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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1923
Page
4
President Harding touring Kansas wheat country spoke from Hutchinson about improving farm conditions. He drove a binder on a Reno district wheat field and praised farm credits legislation expected to provide investment and working capital on favorable terms for farmers nationwide.
Republican leaders in Washington praise President Harding for addressing issues with facts during his Western tour. Democrats reluctantly acknowledge tax cuts and reduced spending, while conceding relief for agriculture and a lighter federal financial burden from private railroad management. They offer only two criticisms remaining of the administration.
The text notes continued U S refusal to join the League of Nations and the Harding administration stance on maintaining the prohibition amendment and enforcing prohibition law. These appear to be the leading campaign themes for 1924.
The piece critiques reformers proposing government price fixing for wheat and other farm goods. It argues Congress cannot set prices or buy all crops without crippling debt, citing past wartime measures and the risks of irredeemable paper money. It also notes growing exports to Europe contradicting famine claims.
The National Republican warns that uncontrolled money power endangers the economy and urges a broad education campaign on value and price. It accuses reformers of ignoring fundamental principles and warns growers and farmers will bear the brunt if proposed financial experiments gain voter support.
The Department of Commerce lists major prewar export figures for 1912 1913 1918 and 1922 across wheat corn flour pork ham and shoulders bacon and other items. The data dispute claims that farmers lost European markets due to isolation since the war, arguing the isolation claim is false.
Elizabeth Correll born December 30 1852 died July 5 1923 aged 70 years 6 months 5 days. She married Joseph C Johnson four sons six daughters survive with twenty six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Tabor conducted by Rev T B Avery after joining Fourth Avenue Methodist Church Terre Haute.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office dated July 11 1923 with two weeks to claim before sending to Dead Letter Office. Ladies Coppes Northe Godfery Sarah Miller Leonard Woulf Nora Gents Crutcher John S Green Chester Phillips E E Raley William Young Ernest W. When calling for these letters say Advertised and give date advertised.
A home remedy suggests melting beeswax into turpentine until syrupy, applying with wool cloth to scratches, then finishing with dry flannel. The result should hide the marks effectively.
Young guineas hatch slowly and benefit from incubation or hen tending. Keep them dry, warm, and fed often in early days. Begin with crumbled dry bread greens and grit, then add oatmeal, cornbread, and cracked corn as they age. Two to four feeds daily later, plus free foraging, maximize growth.
The article details turkey chick care from hatch to six weeks, emphasizing familiar foods, careful feeding to prevent overfeeding, and gradual diet expansion. It covers first feeds of crumbled boiled egg with shell, water and fine grit, then three daily feeds of chick feed plus grain, green feed, and insects, plus distance from the hen yard to reduce disease risk and a shift to mixed whole grains by six weeks with reduced daily meals.
The busy hen is the laying hen and less exercise market fowls fatten faster. Milk can serve as the sole drink for chickens and no other animal protein is needed. Many baby chick losses stem from improper feeding in the first days. Meat scraps and tankage help fill the egg basket add ten percent to grain. Success in turkey farming hinges on breeding stock health and vigor. A good layer is a soft red comb and wattles intelligent head vigor not excess fat pliable skin and well faded color.
A Harding administration record praised for large public expense cuts. Since March 1921 the public payroll dropped by over 107000 workers, with total expenditures reduced by about two billion dollars compared with Wilson’s last year. Treasury policy under Secretary Mellon is credited for debt reduction and favorable refinancing. The piece argues the government now runs on businesslike lines, preserving service quality while trimming outlays.
The docket lists Union Central Life Insurance Co. and others seeking note enforcement and mortgage foreclosures. Administrators with will annexed of James Johnson sue Orph M Hall. Several divorce and alimony actions appear, including McClure and Morris cases. Damages suits involve American Coal Mining Co. and plaintiffs Robert and David Clarke.
A deal closed last week transfers ownership to Newt Botts as the new proprietor of the hotel. The formal transfer finalizes the sale and marks Botts’ entry into management of the property.
Mr Botts and wife purchase the Coffman hotel in the city from Karden Griffith who has run it for some time. The hotel with 28 rooms will receive equipment upgrades and the Botts will reside in a lower floor suite. The Botts also acquire Griffith’s property at the Botts home on South State street and Griffith plans to return to the drug trade.
Esco I. Dant 26 a brakeman from Vincennes and Alicia Theyssen 19 a clerk from Bicknell obtain marriage licenses. Charles L. McCrocklin 22 a miner from Farmersburg and Daisy Genevia Kirkham 18 from Farmersburg also receive licenses.
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