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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
4
A Sullivan Union notice lists a new postage rate of $1.50 8S for mail service. The item notes second class mail classification and includes standard postal statements about publication registration and import under federal law.
The Terre Haute steel plant at Steelton is expanding with a large surplus for extensions and plans to produce automobile springs from iron ore. Financiers show strong interest while the company buys government leftovers and uses land gifts of 400 acres from the city to build a new steel community. A Gary steel expert says it could make Terre Haute rival Youngstown.
Town Ohio hosts a steel enterprise started by a few men thirty years ago that now employs 30 000 workers and pays surprising dividends. The piece praises Jake Finklestein for wise government purchases that multiplied money fourfold. Sullivan urged to encourage enterprises and capture opportunities.
A partisan rebuttal critiques a Democratic newspaper for alleging overspending by Richard Bird in Kansas. It questions the claim of constructive knowledge and warns the Times would undermine the nation with such charges. The piece compares current politics to Monroe era ideals and laments party infighting.
Local society notes expose Freelove McAllister and Zeke Stubbins quarreling over an alleged report about her false teeth. Others include Salina Baker beauty mark, Peruina Fish indigestion, and Doc McFadden’s taxin joke. Community chatter covers churchgoers, poetry efforts, and church wine intrigue.
Indianapolis reports that nearly half of the 1921 legislative acts carried emergency clauses making them effective immediately after signature. Highlights include tax levies for Indiana and Purdue universities, Purdue Agricultural School funding, and reforms to the blue sky law, pardons salaries, and county hospital bonds.
The thimble, once costly and limited to the well off, became affordable after being produced from lead and other metals by machinery. Its widespread use brought relief to heavy sewers and prompted blessings for the inventor. The Dutch finger-hat evolved in England into the thumb-bell used to parry needle thrusts rather than drive the needle.
A Popular Science Monthly note records remedies and customs where people eat bees after stings. It cites Guiana negroes who eat stinging bees for revenge and Ceylon natives who boil fallen swarms for consumption.
The Optimist proclaims opportunity at the door while the Pessimist resents knockers. The Optimist infers the Pessimist hates himself as he ducks. The exchange frames a clash of outlooks with a sharp edge of self-critique.
He confirms only three close friends know of their engagement. She admits the secret was shared with exactly three confidants.
An USDA guidance notes building a compost heap from garden waste including yard debris and decayed vegetables. It describes bed preparation with stable manure, layered refuse, earth topping, and periodic mixing for weed seed destruction and soil enrichment.
Specialists from the Department of Agriculture outline killing dressing and packing methods to maximize poultry profits. Emphasis on home dressing for certain markets, dry picking, proper cooling, packing in neat small boxes or barrels with ice, and marking needs per destination.
The USDA Bureau of Entomology urges cleaning up insect shelter areas in grounds and gardens. Removing weeds grass and refuse around hedges ditches and fence corners will destroy hibernating pests and lessen damage next season.
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture recommend dust baths for chickens as they do not wash. For 50 to 60 fowls use a dust box about 3 by 4 feet or 4 by 4 feet placed in sunlit area. Use fine dry dust or sandy loam. road dust is discouraged. coal or wood ashes may be mixed with soil.
The 1920 census lists 6 449 998 farms in the United States. A farm is all land farmed by one person or with household or hired help. When tenants or managers operate portions, each is treated as a separate farm.
Adolphus Barclay, a promising graduate, ends on the wrong manuscript train roll misreading leading to a humorous miscue. He delivers a lecture using another man’s work and wins acclaim, a professor’s honor, and a boost to his career and future prospects. The incident reshapes his path, earnings, and marriage prospects.
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