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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
3
Creencastle Lodge No 34k will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 20 PM for important business and first degree initiatory work. Visiting members invited by Thomas Lisby No G and John Cook Secretary Meaning Money. A quoted line about liberal education follows, attributed to a father and son dialogue.
A new patent from Washington describes a nail puller with a curved shoulder and a toothed wheel mounted eccentrically on one side of a hammer. The patent details a compact tool designed for efficient clawing and extraction.
An old medical ad lists Humphreys remedies with prices and claimed uses for fever, colds, coughs, dyspepsia, croup, asthma, malaria, piles, catarrh, whooping cough, and other ailments. It notes products are sold by druggists or by mail from Humphreys Medicine Co. New York.
A reflection on how steady routine dulls perception of daily needs and the value of a personal map. It contrasts self discipline with excuses, noting that what helps one may not serve the broader public. The excerpt emphasizes judgment, practicality, and the limits of routine.
An old ad copy promotes a two section chaise lounge usable as porch seating with recliner function. It links lounging to health claims for relief from digestive issues and bad breath. The piece ends with a Punch magazine style villager joke about being the village idiot.
Greencastle resident Mrs. Bertha L. Cooke credits Doan's Kidney Pills with quick relief from sharp back pains centered on the kidneys after physician treatment failed. She purchased the remedy at Jones Stevens Co.'s Drug Store. The product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents, with Poster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as U.S. agents.
A reflective maxim notes that true kindness requires going beyond normal gentleness. The quote urges generosity of spirit to achieve genuine benevolence in a challenging world.
Fresno California physician C E Mustoe endorses Chamberlain’s Tablets for sick headache and constipation. He claims two years of satisfactory results and reports wide availability through dealers.
Ruthie whispered to her mother during the hymn Cross and Crown asking what a cross-eyed bear looks like. The moment occurred as the hymn roused fervor and drew attention to Ruthie’s playful misunderstanding. The text contrasts how she distinguishes between white and black people in a later line.
A split Punch caption depicts a golfer asking for his ball and a wounded party reacting with disbelief as the ball nearly hits him and is misjudged as going out of bounds.
An essay argues that suave voice and gracious manners are valuable commercial assets beyond beauty. It notes people can acquire softer tones over time and that refined speech enhances personal appeal and social advantage.
A Swiss girl three weeks after marrying a Turkish nobleman seeks a divorce saying western and eastern life differ greatly. She makes no accusations against her husband.
Janet Douglas despairs on a dreary lane until a newly married couple arrives escaping pursuit. Malcolm Kent, moved by their joy, reveals his own long-hidden wish for happiness. Under night shadows he professes love and they walk together toward a hopeful future.
The piece notes rug colors reflect national traditions and social meaning, citing Tyrian purple for royalty and red for fidelity with Egyptian and Turk traditions. It also shares a London Tit-Bits anecdote about a leopard escape, where a telegram prompts the handler to shoot on the spot, raising a second telegram question about the exact spot.
Bridget the lost articles department recounts the Morse household peculiarity as Mrs. Morse finds four red apples vanished from the storeroom. Stridget suggests the apples may be hidden beneath a loaf of hot gingerbread, hoping the child can endure the strain.
In Centerville a dry-seeds salesman notes the town’s lack of entertainments this winter despite two pupil concerts and two academy lectures on forests and stones. A minister’s son jokes about knowledge of good and evil, and a crafts tip suggests fire hose as a leather belting substitute.
Fragmentary note quotes the Chicago Record-Herald criticizing public nuisances as a way to boost profits for influential people. A line from a character named Martha expresses frustration over threading a needle, mentioning a bear’s eye that blinks.
A fragmented OCR passage references George Horace Lorimer and mentions a boy with a ten thousand dollar education. The excerpt includes stray phrases about Teddy, a brush, a mother and a supposed cure-all Castor oil.
A new patent outlines a sewing machine drive with two or more non slipping rows of peripheral pins on the rotary shaft pulleys. Flexible belting carries apertures that receive the pins, creating a positive drive that avoids belt slipping, a common annoyance for users.
The navy yard scales in Washington are the largest in the country and weigh up to 150 tons. They outperform railway scales by fifty tons, with accuracy within one pound. Built ten years ago, the platform measures 48 by 12 feet and rests on a cemented pile foundation.
A visiting party from our country studies Switzerland's compulsory physical training for boys from age ten to sixteen and rifle practice after. Citizens from twenty to forty four are liable to military service, and rifle clubs receive state support to boost marksmanship. Despite a population under 3.5 million there are 2,500 shooting associations with 200,000 members. the author argues for 2.5 million rifle club members here.
A new wallpaper hanging machine from Wis conter Alle automates paper pasting. The device uses a rod for the roll, a paste receptacle with thrusting mechanism, and an elastic roller that presses the paper against the wall as the roll feeds upward. A single worker pulls a cord to cut the finished sheet at the top.
A fragment discussing the abundance of edible mushroom species and the rarity of a truly inedible one. It notes mushrooms as a valued gift in ancient Rome, where nobles praised friends with fresh garden mushrooms far above gold or diamonds. The statement ends as a historically framed reflection on mushrooms.
A poor farmer's daughter Meg learns a secret to store food for a coming famine from the Old Woman by the well. The king learns of her treasure and proclaims invention as Necessity, rewarding Meg and spreading preserved fruits and vegetables across the kingdom.
Monon Route offers excursion tickets to Chattanooga from Greencastle at 11.60 with return by Sept 28 and extension to Oct 17. Special cars depart Greencastle 3 26 p m Sunday Sept 14 attached to Department Special at Louisville. Reservations to W W GILGIS Monon Route Bedford Indiana Wanapolis Sept 10.
Local Greencastle druggists advertise E Ru Sa as a safe pile cure claiming it contains no opiates or poisons and offers a guaranteed 350 forfeit. They name Jones Stevens Co A Sole as a reliable seller.
Owing to higher costs the Daily Herald will raise the weekly delivery price from six to ten cents for city subscribers starting the week of October 1.
Jones Stevens Druggists urge readers to try Adler-i-ka for sour stomach gas and constipation. They claim one dose relieves symptoms instantly and note its quick action impresses customers.
Incomplete list shows daily and Sunday schedules with times like 5:50 p.m. 3:25 p.m. 6:30 a.m. and 12:28 p.m. for routes related to D. Ellis as agent Going West. Some entries indicate Ex Sun or Ex Sun symbols and times such as 2:03 Daily 5:24 a.m. and 3:47 Ex Sun.
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