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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1922
Page
2
Property transfer notice notes CHROEDER and PRICE as the owners of the Pest and Only Complete Abstract System in Sullivan County located over Glison's Shoe Store on West Side Square.
A long list of property transfers and corrections across Sullivan and surrounding townships. Transactions include divisions and reconveyances in Dugger Carlisle Gill Jackson Jefferson and Haddon townships, with parcels ranging from single lots to tracts described as ex coal or mineral, prices from $1 to $2500, and numerous heirs and executors involved.
An advertisement claims Tanlac has helped thousands who were nearly in despair, urging readers to try it through Dougherty and Walters.
Indiana leading in corn production and show prizes. the Indiana Corn Growers Association promotes five-acre corn contests to prove type productivity. Membership costs 50 cents and records of labor and expenses are kept, judged by a qualified corn judge sent by the association.
A speaker rhapsodizes on vacation options across the United States. From the Rocky Mountains to Yosemite and Florida, he touts affordable escapes that won't break the bank, contrasting Europe’s ruins with domestic getaways and mocking those who ask where to go.
Sullivan county lists nineteen members of the Indiana Corn Growers' Association eligible for the five acre contest. The article names Arthur Boone George Collins D N Curry C E Curtis Fred Dean Melvin Dean Emery Drake Hopewell Bros Chas Lisman A V Minich Walter Routt Fred Sheffler S G Summers Emerson Watson Walter Whitman W A Wilkey Cecil Johnson Hamilton Burton and W R Mickey representing Curry Fairbanks Turman Haddon and Hamilton townships.
Dr. H. H. Etler endorses RAT SNAP for rat control around hospitals and farms. He advises using it every three months, noting it catches rats whether seen or not. Available in three sizes 35c 65c and 125 with guaranteed sale by Turman Riggs and H. V. Bennett.
At a Sullivan County Pure Bred Stock Association meeting the group planned club work for the county. Turman township organized a pig club with over 20 pigs in feeding contests and breeding entries. Members listed include Maurine Durham Ural Watson Gaylord Watson Ralph Watson Leota Burton Garland Burton Lucile Yager Eugene Medsker Ralph Whitman Carl Medsker Kenneth Yager Jewel McKinley Helen McKinley Kenneth Cushman Dayne Watson. Pigs weighed on June 3 by the Turman Township Club Committee. More youths plan to enter clubs and have pigs weighed. Pigs will be fed by members and shown at the Turman Township Fair this fall for a club round-up. Awards split 50 50 between pig quality and the story plus record of feed and handling.
Mrs. Hannan recounts finding her prized setter dead and reacting with anger. She explains buying RAT-SNAP at a store and within a week six dead rats followed. The ad notes RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 and is sold by Turman Riggs and H V Bennett with a guarantee.
A gram of radium continuously emits alpha particles at a rate of 145.000 billion per second, traveling at about 12.000 miles each second.
Mrs Bowser watches as Mr Bowser declares he has quit smoking after thirty years of habit He cites Dr Guffengall and a fear of ill health as turning points He vows to save money and replace the habit with gum Yet the cigar box and the scent of smoke pull at him, testing his new willpower and ending in a comic relapse.
Frank B. Wade argues in Leslie's that most diamond retail price includes government taxes. He notes a 60 percent annual tax on net profits from new diamond mines once discovered. The Cullinan diamond, bought by the British crown, cost far less than its $1,000,000 valuation due to substantial tax obligations.
The royal palm tree in Guatemala yields corozo and cohune nuts with oil contents around 65 percent, compared with 42 percent in African nuts. Guatemala's coastal region has abundant nuts and an estimated kernel yield of about 18 percent per ton, suggesting potential for a new vegetable oil industry.
Dr Huber W Hurt famed lecturer speaks at Redpath Chautauqua on The New Industrial Day detailing practical principles of individual and collective living. Hurt, war era Educational Division chief, is a noted orator and author.
Advertisement states hall s catarrh medicine relieves catarrhal inflammation with an ointment and internal tonic that acts through the blood restoring mucous surfaces. Claims relief from deafness caused by catarrh and notes 40 years of sale by FE Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
Some birds are deemed weather prophets. The green woodpecker is called the rain bird due to its laughing cry that often precedes rain, while the snnissel thrush is known as the storm cock for singing before wind and rain.
Charles Hale Township Trustee Cass Township Sullivan County announces sealed proposals by 2 PM June 25 1922 for erection and completion of a one room addition to Shirley Hill School two miles from Dugger Indiana. Bids on building one out building and warm air heater independently with 1 and 2 percent certified checks respectively. Proposals to Charles Hale Cass Township R R Sullivan Indiana.
The Township Trustee and Advisory Board of Cass Township Sullivan County Indiana will receive sealed bids up to 1 PM June 26 1922 for furnishing 1500 school desks and general school supplies for the ensuing school year. A 2 percent bid guarantee ensures contract entry by the low and best bidder. The Board may reject any bid. Dated May 29 1922. Charles Hale Trustee Cass Township. First insertion June 14 1922 1¢.
Shot making has changed little in over 160 years as molten lead is poured from a shot tower. Small sizes require a 100 foot drop, while larger sizes need a fall of nearly double that height.
A fragment from Havensville Kansas notes neighbors visiting at a home leads to a tense but courteous scene. The piece hints at domestic life and social expectations in a small-town setting.
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