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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary text references half fare on Pozc and boarding houses with Slue Laws arrest risk on Sundays. Mentions five thousand cases of champagne for medical use and a sick spell. A neighbor across the street is described. A saxophone scene ends with laughter. Screams follow.
A Milwaukee man claims to have perfected an odorless limberger. The unrelated invention is described as not worth a cent.
An account describes Harve Gordon buying a Boston bull pup whose illness and vet bills followed by damage from gnawing led to added costs. The dog chewed fur, shoes, and underwear, with related expenses mounting as the incident continued. The piece also weaves in social commentary and reflections on economy and politics.
A recent legal decision held that mince pie cannot be classified as a beverage. The ruling clarifies definitional boundaries for food and drink categories in commercial contexts.
A fragmented World War I era joke describes Arcero a private in battle urged to zig zag as bullets thickened. The captain visits a hospital finding Rastus bandaged and asks the cause. Rastus quips he may have zigged when he should have verged.
The Sullivan Community Club works to quicken public welfare through civic social commercial industrial and agricultural development. Its five departments coordinate highway improvements banking shows and livestock efforts with volunteers and local merchants aiding county industries and farms in 1921.
Rev R W Hoffman of Gurnee Illinois has accepted the pastorate of the Christian church in this city He will preach his first sermon Sunday morning and also speak at the evening service.
Tribute to bankers highlighting their duty to community progress and prosperity. Obituary recalls John L. Bretz death at Jasper Dubois County and outlines 1890 1892 1894 congressional contests in the old second Indiana district with candidates from Vincennes Shoals Greene and Bloomington.
A listing of marriage licenses shows couples from several towns including Carlisle Sullivan Cass and Terre Haute. Names include James L Fields and Elizabeth Benson both 18 from Carlisle. John Houston 27 and Lizzie Butler 22 near Dugger. Walter J Thorne 22 oil worker Tennessee and Georgia L Berry 22 Sullivan. Jesse W Goodman 34 and Zepha Alumbaugh 22 Cass. Thelma E Sluder 16 and Chas E McKinney 22 Shelburn. Estie E Samin 16 near Farmersburg. Gladys D Bedwell 16 near Dugger. Versa A Bolinger 38 Hymera. Velma P Creager 18 near Sullivan. Thelma Purcell 19 Terre Haute. Clara Taylor 18 Cass post office.
The docket lists Charles Barrett versus Elizabeth Barrett for divorce. Wyman Bros. versus Frank Williams to foreclose lien. Elizabeth Cox versus William Shearn in ejectment. Sullivan County Motor Co. and Eugene and Kittie Hedrick to foreclose motor vehicle lien. Bertha B. Pierson versus Elza Dixon and Joseph Dixon for obstructing right of way and ejectment. John W. Morgan as estate administrator versus Ellen Wright and Albert Brodie to sell real estate. Ross Hudson versus Pearl Hudson for divorce.
Walter Boyd, a Sullivan high school graduate class of 1918, narrowly escaped a fire at the Theta Xi fraternity house in Terre Haute yesterday morning. He fled in his pajamas across icy roofs as flames broke out and were discovered early.
An exclusive posed photo shows Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork mayor Terence MacSwiney testifying before the unofficial American committee of 100 on Ireland's fight for freedom. She is 23 years old and appears in a studio portrait with a new look.
Local families and visitors share holiday gatherings and travel plans. Mrs Crowder Sr and family head to St Petersburg for the winter while Doris teaches there and Dan works at the St Petersburg Times. Ed Douthitt ill at county hospital shows slight improvement.
A brief biographical sketch of James A. Garfield noting his presidency and key life moments. The compact chapter outlines Garfield as a Civil War officer and statesman, highlighting his ascent from congressman to president and his enduring historical significance.
The record lists James Abram Garfield born 1831 in Orange Ohio. It traces his career from Hiram College president 1862 61 to Ohio Senate member 1860 and Civil War service rising from Colonel to Major General. It notes his Congress tenure 1863 80 and U S Senate election 1880, nomination at Chicago June 7 and presidential election in November.
The passage recalls James A. Garfield born in a log cabin and rising to the presidency. It describes the 1850 Chicago convention clash between the Stalwarts led by Grant and Conkling and the Half Breeds backing Garfield, who was nominated at the event.
The Sullivan Circuit Court Commissioner announces a public sale of the Frank Nead farm under an 18808 case involving John G. Barnett as administrator of Francis M. Nead deceased against Adaline Nead et al. The sale is subject to a mortgage of twelve hundred seventy two dollars at 6 percent interest. Sullivan County. Indiana.
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