Peavish Courtship Tales In Galveston News
Mrs. Peavish recalls that before marriage Afr. Peavish enjoyed hearing her sing Home Sweet Home and even liked the sound of dishes rattling on the table, as noted in the Galveston News.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1919
Page
6
Mrs. Peavish recalls that before marriage Afr. Peavish enjoyed hearing her sing Home Sweet Home and even liked the sound of dishes rattling on the table, as noted in the Galveston News.
A Friday social at the home of O E Horner in Fairbanks hosted by Sabra Drake Mary Riggs and Olamadge Horner for Miss Sylvia Harmon of St Marie Illinois. Guests included Sylvia Harmon Fern DeHart Rena Martin Irtis Lois Pound Marion Bradbury Alice Holmes Arlie De Baun Nellie Peacher Annie Wilcut Opal Harmon Sadie Shelp Esse Bickner Ernestine Wernz Opal Crowning Marie Marts Geneva Bowen Marie Russell Fern Criss Fabra Drake Mary Riggs Cla madge Horner Rudolph Wernz Harold Johnson Ray Williams Herbert Dix Forrest Powers Orvie Holmes Bennie Harrison Leonard Pittman Joly Hunt Wilmar Chambers Cleo Fay Warren Reed Virgil Chowning Paul Welsh Jerome Bowen Scott Horner. The evening featured games and dancing with candy and peanuts served as refreshments.
Nero’s Golden Palace stood in ancient Rome between the Palatine and Esquiline, linking Caesar palaces to Maecenas gardens. Built after the 64 AD fire, it boasted a 2800 foot porticoed front, a lake where the Colosseum now stands, and a 120 foot statue of Nero in the forecourt.
A compilation of satirical lines touches on July heat, meat versus vegetarian energy, gender jokes, prohibition era quips, Irish politics, German submarine actions, a critic’s take on prayer, corn and railroad deficits, and the high cost of congressional pay.
The guide stresses cleanliness and speed for home canning green peas. It covers selection of fresh peas, blanching times, packing while hot, salt and sugar seasoning, jar filling to avoid crowding, and processing by steam under pressure or periodic boil methods. It notes cooling, leak testing, and storage in a cool dry place.
A verse imagining Noah altering the biblical arc by digging a cellar and storing red liquids. The narrator muses on a ruthless Noah who would drink from jars buried underground as the world remains flooded. The piece blends Biblical imagery with dark humor and nautical folk motifs.
In a witty aside, the reader observes barber shops charging more for trimming facial hair. The line hints at rising costs and consumer surprise in a humorous, period voice.
A series of paired names and ages from Sullivan and nearby areas. The list includes Harley J. Hart 23 and Clarissa M. Schepper 22, both of Sullivan. John Wharton 18 and Etta B. Brummett 17 near Sullivan. James F. Scully 21 and Gretchen L. Abell 20, Sullivan. Walter W. Smith 22 and Effie L. Ogden 17, Terre Haute. Alex Schafer 24 and Zula R. Stuck 22, Shelburn. Delva F. Young 20 of Terre Haute and Esther Haskett 24, Farmersburg.
A fragment from the Chiteye Tribune notes a neighbor entering while a mother finished washing her hair and a man named Charlie makes a risqué quip about more on the dresser. The slang suggests a lighthearted, humorous local item.
The guide outlines canning methods for dewberries blackberries loganberries huckleberries raspberries and currants. It stresses careful picking washing packing tightly in jars with hot syrup or berry juice, partial sealing, processing ten to twelve minutes, and storing in a cool dark place.
The guide from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines canning okra. It covers selecting tender pods, trimming stems, blanching 3 to 6 minutes, cooling in salted water, packing into boiled jars with hot brine, partial sealing, and processing 30 minutes at 10 to 15 pounds steam pressure. It notes alternate intermittent boiling schedules with daily boilings and methods for single continuous boiling, plus safety checks like leaks and proper storage.
The note lists eight dollar values up to twelve dollars in a sequence of pricing values. It implies a range of value assessments from eight to twelve dollars though no context or item descriptions are provided.
Kathryn explains a dog frightened her and questions whether she looked at its tail in a childlike exchange. The scene reveals a moment of fear and confusion between mother and child. Inset items list various civil cases including divorces, quiet title actions, and accounts filed in the court docket.
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