Flag raising and local notices fill county page
Herman Smock drove his National 2 miles last week. William Murphy and relatives visited the county seat for the flag raising and to purchase sundry merchandise. The Whipperwilliam Wooslow Trio played in Paris Illinois but baggage issues left the evening lop sided. Colonel Knotts plans Martinsville visit next month and Lonnie Ford bets Cincinnati finishes top two. Charley Davis returns from Florida in a Tarpon Springs tan with a cane. Stephen A. Bennett showcases chewing tobacco and tooth powder in his shop window. Continuous gossip and light humor close the column.
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Wiliam Murphy
Turman Township
Maris
Jim” Ixeliy
Saint Patrick
Erin Touran
Charley Davis
Florida
Tarpon Springs
Charley
Our Weakly Pome and Local Page Mischief
Fragmented verse and mixed humor recount playful lambs and odd functionaries with grand titles. A parade of quirky names like Roy Drennan Fred Fitzer and Bill Mallett appears alongside local fishing in Sullivan county and a shop sign promising to buy anything that doesn t eat.
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Grand Panjandrum
Chie
Supreme Kings of the Universe
Roy Drennan
Fred Fitzer Boys
Bill” Mallett
Howard Wagner Tooley
Andrew Jackson Rich
Wight-horse
Sunny Jim Willis
Dade Powell Drives Red Raven Through Village Friday
A street scene notes Dade Powell in his Red Raven roadster passing through the village on Friday. The report also mentions a group of giggling girls in an office window during flag raising exercises, their derisive reactions drawing attention.
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Dade Powell
Dr King’s New Discovery Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement urges readers with coughs colds and grippe to use Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims soothing balsam healing membranes antiseptic action and relief, noting 48 years as a standard remedy and offering 50 cent bottles at drugstores.
Notice to Miners Examining Board session dates
Notice from the Sullivan County Miners' Examining Board states it will be in session on the first Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each month. Frank Harmon presides as president of the board.
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Sullivan County Miners’ Examining Board
Frank Harmon
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union One Year Deal
The Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union publish for one year at a combined price of three dollars, offering readers a coordinated subscription option across two local papers. The offer aims to broaden coverage and convenience for residents.
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THE
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union
Young couple wed at M KE Parsonage in Shelburn
Mr. Jess Lowery married Miss Ada Moss on Monday evening at the M KE Parsonage with Rev Moe Cullough officiating. Mrs. Lowery is well known among local youths and the couple, residents for two years, are greeted with best wishes from many friends for joy and prosperity.
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Jess Lowery
Ada Moss
M. KE. Parsonage
Moe Cullough
Mine cleanup advances at Wilfred shaft project
Work began Wednesday to clean and restore the WihHllfred mine for operation on No. 7 vein. The plan envisions about three months to ready hoisting coal and a new shaft over 200 feet south of the old mine to serve as manway and air shaft for the existing workings.
Plans for New Shaft and Mine Lease Expansion
It is intended to sink the new shaft to No. 5 vein possibly next summer and use it as the main shaft with a new tipple erected over it. William S. Freeman of Chicago holds the lease on the mining property and expects to incorporate a company to operate when ready.
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William S. Freeman
Chicago
Local Sailor Receives Medical Corps Training Call
Burl Buckley returns home from Northwestern University for a brief visit then departs Saturday to join the Great Lakes Naval Training Station for six months of hospital corps training. He will be stationed aboard a U S battleship after completion.
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Hospital Corps
Burl Buckley
Northwestern University
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Hen Egg Displays War Spirit In Egg Shell Markings
Harve Pierce finds an egg bearing wartime markings on its shell after going to gather eggs last Saturday. The curious sign draws local attention to an otherwise ordinary farm event.
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Harve Pierce
Mayor Calvert Declares Clean-up Week 1917
Mayor Robert Calvert issues a clean-up proclamation for the city naming May 7 to May 12 1917. Residents are urged to pile trash on lawns or alley sides for teamsters to collect, with teams organized to haul away waste and beautify premises during the week.
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Calvert
Everbody
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Co
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
W. H. Eaton
Seeps Econ Herman Building
the National Bank Sullivan, Ind
Court House
Herman Smock
Alr
C. H. Stratton
Elks
Ask Clydle
Robert F. Knotts
Martinsville
Lonnie Ford
Cincinnati
Stephen A. Douglas Bennett
West Side
Finnegan
Gilbert
Herb Steele
Globe
Horne
Long
Izaak Walton
Sullivan County
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Co
Bennett’s Pharmacy
Shelburn News
Shelburn Enterprise
W.B. Reduso
Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
W. B. Naform
the Peoples Store
San Francisco
Robert Calvert
M. A. Haddon
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