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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1922
Page
2
Speech by Rev Matthews D D on the guiding power of childhood. He warns that neglect and premature social advancement turn children into criminals and social liabilities, urging parents to protect childhood innocence to ensure a constructive future for society. He laments the rise of juvenile delinquency and the burden on communities.
Edna Martin transfers 185x190 ft to Frank A. Allen for 900 dollars. Orlizzie Pitcher sells to J R Pitcher. Eva Pigg sells to Edna Martin. additional transfers include Addison Drake to D W and Laura A Denney for 2000 dollars and Audie Frakes to S O McCoskey for one dollar. Details cover numerous lots, parcels, and heirs across Farnsworth, Curry Two and surrounding additions with credits for coal and oil rights. Old county real estate movements recorded by Schroeder Price.
The notice advertises a one-year subscription rate of four dollars for T H Star and Union, inviting readers to enroll for a full year of delivery and service.
A collection of diverse statistics and curios from early 20th century includes climate, industry, biology, and geography. It notes Burma rainfall, wool versus linen, fires preventability, African diamond output limits, coal records, pneumonia serum origins, silk fur, and many population and production figures across nations and regions.
Mr. Bowser confronts a shouting vegetable peddler and proposes a quiet sales method. The plan backfires as multiple sellers adapt, delivering vegetables by bell and doorstep calls, provoking Bowser's anger and wife’s amusement as the reform collapses. The tale ends with Bowser fleeing in frustration.
The article notes Ceylon holds the world’s richest graphite deposits with soil and rocks saturated by the mineral and surfaces coated after rain. It highlights Ceylon’s graphite purity and mentions Chosen’s varieties, including scaly and fibrous forms with over 90 percent carbon, plus graphite occurrences in China.
The piece traces the telephone’s birth in the United States from a crude 1876 prototype to early experiments, noting capitalists laughed at the device and refused funding for years. It cites key milestones including 1886 as a turning point and the emergence of a nationwide wire system by 1896.
A dinner held last Sunday at Oscar McMahan's home four miles northwest of the city honored Mrs. Phebe McMahan 89 Mrs. Amy Murdock 81 and Mrs. Jemima Dix 69 with 98 guests not counting the host family. The 42 foot table was filled and guests included many local families and friends bearing various surname ties to the McMahan circle.
A blacksmith led a successful revolt wearing a jeweled leather apron in front of Persian armies. The piece notes English freight cars are larger than English railways, and reflects on global English ancestry tracing back to the twelfth century, estimated at 200 million people.
A Boston golfer recounts a surprising moment when his caddie spotted the ball stuck in the rough. The lad raised the ball and proclaimed triumphantly, Mirabile dictu, it is found.
In an inquest at a London hospital the deceased man killed himself by jumping from a window. A farewell letter mentions his dog Teddy who followed him and stayed by his side as he paced the room. A witness testified the dog showed understanding of the master's distress.
Halifax the Nova Scotia capital was founded in 1749 by Lord Cornwallis and named for the Earl of Halifax the English statesman who served in Parliament and the Lords until 1715. The city stood as a key market town in Brngghead.
The name Mephistopheles derives from Greek roots meaning He who loves not light and is linked to the Satanic figure in the Faust legend who serves Faust under the terms of a deal for his soul.
Tribune recounts a man charged with carrying a half brick concealed on his person to light matches when smoking. He argued the brick was merely for lighting and was acquitted by the judge in a Missouri notes item from Kansas City Times.
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