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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
2
The Herald is issued each afternoon by the Star-Democrat Publishing Company based at 17 and 19 South Daksoo Street Greencastle Indiana.
Mrs C J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia says five years of stomach trouble left her unable to eat more than biscuits. After taking three bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets she is now a well woman weighing 168 pounds able to eat anything. She invites locals to verify her statement with neighbors and notes the tablets are sold by all dealers.
A dialogue quotes a student seeking a grand life work in journalism. A professor counters that the woman is born to be a milliner, framing ambition and vocation with a sharp gendered verdict.
A Tipton Iowa mother reports her son suffered a severe cold and bad coughing last winter. One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy stopped the cough and cured the cold, and is sold by all dealers.
In Madison a luncheon ended with Senator La Follette listening to a magazine writer recount how a capitalist built his fortune. He replied with a weary smile that this was another case of profit without honor.
Despondency is often caused by indigestion and constipation and quickly disappears when Camberlain's Tablets are taken. For sale by all dealers.
A compact motivational notice quotes Mme De Maintenon on perseverance. It likens success to striking fire through repeated efforts, even amid despair, urging steady application across ventures.
Testimonial from M. E. Gebhart of Oriole Pa praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says one dose cured his illness and it has helped others he gave it to. The note claims ordinary diarrhoea responds to one or two doses and that the product is sold by all dealers.
The piece asserts that many men pursue religion only after achieving worldly success and accumulating possessions, framing faith as a late fulfillment rather than an early priority. It comments on motives and social attitudes toward belief and material attainment.
In Greencastle druggists advertise E-Ru-Sa as free of opiates lead and poisons, claiming other pile remedies cause harm. They offer E-Ru-8A as a guaranteed cure with a $51 forfeit and list Jones Stevens as the most reliable seller in town.
Physician and surgeon location listed on Vine Street between Washington and Walnut in Greencast, Indiana. Practice details indicate a medical office serving the local population.
The article discusses how rice consuming nations like Japan stay strong. It explains a polishing process that removes bran and nutrient surface, reducing flavor and nutrition, and cites a letter by Rev. H. S. Chubb and research by Professor S. A. Knapp on rice milling in Asia.
Spain’s olive industry expands with green olives prepared for bottling and brining. Olives undergo sorting, cold water soaking, and a salt soda brine with optional aromatics. Ripe olives are less in demand. Oil extraction remains slow using horse mills and lever presses, with many outdated presses in use. Oil stored in jars, sometimes covered by alcohol to limit air, and inferior oil used for soap.
The article surveys palm varieties on the island of Ceylon and details how natives in the low country Sinhalese districts rely on the coconut palm for sustenance, illumination, drink, culinary needs, fishing nets, rope, construction materials, and even broom making from leaf ribs before growth.
America faces a glut of churches as towns split into six to ten congregations. Few can fund decent preachers or sustain full-time pastoral work, forcing very young ministers to cover vast territories and neglect pastoral duties, a model that cannot sustain church growth.
A Paris market offers strands cut from famous figures. Nelson locks fetched 625 dollars for two dozen, Wellington hair at 7.50 per lock, Napoleon 6 to 100 depending on demand, and Byron around 97.50, reflecting varied celebrity appeal.
The piece criticizes the new rich for flaunting gowns and homes with phrases like a rag of Doucet's and a little box, mocking their affectation as they boast hundreds of dollars gowns and country houses filled with luxury and servants.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt describes Raymond Schbidler teaching in Bohol Philippines with 350 pupils and seven aspirantes training as teachers. He notes hardships from drought, rice scarcity and improvised bread from tree pith, and observes local dress customs and daily greetings by students in the morning.
In Baltimore, Max Bolkhard, a German veteran of the Franco Prussian War, carried a three quarters of an inch long bullet between his little toe and its neighbor for 36 years. Dr John D Blake and his son Dr Herbert Clake removed the diseased bone and bullet, ending years of rheumatic pain.
The Paris medical students form a society to promote cheerful laughter and the idea that a person’s character is revealed by their laugh. They classify laughs Ha Ha Heh Hee Ho and Huh Huh, linking each to traits, and urge publics to adopt the lively form akin to knights and monks in old songs.
Quotation reflection on honesty urging restraint in truth telling with cautionary tone and literary allusion. The piece contrasts blunt truth with prudent tact and warns against indiscriminate candor in daily life.
Ernest Thompson Seton discusses three moose species: European elk in northern Europe and Asia, eastern North American moose with a narrower skull and larger size, and the Alaskan giant moose. He notes differences in antler structure, coloration, and brow-prong formation, and compares the Alaskan to extinct Carvasces, suggesting a possible ancient relationship.
The Kansas City Star reports on wolf and coyote skin coats worn by Northwestern stockmen and hunters in the Dakotas Nebraska and Wyoming. Indians skilled in fur work make coats to order with up to ten pelts per large coat and prices from one hundred forty to three hundred fifteen dollars. One hunter recounts a homemade six year effort to gather the necessary wolves and a near miss with a wolf that bit his sleeve during capture.
H A Buck visiting Prof Jenks at the St Francis Hotel receives a card from a man claiming to know his father. The bellboy says the man is about 30. The professor notes his father died thirty seven years ago and responds with a witty note.
Reginald Heber Bishop’s twenty year work Investigations and Studies in Jade valued at 185000 to publish 100 copies. Library copy No 01 given to the Philadelphia Library with perpetual ownership. Volume 1 details jade in China minerals and working methods. Volume 2 catalogues Metropolitan Museum items across mineralogical archaeological and art objects.
A Kansas immigrant to Oklahoma recalls a storm where a cyclone seemed to wind the house away while he and his wife sprinted to the cellar. He claims the wind blew so fast the eye could not penetrate clear air and asks scientists to explain the phenomenon observed last year.
Chicago physicians report reviving gas victims declared dead using a pulmotor. David Haas, once thought dead, regained consciousness after three hours with oxygen therapy. The device, pressurized at 3000 psi, lowers to two psi for treatment.
The article notes water is essential for digestion, absorption, elimination and overall vitality. It states an average adult body requires at least two quarts of pure water daily and mentions Japanese soldiers consuming two to four gallons daily as context.
The German Seventh Army Corps infantry now carries a tripod-like aiming device behind the side arms. Three thin wooden strips form a foot-long support to steady the rifle. Authorities expect improved accuracy and better overall firing. London Globe notes it as a return to first principles.
Greencastle chapter No 256 O ES will hold a regular session Wednesday at 8 oclock. The Cloverdale chapter will be its guest. All members are urged to attend. Jennie Lane Worthy Matron Lula E Greene Secretary.
The Hon. Joseph H. Coate shares a witty exchange with Bishop and Lord Rosebery at a London club. The bishop notes a dinner invites dread a long dinner and sermon, suggesting a twenty minute limit. Rosebery quips a solution: shorten the sermon by ten minutes and speed up the dinner.
In Rebellion. A mother asks where her boys go and Willie replies they will register a protest at the principal's house against tearing down the boys crochet and fancy work room to make a girls basketball court.
In T. P.'s Weekly the notion is explored that the bill never seems large to the man who buys on the instalment plan. The piece reflects on consumer spending habits and credit culture of the era.
The Board of County Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana will receive sealed bids for alterations and repairs at the county jail and for new work on the county asylum. Plans and specifications are on file in the County Auditor's office. Bids due September 16 at 11am 1912. Each bid must include a bond double the bid amount conditioned to enter contract and perform per plans if awarded. L Atrhart Auditor. Sept 2 1912.
Public notices from trustees of Madison Mill Creek and Marion townships announce weekly office hours. Officials list locations residence and days to transact township business, with meetings on Wednesdays Saturdays and Fridays and Tuesdays respectively.
A Central Africa tribe grants citizenship and marriage rights only after a man climbs down a steep cliff, marking a perilous initiation rite. The text describes the dangerous test as a prerequisite to social recognition and union within the community.
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