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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1881
Page
7
Indianapolis firm invites ladies near Nencastle to request via letter full lines of samples. They will fill and forward orders by mail or express free of charge. Prices identical to in-store purchases in Indianapolis. Terms: Post office order or C.C.D.
Advert shows Burnett’s in the Opera House building with the largest stock of boots and shoes in the city. It touts hip and calf boots made in the United States and a wide range of ladies’ footwear from Reynolds and others. Daily deliveries, urging customers to inspect the stock and noting English grain and French kip boots in Putnam County.
Local items report Dr. Marine to address Blue Ribbon Hall next Wednesday. Greencastle sees multiple weddings in Putnam county and Hendricks county upstate, including Kay W. Stillwell and Miss Taylor, and Thomas Harvey with Flora Crews. A railroad project donation measure failed two to one in Widner township. An extinct mastodon jaw weighed 14 pounds found in Madison township signals local paleontological interest. Proposals note Col. Lee claims road contract let with ninety days completion. Weather notes include first frost October 21 and crop reports from Leon, Iowa.
A New York Sun excerpt notes three Charles Hedges across England and the possibility that Sir Charles Hedges had no son. The Indiana Hedges heirs group tracks the vast estate, now valued at not less than 250 million dollars, with D T W Hedges of Kentucky leading. Also announced is Dr. J C Ridpath’s Garfield biography, praised for authenticity and importance to national memory.
An 1882 subscription pitch for the American Agriculturist promotes its mix of useful reading, engravings, and housing household content. It champions humbug exposure and notes a 41st volume starting January 1 with rest of year free for new subscribers, priced at 1.50 a year and 5 for four copies.
The Widow Merrit of Goshen Missouri writes to President Arthur proposing to serve as White House housekeeper for three to six months at no pay to prove she can take charge from top to bottom. Other items mention St Jacobs Oil endorsements and whisky stamp sales, plus a note on women workers in Anderson South Carolina forming a union with a six dollar monthly minimum and threats of flogging for violators.
A fragment recounts Sara Bernhardt’s praise of American ladies with clear complexions, crediting Swayne's Ointment for skin health. It also notes a crude quip about Chicago divorce norms based on a husband being a St. Louis man and immediate court action.
A collage of short medical and public notices advertising cures and remedies for catarrh and nerve conditions, with references to Parker's Ginger Tonic, Sandford's Radical Cure, Cuticura remedies, and Lydia E. Pinkham preparations. Includes election news for Chas Dickens’s nephew and a travel ad from Burlington Route.
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