Local notice of property transfers in Greensburg area
The Greensburg Standard lists numerous June property transactions with names of grantors and buyers, township locations, and sale amounts. Notable entries include Mary M. Ketchan to James Porter and Ida B. Porter for one acre in Washington township at 300 dollars, and Elizabeth Ackerman to Fred Bolcher for a lot in the city at 1,000 dollars. Additional transfers cover Clay, Marion, Jackson, Sandusky, and other townships, with parcels ranging from 60 to 52 acres and values from 25 to 1,600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Ketchan
James
Ida B. Porter
Washington Township
Elizabeth Ackerman
Fred Bolcher
Catherine M. Forsyth
Liasie H. Balmbert
Aty
Cynthia A. Winn
Mary A
Iements
Saudcreek
Wiley
Joseph H. Miner
Clay Township
John J. Puttmann
Rossburg
Saltcreek
John T. Sturgis
Charles H. Y. Barton
Benny R. Critzer
Albert M.anders
Mary A. Bence
George W. Breee
Jackson Township
William Burke
Asbery Shafer
City
E. Ketchum
Elijah van
Ebur
Marion Township
Barrs R. Walls
J. C. Davis
Sandusky
John W. Cook
Mary M
Melvin Black
Newburg
Barbara Rhubb
Electric Bitters claimed to cure many ailments
A period piece advertisement extols Electric Bitters for backache headache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness claiming dramatic cures including a 73 year old Mrs Phoebe Cherley of Peterson Indiana who says it let her do housework again. It notes relief from kidney trouble constipation and appetite boost with a 50 cent price at Grover and Beaver's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Cherley
Peterson
Grover & Beaver’s
Absurd Superstition About Death Watch Insects
A popular belief claims the death watch sound foretells a death but observation shows death watch beetles infest decaying timber and posts. The ticking likeness comes from their gnawing through timber, not omens, as the article notes the insects bore into wood and cause decay.
Quail Conceals Leaf When Laying Says Hopkins Report
In a Forest and Stream tale, Lewis Hopkins recalls a quail nesting scene observed while hunting. He and his companion claim the bird placed a large dead oak leaf over its back, covering its posture as if hiding during lay. The witnesses underscore the unusual find and preserve the incident.
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Carey
Psp
P. S
Lewis Hopkins
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An across centuries old sales pitch promises a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case and asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It notes price seven cents per bottle and urges purchase through druggists with free testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
FE. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Co. Walding
Kinran & Marvin
The Man with the Adze at the Meat Markets
A New York Times report describes the adze man who smooths butcher blocks at meat markets. Each morning he wheels the block to the sidewalk, trims with precise strokes, and earns about one dollar after roughly three hours of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Cures at Home
Thousands suffer lung ailments seek exile for climate cures but Dr King s New Discovery offers home relief. The medicine promises quick help for coughs colds and throat and lung diseases with astounding cures from persistent use. Trial bottles free at Grover Bonner s. Prices 50c and 1.00. Every bottle guaranteed.
The Children’s Crusade Led by a Peasant Boy Stephen
A Chicago Record Herald account recounts the 1212 Children’s Crusade led by a shepherd boy named Stephen. Thousands of youths under twelve followed him from Paris toward Marseilles, hoping a sea passage would open to the Holy Land. Although many perished or were sold into slavery, a shrine arose later, then faded into ruin with no trace remaining.
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Cloyes
Frange
Stephen
Holy Land
Christ
Hey Land
St. Denys
Paris
France
Philip Augustus
Vendome
Marseilles
Mediterranean Sea
Europe
Isle of Falcons
San Pietro
Bagdad
Church of the New Innocents
Chicago Record Herald
Laws of Newspapers. Aims to curb post office abuse
The notice explains that anyone who takes a newspaper regularly is responsible for payment. If a recipient orders discontinuation, arrears must be paid and publishers may continue delivery to collect the full amount. Courts hold that refusing to take papers from the post office is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud.
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Decatur County
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Sherman
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Cutilers National Bank
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Will Cumback
James B. Lathrop
Louis E. Lathrop
Charles W. Woodward
Third Rational Bank
Greensburg, Ind
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Charles Zoller
Samuel A. Bonner
Louis Zoller A. Reiter
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Putnam Ewing
Morgan L. Miers
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Charles H. Reed
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Attorneys At Law
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Hotel DeArmond
Myron C. Jenkins
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West Side Public Square
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Link Block
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Swem Block
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