Polly Ann Fish To Debut In Lickskillet Society
Polly Ann Fish plans a debut party next Saturday at the Fish home. The piece notes her freckles, large feet, and coarse laugh, reflecting small town gossip. It also records local incidents from the prior day including a Bible seller turned away and a wartime veteran nursing rheumatism with a wooden leg.
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Polly Ann Fish
Fish House
Johnny Sprucebey
Georgia
Sally Hawkins
Bill Blithers
Ed Bascomb
Lafayette
Squire Hansford
Doc McFadden
Reform urged for county gravel road repairs in county
A farmer urges the Union that county gravel road repairs waste funds. He notes gravel is quarried in Fairbanks township but shipped to Sherburn and Farmersburg, with teams hauled west at high cost. Claims show repeated payrolls and suspected favoritism. New road superintendent Charles Ridgeway vows reform and a new system.
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Fairbanks
Sherburn
Farmersburg
Eoen
Charles Ridgeway
Tanlae-Dougherty & Walters Linked to Rapid Weight Gain
Thousands report swift weight increase after taking Tanlae Dougherty and Walters products. Medical officials investigate potential side effects and seek more information from patients and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlae
Dougherty & Walters
Bribery Tale Echoes Across an Ancient Sage's Silence
A fragment recounts a Chinese sage from the second century who faced a bribe. His quiet hesitation was read as restraint and he was told he was safe because Heaven, worth, and all knew his integrity. The saying concludes with the idea that secrecy cannot hide wrongdoing from moral scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghrinece
Rat Control Advertisement Promises Easy Rat Snap Cake
A bold ad touts RAT SNAP as a reliable rat and mice killer selling in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25. It claims rats breed 6 to 10 times yearly with litters of ten and that the product mummifies corpses leaving no odor while remaining untasted by cats or dogs. Turman Riggs and H Bennett are listed as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turman & Riggs
H. V. Bennett
Property transfers large and small across counties
A ledger of real estate deeds shows numerous transfers in Farmsburg Shelburn Sullivan Turman and Jackson Townships. Buyers include Adeline M. Robbins J O Carruthers Floyd Blything Roy Bennett Imma Engle and others with parcels ranging from single lots to multi acre tracts, including easements and coal rights reflected in each deed.
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Gill
Stella M. Blything
John Blything
Carrie Wadell
Floyd Blything
Lydia Whitlock
Carrie Waddell
Roy Bennett
Frances Conner
Sullivan
J. R. Brown
Trs
Int. Christian Church
G. W. & Bloom
Imma J. Engle
Jas. M. Sinclair
McCammon
Jackson
Sarah A. Phillips
Otto Braner
D. R
Fannie M. Braner
Tanlac helps Huntsville woman gain weight, says Mrs Peden
Mrs Chas Peden of Huntsville credits Tanlac for a dramatic weight gain from 98 to 125 pounds and declares she has never felt better, noting the improvement in her health and energy.
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Tanlac
Chas. Peden
Huntsville
Alan Dougherty & Walters
Dreaded Fog Halts Winter Travel in Mountains
The pogonip, a fee of fine ice needles, forms in western U S mountains during winter and is reputed to be highly dangerous to living beings.
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United States
Wheat Crop In Good Condition And Farmers Holding Corn
State Agricultural Statistician George C Bryant reports Indiana crop conditions with wheat in good shape despite freezing thawing, rainfall below normal, and dry sections. Farmers hold corn for better prices with little sold. hay marketing rising. tobacco brisk but small sales. livestock and feeding more extensive. labor plentiful and farm work largely by farmers themselves.
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George C. Bryant
Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Vegetable Growers’ Association
Purdue
RAT SNAP advertised as reliable rat control in farms
James Baxter of New Jersey touts RAT SNAP as a perfect rat remedy that saves him about $300 yearly in chicks eggs and feed after spending about $3 a year. The product comes in three sizes 35c 65c and $1.25 and is sold by Turman & Riggs and H V Bennett with a guarantee.
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James Baxter
N. J
Turman & Riggs
H. V. Bennett
Local Folks Share Weekend Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Olin Moore spent Monday with Charles Moore. Dr Maple of Sullivan called on Levi Jewell. Harold Marts visited Hud Hill family Tuesday. Geneva Barcus called on Mrs Barnett Jewell Wednesday. William Pittman made a business trip to Sullivan Saturday. Harry Douglas plans to move to Chicago soon. Amanda Allen visited Alvin Hood and family. Oral Harris family spent Sunday with Ford Hall and Dallas and David McKinney. Floyd Taylor and son Ray visited Willie Clouse family. Jesse Reed of Terre Haute stayed with Dudley Hayworth family. Bruce Fox and children of Farmersburg also visited. Arthur Marts and sons Forest and John were guests of Will Jewell. Russell Richmond and children of near Shelburn visited Hud Hill.
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Olin Moore
Charles Moore
Dr. Maple
Sullivan
Levi Jewell
Harold Marts
Hud Hill
Geneva Barcus
Barnett Jewell
William Pittman
Harry Douglas
Chicago
Amanda Allen
Alvin Hood
Oral. Harris
Ford Hall
Dallas
David McKinney
Floyd Taylor
Ray
Willie Clouse
Pimento
Jesse Reed
Terre Haute
Dudley Hayworth
Bruce Fox
Farmersburg
Arthur Marts
Forest
John
Will Jewell
Russell Richmond
Near Shelburn
T. H. Star and The Union One Year Subscription
A historical notice announces a one year subscription price of 3.50 dollars for T. H. Star and The Union. The offer specifies rate terms and renewal details for readers.
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T. H. Star and the Union
Sullivan County Warrants and Fund Totals
Warrants issued for all county purposes numbers 2790 to 6146 inclusive. Balance on hand December 21 shows 169,229.15. SPECIFIC FUNDS receipts total 77,203.26 and 1,3870,251.16 from all sources. Total disbursements 29,135.83 and 330,843.44. Signed by John Scott, Percy Wolfe, F. Springer, Board of Commissioners of Sullivan County.
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Board of Commissioners
Sullivan County
Indiana
Venus
John Scott
Percy Wolfe
F. Springer
Board of Commissioners of
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana postoffice January 25 1922. Unclaimed items include ladies Miss Viola Deardorff Miss Edna Shrader Mrs N J Turner and gents Mr Frank Barr Mr W H Buxton Mr Albert Eslinger Mr Samuel Rosenberg Mr Ed Woodice. Letters not called for within two weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
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Sullivan, Ind
Postoffice
Deardorff
Viola. Shrader
N. J. Turner
Edna
Barr
Frank
Buxton
W. H. Eslinger
Albert
Rosenberg
Samuel. Woodice
Not Negro Songs in Stephen Foster’s Era
The piece argues Foster melodies differ from Negro music though words show dialect. It notes minstrel performers popularized public music in Foster’s time whether real or fake.
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Stephen Foster
Foster
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