Quiet Title Suit Filed in Putnam Circuit Court
The Putnam Circuit Court files a complaint by Hays and Murphy to quiet title on real estate in Putnam County Indiana. The defendants named include Richard Biddle Catherine and Biddle and many Silveys among others, all non residents, with a November 3 1913 appearance deadline at Greencastle courthouse.
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Indiana
Putnam County
Putnam Circuit Court
John J. C. Clay
Richard Biddle
Hays & Murphy
Catherine & Biddle
Tiaac Bronson
Frederick Bronson
James McMurry
Levoni McMurry
John Case
Julia Case
Isom Silvey
Mary Jane Silvey
William J. Silvey
Mary E. Sivey
Lewis J. Silvey
Charles W. Silvey
George M. Silvey
Samuel FE
Silvey
John J. Silvey
Isaac M. Silvey
Edward Silvey
John D. Sage
Union Central Life Insurance Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
R. Case
Mary K Case
State of
Indi
Greencastle
City of
College dormitory applications required for applicants
Desiring to rent rooms or young ladies or students must file their application in the Presidents office with a strict pledge to observe the regulations of the college for young women in the dormitories. Blank forms will be forwarded upon request.
Submerged Water Power Plant Concept for Electricity
Engineers describe a submerged power plant housed within a dam, using a feed pipe from upstream to drive turbines and generate electricity. Statisticians project coal depletion centuries hence, urging exploration of waterway power to support manufacturing and energy needs.
The British Government and the Prime Minister's Power
Appletons Magazine argues the English government is small with forty six ministers and a few key officials. the majority rule gives the premier near total control, especially over taxation and spending, while the majority cannot initiate legislation. It stresses patronage is unreliable as a political asset.
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England
House of Commons
Treasury
Appleton's Magazine
A Tame Defi and the Baker’s List of Foes
In a humorous Chicago Evening Post vignette, baker Legler jokes about writing down names of friends he can lick. Mrs. Liscum questions the list leading to a comic exchange where Liscum challenges Legler and the baker decides to remove him from the list. The scene unfolds at Legler’s bakery with playful bravado and a close neighborly squabble.
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Legler
Liscum
Chicago Evening Post
Quarrel Over Peaceful Disposition Ends Engagement
Fragment from a historical page depicts a heated dispute about which party possessed the more peaceful temperament, followed by the claim that they are now no longer engaged. The exchange highlights interpersonal tensions and social expectations of harmony.
Etiquette Rules From a Bygone Era
A dated column offers social conduct guidance. It comments on not provoking bill collectors, apologizing in crowds, umbrella etiquette in elevators, gum in bread lines, and introductions at games. It oddly endorses violent contact when strangers are unknown, advising a backhand when a ball lands near.
Butler resigns after long service in Scottish laird’s house
A longtime butler in a Scottish laird family resigns claiming the laird’s wife constantly nagged him. The laird retorts that if that is all, he has little reason to quit, and the butler replies he will not endure it. The laird sighs and tells him to be thankful he is not married to her.
Fragments on Kindness and Worldviews
A compact, reflective note discusses kindness, friendship, economy versus extravagance, family trees, and a humorous musing that the ancients believed the world was square, suggesting it may have been.
A Well-Cooked Dinner Joke Exchange
In a humorous dialogue, Smith asks Jones how he gets such delicious meals. Jones replies that he kisses the cook and earns her happiness, noting his wife does not object because she is the cook.
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Smith
Jones
Rest for Husband Requires Hastings sojourn
The doctor recommends a three month rest for the husband in Hastings. Mra Nagget agrees, planning the安排 with her husband away for six months total to ensure adequate recovery.
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Hastings
Stenographer Reorganized Through Raises and Contract
A supervisor noted unreadable notes after a day. Instead of firing, the stenographer was retained with a raised salary and placed on a new contract.
Tongue twisters render Elizabeth intractable
The passage mocks hard to say lines such as The sea ceaseth and t su TM ceth us. Mith Elithabeth thriled and mangled the phrase, prompting playful criticism of enunciation and speech patterns.
Dolly and the rooster lesson from mom
Dolly, six, helps roosters in a yard tale when the flock stays together while the rooster wanders to the neighbor. She laments like a child and then says sotto voce that men are the same, reflecting a humorous family moment with a Plymouth Rock flock.
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Dolly
Plymouth Rock
Open Air Parliaments in Swiss Cantons Highlight Shared Governance
Open air parliaments persist in Appenzell and Glarus where elections and debates occur on the village square. The Appenzell bodies meet on the last Sundays in April with oath bound burghers, while Glarus holds a first Sunday in May session with joint Protestant Catholic arrangements and a single shared church.
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Appenzell
Glarner
Canton Glarus
Little
Glarus
Smart Infantry
Confession Attempt On The Avenue Ends In Quip
Michael Flanni gan and Dennis O'Rourke meet on the avenue with Mike drinking and unable to quit He suggests a church confessional for a fresh start while O Rourke waits outside A whispered exchange hints at fear of calling a cop and the missing priest
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Michael Flannigan
Dennis O'Rourke
Mike
Moike
O'Rourke
Weather Log of a Gentleman’s Wife Temper
A humorous diary style forecast notes the week’s mood as Monday’s gusty mood turns cloudy and rainy in the afternoon. Tuesday remains vaporish and brightens by evening, followed by changeable and gloomy Wednesday with possible rain. Thursday brings high winds and thunder, Friday is fair then variable, Saturday hazy with fog and lightning, and Sunday stormy tapering to calmer spells.
Ticklish Question Sparks Yiddish Retort in Hospital Ward
A Philadelphia hospital patient, an eleven year old fever case, whined as a nurse applied an alcohol sponge. To distract him she asked ticklish, but he replied in Yiddish that he was not ticklish.
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Philadelphia
REASON ENOUGH IN LOVE TRIANGLE TIE
A terse quarrel over a romance splits two rivals once united by affection. One man declares contempt while admitting he won the girl, forcing the other to confront the ache of defeat and lingering resentment. The exchange captures a volatile mix of pride and heartbreak.
Childlike Remarks Spark Legal Banter and Family Finances
A court exchange reveals a prisoner denying gold watch ownership after a robbery accusation and invoking insanity. A visitor’s query about future aims prompts a candid reply about not becoming a doctor, and a quirky note on a costly hat purchase with a balancing checkbook.
Trial Dialogue Reveals Tense Jury Challenge
A courtroom excerpt shows Mabel and Marjory arguing over affection while the judge permits challenging any juror. A juror with one blind eye is singled out in a tense exchange as spectators react to the ongoing dispute.
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Cormer
Harvard Professor Warns Against Hypnotism Experiments
In a Harvard lecture Professor Munsterberg warns students not to perform hypnotic experiments outside authorized medical use. He stresses hypnotism as a mental attention mechanism, not a mysterious or telepathic force, and cautions about physical and moral risks.
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Harvard University
Munsterberg
Yarn and water cut steel in five hours
A Fort Leavenworth prisoner, under watch, used a yarn rope and water with limestone dust and silicon to saw through a Bessemer steel bar in eighteen hours, then five hours with emery and chalk lines, demonstrating the principle of persistence overcoming hard material.
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Major McClauughry
Fort Leavenworth
Popular Mechanics
Bessemer
Cat Spirit Avenges Crime in Oriental Tale
A servant girl in a traditional Oriental tale kills a cat and its three kittens. The cat’s spirit speaks through the girl accusing the girl of murder and she dies in violent convulsions after giving the tale.
Monon Route Offers Chattanooga Excursion Fare
An opportunity to attend a G. A. R. encampment with low fares this year. From Greencastle the Monon Route sells excursion tickets to Chattanooga at 11.60 with return by Sept. 28 and option to extend to Oct. 17. Special cars depart Greencastle at 3 25 p m on Sept. 14. Reservations and information through W W Gilgis Traveling Passenger Agent Monon Route Redford Indiana Indianapolis Sept 10.
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Monon
Chattanooga
Greencastle
Department Special Art Louisville
W. W. Gilgis
Redford
Indianapolis
Hollister's A. M. Tea Advertised At Owl Drug
An Owl Drug store ad promotes Hollister's A. M. Tea described as liquid electricity that makes people hustling and happy. The line suggests a benevolent tone and appeals to daily vigor, with the price listed as 35 cents.
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Owl Drug Store
K RU SA Pile Cure Ad Claims Safe Drug Greet
An old patent medicine advertisement touts K R U S A Pile Cure as free of narcotics and poisons with a $50 guarantee. It contrasts it with other pile medicines and lists Greencastle druggists and retailers like Jones Stevens.
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Greencastle
Jones Stevens
Monon Route Time Table November 24 1912
North bound trains from Pee eberenaee depart 1:34 am 9:57 am 12:38 pm 2:20 am. South bound services depart 5:50 pm 3:25 pm 6:21 pm. Big Four agent D Ellis notes east and west service with daily and Sunday exceptions.
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MONON
Yoing West
Suny
Sun
Dai
Tucker Physician and Surgeon Practice in Greencastle Indiana
Physician and surgeon Tucker lists office on Vine Street between Washington and Walnut in Greencastle Indiana, indicating a local medical practice location.
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Washington and
Walnut St
Greencastle
Ind
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