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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
8
A jumble of quips and notes on weather hay fever fashion pacifists and jokes. It mentions a college professor linking pacifists to Cain, jokes about toothbrush mustaches, a flivver crank, and references to The Indiana Times and Theda Bara. A stray poem about butter and Bossy closes the fragment.
The article describes a shared party line causing voice diffusion and conversation confusion among neighbors. It notes busy lines during canning season with women exchanging marmalade tips and cooking advice, illustrating how multiple households tap the same circuit and hinder quiet communication.
A terse wartime verse notes a man in Sullivan County Clerk translating a scene of morning routines and schemes while soldiers fight overseas. The speaker contrasts civilian daily grind with combat abroad and mentions heat and flies as grueling conditions.
An Allied unit of green clad American troops press the Kaiser’s forces, delivering a blunt setback as anti German sentiment grows. The action reflects intensified Allied pressure on the Western Front with fresh units entering the line.
Compiled for the Indiana State Council of Defense by George Ade, this piece urges citizens to aid by conserving sugar, salvaging materials, and training nurses. It notes car shortages, mobilizes workers for August and September, and calls for ready volunteers to relocate for war work and to support the Liberty Loan drive. It urges immediate nursing training and lists Indiana’s 35 nursing schools and contact points.
The Knox county fair in Vincennes runs six days from Monday August 26 under new management by the Moose lodge. Speed ring purses totaling 3800 will feature daily races. Live Stock and Poultry shows are led by L M Butler and Prof Criss. A 100 page premium list is available. Bands include First Regiment Vincennes and Royal Italian. Free acts include Professor Jack Robinson elephants the Holland Dockrill company and diver Roberto. Barkoot Amusement with fifteen shows and a large midway are planned.
The fair plans twenty circus cars for transport and will run day and night with grounds illuminated after dark. A thousand dollars in Liberty Bonds will be given away during the week and new attractions will be staged every afternoon and night. The management promises a clean and high quality event.
An old Want Ad promotes chiropractic care by H L Ramsey D C claiming adjustments address the cause of kidney trouble and offer case analysis.
Notice to bidders. Sealed bids due by noon August 3 in Graysville Indiana for stand privileges at the Manngrove Sunday school picnic on August 17. Highest responsible bidder wins. No bottled drinks to be sold. G W Nowlin, Treasurer. First insertion July 24, 1918, 3t.
Wanted to repair your stove. Don't wait until snowflies. Wm Brett located at 218 East Harris Street near North Dix Lumber Company offering stove repair services.
Webb Milam as administrator of Carrie E. Cochran's estate filed a final account with the Sullivan Circuit Court. The hearing is set for Friday September 6 1918, the fifth judicial day of the September term, 1918. Creditors heirs and legatees must attend to show cause why the report should not be approved. A G McNabb attorney. First insertion July 31 1918.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Sullivan Indiana Post Office dated August 7 1918 and note that letters not called for within two weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Mr and Mrs C H Stratton and sister Mrs Doremus motored to Culver Monday to visit their son Joe Stratton who is attending school there.
Mrs. George Nance and her children of Macco join relatives here for a family gathering. Mrs. Minnie Jaltrup of Owensboro also stays with relatives. E. C. Snarr of the Woolley Coal Company departs for a weeklong vacation to visit his old home in Southern Indiana.
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