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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
4
The piece recalls Congress granting President Wilson wartime authority in 1917 1918 and notes a 1920 joint resolution to end those powers. It alleges the President vetoed the repeal and argues the state of war persists with powers still in effect amid election timing and economic distress.
A New York Supreme Court ruling upholds a damages award to a young man labeled the “toughest boy” in a reform publication while Justice Ford criticizes reformers for equating poverty with criminality. He warns against a condescending “better than thou” attitude and the intrusive push of social uplift in American citizenship. EE. M. Wasmuth praised for tact and judgment as Republican chairman.
The Indianapolis Star notes Indiana Republicans select a broad state executive committee headed by Dr. H. Stratton of Sullivan and include John Shanklin Ed Paul John Edwards and Walter Riley. The district advisory panels feature recognized leaders to mobilize party effort across the state.
The piece lampoons a Democratic platform as a mumbly peg and contrasts it with Republican rigidity. It then argues for a cross river bridge linking Crawford Illinois and Sullivan Indiana, urging citizens to assess costs, benefits, and public spirit before deciding on funding this regional project.
The government ordered 250000 cans of Faust Instant Coffee for American expeditionary forces in France. Each can yields 100 cups, with the product nicknamed Faust U S Trench Coffee. The C F Blanke Tea and Coffee Co recently delivered 960000 cups in ten days, a company record noted by the St Louis Globe Democrat.
The C and E I introduces a new northbound No 2 train from Evansville at 7 05 am via Sullivan arriving Terre Haute 11 00 am then to Danville and Chicago. Train No 14 offers a daily southbound from Terre Haute at 11 00 am via Sullivan and Vincennes to Evansville arriving 3 00 pm with all stops. Train No 1 departs Terre Haute 3 07 pm via Sullivan to Vincennes and Evansville arriving 6 85 pm.
Representative and Mrs Oscar Bland and daughter from Linton visited Mr and Mrs James R Riggs and family for a Sunday dinner and picnic at Eagle Island. The two families had shared an apartment in Washington while Riggs lived there. Miss Victoria Hatfield of Lyons and Miss Nina Bridwell visited here over the Fourth.
Harry Dudley of Cleveland visits his mother Eliza Dudley before returning home tomorrow. George Hanchette of Camagua Cuba visits his sister Nelle Hanchette and plans to move to California. John S. Taylor attends the Grand Lodge session in Chicago as Sullivan lodge representative. Mrs. A J Curry travels to Hettinger SD to visit family. Community Club hosts a picnic supper at James Durham’s home tomorrow. Alfred Mankedick leaves Black Brothers Hardware for Allen A Wilkinson Lumber as manager, replacing J H Thornhill who moved to Winchester IN. Carla Burnham from Johnson City TN returns home. Bob and Joe Stone of Chicago visit grandparents, former Ilmois Central agent, now with Mifors Sand and Limestone. Infant Mary Catherine Abell dies at home of Duttons in Farmersburg. burial at Center Ridge cemetery. Neville Crowder of Indianapolis visits over the Fourth. attends Eagle Island picnic. Dirrele Chaney and son John C Chaney Jr attend Eagle Island picnic, returns home with relatives. Dick Conkle and baby from Pekin IL visit relatives here over the Fourth.
A. L. Maxwell of Lawrenceville Illinois set a 120 mile Essex auto record from Evansville to Terre Haute in 2 hours 51 minutes beating the Dixie Flyer train by one minute. James Scully of Citizens Garage logged a 245 mile Sullivan to Indianapolis round trip in seven hours with tire changes and a 15 mile detour added.
The excerpt compares two housing methods for birds. One extreme is the colony plan with small houses for small flocks placed far apart to avoid fences, allowing free range but minimal mingling between flocks. The text discusses contrasting approaches and their implications for housing and management.
The article outlines two poultry housing concepts, the continuous house and the colony plan. It notes the colony plan minimizes fencing and routine feed costs but raises labor costs in storms and limits stocking to about 100 birds per acre, while the continuous house supports 450 to 500 birds per acre with cheaper partitions.
In a murky tale of accusation and defense, Mackindle questions a friend's claim of being fired for swindling a grocer. The accused insists the bollocking was false, recounting how a lead weight on the wrong side of a scale created the alleged discrepancy.
Reports from Snails Island in the Gulf of Mexico describe sands that turn purple with the ebb tide as numerous tiny purple snails appear. The color shifts from golden at flood to purple at ebb, a natural coastal phenomenon observed by beachgoers.
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