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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
6
In a satirical column a mock report notes a weary watch on the Rhine, outdated fashions, and gas masks. It jokes that women hide flaws in public with camouflage while a draft tests reveal personal defects, including a soldier's quip about his wife and two children.
Gathered citizens in the court house yard adopt a resolution volunteering in the Bus seron Battery for service between local landmarks. The group includes Cuppy Stratton LeRoy Drennan Josh Beasley Clyde J Burkholder Flossie Wright and Spunk Gordon. Mir Sandbar Turman trains at Eagle Island naval station aiming to enlist as apprentice seaman.
Notice to the Public explains that a brass band and long row of automobiles are part of a Chautauqua advertising party. It stresses there is no threat and promotes a coming uplift and coin shift.
A pot is heated and beans are added with bacon and corn. The mixture is stirred until thickened to form a hot succotash.
A vivid description lauds a student’s graceful stride named the Fall Away brought home from college days and now on tour on city streets this summer. The piece praises rhythm, balance, and the ideal of collegiate carriage, while weaving in satirical verse and local credits to county vendors and public officials.
In this humorous dialogue, Birsky and Zapp riff on war relief drives, charity reputations, and the motives behind donations. They joke about real estate, cigars, and an overbearing parade of benevolence, contrasting genuine aid with self interest during wartime fundraising.
A vivid wartime line declares that when official reports praise meritorious and valorous conduct under fire, county troops are anticipated to be among those present, signaling pride in local service and sacrifice.
Henry Dwight Sedgwick reflects on convalescence after illness, noting how physical recovery is gradual while mental orientation shifts rapidly toward light and memory. He likens recovery to a genie freed from a bottle, with appetite and senses reawakening and the sickroom becoming a gateway to the outer world.
Popular Mechanics reports a California plan for movable six mile desert road sections. Plank units 12 by 8 feet rest on 4 by 6 inch stringers, tied with iron strips and roundheaded bolts to hold spikes in place.
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