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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
2
George W. Benson the peanut king of south Curry visited Sullivan on Saturday. He weathered a severe winter with unchanged smile weight and appetite. Rumors suggest Carlisle court skeletons rattled last week. If they do the racket will resemble mules hauling a buckboard across a plank bridge.
New York and New Orleans figure Irving M. Eastman reached town recently riding high with distinctive red hair and a breezy attitude, his arrival drawing local attention to the visitor.
The Daily Chimes reports on oil activities and local transport at Buss ro, interurban plans for Merom Terre Haute, and chamber commerce happenings. Poet J Smithers Reed recited at a ministerial meeting with Eagle Island on a Dusty Afternoon, then shifted to A Sunday School Picnic on the Cliffs. Ogle Morgan of Ginger Ridge seen downtown. Luther Burbank Farley predicts sunflowers. Dave Giles toured in a Buick.
The note questions when Bill Lindley will complete another film for the commissioners. It recalls Ezra Martin, Bill Mallet and Roy Drennan taking two weeks to finish a prior shave task.
A 100 foot pole and a quip about John Simpson shaving Louis O Turnbull appear in a wit-filled item. The piece also recalls the Sullivan girl of old fashioned days who deemed a Merom Bluff hay ride dangerous without a chaperon.
A nostalgic verse recounts Eagle Island viewing from a periscope aboard a Hoosier submarine. The Fishing Club meets at a venerable club house praised for Hoosier hospitality with characters like Punch and Ed Sandbar hosting a jovial luncheon.
Twenty years ago today Frank Kimberlain a well known New Lebanon farmer lost a valuable team and wagon when they were engulfed in the mud in front of the west side hitch rack on a Saturday.
Mister Zimri Gray of Shelburn called on John T. Watson on Friday. The note mentions seeing Mary Pickled at the Climax tonight.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a non griping laxative to remove winter waste and purify blood. It claims to brighten eyes improve complexion and restore vim and snap and urges purchase at druggists for 25 cents.
A packed listing shows transfers across multiple townships in Sullivan County including Cass, Gill, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Turman, Dugger, Shelburn and Sullivan. Notable deeds include Kettle Valley Mining Co to Indiana Hocking Coal Co for 65000 dollars and numerous lot, acre and section descriptions with buyers such as Noah F. Neal, Chas Corbin, Susanan Bowen, Ernie Boles, and others.
Sudden weather shifts bring cold symptoms like coughs and hoarseness. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey is advertised to prevent a new cold or stop an existing one. Soothing balsams claim to ease sore throat and heal irritated tissue. Available at the druggist for 25 cents. Formula on bottle.
The Indiana-Ilinois Oil Co. names J. J. Parker as president, W. B. Shepherd as treasurer, and Horace Cowan as secretary. Principal office will be in Merom. The first well is planned on the Bragdon lease.
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