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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
2
Sunday edition of the Star-Den Publishing Company reports on Greencastle Indiana events with references to Charles J. Arnold and William T. Sitlington. The fragment hints at a local highlight or contest led by city master figures amid street numbers and local titles.
Greencastle resident William W. Matkin recounts a long battle with back and kidney pains after a railroad wreck. He credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with rapid relief and urges others to use the product, noting he has no objection to publicizing his experience. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets Doan’s Kidney Pills. Remember the name.
Mrs J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia calls herself the mother of eighteen children and credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing years of stomach trouble. She says she weighed 168 pounds after taking three bottles and can eat anything, endorsing the remedy for neighbors in Boone Mill and nearby.
A Swise girl who married a Turkish nobleman three weeks ago asks for a divorce, stating that western and eastern life are very different. She makes no accusations against her husband.
Ingest Camberlain's Tablets to ease indigestion and constipation and lift spirits. Sold by all dealers.
A light life magazine quip places Tommy’s witty reply to his mother about washing hands. The line humorously notes one hand washing was needed while the other supposedly was not, reflecting domestic humor.
An advertisement claims relief from diarrhoea with Ch berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A testimonial from M. E. Gebhart of Oy ole, Pa says one dose cured him and others. The notice asserts two doses cure ordinary attacks and promotes dealer sales.
W M McGAUGHEY physician and surgeon announces residence at corner Bloomington Seminary streets with office in Evans Block No 24 South Jackson street. Office telephone 827 residence 229.
Greencastle druggists advertise E-Ru-Sa Pile Cure as free from opiates, lead, and poison, claiming other pile medicines cause constipation and damage. They offer a guaranteed cure or forfeiture and name Jones Stevens Co. as sole sellers.
McPherson dreams of a 11 o clock event at Grand Central Station in New York on March 3 and pursues a green clad heroine through fantasies. He targets a girl at a ticket booth, flees after a thief steals his money, and finds a clue in a pocketbook that reveals Miss Gladys M. Winter.
A guide on canning green apples and making apple sauce for future use. It covers apple whip with whipped cream, serving ideas with berries, mixing with cherries and cranberries, jelly making hints, marmalade methods, lemon and orange peels, and quick apple sauce variants. Includes apricot juice butter and a time saving Binks apple sauce method.
A fragment describes combining peanut butter with sugar and cream or condensed milk, simmering to a soft ball stage, then beating with vanilla. The method notes rolling on oiled paper and cautions about heat, claiming the result is easier to digest for those without teeth than old fashioned peanut candy.
The article explains extending a curtain to its desired length by padding a table and placing wet fabric over it to stretch to the original length and width. It notes that multiple curtains can be dried simultaneously by stacking them, ensuring each stays identical to the one beneath.
A simple cream dessert recipe uses Knox gelatin dissolved in cold water, then boiling water and sugar. Beat four egg whites stiff then combine with gelatin, color half with fruit coloring. Add lemon juice to the colored portion and vanilla to the white portion. Layer white and pink in a mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
A vintage recipe describes a spice pie with yolk batter and a coffee flavored filling. Ingredients include eggs, sugar, sour cream, flour, butter, spice blends, and frosting from whites. Filling brightens with milk, cornstarch, salt, sugar, coffee, vanilla, and brandy, then layered between cooled cake portions.
Ernest Thompson Seton explains three moose species: European elk, eastern North American moose, and the Alaskan giant. He details external features, antler shapes, brow groups, and notes potential evolutionary links to an extinct Cervalces, suggesting the Alaskan moose as a primitive survivor.
In the Dakotas Nebraska and Wyoming wolf and coyote fur coats are a winter staple for outdoorsmen. Indians and others fur coat makers tailor garments to customer orders with pelts selling from 100 to 150 dollars. One Brock Nebraska hunter recalls a home made coat built from many skins after years of trapping, noting the challenge of securing the largest wolf and the coats’ durability and moth resistance.
N A Buck visiting Prof Jenks at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco exchanges banter with a bellboy delivering a card. The note recalls meeting Jenks father in Alaska and asks to shake hands with his son. A bellboy says the man was about 30. Jenks replies with a counter message revealing his father died thirty seven years ago.
Two women in a foreign land comfort a wounded sparrow as they mourn loneliness and share memories of a father who cared for birds. They bury the bird in a peaceful grave, hoping it finds Bird Heaven, while reflecting on belonging and companionship.
Chicago physicians report five local reversals of death from gas poisoning and discuss resuscitation by pulmotor. David Hass, once pronounced dead, revived after three hours with oxygen under high pressure then reduced to two psi. A separate drowning case prompted debate on early life-saving measures.
Eastern Star Notice for Greencastle Chapter No 255 C B S announces a regular Wednesday session with Cloverdale chapter as guest. All members are urged to attend. Jennie Lane Worthy Matron Lula B E Greene Secretary
In Rebellion, a boy named Willie informs his mother that he and others will go to the principal’s house to register a protest. They oppose tearing down the boys’ crochet and fancy work room to expand a girls’ basketball court, highlighting a satire on school space use.
The Board of County Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana will receive scale bids for alterations and repairs at the county jail and for new work at the county asylum. Plans, profiles and specifications are on file with the County Auditor. Bids due by Sept 16 at 11 am 1913. Each bid must include a bond double the bid amount conditioned to enter into contract and perform according to the plans if accepted. O L Atrhart Auditor. l DH Sept 2 11 W Sept 5
A series of notices list township trustees and the days and places they will be at home or offices each week to transact trustee business. Names cited include Will Strube Ernest Kivett Benjamin Walls Aliver Stringer D B Etchelone F Fred Tod with locations in Madison Mill Creek Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion townships and Bainbridge Fillmore.
In Central Africa a tribe grants citizenship and marriage rights only after a man descends a steep cliff, a perilous initiation that tests resolve and endurance. The custom ties social status to a dangerous physical challenge and is described as a prerequisite for full adulthood within the community.
A fragment references Fletcher's Castoria with the phrase Children Cry and a dialogue line about liking dumb brutes and hating cats and parrots. The text appears as an OCR snippet lacking clear narrative context or dates, focusing on a product claim and a humorous aside.
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