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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
3
A plea for annual fire prevention inspections highlights defective flues as the leading cause of dwelling fires and deaths in Wisconsin. Losses from flue fires could reach nearly $500 000 yearly if unchecked, with causes including cracks from settling chimneys and bricks blown down by wind.
Special trail fires Greencastle at 5 30 a m for round trip fare 1s. For further inclination call phone 69. Sept 18 J D Ellis agent.
Creenecastle Lodge No. 348 I C C F will meet Wednesday evening at 7:50 o clock. Important business to initiatory work in that degree. The members welcome. Thomas Lisby N G John Cook Secretary
From May 15 to Sept 1 Indiana saw 178 flue fires causing 101 427 in losses. Fire Marshal Longley urges thorough inspection of all flues before heating season and supports Fire Prevention Day on Oct 9 to prompt action statewide. Delay is dangerous and the public urged to act now.
An old advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria with lines about simple living and fragrance of uncultivated flowers. It claims relief for constipation and promotes Hollister's Tea as an aid, noting Owl Drug Store as the seller.
Advertisement notes Fletcher’s Astoria patent medicine for Children Cry for Fletcher’s Astoria. Describes it as long trusted, slow but lasting relief from common ailments, priced at 36c and sold at Owl Drug store. Mentions no royal road and Clark family trust.
The DePauw Daily reports the spike in Greek pledges as fraternities and clubs announce their new members. Pledges span Phi Kappa Psi Delta Kappa Epsilon Beta Theta Pi Delta Upsilon Phi Gamma Delta Phi Delta Theta Delta Tau Delta Sigma Chi and include Edwin Watson Rushville Horace Westman Danville Grafton Shubrick Indianapolis Herbert Randel Rockville and many others across Indiana and nearby states.
DePauw football drills under Coach Basle with forty players in camp. Captain Grady and eleven veterans vie for spots as tryouts begin for positions on the Old Gold squad. A light scrimmage is planned, a special Monon train may carry fans to the Indiana game, promising an exciting season.
News from Greencastle reports Newland T. DePauw son of the university benefactor Washington C. DePauw died at his Virginia country home near New Market. He was a DePauw alumnus Phi Beta Kappa and longtime university trustee who planned a gymnasium gift and served on the executive committee of American Window Glass Company in New Albany. He was born September 5 1856 and had spent years in Virginia after retiring from active life in New Albany.
James Boyce exl2 and William Raub ’11 visit Phi Delt. Raymond Jackson exl3 visits Deke. Karl Schlademan, former DePauw athlete, visits with brother Walter Emison '13 at Phi Psi. Foss Smith, former Mir age and Daily editor, at Sigma Chi. Bruce Kixmiller '12 at Phi Gam. Scott Brewer '12 visits Phi Delt before West trip. Karl Hawthorne '11 visits Phi Delt. Try-outs for DePauw Daily reporter next Monday at 1:50.
Heber Ellis appointed graduate manager of athletics as university strengthens sports. M. T. Ashfort Bogle from Michigan University will coach the 1913 football squad, bringing top experience from Ann Arbor and Northwestern background. Dennis Grady praises the hire as the best choice in the Middle West.
DePauw University replaces the regular lecture course with a Concert Course of musical entertainments. Dean McCutchan will curate and arrange selections including a September 17 program by the School of Music Choir and Orchestra. October 18 features Antonio Pini Corso and company with Paer’s Il Maestri di Capella and comic operas. December 16 offers Madame Hughes-Thomas Royal Welch Choir. Additional dates to follow.
A humorous riff questions whether William Allen White visited Greencastle and notes a young woman's dress drawing sharp judgment from onlookers. The piece mocks fashionable but tight garments while urging modesty and contrasts youth outfits with traditional attire.
Over three months the campus upgraded heating and lighting, overhauled dormitories, added dining tables and chairs, and created more home like housing. Extra recitation rooms were added at Middle College and the gymnasium was thoroughly overhauled benefitting athletes.
Registrar Dobell states that enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts is expected to exceed last year by about ten percent. The first day of registration was busy, with final figures due after tomorrow evening. Registrations also held for music art and academy students.
Speeding motorists will find it impossible to run their cars over the DePauw campus at late hours this year due to posts erected at all entrances. The work was done last summer after complaints that heavy machines were damaging campus walks.
Dean EK H Post completes the university grade report showing the fraternity sorority element outpaced non fraternities in passing and A grades. Delta Kappa Epsilon led in A grades while Alpha Chi had the smallest percentage of F and C grades. Phi Gamma Delta led among fraternities in this group.
Judson Cosner, longtime superintendent of DePauw grounds and buildings, resigned from his post early in September. He is known by many DePauw alumni and regarded as a faithful worker for the university.
Sorority Alpha Chi Omega initiated twelve sophomores Saturday night as part of spring pledging.
An opportunity to attend the G A R Encampment with Monon Route excursion tickets to Chattanooga at 11.60 from Greencastle. Return by Sept. 28 with extension to Oct. 17. Special cars depart Greencastle at 3 25 a m Sept 14 attached to Department Special in Louisville. Reservations to W W Gilgis Traveling Passenger Agent Monon Route Bedford Indianapolis Sept 10.
An advertisement claims SAFE eerie-E-RU-SA piles remedy contains no opiates or poisons unlike competing medicines. It promises a $50 forfeit and lists JONES STEVENS CO. of Greencastle as sole reliable druggists selling E-RU-SA.
Greencastle residents urged to use Adlerika a German remedy said to cure appendicitis by a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture Just one dose allegedly relieves sour stomach gas and constipation instantly by drawing out old foul matter Nes Stevens Drug Store advertises this claim The ad presents no medical evidence or safety information.
Cinnamon grows as a laurel species thriving in Ceylon. The plant forms a historic spice source and is tied to local ecosystems and trade in the island.
Physician and Surgeon living at corner Bloomington and Seminary streets with office in Evans' Block No. 24 South Jackson street. Residence telephone 339 and office telephone 327 listed.
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