Notice to Macadam Road Contractors in Putnam County
Board of Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana invites sealed bids for 2437 feet of macadam road in Greencastle township known as Frank Peck road. Bids due by 11 p.m. October 6 1912. bids opened October 6 1912 at the Auditor's office Greencastle. Each bid must include bond equal to twice the bid amount. contracts awarded by the board.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Greencastle Township
Frank Peck
Putnam County Commissioners and Auditor Listing
A. M. Gardner James Fe. Houck serve on the Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners with C. L. Airhart as Auditor. The seat assignments and official roles are noted in the county roster.
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A. M. Gardner
James FE. Houck
Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Putnam County Sealed Bids Due for Road Upgrade
On September 2 1912 the Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners set October 5 1912 as the bid deadline at the Auditor's office in Greencastle for 11657 feet of M Cadam road in Cloverdale township. Bids must be filed by 11 am October 5 with bond equal to double the bid. The board may reject any or all bids and award as allowed by law. George E Raines A M Gardner James E Houck L AIRHART Auditor Greencastle Sept 4 1912.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Sai Board
Greencastle
M.cadam
Cloverdale
Greercastle
John Taber
O’cloc
George E. Raines
A. M. Gardner
James E. Houck
Putam County
Co. L. Airhart
Putnam
Ind
Notice to Bridge Contractors Barna Bridge Bid Invited
Sealed proposals will be received by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners at the Auditor's Office Greencastle Indiana until 11 o clock a m on Saturday September 21 1912 for the repair of a bridge over Big Walnut Creek known as the Barna Bridge at Barnard and New Maysville road Specifications are on file in the Auditor's Office The successful bidder must furnish bond for twice the bid with two freehold surities to the Board George Raines James F E Houck Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana Attest Co L Atrhart County Auditor Greencastle Indiana September 4th 1912 Sept 6th 1912
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George D. Gorham
Putnam Circuit Court
Board of County Commissioners
Auditor's Office
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Big Walnut Creek
Barna Bridge
Barnard and
New Maysville Road
George Raines
A. M. Gardner
Punam County
Fincastle Bridge
Crawfordsville
Greencastle Road
Busin
Putnam County Coyne Wilson
Sealed bids sought for Fincastle Bridge repair project
Putnam County Indiana commissioners announce sealed proposals for repairing the Fincastle Bridge on the Crawfordsville Greencastle road. Bids due 11:00 a.m. September 21 1912 at the Auditor's Office in Greencastle. Bid bond required equal to twice bid with two freehold sureties approved by the Board.
Outdoor activity and exercise for health and beauty
A period note advocates daily outdoor walking to improve digestion and regulate bowels, arguing that domestic chores will not make a woman healthy or beautiful. The text appears as an advertisement line stating for sale by all dealers.
Love's furlough proves a winner on Tressac Island
Suzanne and Don test their engagement with a secret furlough to see if love endures. Suzanne falls for explorer Carl Janeway but learns Don’s sacrifice and protection matter most as she rushes back to him after hearing of his injury and her intended engagement.
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Suzanne
Don
Janeways
Tressac Island
Carl Janeway
Sue
Janeway
Mr. Janeway
Blanche
Don Hamilton
The
Langer
Tressac
Canada
Wheatons
Isabel
Carl
Aunt Isabel
Associated Literary Press
Salamis, Italy, and the Voice of Mulberry Street
An Italian American deckhand in Boston and a musically gifted Italian boy in New York reveal how identity can blur lines between nations. A Naples opera memory meets a modern Phonograph Caruso song, sung barefoot on a dry goods case while sailing, illustrating heritage and progress.
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Boston
Italy
Little
North Square
Panama
Isthmus
Canal Zone
Naples
New York
Mulberry Street
Caruso
One of Nature's Freaks in Villarimboud Church Damage
A Swiss village awoke during a thunderstorm to find part of the church wrecked by lightning The bells stayed ringing through the night whether by electrical current or wind and kept tolling until daybreak.
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Villarimboud
Switzerland
Shark powered racing boat tale from Newbern
In Newbern North Carolina George Arthur a fisherman near Adams Creek caught a large shark in his net and kept it in a pool for months. He fitted a two horse power engine to a skiff to race and towed his craft with the shark housed in a cage beneath the boat.
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Newbern
N. C
George Arthur
Adams Creek
Neuse River
Arthur
Inquirers
Hen Dominates Snake in Milan Road Encounter
In Sandusky Ohio a hen with twelve chicks fought a two foot black snake on a dusty Milan road. The battle lasted nearly an hour before the hen prevailed and the snake died, witnesses say the hen stood her ground while others waited to help.
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Sandusky
Milan
Coin Found After Fifty Years in Kansas
Silver coin lost by J. A. Bennett of Winfield and dropped as a boy in Kentucky was found by J. Rehler after a floor crack. The coin was forwarded to Bennett by Mr. Eckler.
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Winfield
Kan
J. A. Bennett
Grant County
Kentucky
J. Rehler
Bennett
Eckler
Boy's Gray Locks Puzzle in Berwick Pa
Physicians in West Berwick face a puzzling case about Johnnie Frabis five year old son whose hair has turned gray like an elderly person. The parents are normal and the family has four children. One son chews chalk coal and paper fragments.
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Berwick
Johnnie Frabis
West Berwick
Prisoner Claims Horrors At Fort Leavenworth
Andrew Tobani, 24, surrendered at Broad Street Station claiming mistreatment at Fort Leavenworth. He says he escaped three months ago in a swill barrel after serving part of a sentence for theft, alleging water cure and torture to force labor and a trumped up army charges. He used aliases William Jackson and asserted army service with the Fifth Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston.
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Philadelphia
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Andrew Tobani
Broad Street Station
Tobani
Central Station
William Jackson
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fifth Cavalry
Heroic Young Infielder Saves Child From Lurching Engine
Florence New Jersey leans into a daring rescue as Leon Horner, a young infielder for the local team at R D Wood iron foundries, leaps from a moving engine to yank Loretta Bains from oncoming tracks. Though crushed under the wheels, his legs suffer lacerations and ankle sprains, Horner survives to miss weeks of baseball.
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Florence
N. J
Leon Horner
Loretta Bains
R. D. Wood Iron Foundries
Horner
Pantry of Roger Williams Home Unearthed in Dig near Fireplace
Workmen digging near a large fireplace, tied to Roger Williams Rhode Island founder, uncover a pantry with dishes crockery and bone fragments thought human. Many items broken before the find was realized as significant.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Roger Williams
Williams
German Chemist Duisburg Arrives for Rubber Congress
Prof Carl Duisburg of Berlin heads a 250-strong German delegation arriving in New York for the quadrennial chemistry congress next month. His paper will cover his method for producing artificial rubber from coal tar, and he presented the emperor with automobile tires made from the material before departing Germany.
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New York
Carl Duisburg
Berlin
Cleveland to open three-cent municipal dance hall
In a bid to address social problems, Cleveland plans a new municipal dance hall where couples may dance for a fee of three cents. The proposal emphasizes affordable recreation and orderly social gathering.
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Cleveland
Notice of Estimates of Expenses for Putnam County 1912
Official notice lists the estimated expenses for Putnam County Indiana for 1912 including salaries for county officers, court costs, teachers' insurance, prison and jail costs, school support, maintenance, and various county projects with amounts attached. The document is signed and dated August 16, 1912.
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Indiana
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Indianapolis
Putnam County Ticket
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William M. Sutherlin
Henry H. Runyan
Theodore Boes
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E. B. Lynch
H. Witt Sutherlin
James B. Bunten
Arthur J. Hamrick
Macadam Road Contractors
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C. L. Airhart
Greencastle Ind
Attest. Co
L. Atrhart
James EE. Houck
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OVERS
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