Sullivan County paper edit page opinion on 1916 tariff
The Sullivan Union presents a Republican platform critique of Democratic national and Indiana state policies. It attacks Wilson era tariff shifts, Panama Canal issues, Mexico relations, Lusitania stance, and temperance politics while promoting Adair and a protective tariff agenda aimed at higher wages and competitive goods.
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Democratic National
Democratic Party
Mexico
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Congress
Republican Party
America
Aldrich
Washington
Indiana
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Shelburn
Sullivan County
Democratic
National Campaign
Panama Canal
McKinley
Cleveland
Tariff Debates Split Parties and Indiana Letters
The piece discusses tariff policy shifts under the Underwood law, Taft Commission influences, and partisan contrasts. It includes a December 27 1915 letter from John C Chaney of Sullivan Indiana and cites Plattsburghs view on wage protection in tariff policy for wartime and postwar eras.
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Taft Commission
LaFollette
Senate
John C. Chaney
Sullivan, Indiana
LICKSKILULET ITEMS IN BLOOMINGTON STAR
Doc McFadden reports a sickness quiet in our midst. Dick Bledsoe trades hog for bicycle and cash to Indiana buyers for licenses to settle accounts with canned beans salmon and cave oysters. Constable Plum posts a law sign. Barber Eph Keef expects long-haired men to get a 15 cent haircut after Christmas. Church repairs requested by the pastor. Uncle Johnny Spruceley wears a corduroy pair with concealed wooden leg. Checkers game interrupted by wife. Bill Blither’s bass drum to be used on New Year’s. patriotic airs planned. Seven up party at store ends with crackers cheese and hard cider. wives cause trouble at home. Last Sunday at Hardshell church collection totaled 7.49 in genuine coin. Deacon Ebbersole naps during sermon. Organ bellows burst. singer gumboil. another singer swollen jaw. Zeb Stubbins’ mother-in-law sends green red suspenders. Zeb shows coat off in church.
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Indianapolis
Si Plum
Eph Keef
Johnny Spruceley
Daugter
Ed Bivins
King Row
Bill Blithers
Washington
Hardshell
Deacon Ebbersole
Salion Baker
Jim Spivins
Zeb Stubbins
Zeb
Pentecost and the Holy Spirit in early Christian teaching
The article explains Pentecost as the fiftieth harvest day and links Jesus as the first fruits of redemption. It recounts the forty days with disciples, the ten day wait for power from on high, and the Pentecost outpouring. It notes casting lots for Judas successor and highlights Paul’s later appearance before God for the Church.
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Jesus
Judas
Matthias
St. Paul
Pentecost and Gifts of the Spirit in the Early Church
The text discusses Pentecost as outward proof that Jesus is accepted by the Father and that new members enter the Body of Christ through consecration. It notes the Apostles needed outward signs, the cessation of gifts after the Apostles’ death, and contrasts gifts with fruits of the Spirit. It highlights that fruits like meekness and love prove the Holy Spirit’s work.
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Christ
Jesus
Church of Christ
God
Jerusalem
Period for pruning currants and gooseberries
Currants and gooseberries tolerate extreme cold and winds in the northern plains and need no winter protection. Pruning should occur after leaf fall through spring, aiming for 6–8 main currant branches and 8–12 for gooseberries, removing older canes and selecting vigorous new growth each year.
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Great Plains
Ventilated Bins Key to Prevent Grains Heating on Farms
R. E. Karper from Oklahoma Station warns farmers to ventilate storage bins for grain sorghums to prevent heating. Thresh only when fully ripe and dry. minimize cracked kernels as they heat faster in bulk. Use exterior air intake beneath bins to pull cool air upward through grain, reducing moisture buildup and losses this season.
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R. E. Karper
Oklahoma Station
Making the Little Farm Pay with Sheep Feeding
A farm's profit can rise by feeding sheep on small or large plots. A carload may be processed two to three times yearly, with profits often doubling an initial dollar per head. T. P. Chester of Champaign County, IL handles up to 1,000 sheep, buying lambs or yearlings as demand shifts, and choosing markets like Chicago or Kansas City for best prices.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Europe
Thomas B. Reed
T. P. Chester
Champaign County
Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
Cammannl
Feeding plan shapes sheep growth on farm
A farmer, Mr. Chester, outlines seasonally phased feeding for sheep from fresh grass to silage. He starts with light feed, then adds Timothy and slightly increases rations, uses rape in corn fields, feeds stalks and rape after husking, introduces corn by stages, then hay and straw, and finally silage with cottonseed cake. He aims to keep sheep hungry for efficient fattening and emphasizes fertility and crop farming as integrated with feeding.
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Otstu
Chester
Wilson cites large treasury deficits and taxes in 1917
President Wilson tells Congress the June 30 1917 general fund deficit will near 235 million dollars with total deficits around 297 million. He urges maintaining current taxes or equivalents and seeking 112 million dollars of new revenue to meet fiscal needs.
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General Fund of the Treasury
Wilson
Congress
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
A 100 dollar reward offer for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from National Bank of Commerce Toledo attest to F J Cheney's integrity. The product is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank of Commerce
Liven Up Your Torpid Liver with New Life Pills
Dr King's New Life Pills promise to improve digestion relieve constipation and tone the whole system. Eye clarity and skin health are claimed benefits, with a price of 25 cents at druggists.
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Dr. King
New Life
Growth of Co operative Marketing in Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture reports about 8 500 market associations 2 700 co operative and farmers elevators 2 500 co operative and farmers cream eries and 1 000 plus co operative fruit and produce associations in the United States. It estimates over a billion dollars of agricultural products sold annually through co operation. The report notes increasing cooperation delivering better results for producers and consumers than private handling and urges quality improvement and standardized packing. The discovery of the best daily market benefits both farmers and urban shoppers.
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Office of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Clothesline Holder Patent for Window Frame Mount
A New Jersey inventor renews a patent for a clothesline holder that lets a housewife run a line from a back or side window on washday. The device uses a pivoting hook attached to the window frame and a bar that slides on the hook with an optional removable support bar.
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New Jersey
Live Stock and Dairy Efficiency and Health Tips
The article argues one cow producing 300 pounds of butter fat yearly is cheaper to milk and feed than three cows yielding 100 pounds each. It stresses herd health, preventive care, and cleanliness as key to hog profitability, plus horsemen noting that prefeeding water aids digestion by emptying the stomach before feeding.
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Canal
Lusitania
Ancona
Germany
Austria
Boy Ed
Papen
England
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Ralston
Bloomington Star
Doc McFadden
Dick Bledsoe
Dick Beardsley
Bloomington
Apostle
Hix W. Davis
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