Tragic Suburbia Letter Fails to Publish
A note from a suburban woman reports she found the perfect husband, but the letter was never published because the gentleman forgot to post it. The remark hints at a somber, humored tragedy in daily life.
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Suburbia
Blumorist
London
Removing Rust Stains From White Material
An old method suggests soaking the stain with Bemon juice then rubbing with common salt. After treatment, air the article in the sun to dry. If the stain remains, repeat the process once more.
Halo in Religious Art Through Ages
Halo symbolizes celestial light and glory in religious art. It appeared before Christianity among Egyptian Greek and Roman works and continued in Christian art from early times, as noted by Literary Digest.
Cookie Mystery in the Cripples Jar
Harriet asks for a cookie but mother says none are left. After a search through the cookie jar Harriet finds no treats. Mother explains the cookies are all crumbles and gone.
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Harriet
Mother
County Officials, Laborers, and Companies List
A lengthy ledger style record lists numerous district laborers, contractors, and companies with payments for gravel, cinders, drag, and repairs. It names individuals such as James Beard, Tom Miller, Otto Braner, and Elmer Drake among many others across districts 1 through 20 plus numerous firms like Merom Gravel Co and Mutual Truck Co with amounts and items noted.
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John Wambaugh
Arthur Allen
Elija Prather
Same
Lem Mahan
Frank Bolcnbaugh
Eli Payne
Jerry Morris
Lnt Batters
James Beard
Tom Miller
Otto Braner
Ernest Wheat
Bg Coal Co
Cinders Republic
T. J. Robbins
Baldridge
Elias Kilgore
Oral Owens
Clarence Moore
Mode Norris
Arthur Drake
I. A. Drake
Dist
Elmer Drake
Bruce Coppage
Earl Tague
Mutual Truck Co
Leo Woodard
Wayne Woodard
Raymond Scott
Dean Heck
Sul. Mfg. Co
Dra
W. S. Andrews
Sam Sandusky
B. G. Catlin
Wm. Mickey
James South
Carl Knotts
Howard Stoops
Frank Shepherd
Ben Cleveland
Jess McCammon
Raymond E. Jennings
John Nurnberger
Homer M. Samm
C. F. Bolinger
Jennings & Samm
Bob Pugh
Roy Jewell
John Rogers
Vicla Bennett
Hauger
Bill Kirkham
Marshall Jennings
Otto Jewell
E. E. Greggs
Winford Bolinger
Alva Taylor
Otto Miller
Ray Reed
Noble Wambaurch
Stutsman
B. S. Welch
Paul Welch
Jim Norris
John Drake
Roscoe Johnson
Hiram Drake
Offey Gaston
Milton Piety Gravel
Sull. Mfg. Co
R. B. Drake
Geo. Thompson
Alvin Bicknell
W. R. McKinley
E. L. Duffer
Ted Cox
Levi Pierce
Harry Brown
Floyd Willis
Cleo Woodard
Wyatt Dix
W. A. Scott
Paul Scott
Clarence
Reed Newsome
Dick St. Clair
Jim Catlin
Ira Peters
Paul Hughes
John Wilson
Dave Bedwell
Henry Fetherland
Carl Rusher
Joel Rusher
Crandel Myers
Edward Neal
John Hampton
Charles McDaniel
William Zaager
Riley Boles
Everett Norris
Ed Alumbaugh
Mfg. Co
E. Prose
Jacob Lindsey
George Daugherty
Elmer Prose
Claude Phegley
Gus Creager
Harry Sanders
Hutch Taylor
George Ashby
A. M. Kaufman
Wm. A. Steadman
Robert Taylor
Dawson St. Clair
James Bland
H. V. Lisman
Herschel Irwin
Everett Irwin
Wilbur Irwin
Gilbert Irwin
Jesse Eaton
Charles Tarry
Lee Thompson
Joe Pearson
Will Lee
Hugo Austin
Lex Woodward
Merom Gravel Co
W. A. Steadman
Harry Bland
M. C. Morrison
Lawrence Morrison
G. W. Shuck
Bennett Wible
Charles Pirtle
Willard Ephrys
Arthur Braiser
T. M. South
Don Banks
Nowell Brodie
Max Robbins
Will Brodie
James Catlin
John Shipman
Frank Willis
Jesse Wonders
Charley Wonders
Jesse Turpin
Glessie Shipman
Cornie Willis
Ed Bloom
Jesse Shipman
Morris Vaughn
Alva Vaughn
Fred Shipman
Ernie Willis
Wm. Stanley
Wm. Walters
Sam Parks
Fred Trimble
Homer Trimble
Carl Nash
W. S. Monroe
R. F. Pirtle
Albert Snyder
Nolan McCammon
Ed Padgett
Griffin Hon
W. J. Monroe
Bishop Walters
W. A. Diess
W. A. Hoke
Bert Lisman
O. L. Shake
Cecil Calvin
Sooe Carruthers
C. A. Dress
Chas. Collins
Everett Rotramel
Hall & Cable
Ridgeway
James Phegley
Tom B. Wolfe
Jake Marquet
Raymond Pirtle
The Stages of Life and a Call to Restless Pursuit
A reflective meditation on childhood youth and middle age describing joy, growth, and fulfillment followed by age and the closing image of fatigue and the evening world beyond. The prose blends nostalgia with a gentle invitation to embrace life’s stages and find value in repose.
Stella Vitae credited for relief from female trouble says Vunie Prowel
Vunie Prowel of Fredonia Kentucky reports to have cured years of female trouble with Stella Vitae. She describes heavy pain dizziness constipation and weakness ending after using the treatment. She urges others not to pass by the remedy and notes a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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Stella Vitae
Vunie Prowel
Fredonia
Walls That Wash KYANIZE CELOID FINISH Demonstration
Dougherty & Walters on the square hosts a demonstration of KYANIZE CELOID FINISH a new wall and woodwork coating. The brush on product dries overnight and comes in eight tinted shades plus white with easy application promising bright durable walls for households.
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Dougherty & Walters
Advertising Letters List From Sullivan Post Office
Unclaimed letters dated April 18, 1923, Sullivan Indiana, including ladies and gents lists. Items will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if not claimed within two weeks. Names include Beardsley Mrs Tall Mary Bush Hoskins Lida Miller Opal Nellie Katharine Anna Wilson Mrs Anna Cyril Cyril Brown Perry Deckard D W Dudley Toney Hutchison John Ora O Bryan Eugene Riley Oscar L Whittaker Lee F. When calling, say Advertised and give date advertised.
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Sullivan, Ind
Postoffice
Beardsley
Tall. Bush
Mary. Eaton
Bulah Anna
Hoskins
Louis
Tesa Ue Marshall
Lida
He Holle Miller
Opal Aa Pitoesen
Nellie
Stanfield
Katharine
Wilson
Anna
Addis
Cyril. Brown
H. H. Deckard
Perry
Deckard
Miller
Dooley
D. W. Dudley
Toney
Hutchison
John. Martin
Ora. Martin
O. B. O’bryan
Eugene. Riley
Oscar L. Whittaker
Lee F
Weather of a Week Farmersburg Report
Miss Glenn Yeager, cooperative weather observer, records for the county the week ending April 15. Days were varied with partly cloudy to clear skies, and rainfall totaling 1.53 inches on April 14 and 18.
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Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Notable BeecheringQuotation on Conceit and Respect
A short quotation by Beecher remarks that conceited men appear harmless yet create an obligation for others to respect them. The line notes self respect frees others from enforcing respect.
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Beecher
Dear but Effective Teachers
A brief note praises teachers able to learn from errors. It describes mistakes as valuable lessons that justify their cost and emphasizes practical wisdom gained through teaching experience.
American Individualism and the Divine Spark in People
A 1923 essay argues that true democracy rests on spiritual individualism. It declares divinity resides in every person, not in groups or elites, and celebrates voluntary associations, service, and personal virtue as engines of national progress amid postwar disillusionment. It warns against mass mobilization without individual spiritual grounding.
Prophesied Purchase Sparks Local Jest at Jimpson Junction
A Jimpson Junction resident reports Jay Greenhaw withdrew money to buy a car from Kay Lee. Another resident quips that when he brings it home it may be the union depot or some similar item.
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Jay Greenhaw
Kay Lee
Jimpson Junction
Union Depot
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Sam
Zasary Savings
United States Government Savings System
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C
Stace
Phoenix
Julius Hatry Shoe Co
Jwances
James Adams
Tom Wolfe
Ldn McKinley
Ben Yeates
Gravel
Joe Beck
Fred Sevier
Harry Morris
George W. Unger
John Carmichael
Fred Pasch
Glen Phegley
Clarence Shepherd
Claude Poe
Labor
Wayne Tague
Obe Luster
Homer Bicknell
Homer Kessinger
C. E. Bottorff
John Woodard
Reid Bell
Elwood Brown
Bill Burnett
Virgil Burnett
Willie Boles
Floyd Wilson
W. V
F. M. Daniels
Sal
Moore-Langen Print. Co
Clerkee
Andes ‘ Sul. Tel
Wm. H. Burks, Jr
Jess Bicknell
Sul. Tel. Co
Wouthitt
Pris. & Crims
White
Ed Douthitt
Bid Tigers
R. P. White
Surveyor
Eugene Dietzgen
F. Briggs
Richard Park
Salco
Wm. Williamson
Sal Co
Exp
Sal. Telephone Co
I. N. Botts
Corinq
Paul Higbee
Sal. Health
J. W. Lindley
Clara A. Scott
Jas. Wyman
J. S. Hazelrng
Curry
Thos. J. Walls
Conza Wyman
Caddie DeHart
Fairbanks
Alpha DeHart
M. C. Willis
Assess Hamilton
Alma Willis
L. R. Cunningham
W. H. Poston
Chas. H. Milam
Robert Calvert
Jas. R. Rusher
H. N. Luzader
H. N. Asrey
Wm. M. Trons
L. ¥. Walters
T. N. Scott
J. H. Shake
Assess
Haddon
M. H. Howard
J. D. Lanham
J. E. Shake
John Mason
Gil
Harve Myers
Ramp Richardson
W. M. Asrey
Poor Hamilton
Oscar Rich
Ida Leonard
Sul. Co. Coal Co
Jas. H. Draper
E. I. Ry. Co
G Cowles-Parkhurst
Wale
Val. Elec. Co
Guy Wible
Sal. Co. Water Co
Willis & Son
Sul. Brush Co
City of Sullivan
E H
Sul. Telephone Co
Sul. Co. Water Co
Allen Wilkinson
Lbr
Brde
Anna Simms
Help
Val Elec Co
S. E. Lindley
J Sul. Co. Water Co
J Sul. Tel. Co
Scotty & Ax
D. N. Railsback
Bur
Harry Welch
Akin & McClanahan
Ray Newkirk
T. S. Risinger
Pub
W. J. Cooper
W. L. Sisson
D. Merrill
Shelburn Enterprise
Farm'hg News
Courtey Eaton
Et al
E. W. Rogers
H. F. Wilder
Frank Sanders
Carter Phegley Et al
H. S. Benson
Voe Agt
Will A. Thompson
Lillian Schmidt
Sadie Marlow
Knox Co. Orph. Home
Berlingmier
F¢ Rr
Carrithers
Jackson
Dugger
R Osburn
G R Allen
Kentucky
Individualism
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Doubleday, Page & Co
Western Newspaper Union
Clothiers
H. C. Steel
Prop
C. E. Fisher
Optometrist & Optican
Seitz Jewelry Store
South Side
William J. Monroe
Charles E. Monroe
Hugh Monroe
Sullivan Circuit Court
M. A. Haddon
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