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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
6
A bathman, after 34 years, discovers dividend checks from a silver mine he bought long ago. A friend recalling the purchase notices in a paper that the mine would pay its first dividend spurs him to cut coupons.
A crab nearly two feet in diameter with yard long claws and lobster like eyes was captured in the Indian Ocean. It fed voraciously and glowed with phosphorescent white rays when placed in a seawater tank at night.
A fragment mocks social prominence and volunteer uplift groups while noting Col House’s position and the era’s vanity. The piece references a music house ad offering Wild Wild Women for 85 cents and weighs public perception against official resignations.
The verse recalls a vanished bottle of rye on the first of July and political figures of a bygone era. It features Uncle Samuel, Uncle Ezra Huber, and mentions Mr. Bryan seeking another run after twelve years, all in a humorous nostalgic tone.
The remark notes that the only person reliably earning enough to cover essentials is a contortionist, highlighting widespread financial strain and scarce stable income opportunities.
A man who believed doomsday would occur climbed a haystack on the appointed day and dozed as the stack caught fire set by playful youths. Awakening amid flames he cried that he was in hell as expected. The note ends with a stray line defining a cootie as a flea trained in the military.
The piece parodies politics and daily life with playful jabs at Prohibition, economics, and fashion. It lampoons names and phrases, notes moralizing helpers, and riffs on public figures, taxes, and wages in a punchy, satirical column style.
A provocative remark asserts that many women hold fractured minds due to a habit of distributing thoughts in pieces. The remark frames a gendered stereotype about mental processing and communication style.
A quirky monologue notes a North Cross Street resident and jokes about prohibition era bootleggers and a typhoon. It mentions William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson era candidacy ideas, debating party fate and 1921 politics with names like Yeager and McAdoo referenced in humor.
A short verse laments Ezra Hall’s fate after drinking alcohol and dying in a wooden setting. The lines describe his bones and a cruel end tied to consuming liquor.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana Postoffice as of December 31 1919. Letters not called for within ten days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies names include Mrs J J Boyd Miss Laura Carroll Miss Edith Pickett. When calling for these letters say advertised and give date advertised. WM Aydelotte Postmaster
The low square neck vest look wins favor with women as new frocks copy the shown design. Corded waistline and draped skirt feature prominently in this season’s wardrobe.
Elizabeth Esther Sears, born July 17 1883 near Russellville Indiana, daughter of William H Lear and Flora A Lear, married William Fletcher Dodds June 28 1916. She died December 25 1919 aged 36 after months of illness, survived by husband and siblings, having joined the Methodist church at 13. The poem Crossing the Bar is included.
Mary Alice Thornberry of Graysville Sullivan County Indiana died at her son William R Boles home on December 18 1919 aged 44 years 29 days She was born November 19 1875 to William and Catherine Thornberry She leaves two brothers two sisters and one son all of whom survived and was a lifelong Methodist Episcopal member She married Charles E Boles in 1893 and had four children all but William R Boles died in infancy
William R. Boles appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Alice Boles of Sullivan County Indiana. The estate is stated as solvent.
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