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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
8
A humorous, fragmented column notes oddities and local observations from daily life during wartime. It includes satirical lines about cantaloupes, auctions, renovations, and a playful set of mock instructions on corn consumption and public duties. The piece closes with a rekindled tease about political reform and a candidate’s bill proposal.
A jumble of items notes court actions as Carry Bong Kaung sues for divorce, and Elmer Pinkston with Oscar McMahan claim grasshopper pasture for turkeys west of town. It mentions poems about the Kaiser, Trotsky on a chautauqua circuit, and a housewife canning in the U. S. A. plus light social oddities.
Wartime letter from Pvt. N K Harris describes camp life in France with the 128th Field Artillery Battalion. He recalls pay-day, friends, drills, gas mask training, and a sense of camaraderie as units move, with anecdotes about Paddy Flynn, Blackie Henderson, and others in a bustling camp routine.
Two mad dogs ran amuck in Carlisle biting livestock and farmer John Russell, a young farmer living just outside town. The dogs were killed and their heads sent to the state board of health for examination.
Carlisle residents petition the Indiana public service commission to compel the Chicago Carlisle Coal company to sell coal to local wagon trade in Carlisle to ensure a winter fuel supply.
Physicians and health advisory item urging readers to consult chiropractor H. L. Ramsey for a case analysis and chiropractic adjustments claimed to address the cause of kidney trouble.
Wm. Brett offers stove repair service at 218 KE Harris St and promotes Dix Lumber Co in North Dix for winter readiness prompting readers to act before bad weather.
Dodge car for sale in Merom Indiana in perfect order, can be picked up locally. Call John Creager for details.
For sale feeding ewes five Shropshire bucks and a registered Jersey bull three years old. Address G. C. Joab West Terre Haute Ind.
The Johnson Cream Company offers the highest cash price for cream. Station at No. 16 East Jackson Street opposite Union office Sullivan. Manager F. W. Walters announces the bid to local farmers.
The Sullivan County Indiana Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids by noon September 2 1918 for supplies for the Bahste infirmary for the ensuing quarter per requisitions on file in the auditor’s office. Attest Frank M Daniels Auditor August 21 1918.
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