Township agricultural statistics for 1918 county wide
Detailed figures from township assessors cover land use crops livestock and yields. Turman and Fairbanks townships report acres planted harvested silos tractors cream separators and orchard stock. livestock counts include horses cattle hogs sheep and dairy milk per cow and egg production. The data show farm ownership splits renters and owners and overall production across the year.
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Turman
Fairbanks Township
Selkirk Burgher Takes Pledge in 1592 Record
A Selkirk minute book held by the Scottish Society of Antiquaries reveals Thomas Kerr swearing off drink in 1592. He gave as his pledge a pair of gray rus sit breikis, a relic of old temperance practice.
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Scottish Society of Antiquaries
Burgh
Selkirk
Thomas Kerr
Do Stones Grow
The text argues that stones do not grow like living things. Organic growth is unique to living matter, while stones merely form, accumulate chips, or get coatings. size or quantity may increase only through external additions, not intrinsic growth.
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Thei
Jackson Streets
Real estate transfers across townships and towns
A long list of land deals across Cass County and townships including Cass Township John H Alsman to Paul N Bogart for 30-100 acres and various other transfers such as Emma McKinney to Hannah Birch 830 dollars and F L Rockenfield heirs to Andrew J Peterson 6000 dollars. Specific parcels and prices noted for Dugger Farmersburg Shelburn Fairbanks Sullivan Hymera and Jefferson Township with multiple individual buyers and lots described.
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Cass Township
Samuel T. Curry
Thos
D. Sherrin
John H. Alsman
Paul N. Bogart
Des
Edward McKay
Dora
Stella M. Figg
David E. Everhart
Oscar M. Patton
Geo. J. Spencer
Owens
Martha J. Hays Et al
Bertie Drake
Sullivan
Martha Hays Et al
Hinkle C. Hays
Jackson Township
Dora B. Maddox
Roscoe E
Carrie Mahan
Chas. D. Wright
Henry
Verda E. Lefurges
Hymera
John C. Brown
Frank Eppert
W. Ash Coal Co
Ed Stewart
W. J. Williams
Beckett
John A. Ward
Albert M
Ruth Gilman
John N. Balch
Jefferson Township
Susana Robbins
Elisa A. Follingsworth
Res. Life Estate
Flora Bennett
Jarvis Goodman
Turman Township
Chas. E. Boles
Marie M. Boles
Seymour M. Phillips
John W
Samuel FE. Lindley
E. Boles
Wm. R. Boles
Her Great Fault and Mrs Gowitt Conversational Style
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a woman named Mrs Gowitt speaks so incessantly that companions cannot get a chance to respond. The remark frames her as a talker who prompts thoughts but overwhelms with dialogue.
Gardeners Insect Friend Protect Ladybirds Syrphus Flies
Gardeners learn not all garden insects harm crops. Ladybird beetles eat plant lice, with one beetle consuming over 80 pests daily. The green maggot, a syrphus fly larva, also preys on plant lice and should be protected.
Correction of Prizes for Babies at Old Settlers Reunion
In Fairbanks Indiana on August 18 191%, a letter requests printing corrected prize winners from the babies contest at the old settlers reunion. First prize $3.00 to Charles Emil Holmes eight months son of Ellis Holmes. Second prize $2.06 to Virginia Denney eleven months daughter of Mrs. James Denney. Third prize $1.00 to Joy Marie Laybold daughter of Mrs. Minnie Laybold of Terre Haute.
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Fairbanks Ind
Sullivan Union
Old Settlers
Charles Emil Holmes
Ellis Holmes
Fairbanks
Virginia Denney
Farmersburg
James Denney
Joy Marie Laybold
Minnie Laybold
Terre Haute
E. H. Holmes
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office August 20 1919
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office as of August 20 1919. Names include Charley Bolding Burton McCabe Dixon Henry Riggle Ben South Russell L Toms P Roy Wolfe Ernest When calling for letters say advertised and give date advertised. Letters unclaimed within ten days go to Dead Letter Office.
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Sullivan, Ind
Weather of a Week from Farmersburg
Weekly weather report by Miss Glenn Yeager records August 11 to 17 with daily high and low temperatures, mostly clear to partly cloudy days, notable rainfall of .42 inches on the 13th, and warmer highs reaching 89 to 91 degrees. The period ends August 17 with clear skies and fresh rainfall data.
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Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Co-Operative Weather Observer
Causes of Brights Disease and Its Triggers
The article lists numerous causes such as overeating alcohol gout pneumonia rheumatism scarlet fever diphtheria and measles. It notes that strict adherence to right living cannot prevent the disease if caught early and treated promptly.
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Bright
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Schroeder & Price
Sherman
Sullivan County
Haddon
John E. M. Purcell
Mildred L
Simeon D. Yocum
H. L.ramsey
D.C
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
The
Farmers of America
Standard Oil
Michigan Ave
Chicago, Ill
Lars
Frate C. Liston
Poland
Farrow
Harrison & Drake, Auctioneers
Liston
Downen
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