Township notes from Sullivan area social roundups
Mrs Floyd Taylor visited Sullivan Thursday. Summersville guests Harry and Mrs Spicher called on Otto Jewell. The Dawson family moved from Shelburn to Barnett Jewell's. The Ridgeways and Homer Daisy called on Barcus family Friday. Locale tents near Shelburn drew attendees. Lina and Mrs O Neal visited Mrs Hopewell. Levi Jewell and Barnett J motored to Riley cemetery then dined with Wester Larkins of Youngstown. Mabel Hood stayed with Orel Harris. Marion Harrison spent the Fourth in Terre Haute. Threshing continued as farmers expect to finish early this week. Will Jewell and Elmer Taylor dined with Sam Taylor. Will Jewell hosted Clara Lane and Sherman Lane from Terre Haute. Floyd Taylor and son Ray dined with Elza Harris family. Barnett Jewell Sr visited Levi Jewell. Georgia Reed and Indianapolis guest called on Dudley Hayworth Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Taylor
Sullivan
Harry Spicher
Summersville
Otto Jewell
Dave Dawson
Shelburn
Barnett Jewell
Calvin Ridgeway
Homer
Daisy
Jerry Barcus
Lina O’neal
William O’neal
Curtis Hopewell
Levi Jewell
Barnett
Riley
Wester Larkins
Youngstown
Mabel Hood
Orel Harris
Marion Harrison
Terre Haute
Will Jewell
Elmer Taylor
Sam Tavlor
Clara Lane
Sherman Lane
Ray
Elza Harris
Barnett, Jr
Georgia Reed
Indianapolis
Dudley Hayworth
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement
Catarrh treated by a two part remedy with a local ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood to clear mucous surfaces. Marketed by F. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo for over 49 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Local Residents Visit Kin and Friends Over Weekend
Merom and nearby families hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw and Gramma Ladd. Charles Cooper from Clinton spent Sunday with family. Other visits included Hancock, Warford, Kelly, Gettinger, Fleming, Arthur, Hopewell, Reid, Edwards, Pinkston, Coyner, and Arnett relatives. A new son arrived to the Reids. A Sunday picnic occurred at the old river bed near Hutsonville with multiple households gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Shaw
Gramma Ladd
Charles Ladd
Charles Cooper
Clinton
Hancock
Meverick Hancock
Homer Warford
Wm. Reid
John Edwards
George Pinkston
Earle Coyner
Charles Arnett
Hutsonville
Revival Sparks Growling Awakening Reported at Shelburn
Local notes report a great awakening at Shelburn during revival meetings. Other items mention H. C. Owen's vacation visit, Lafay ette visitors Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Yager, and blackberry harvests. Fourth of July passed quietly with no casualties noted. Mrs. Virgil Penny of Decatur is visiting home folks. Washington and Decatur residents visited friends nearby. Telephone dues prompt warnings about service suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
H. C. Owen
G. Yager
Lafayette
Virgil Penny
Decatur
Wm. M. Young
Nona
Esther
Washington
Ind
Will Yager
Patton Family Visits Chicago Terre Haute Trip
Mrs J F Patton returned home after visiting her daughter in Chicago. Her grandson Cloral Arnett joined the visit. Mr and Mrs Charles Riggs went to Terre Haute. Ruth Riggs returned with them after a week’s vacation. Mrs Will Gaston visited Will Lester on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Patton
Chicago
Cloral Arnett
Charles Riggs
Terre Haute
Ruth
Will Gaston
Will Lester
Rex Ford, Jr
W. P. Stratton
Yellowstone National Park
Helen Bland
Haseen
Ernest Lloyd
Local notes from Clinton area residents and visitors
County residents and guests appear in a Sunday roundup. Families from Clinton, Shelburn, Hutsonville, Casey, Fairbanks, Sullivan and Coal Mine are noted visiting, threshing wheat is active with three machines, and Osburn Ward of Coalmont dies after tuberculosis. Funeral services are led by Rev. Shaw with a Kingsley Quartet at Drake church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Robert Knotts
Lem Willis
Charles Scott
Sullivan
James Osburn
Social notes from Big Springs events and visits
Big Springs residents and relatives gather for meals and visits. Emmett Nowlin and Mabel Nowlin dined with Homer Arnett. Fern Wilson and Marlow Arnett visited Mrs. Warren Watson. Edna Elizabeth and Hallie Pounds attended a reunion at Pimento. Tom Durham and family in Sullivan. Shore Hash visiting Watson cousins. Pauline Medsker touring the East. Will Watson hosted Ohio friends en route to Kansas City. a company thresher began Monday at Will Burks. Mrs. Wiggins of Shelburn visiting Mrs. T. J. Mann and canning berries. Warren Watson and wife spent Sunday at Charley Bragdon's. Sunday school urged despite warm weather. Carl Cushman returning to work in Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Nowlin
Mabel Nowlin
Homer Arnett
Fern Wilson
Marlow Arnett
Warren Watson
Edna Elizabeth
Hallie Pounds
Pimento
Tom Durham
Sullivan
Shore Hash
Bicknell
Doyne
Junior Watson
Pauline Medsker
Will Watson
Ohio
Kansas City
Thresher
Will Burks
Wiggins
Shelburn
T. J. Mann
Charley Bragdon
New Suits and Divorces Filed in Various Courts
Leonard Jeffries sues Georgia Jeffries for divorce. Franklin McVeagh & Co. sues Nicholas Gotha on account. Don Henson sues Abraham Krasner for malicious prosecution. J Emmett Johnson sues Joseph Hadley for damages. Orphus C Rudd sues The Peoples General Merchandise and Drug Co. on contract. Elmer Vanmeter Pearl Vanmeter sue George E Ballew Mary E Ballew on note. Opal Lane sues Matthew Lane for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Jeffries
Georgia Jeffries
Franklin MccVeagh
Chance for a Grass Skirt Vernon Bex Seeks Mail from Honolulu
Vernon Bex, a former Merom boy, writes the Union as a lone soldier asking young ladies to write him. He lists his address at Scofield Barracks H. T. U. S. Army Station Honolulu Hawaii Islands Box 348.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Bex
Merom
Union
Scofield Barracks
H. T. U. S. Army Station
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Former Jefferson resident Nancy Padgett gravely ill in Phoenix
Former Jefferson township resident Mrs. Nancy Padgett is very ill at her granddaughter Mrs. Grace Thomas’s home in Phoenix Arizona. She is suffering from illnesses of old age and death is expected at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Padgett
Jefferson Township
Grace Thomas
Phoenix, Ariz
Bosstick Family Locates in Sullivan on North Main Street
Edsil Bosstick and family recently returned from Phoenix Arizona have chosen Sullivan again. Mr Bosstick has leased the Wagner property on North Main Street and will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsil Bosstick
Phoenix, Ariz
Sullivan
Mr. Bosstick
Wagner
North Main Street
Holiness Association Meets in Youngstown Service
The Wabateh Valley Holiness Association holds its next regular service Friday evening July 14 at the M. E. church in Youngstown. Rev Stanbush of Elnora will preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiness Association
Wabateh Valley Holiness Association
M. E
Youngstown
Stanbush
Elnora
Temporary quarters for Sullivan State Bank during rebuild
During rebuilding of the Sullivan State Bank the bank will operate temporarily in the room west of the old quarters until the new building is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan State Bank
Redpath Chautauqua to Tour Sullivan Next Season
The Redpath Chautauqua completed a seven day engagement here on Thursday night and will be held in Sullivan next season as a contract for the next year has been closed.
Chaney Family Returns From Washington Visit
Mr and Mrs John C Chaney and daughter Mrs Lee F Bays and grandson John C Chaney Jr return home Saturday from a motor trip to Washington DC They visited Dirrelle Chaney and John C Jr plans to spend the rest of the summer with his grandparents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Chaney
Lee F. Bays
John C. Chaney, Jr
Washington, D. C
Dirrelle Chaney
John C., Jr
Mr Bowser's pity ends in barn for widows
Mr Bowser helps evicted widows by renting a barn for shelter and seeking housing, but refuses to pay $50 for temporary quarters after probing their needs. A charity society later takes charge, leaving Bowser to confess he arrived too late to prevent the aid hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Samuel J. Bowser
Bowser
No Standardized Golf Ball Faces Golf’s Ball Trade
The article notes tennis and baseball have standardized balls more than golf. It explains that golf lacks a single official ball brand, though rules by the USGA and Royal and Ancient specify a diameter of 1.62 inches and weight of 1.62 ounces for tournament play. An authority adds that only one player uses a ball in competition, unlike other sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Golf Association
The
Royal and Ancient
Britain
Gambusia Fish Aids Malaria Fight In Spain
The Gambusia affinis fish that eats Anopheles mosquito larvae has been acclimatized in Spain after failed attempts in Britain France and Italy. Imported by the American Red Cross the fish are now being sent in large numbers to malarial regions to combat malaria transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Britain
France
Italy
American Red Cross
Japanese Trial by Ordeal in Modern Households
In some parts of Japan a theft prompts all household servants to write a single word with the same brush. The act aims to reveal the conscience as the ideograph tracing exposes the guilty person through intense muscular focus and undivided attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Bicknell Doctors End Six Year Feud In Settlement
A long running feud among Bicknell physicians ended when Dr. George Smith accepted 8000 dollars plus costs to settle a 100000 dollar damages suit that had ballooned to 65000 before reductions. The dispute dragged through Knox Sullivan and Greene counties over six years, with attorney fees and court costs draining resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicknell
George Smith
Knox County
Sullivan County
Green County
Kessinger
Loren Willis
Bloomfield
George F. Smith
Bicknell News
Smith
State Medical Board
Knox Circuit
Dr. Smith
Greene
Coming Home Spirit Ties Engineer to Old Sullivan
Tom L. Conner of Indianapolis, longtime Illinois Central engineer, recalls Sullivan as his Home Town. He writes of meeting former residents during a Shrine Pilgrimage in California, notes Jennie Thornhill’s passing marking the end of his family, and encloses a one year subscription check to stay in touch with current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom L. Conner
Indianapolis
Illinois Central Railroad
Sullivan
The
Union
California
Jennie Thornhill
Thought for the Day Emperors Meal for a Tiny Worm
A pithy Montaigne quote on power and mortality. The line suggests even a great ruler is vulnerable to small forces. The reflection frames ambition as transient compared to nature's small inevitabilities.
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Montaigne
Notable Local Residents Leave Notes and Visitors Arrive
A community roundup lists Charles F. Batey at the Grand Lodge of Elks in Atlantic City and several visiting relatives and locals traveling, hosting or recovering from illnesses. Births include Jean at the county hospital and Rex Ford Jr. in Sullivan. Other items note trips to Niagara Falls, Yellowstone, and visits to Chicago and Fairbanks township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F,. Batey
Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Lodge of Elks
Batey
Sullivan Lodge
Alma A. Bumgardner
Clinton
Arthur A. Holmes
The
Union
John Curry
Stella Curry
S. T. Curry
Clio Crawford
Niagra Falls
Canada
Guy M. Briggs
Elizabeth Gunn
Chicago
Miriam Scull
J. T. Scull
Jeffersonville
J. B. Miller
Herschel R. Ford
Sterling, Colo
John H. Ford
John Maxwell
Mound
Marshall Maxwell
Joe R. Crowder
Paul L. Reid
Burt Lake
Michigan
Rose Dilley
Harry Dilley
Fairbanks Township
Frank Harmon
Quincy
Tls
Russel Thompson
County Hospital
Jean
Eliza Dudley
West Johnson Street
Birch symbol of authority across European tradition
The birch appears as a shared emblem in Europe reflecting authority and power. Roman magistrates carried fasces with birch rods, a practice that likely influenced later symbols in schools and teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Prohibition Emblem Debate Features Horned Toad
The Popular Science Monthly argues the horned toad should symbolize prohibitionists over the camel. Professor F G Wall of the University of Wisconsin demonstrated the creature can live 119 days without water or in utterly dry air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
F. G. Wall
University of Wisconsin
Haberdasher meaning and etymology traced
The article explains haberdasher as a former pedlar who visited fairs with ribbons buttons and other small goods in a sack. The term derives from hafer meaning oats and tasche meaning sack, illuminating its old roots.
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Kingsley
Big Springs
Eeee
McClure
Eemeen Enweeschenen Kayser
Thompson
Bicknell Doctors
Joe &. Reed
Davis
George Harned
Mattoon
Nora Cashner
Harned
Cashner
Willie Dudley
New York
Arlie D. Hunt
Coffeyville
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Bolton
H. V. Bennett
Washington City
Haberdasher
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