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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
4
The message presents a bank slogan emphasizing community support for every business, large or small. It frames the bank as a partner in local success, inviting all merchants to make it their bank and noting no account is too small or too large to manage.
Mrs Martha Woods died August 27 1918 at her daughter's home in Indiana. Funeral held August 29 at Bethel Church with Rev Matt Masten officiating. She was 79. Attendees included George Woods Frank Strain and families, Arthur and Raymond Woods, Joseph Woods of Indianapolis, Frank Woods of near Coatesville, Bert Peer and sons of Danville. Gladys Miller of Ree visited Goldie Miller. Lucy Garrett went to Indianapolis on business. Jos Campbell has been seriously ill.
The report notes a person recovering after a prolonged illness and mentions visits by Miss Lida Roberts of Indianapolis to Mrs. Ransom and Mrs. Eva Walls. It also states Mr. and Mrs. Sam Campbell have returned from Martinsville after a three week stay, with Mr. Campbell much improved.
People from Middletown and surrounding towns spent time with relatives and friends in the area. Itinerary included visits by Mr. and Mrs. Court Griffith and son Carroll of Indianapolis to Henry Keiser, and numerous other relatives from Reelsville Cloverdale and beyond visiting sisters, nieces, and hosts in Otter Creek and Lena Sun regions.
Mrs. Volta Bankson of Chilli cothe Missouri says Chamberlain's Tablets relieved her indigestion toned her liver and banished backache and dizziness. She praises the tablets as doing a world of good and promises to speak well of them.
A Wadley based cream station unveils a new dairy facility boosting local production. Officials say the expansion will support farmers by enhancing processing capacity and market reach in the region.
An advertisement touts United States Tires as the best choice for wear life service mileage safety and comfort. It claims lower maintenance costs and depreciation and notes a type 2nd size for every car.
A long roster enumerates Putnam County dealers and firms across Greencastle Coatesville Morrison Rue Wm MacDonald Spencer Hardware Co Russellville Raccoon Clodfelter Bettis Morton BE Bainbridge Roachdale Reelsville Harmony and nearby towns. The compilation highlights hardware grocers and merchants including several named partners and proprietors across the region.
The Narcoochee Mound in White County Georgia was found artificial by the Bureau of American Ethnology and built by the Cherokee. Excavations uncovered about 75 graves and a painted effigy vase, showing the site served as a cemetery and dwelling area into the 19th century. The famed Nacoochee legend of Nacoochee Santee and Yonah is dismissed as fiction.
A New Yorker notes many locals never see landmark sights such as the Flatiron building or the Brooklyn Bridge. He cites a bookseller near Broadway who has never visited Twenty third Street due to work and routine. He asserts thousands in Manhattan have never crossed or seen these iconic structures.
Washington D C The Public Health Service warns that discarded tin cans with rain water breed mosquitoes spreading malaria. An official bulletin notes that a hole in the bottom could have saved a life and urges proper disposal to prevent breeding and disease.
In Petersburg Indiana Frank Hill, a barber, devised a novel rabbit trapping method during a snowstorm. He attached an automobile horn to a garden hose, honked from the ground, and drew rabbits from their burrows into a waiting sack.
A Russian correspondent reports on the Chukchees of northeastern Siberia where deaths by one’s own hand are common as a cultural practice. He describes the hooded death coat and hereditary suicides, noting the paradox of a happy, healthy people bound to a deadly custom.
A deli owner predicts rain using a sweating ice chest as a barometer after a man bets rain. a medical critique from The Lancet argues door handles and hand contact spread disease and advocates foot levers and dogma for safer travel. The piece links weather lore to public health warnings about hygiene and transmission.
The passage notes Roumanian peasant life centered on maize cake and frugal meals with onions beans fruit and water. It then contrasts grim hospitality remarks and includes quirky facts about a sprinter swimmer pausing on races and a long claim about pawn brokers in Quebec. It ends with a data line on India’s garrison and territory.
The article argues that chief engineers on great liners deserve equal credit to captains. It details a seven day ship with 140 crew, 72 furnaces, 350 tons coal daily, and 150 men behind the scenes to keep steam and machinery ready for emergencies.
The customs inspector voices ongoing worry over diamonds slipping through. He notes under ten percent of smugglers are caught and cites methods from hollow heels to soap, porous plasters, and even a Paris bonnet with hidden gems. He recalls a clever case where a hat distraction revealed gems in grapes. The piece emphasizes vigilance, behavior clues, and the limits of detection.
The first U S production of Italian opera was in New York City in 1825, Rossini's Barber of Seville.
A note on choosing companions cites the proverb If you don’t belong to the family, don’t go into the house. The text advises Beek friends who enjoy you and share values to seek mutual trust and support.
Advert shows sufferers of indigestion discouraged but reports hundreds permanently cured by Champlain's Tablets. Claims the medicine strengthens the stomach and helps it function naturally with a desire to try them.
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