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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
3
A new taxi offer proclaims daytime and nighttime service with low 5 cent rates and guaranteed promptness. Contact Harry Collins for bookings and special occasions. Also mentions Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised for its uniform success and wide reputation. Sold by dealers.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam county Indiana as Administrator of the estate of Mary Filen Bryan deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Dated this 20th day of August 1912. The Central Trust Company of Greencastle Indiana is administrator. Aug. 24th.
A dealer in Ohio Falls Indiana endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as the best cough cure for coughs colds and croup and cites strong sales. The note claims wide dealer support and availability.
Important change announced for the Brazil Division of the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Tracion Company. The timetable lists multiple trains with Limited and Local designations at 8:38 9:44 10:38 12:38 1:44 2:38 3:44 4:38 5:44 6:11 7:25 6:38 9:25 7:44 1:02 2:38 and 10:37 Local with G. C. Only noted. Rupert Bartley, Ret.
Pupils are asked to bring old textbooks to eligible exchange events. Sixth graders may trade Mowry’s First Steps in the History of Our Country toward American Beginnings in Europe, while seventh graders can exchange Lady of the Lake for Standard Classics. High schoolers may swap works like Deerslayer and Painter’s American Literature for other titles, with cash payments set by book dealers.
Majority Leader Underwood, head of the Ways and Means Committee, estimates the American public would save about $650 next year if the Senate and the President approved tariff reform bills sent by the House.
A George B. Howard article details the Gray Toulouse goose with a compact body, large head, deep chest, and gray plumage. It notes a standard adult gander weight of 20 pounds, goose 18 pounds, with young birds near 18 and 15 pounds respectively, and describes colors of plumage, eyes, bills, and legs.
The article advises keeping young pullets apart from mature birds to reduce timid behavior and ensure proper feeding. It recommends pullets receive fresh-forming feed like barley and bone meal with less fattening foods, while hens need less. It notes older birds require less feed and that pullets often struggle to get their share when kept together.
Advice urges poultry keepers to maintain clean houses and spray with a kerosene emulsion to control mites. The recommended mix is 10 percent, combining soap hot water kerosene and water, applied twice five to seven days apart, with weekly kerosene roost applications in hot weather.
A long list of practical advice for homes and cooking from a bygone era. Tips cover odors, cleaning, kitchen tasks, safe bath practices, food preparation, camping substitutes, and simple methods to refresh air and preserve perishables. It includes cautions about mushrooms, dish cleaning, and handling tools, reflecting a domestic how to tone.
A fragment describes a cabinet labeled as a ladder from earth to heaven not an altar to any creed. It emphasizes a simple service given to her own kind in their common need.
A collection of old fashioned recipes for cake fillings and desserts. Instructions describe two layer cake with raisin lemon filling, Irish stew, peach pie with kernels, rice pudding with preserves and meringue, and sponge bananas with nuts and custard.
Winter poultry costs rise and care is vital. Provide shade and movable nest boxes. promote ventilation, cleanliness, and dry houses. Avoid confinement for ducks. loosened birds and mild linseed aids moulting. Seal fumigation and carbolic acid notes are unsafe.
The article urges exact fowl age tracking via leg bands or punched foot marks to keep records. It recommends marking newly hatched chicks and notes up to fifteen distinct hatchings per year. It also discusses poultry house size, warning that under half capacity hinders egg production and profits.
Everett Stewart of Greencastle Indiana reports kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and fatigue. After two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the pain and tiredness vanished and he calls the cure permanent. The product is sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the sale agent. Remember the name Doan's.
An ad offers junk yard services by H. Oberstein in South Greencastle near Gardner Brothers Ice Plant. It mentions buying junk including old raps metal and old feathers and lists Sudranski's Store for contact. Also notes Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with implied strong efficacy and sale by all dealers.
Zemo offers a 25 cent bottle of Zemo for all skin ailments with a free trial cake of Zemo Soap and a care guide. The soap freshens hands and can be used as a head wash while the liquid cures skin irritations. Return the bottle to reclaim 25 cents. guaranteed by E W Rose Medicine Co. and sold by A Cook Drug store in Greencastle.
An advertisement touts Zeno scalp treatment and skin remedy. It claims to cure dandruff eczema rash pimples and general skin irritation with easy application and no sticky residue. A recent bottle at the Cook Drug Store is guaranteed to stop skin irritation.
Quote from James Lane Allen about a future era that may reveal the nation’s past as a time of simple, home grown Americans reflecting on national character.
Advertised Digestit tablets claim instant relief from indigestion after meals by stopping fermentation. The ad notes a money back guarantee and lists Brown's Digestit as sold at Cook Drug Store with an 50e price.
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