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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1913
Page
2
The Herald Greencastle Indiana issue lists subscription terms and rates. It notes single copies at 2 cents and weekly carrier delivery at 10 cents, with annual rates listed for solicitations and class 3.00 a year.
A group in Muncie promotes eating sand as a cure for gastritis citing chicken eating habits and digestion. The claim spreads amid a public wary of odd dietary fads and dubious medical advice.
An old advertisement touts Deer Kidney Pills as a kidney remedy. It cites Mrs Belle Hinkle of Greencastle Indiana claiming seven years of backache fatigue and dizziness improved after taking the pills. The ad urges buyers to request the product by name and notes the Buffalo Millburn Co. as proprietors.
Mrs J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia writes she suffered five years with stomach trouble and could not eat. after three bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets she is a well woman weighing 168 pounds and can eat anything she wants. She offers to vouch for the product in Boone Mill and vicinity.
In a good year France collects taxes from wine production totaling over one billion gallons. The report notes a strong harvest and robust wine industry tax intake across the country.
Quote recalls early observers puzzled by Niagara Falls. A man questions the appeal of the sight while noting damp air and cold nights. A guidebook tale tells of a boy who reports the scene as just water falling, unworthy of a visit.
The narrator recounts a deceitful plea by a woman who lures him behind a house with a long grass clue, promising relief while exploiting his hunger and prompting a grim, comic moment of manipulation.
In a New York talk, a man praises the city’s odd sights and jokes that he has never seen a brass band move in one direction while the crowd moves in the opposite. Hiram Fowle chimes in with the unlikely sight as a humorous impossibility.
A psychologist cites Zola's remark about writing and a sudden death as illustrating the mind's power. He notes that those desiring quick painless death may see it fulfilled, suggesting the mind's influence over fate.
The Emmmanuel Movement author Rev Elwood Worcester notes reformers face early hatred before acceptance. People fear change and seek safety. Reformers who endure years of harsh pushback slowly prevail and are believed.
Mr Mann of Genda Springs hauled a large hog to Arkansas City and sold it for a good price. He cleaned the auto in minutes to remove the barnyard odor, noting that meetings to improve farm life may be unnecessary.
Women in Jamaica join the wider Caribbean push for suffrage after the legislature narrowly defeats a voting rights bill. Jamaican activists vow persistence, saying they will fight for equality for many years to come.
A dubious home remedy pamphlet claims ground mustard and salt in luke warm water can cleanse tone and antiseptic the stomach coating. It promotes mustard as a mouth and hand soap and suggests a pint of water with a teaspoon of salt and ground mustard for chronic nausea.
A man recalls a painfully amateur entertainment and jokes that tickets seemed free until the show revealed the truth. The exchange frames a sharp, humorous critique of the performance.
A reflection on criticism as a pervasive social cant, noting that while many cants exist in society the hypocrisy-laced cant of critics ranks among the most tormenting, as observed in Laurence Sterne's quotation.
Duhoroff won a unique eight day bet by appearing daily in Kiev in different ways of locomotion. He began on his hands down his dwelling steps and along the boulevard and progressed to hopping on one leg, stilts, rope, skates, and a bath chair. The climax saw him perform aerial somersaults for a mile to reach a cafe where friends cheered as prize was awarded.
In Shima on Japan’s south coast women dispute Western notions of gender roles by doing field work and serving as divers. Stripped to the waist they dive in all seasons, sometimes for over a minute, to collect shellfish and tengusa seaweed for nets at their girdles. The work is arduous and ages divers quickly and roughens their appearance.
An Irish potato vine in C. C. Nall’s garden at Luther sville Georgia produced potatoes along its branches and eggs sized tubers grew across the plant. The vine thrived in sand and red clay soil with many potatoes found in their usual underground spots.
Prof. Geo M Kober reports that switching to pure water lowers typhoid deaths in American cities by over seventy percent from 69.4 to 19.8 per 100 000. A 1908 New York State Health bulletin in ten cities shows a 53 percent drop after pure water supply.
A parent comforts a child scared by bears upstairs in the dark. She reassures her child with the belief that God is love, guiding the child to repeat the phrase aloud as she goes to bed alone.
In a humorous note the Chicago News cites a wife who, when buying fish, asks if they are fresh hoping the dealer will say no. The piece counters that women are more hopeful than men, citing the wife as an example and recalling the poet’s line that hope springs eternal.
The article notes vomitoria in the Caesars palace at Pompeii used to aid feasting as Romans ate ten to twelve times daily. A Roman grande dame reportedly consumed 2 000 British oysters in one sitting, while Cicero is said to have made six such returns at one session.
The text argues that physical defects can become incentives for success. It urges viewing handicaps as spur to reach goals and asserts individuals shape their happiness and carve their own success.
Catherine pressed her father with many questions and he admitted he could not answer half of them. She replied that she understood he could not answer yet she did not know which half remained unanswered.
In the Balkans the region has the greatest number of centenarians. From a small population they number more than 6 000 people aged one hundred or older.
A quirky note describes Terra del Fuegons as old ladies in former famines while dogs watch seals, highlighting a peculiar local saying.
A Scientific American summary notes tea made from flower petals and buds rather than leaves is rare in commerce. Sun dried petals yield a pale amber infusion with a delicate odor and taut astringent taste. The piece discusses brick tea, dust used as tea, Pinehurst estate efforts, and rare Chinese sweet tea from western China with guarded cultivation secrets.
The article describes new methods to save time and labor in loading and delivering goods. It notes the decline of swinging boxes from upper stories using ropes and tackle and hints at a modern, efficient unloading system.
A flexible fabric loading chute reinforced with rope mesh folds for storage under a truck seat. It adapts to different building heights with adjustable settings and end bands on each side. One end attaches to an upper warehouse story and the other to the delivery vehicle framework for parcel transfer. In emergencies it can serve as a fire escape.
A postal clerk proposes a solution used in England to reduce delays caused by envelopes with stamps placed incorrectly. The method would cast aside misstamped mail and sort it last, preventing time wasted turning envelopes. The clerk notes locals are the worst offenders, not foreigners.
A fragment recalls Pope Julius II in 1513 allowing a beard to gain respect and a quip about Michelangelo's statue guiding with a sword rather than a book.
The article notes astonishment at perch bream and crayfish appearing in newly filled NSW dams after rain. Farmers credit spontaneous production until a Sydney professor, finding fertile fish on a wild duck, debunks the theory.
A mother breaks up a fight between Willie and Tommy. Willie pins his brother and claims he deserved punishment for letting him use a sled only if he said his prayers, noting Tommy skipped three days. The anecdote comes with a humorous righteous motive.
French military medicine notes during maneuvers soldiers consumed 60 to 165 grams of sugar replacing half the meat ration for two companies. Sugar dissolved in wine, water, or coffee. no digestive issues observed. Five men substituted 300 grams of sugar for three days. Author argues sugar improved physical condition and endurance, aligning with other observations.
A collection of curious assertions notes the U S tea consumption at 80 million pounds yearly, lottery loss insurance via a Hague firm, higher doctor density in New York City, sealing wax lacking wax, forty one claimants to the Dutch throne, and sulphuric acid treated potatoes pressed into substitute ivory for billiard balls.
The Baltimore American asserts that internal waterways are essential to national commerce. It argues public opinion can compel action and overcome other forces to secure effective waterways nationwide.
An elderly couple in the Tennessee mountains grieves after their son dies at seventy. The woman consoles her husband as they walk back to their cabin, recalling they had long avoided raising the boy.
In a family of five boys, the youngest, Little John, resists his mother’s wish for a girl. She laments not having a daughter to curl hair and sew dresses. John bluntly says he would rather be any animal than a girl.
A quotation from the Minneapolis Journal discusses the revolver as a symbol of ongoing deadly debate. It frames the gun as a perpetual non sequitur, more childish and frightening than its predecessors like the sword or dagger.
Frances, aged four, tells her mother that the room feels weird looking. She explains that weird means long and dark and no father and motherish looking.
A brief exchange in a rural town scene explains the purpose of a horn on a vehicle. One farmer points to the horn and asks what it is for, while another replies that it is the sound blown just before they drive.
A brief aphorism cites Puck asserting that only he who despises riches is lord of them, regardless of possession or action.
About one third of the 18 000 employees in the British telephone service are women. A local ad notes Hollister's R. M. Tea as a popular pick me up for 35c, available from Owl Drug store.
A Dally Thought piece states love can never die and presents it as a timeless gift to all. The message frames love as a universal present shared with everyone.
All persons seeking to rent a room to young lady students must file applications in the President's office with a signed pledge to observe college dormitory regulations. Blanks will be forwarded on request. Girls, use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea weekly for a lovely complexion. For sale by Ow! Drug Store.
In Putnam County Indiana Putnam Circuit Court September Term 1913 John J C Clay vs Richard Riddle et al Complaint No 8489 plaintiff seeks to quiet title to real estate with an affidavit noting defendants many listed non residents of Indiana including Richard Biddle Catherine E Biddle Isaac Bronson and others Union Central Life Insurance Co Wm Case and others unknown heirs devisees and creditors are named. Defendants to appear November 1st term November 3 A D 1912 at Greencastle court house to answer or demur. Arthur J Hamrick Clerk Hays Murphy attorneys Sept 5 1918 weekly notice.
Local notice states Will Strube will be at his residence office every Wednesday and Saturday to transact the business of Trustee of Madison Township. The filing outlines regular hours and ongoing responsibilities for township governance.
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