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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
3
An inventor markets a clock attachment using a perforated paper roll to cue a different air on tine pipes just before each hour. A Fiji note describes whale teeth used as currency with red teeth valued higher than white teeth.
Mrs. Julia Cryer a Muncie nurse says Trutona cured her decade long digestion issues with gas bloating and nightly kidney trouble. She praises its merit after early improvement and recommends Trutona to friends. The ad notes Trutona as a tonic and purifier now sold at Chas. F. Walters' Drug Store in Sullivan.
A Gaelic hero Ossian, son of Fingal, travels in the third century and is linked to Fingal in Caledonian legends. Fairy kin ferry him to the isle of youth. he returns, composing tales of the Feinn. In 1760 James Macpherson published two epics claiming translations from Ossianic sources.
In Versailles a royal decree by Louis VII in 1785 required pocket handkerchiefs to have right-angle edges after Queen Marie Antoinette criticized varied shapes. The change standardized kerchiefs to indicate good taste and has persisted since.
Ed Bascomb hosts a village fete with races, greased pole, and a musical at Arminta Jones’ yard. Squire Hartsock reads buck stave memories, while Constable Plum laments barefoot duties and Rev Perkins quips about Bascomb’s near beer.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County sworn affidavit shows Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. offers one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Advertisement notes internal use, testimonials, price 75 cents, and sells Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Ohio State Journal notes women use many terms for dress. It imagines if fashion shifts to male style they'd call such garments step in pants.
A brief Albany Journal quotation asserts happiness yields goodness and balance in life. It suggests a reciprocal benefit to cheerful attitudes guiding daily conduct.
Dix Lumber Company completed a purchase to acquire the former Vigo Cooperage plant at Fourth Street and the Big Four Railroad in Terre Haute. The facility will employ 30 to 60 workers initially, with potential for more as growth continues. A Memphis hardwood expert will supervise operations, and production will include flooring and other hardwood products. The deal, supported by Terre Haute business leaders, was finalized after more than a month of negotiations.
A shared jingle promotes RUB NO MORE as the solution for cleaning pots and pans with ease. It urges readers to wash, scrub, and shine their cookware using the cleanser described as the key to splendor.
The piece notes leap year as unlucky with 210th and 220th days deemed unlucky in Japanese belief. It cites old English lore claiming leap year births bring sickness and hardship, and crops grow poorly with peas and beans on the wrong side of the pod.
Advice from W. M. Carhart warns against reading when drowsy to prevent eye strain. It recommends avoiding evening study and using indirect light that comes from behind and to the left to reduce glare.
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