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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
3
Maplewood notes report Harriett and Buford Petro returning home from visits with grandparents near Ladoga. A Stadler reunion was held at Enoch Proctor’s in Fillmore with several families attending. Local residents report roofing, farm work, and visits to Crawfordsville Fair and Indianapolis state fair. Andrew Hirt and family from Vicksburg, Mississippi spent two weeks with relatives here.
Mrs Jessie Allee Byrd and daughter Nine Louise plan a winter in Jacksonville Florida. Dr C A Wade returns from Bay View. Mrs J P Allen is ill at home. Prof F C Tilden and wife visit Indianapolis. Dr and Mrs W M McGaughey and children drive to Indianapolis. Dorothy Jordan of Indianapolis visits her parents. Robert Mahoney returns from Oklahoma to spend the week. The Kings Builders of the Christian Church meet Friday at 3 pm. Misses Jane Davis and Florence Seiders leave for DePauw University in Greencastle. Brazil Times Women’s Union meets Friday for an all day session. School House lunch attendees at the State Fair in Indianapolis. Neely O’Hair also attends the State Fair. Richard Denman departs for New York City. Mr and Mrs Daniel Burkett depart for St Louis. Mr and Mrs Albert Albaugh visit Ralph Albaugh’s family in Doland South Carolina. Sayers and son attend the State Fair in Indianapolis. Lawrence Black of Martinsville visits on business. Presbyterian Prayer Meeting at 7:30 pm. Friday Circle Club meets Friday afternoon with Mrs Bence Daggy. R L O’Hair of Central National Bank ill at home. Locust Street church closes its conference year with pledges due. Walter Lear and son Francis in Indianapolis. Baptist church prayer meeting followed by a business session. Tri Kappa to initiate at Mrs Millard Hootman’s home. Initiates include Mary Tucker Noble Katherine Cannon Elva Ayler Evelyn Ayler Elizabeth Hughes Edna West. C C Hurst hosts noonday dinner for Mrs Lettie Lee Hurst’s 83rd birthday with Mrs S C Herring present.
The Rev Jocelyn Perkins of Westminster Abbey told the Royal Photographic Society in Pall Mall East that white has long been the unlucky coronation color in English history. He noted Charles I wore white vestments at his coronation in contrast to tradition.
The Herald calls all subscribers in arrears to call the office and pay their subscriptions or send a check or money order by mail. Prompt payment is greatly appreciated by the newspaper.
Local retailer Hamilton's Book Store offers school books to help families prepare for the new term. Store invites shoppers to visit ahead of Monday rush and secure needed titles.
An old advertisement lists Miller Meat Market offering home killed juicy steak with a phone number 564. It also promotes fireplace wood at 4 dollars a cord with orders to call 65.
Auction at residence N Jackson St on September 10 1921 at 1 30 pm for entire household including rugs beds bedding tables chairs writing desk book case refrigerator range cooking utensils and more. Central Trust Company of Greencastle Indiana executor. Dobbs Vestal auctioneers. Paul Albin clerk.
For sale in Indianapolis a two story eight room house with a large lot located within eight blocks of the square. Listed by Putnam Realty Co at 328 826 People Bank Building.
Water bills are due on or before the 10th of the month to receive net rates. If not paid by that date, gross rates will apply. Greencastle Water Works Co.
Help wanted from Herald Office inviting a young man or woman to join the reporting staff. The notice seeks applicants for journalistic duties and newsroom tasks at the local paper.
Furnished sleeping rooms for rent listed for 2028 on Indiana Street. Includes modern amenities and telephone contact at 619 for inquiries.
Auditor R. E. Knoll records a Petition by Elisha McAninch and others from Marion Township seeking grade drainage and rock or gravel surfacing for a less than one mile public road. The request asks action without an election and sets a hearing for October 3, 1921 before the County Commissioners.
Medical reports show men are more prone to appendicitis though sudden cases occur among women. Preventing intestinal infection can guard against it. Adlerika antiseptic acts on both upper and lower bowel removing foul matter that may cause infection. It helps with gas and digestive issues and is endorsed for cleansing the system.
Putnam County Indiana invites bids for three months of supplies for the county poor asylum. Bids due September 17 1921 at 1 30 p m in duplicate with samples. bids filed with County Auditor RE E Knoll. notices dated September 8 15.
The McKinley lily, on display in Oakland's Chamber of Commerce rooms, drew attention as a preserved flower exhibit. W. D. Nichols oversees the preserving process, with the iris-like bloom kept in a fluid to maintain form and color as long as possible.
A Kentucky couple, John Maynard and his wife, both 77, report renewed health after using Nerv-Worth tonic. They praise improved eating and sleep and endorse the vegetable tonic as safe and effective for all ages. Sold by R P Mullins and leading druggists at $1 per bottle.
Farmers' Bulletin 57 surveys nine commercial alfalfa strains in the United States, noting regional suitability from North to Southwest. It contrasts common alfalfa with named varieties, outlines drought and cold resistance, and gives seed quality indicators and breeding cautions for farmers.
Chief Porter of the Creek nation says after forty years in Indian election affairs he has never heard of voter repetition or intimidation. He asserts repeating is impossible and that Indians are too good a citizen to commit such crimes.
A reflective note from the Atchison Globe contrasts forgiveness with revenge, asserting forgiveness is not quick to condemn nor quick to violate rules, unlike revenge which rushes to violative acts. The quote emphasizes measured restraint and lawful conduct.
A writer tours the Royal Normal College for the Blind at Norwood with Dr F J Campbell, describing how Braille uses six-dot cells. He observes pupils writing with Braille frames and bodkins, noting rapid, precise blind reading and writing.
An old Cherokee describes poisoning arrowheads by using rattlesnake venom from a deer liver. A pole pins the liver beside active rattlers midday, each snake bites to coat the organ, then the liver dries and is ground into powder for buckskin bags. It sticks to wet surfaces and kills upon entry.
In Burma and the Far East ants are used to reveal the fragrant sandalwood heart. Loggers cut the log and let ants attack the chinks. Within weeks the ants remove the worthless layer, exposing the valuable heartwood for commerce.
A New York Sun excerpt notes how Hawaii and Darjeeling allow rapid traversal from tropical to temperate zones within an hour. In Hawaii climbers pass from palm groves to cooler, temperate landscapes with potatoes and vegetables. in Darjeeling a tropical pass gives way to tree ferns magnolias and rhododendrons before Himalayan forests yield to snow covered peaks.
The article estimates 46,000,000 square miles of habitable earth with 37,000,000 fertile, supporting 200 persons per square mile. It projects 7.406 billion subsistence, notes 7.44 billion people in 210 years, and asks what 300 years hence when 16 billion live on Earth may bring.
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