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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
8
A collage of quips and puns touches politics medicine marriage and daily life. Jokes reference beer dining carriages and car insurance while noting figures like Postmaster General Will Hays and cabinet members. The piece playfully mocks trends and social norms in a rapid-fire parade of witticisms.
The item notes selling three mast schooners in Montreal at five cents each and adds assorted asides about politics and Cupid. It mentions Miss Elizabeth Hatten of Merom hosting Miss Ruth Smith of St Louis for dinner with Mr and Mrs Orlando McClain. It also reports Paul Reid and Dr Scott at the river bed Monday where Slim Watts observed Reid suffer a blowout.
A playful note warns gardeners to plant potatoes without tears in their eyes. It also spotlights Jack Dempsey and another Jack keeping prominent in the limelight.
Uproar grows as tenants discuss remedies with civic groups while a press story notes three members of congress or council figures involved in the rent dispute. The era’s housing pressures spur calls for action and accountability among landlords and authorities.
A fragment warns of Volstead violations and rising hunger as June approaches. Notes on Burroughs, the Green River drying, and women’s dresses demanding less fabric reflect local concerns and social tensions.
Miss Fern Criss of Fairbanks leaves Monday for Danville Indiana to take a special course in primary work. The Class of 1920 graduate taught in Fairbanks schools last year and was honored Tuesday with a farewell party by many friends. Refreshments and dancing followed games in a warm send off.
A portrait recalls Carl Linnaeus born in Rashult Smaland Sweden. Labeled unhandy and unfit for the pulpit as a boy, he pursued botany in fields and, seven years later, was acclaimed as the era’s leading botanist.
A glimpse into ancient elite dining shows silvered saucepans, ornate pails, arabescues, pastry molds shaped like shells, and a vast array of gridirons, pans, graters and tart dishes from the height of Rome.
In a dialogue about marble halls and mahogany, Mrs. Wigglemeyer’s house prompts Mrs. Jamesworthy to envy lavish furniture. A moral, satirical debate follows on luxury versus necessity, with reminiscences of frugal parents and old beds. The exchange mocks display over comfort and prudence.
An old ad boasts a 160 acre general stock and grain farm offered by J. Frank Pierson of Hymera Indiana plus a 20 acre riverfront farm for sale by Bert Hubble of Merom Indiana. Also a blunt appeal about cow care and a Jim Dandy Harness Shop contact.
A large party of Boy Scouts camps at the Cliffs north of Graysville. The scouts own a big tent and equipment. The group travels by truck and is led by Edgar Maple and Harve Crowder.
Defined dialogue questions whether cheating a client is a moral wrong for a lawyer who billed an exorbitant fee. The response deems it not a moral failing but a human impossibility, framing the issue as an inescapable constraint of human conduct.
A jagged recollection describes a downtown incident where the speaker says they struck someone while driving and crossed paths with the other party. The fragmentary text conveys confusion and a tense urban moment without clear dates or names.
A man jokes about buying a thousand car coat for his wife and asks what to do next. He replies he will save up for a pair of shoes for himself, reflecting lighthearted spending plans.
Stanislaus Zbysko, the aged wrestling veteran, captured the championship from Strangler Lewis in a dramatic New York match last week. After 23 minutes of action Lewis slipped on Zbysko’s perspiring head in a failed headlock attempt, allowing Zbysko to seize a winning neck lock and prevail.
Oil pipes in California showed sluggish flow as oil and water emulsified. Rifling the pipe inner surface creates friction heat that warms the oil and allows faster movement through the lines.
A Grand Rapids Press item quotes a noblewoman outraged by laundry return, as her lace curtains come back starched so stiff they resemble a child's pantaloons, prompting amusement and social chatter in the paper.
The Earl of Shaftsbury restores to the Horton church a vicarage forming part of an old abbey manor with land. The house features a large kitchen with an open fireplace suitable for large meals and may serve as a parish hall or village institute.
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