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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
7
The page mixes a anti German wartime song about an Irish Kaiser and playful verse on Eva M.\nishi and a prankish Q&A, with reader letters and odd anecdotes about cigars and thrift stamps. It reflects late stage WWI era humor and miscellany.
A humorous proverb-like verse jokes about traveling from Kankakee to Peoria and Decatur while paying eighty cents for three kings. It counsels readers to cast off heavy burdens like bread upon the waters.
A collection of quirky dedications and jokes from Ed Dailey through Rex Benefield, featuring names and playful lines about cards, Christmas, and local life. Includes a fable, a public hint on banter at Camp Taylor, and a Yuletide poem about holiday wishes and mischief.
A promise list reveals endorsements from John Ersinger and others for prudent spending in 1918. Each man pledges quirky self restraints from avoiding reckless money use to tempering risky bets and nightlife, with further humorous pledges from peers in Peoria and county administration.
A playful verse depicts a Blackstone artist named Gregg arriving in Sullivan with a fat rag roll. He reaches for the pot as the moment heats up and leaves with a bold souvenir. A sequel follows a food man named Bill who swallows the pill. Gregg mixes it as Kiddo adds, and both slide down the hill in a comic skid.
A historical note recalls natural rock asphalt found in Switzerland many years ago. For over a century it was used to extract rich stores of bitumen, a key material in road paving.
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