features R. P. Mullins, a druggist, touting Adlerika for stomach gas and sour stomach. The ad claims quick relief in twenty minutes, with benefits on upper and lower bowels and prevention of appendicitis by removing decaying matter and foul gas.
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Greencastle
Adlerika
Adler
i_ka
R. P. Mullins
Classes and the Masses in British Speech
John Bright laments the ruling class in Great Britain saying it wields power and wealth while neglecting the people. He argues to shift focus to the nation as the guiding faith and purpose.
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Great Britain
John Bright
The Effect of the Auto on Society and Fashion
The automobile as a pleasure carriage of swell standing accelerates beyond the bicycle and will leave traces of its extraordinary impact on dress and behavior as it becomes part of daily life.
They misquote a New York politician remarks on stenographer
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a New York politician is quoted with a garbled line about what should have been said. The item highlights a careless stenographer and the misrendered phrase should have did.
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New York
Philadelphia Ledger
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Estella Durbaran
Kansas City
Albert Lockridge
Elizabeth Lockridge
Miss Lockridge
Chicago
J_F. Hill
Indianapolis
Emily Jackson
Vincennes
Decker
Indi_ ana
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Justwed
Jack
Mr. Justwed
Christie
Thomas Sales Co
Pecetvig
MJ Ehrtl
Adolph Shields
BOLL
Theodore Tilton
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
William Faversham
Ernest Stackpoles
Fantomas
Vivian Martin
Tweedy
Indianapolis, Ind
Indiana Statefanr
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
Seaway
HL. & E. Trac. Co
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