Local notes and society updates from Sullivan area
Community notices list visits and travels of residents including Mr and Mrs Otto Krug in Chicago Mrs Noah Drennone relatives in Northern Indiana Miss Mayme St Clergy Robinson visited Minnie Mayfield John Thompson improves property on West Washington St Hon John T Hays on business in Spencer Mr and Mrs John S Maxwell depart for future home in Huron 3 Miss Ruth Boff Ruth Crowder attend Cincinnati Conservatory of Music J P Stratcon leaves for Bloomington reunion of the 31st Indiana Charley Hartfelter to visit Ohio Ex Sheriff Mayfield and wife to Bogie mine Ed Stitzel Billy Willis Jr go to Palestine for soldier reunion Lost God Locket initials Z E C and reward offered Christian Endeavor social at Presbyterian church Sewing machine discounts and cash offers Aug 20 31 Rev J B Thomas of Tuscon Arizona visiting Sullivan relatives Nelse Byington to repair gasoline stove Record money order day at Sullivan post office Miss Briggs processes 35 orders totaling 206 60 Miss Agnes Mumford Princeton organ recital at Presbyterian church admired by locals Reception for Judge and Mrs Henry and Mr and Mrs Blue T J Walls Farmersburg subscribes and shares pioneer tale of massacre near Prairieton Indians spared cabin prayer and Great Spirit claim
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Presbyterian Church
Agnes Mumford
Princeton
P. H. Blue
Miss Mumford
John J. Hays
D. W. Henry
Blue
Fragmentary Local Notes Show Court House Upgrades
Radiators are being put in the court house and pipes will be laid again as part of ongoing improvements. Local items mention Cox and Crow of Petersburg law firm and Sunday visit by the Apple sisters with Mrs. J. W. Brown. The text references varied phrases and small anecdotes from community life.
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Cox & Crow
Petersburg
Cox Vrew
Court House
Barber Shop Chatter Reveals Vacation Wit and Local Tales
In a casual barber shop exchange, Jim the Baker asks about Shad who is on vacation. Doug jokes about horses and chiggie bites, while Charley and Bill riff on goats, ghosts, and a tale of Billy Wilson's saw in a neighborly chat.
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Shad
Jim
Charley
Doug
Bill
Billy Wilson
The Battle of the Blue and White Squadrons Ends
In Rockport Massachusetts on August 25 the mimic naval clash concluded at 5 4 0 Sunday morning with surrender of the white squadron led by Rear Admiral Higginson. Pillsbury’s blue squadron suffered a decisive loss eight miles south of Thatcher’s Island as battleships Kearsarge, Alabama and Massachusetts overwhelmed Prairie, Panther and Supply. The game ends after nights of vigilance and strategic maneuvering with the white squadron entirely destroyed.
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Rockport
Mass
New England
Higginson
Pillsbury
Thatcher
Salem
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Scorpion
Prairie
Panther
Supply
Biue
Celery Nerve Remedy Claims Cure for Prostration
A woman suffering three years from nervous prostration reports two bottles of Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound cured her. She says she no longer feels nerves and hardly knows if she has them. The testimonial is attributed to E. E. Muehler.
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E. E. Muehler
Things Heard and Seen Opens With New Weekly Story
The UNION announces a new feature story by Will Fixem titled Things Heard and Seen. It will run in UNION form two chapters weekly in T and S until completion, provided no arrests are made. Fixem is described as a promising young author likely to bloom with continued episodes. First chapters follow.
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Will Fixem
T. H
Fixem
On the Banks of Busseron Chapter Opens With Moonlit Plot
The scene finds seven travelers camped near Caledonia as moonlight falls on a mansion on the Heights. Filipino Red awakens the group and retrieves a bundle containing a slice of mince pie from 1776, sparking a plan as they discuss baking next Wednesday.
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Caledoni
Caledonia
Seven Wio
Red
Mother
Saws and felts echo in a playful word loop
The speakers replay a tongue twister about saws and felts with repeating phrases. Doug and Jim exchange a puzzled line recalling a felt that felt unlike any other. The dialogue centers on linguistic humor and memory.
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Aha Fasfasfsopassos Pochsshesheste
P. A. Barco
Sullivan, Ind
Otto Krug
Chicago
Noah Drennone
Northern
Indiana
Mise Mayme St. Clergy
Robinson
Minnie Mayfield
John Thompson
West Washington Street
John T. Hays
Spencer
John S. Maxwell
Huron
Ruth Boff
Ruth Crowder
The
Conservatory of Music At
Cincinnati
J.P. Stratcon
Bloomington
Charley Hartfelter
Ohio
Mayfield
Bogie Mine
Ed Stitzel
Billy Willis, Jr
Palestine
Z.E.C. Finder
N.S. Worley
Jesse Mahley
Mr. Worley
J. B. Thomas
Tuscon
Arizana
J. M. Lang
Mr. Thomas
the Baptist Church
Nelse Byington
Westside Sullivan Mercantile Co
Mary Josephine
Camilla
Sisters of Providence
St. Marys
Zoe Chaney
Sulivan
Miss Briggs
W.N. Byington
Sullivan Mercantile Cy
Nelse
Westside
T. J. Walls
Farmersburg
Walls
Prairieton
Apple Sisters
J. W. Brown
Dinsy Telegraph
Diggres
Davy Jones’ Looker
Admiral Pillsbury
White
Ron
Indianapolis
Fie
Sue Oate
Stronzer
Louisville Grain and Livestock
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Cincinnati Grain and Livestock
New York Livestock
East Buffalo Livestock
Gattle
Toledo
Ste
Muarcie
Ind
Samuel Hughes
Are
Tri Od
Caledonia Heights
Busseron
Chapter
W.c
Visemiskees Department Store
Coffman
Sullivan County
West Wash
A. M
T. DI. U
A. F.of L
U. B. of
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Public Square
Court St
Hazelrigg
McCrory
Greencastle
A. M. McGuire
Sullivan
P. Band
Will Hays
Samuel F. Mason
R. E. Rice
Everett Bell
Harry Richie
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