Sullivan voters urged to adopt commission government
The Sullivan city paper calls for replacing the current administration with a commission form of government. It argues a million-dollar municipal operation needs businesslike leaders and warns against politics and special interests. The piece stresses voter participation in upcoming elections and names warding off outdated governance by May.
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Sullivan
Llivan
Olis
Lilivan
Fromty
Indiana
Co Authority
Datwil
Slivan
Sul
Sulli
Claimants Denounced as Spoilsmen Seek Public Posts
The text argues against civil or military autocracy under a Republican administration and denounces applicants seen as spoilsmen seeking public office for gel fish purposes. It calls for nonpartisan personnel in civil service and rejects party-linked control while noting executives and agencies must remain accountable.
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Cloberty
Serrace
Chamberlain
Washington
Ami
Wilson
National Republican
Republic
Congress
Ernmental
Visit by Sullivan residents to California exiles network
Mrs John C Chaney and daughter Mrs Lee F Bays returned from a three month California trip visiting many Sullivan natives now in California and Colorado. They saw Stella Langworthy in San Diego, C N Vance in Lakeside, Dr Ralph Stewart in Long Beach, and numerous other former locals including Emma Cowan, Rev J H Meteer family, Noah Conkle kin, Omar Hammond family, and several Crawford and Coulson relatives across Los Angeles Riverside and Denver.
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John C. Chaney
Lee F. Bays
California
Sullivan
Colorado
San Diego
Cal
Stella Langworthy
James W. Hinkle
Josephine Briggs
Helen Mahley
Lakeside
C. N. Vance
Vance
Consolidated Schools
Long Beach
Ralph Stewart
L. A. Stewart
Stewart
William C. Wolfenberger
Florence Stewart Barnes
Drs. Stewart
Stewart Barnes
Emma Cowan
Oregon
J. H. Meteer
Dwight
John Meteer
Presbyterian Church
Noah Conkle
Ada Jordan
Conkel
Noah Conkel
Farmersburg and
Omar Hammond
Los Angeles
Etta Crawford Holloway
Will Neff
Holloway
Webster Crawford
Riverside
W. T. Crawford
Passadena
Elizabeth Coulson
Kent
Sue Coulson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Perry Botts
Anna B. Wilkey
Will Kell
Eva Carruthers
Harold
Lettie Bailey
Mary Hammond
Emma Crawley
David Crawley
Hollywood
Arthur Ransford
Reuben Ransford
Madame False Vanity and the House of Secrets
A night scene with Master Thoughtfulness plans visits to Madame False Vanity and the Tattle-Tale Twins after a celebratory evening. The boy and girl, warned by Thoughtfulness, anticipate fortune telling and moral temptations as they travel toward the House of Secrets on a day marked by engagements and lessons.
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Thoughfulness
Master Thoughtfulness
House of Secrets
The Locket That Haunted Evelyn’s Wedding Day
Evelyn marries Maurice Penfield after a whispered accusation from Muriel’s sister. The locket, containing Muriel’s hair, proves central as Evelyn recalls three eerie appearances by Muriel and the rejected jealousy over the keepsake.
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Evelyn
Maurice Penfield
Luella Bates
Luella
Lady In Gray
Doctor Landphear
Muriel
Maurice
Manurice
Margaret Queen Sands Returns Home From Denning Visit
Mrs. Margaret Queen Sands of Denning New Mexico, visiting relatives here, has returned home last week.
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Margaret Queen Sands
Denning, N. M
Bell of St Fillan Cures Lunacy in Killin Chapel Tale
A Scottish tale from Perth shire recounts the bell of St Fillan in an old Killin chapel reputed to ward off evil spirits and cure lunacy. After a night in the chapel a sufferer was placed under the bell in the morning with solemn ceremony and noted as healed in old chronicles.
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Killin
Perthshire
Scotland
St. Fillan
Baptism in Cyprus Described as Curious Ceremony
A Cyprus baptism described with odd phrasing mentions an infant anointed with oil by a godfather, blessing from the priest, and a ritual pourings at the font. The account conveys a strange sequence of actions and unclear wording.
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Cyprus
Drying Shoes Tip From Aged Household Advice
A brief note recommends drying wet footwear by stuffing shoes with paper and placing them near a fire. It cautions against extreme heat and emphasizes quick drying using absorbent filler to prevent odor and damage.
Reflection on the Good in the Departed and Living
A line from Girls' Companion reflects on judging the living as kindly as the dead. It notes a classmate who died last month and asks how many good traits she now reveals, urging generosity before it is too late.
Unholy Cake Exchange in Family Dialogue
A humorous exchange shows Little Jimmy asking for more cake from his mother. She questions his consumption while he insists on one square of what he calls an unholy cake, sparking a light domestic moment.
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Jimmy
Employment Down 3.3 Million in Industry Since Last Year
The U S Department of Labor reports January 1 employment 3,473,466 fewer workers than a year earlier after a nationwide survey Dec 14 to Jan 15. Automobiles and accessories show the largest drop at 69 percent, with Michigan hardest hit.
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Washington
United States Department of Labor
New Year's
John B. Densmore
District of Columbia
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Ilinois
New York
Detroit
Fly Wheel Breaks Through Window in Rochester Incident
A large fly wheel from a Pavilion Natural Gas Company bailer in Rochester broke loose and flew over three houses, crashing through Miss Helen Elwell's dining room window. The wheel shattered the window, damaged plants, and smashed furniture. Elwell, in the kitchen, escaped injury.
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Rochester
Pavilion Natural Gas Company
Helen Elwell
Ostrich Skin Shoes Headed for Boston Market
Ostrich skin shoes said to outwear leather footwear and cost less will soon appear in Boston. The first consignment arrived from South Africa and manufacture will begin immediately, with offerings to both women and men as anExtreme novelty.
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Boston
South Africa
Decline of Bull Baiting in English Sporting History
The article notes bull baiting as a once popular English sport, outlawed in 1885. It describes dogs attacking bulls and peppering their nostrils to provoke fury, and mentions bulls tethered to stakes with bulldogs trained to strike at the nose. It also references the breed evolution from the alaunt mastiff.
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England
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