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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
6
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports Peck Walters keeps a strong throwing arm and remains a threat at the plate. Observers note his early-trajectory sprint from first base resembles a sky rocket as he heads toward home.
Harold asks if he can claim exemption from service and is told yes but he may be used as a chaplain for a Springfield by Uncle Sam.
A nostalgic verse riffs on servicemen training in camps and heading to France to punch through Berlin. Mentions Bill Mallet, Frank Dale, and a chorus of names including Zeke Carruthers and Emil Mc Coy as they return in khaki, reflecting homefront pride and nostalgia.
In Van Buren County Kansas the Eagle Island club held its first annual clam bake attracting a large crowd. The event ended with several attendees being thoroughly extinguished. Uncle Ike Blithers from Coon Creek came to town with his son Jed who faced draft board scrutiny.
An incomplete fragment portrays Johnny as an athlete enduring pain and struggle. Lines reference violent abdominal pains and rough physical tasks, ending with a boast about resilience and fighting spirit. The text hints at a rural, laboring life with boxing imagery implicitly tied to endurance.
Footnotes note several men who did not receive orders to report for the second officers training camp. Felix Jones Dave Rogers and Shorty Sproatt offered their services in the ordinance department after writing to the war department. George Alsop of Sinehere Indemnity and Casualty Co attended to business matters in Sullivan last week.
Hash and Collisower are engaged in the mercantile business at Hut sonville, signaling a business agreement or partnership in the local commerce scene. The notice positions Hut sonville as the business center for their enterprise.
John Wanamaker argues money is not everything. The era headline notes small coins minted to stretch value and hopes the new currency lasts longer for the public.
A cryptic note hints at a group described as arch conspirators pursuing elusive outcomes. The reference to rainbows suggests grand schemes or fanciful goals tied to NX territory. No clear names or dates are provided.
Fred Hoke of Indianapolis recalled an ad from Jeffersontown Kentucky seeking a good gentle cow that would give plenty of milk. Frank Wible auctions a non skid toupee. The note also mentions the British capture of Lens in a remark.
A playful verse hints at shifting gears and getting to work on a corn roasting ear. The brisk rhythm celebrates rural labor and the satisfaction of a timely harvest task.
A local excerpt recounts a colored recruit asking about infantry and cavalry during military service. He learns infantry march on foot and cavalry ride horses. He comments he prefers the infantry to avoid riding when orders say retreat. Mr Bryan heads Merom chautauqua with Two Pictures, possibly 1896 and 1900.
A brief note indicates suffrage picketteers are to be selected early, with selection occurring as the group begins to wane or feather out from prior engagement. The item emphasizes prompt naming to maintain momentum in the campaign.
In answer to a correspondent from Riverton the record states that we know of no other.
A short, colloquial note mentions a favorable food control bill and observations about calves around Sullivan. It also notes rising prices for fashionable tan shades this year.
In a humorous street conversation Sam Polongin reports with Barnett Zapp and Louis Birsky discussing the rise of moving pictures. They mock theater declines and joke about actors contracts and scenario writing while noting industry money and odd side ventures.
John C Higdon arrived Wednesday from Sulphur Springs Texas for an extended visit at his boyhood home. He brought fine samples of sweet potatoes peaches corn onions watermelons and apples from this year's crop shown at the First National Bank. Higdon's 71 acre Sulphur Springs area farm produces pears peaches plums grapes apples and figs. His crop from 52 Elberta peach trees netted $230 and he also grows corn cotton two acres of watermelons five acres of peanuts and four of peas. He has won more premiums than any other Texas resident.
Mrs. Henderson Wilkins died at her home near Nonesuch Monday at midnight after a six week illness. She was 58. Survived by her husband three sons and one daughter. The funeral was held.
Popular Mechanics reports a dual project at Coenties reef in East River involving blasting off a 15-foot rock layer and boring two tunnels beneath the reef to create a new rapid transit link between Manhattan and Brooklyn. The reef once 23 feet below the surface will reach about 40 feet after dredging. The federal government and New York City fund the reef removal and tunneling progresses ahead of river-bottom excavation.
Researchers film two groups of children to analyze handwriting movements and rhythm to distinguish good from poor writers. Films can be paused and replayed for detailed study, though final conclusions are not yet made.
A vacation scene ends in tragedy as three brothers pull a stout string around a tree stump. Young Bill bites the string and suffers a bloodied head and mouth when the others yank, pulling out his teeth. The family rushes to the mother who consoles the injured boy.
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