Subscription notice and historical press details
Robbert P. White, owner and publisher, lists subscription rates at $1.50. Paper records show second class mail matter status dated July 3, 1872 and Sullivan Indiana post office under March 3, 1873 act. Mentions Tom Watsons Lafollettes Pat Harrisons and similar figures.
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Sullivan
Indiana
Congress
THRE
Americanfress Association
Tom Watsons
Lafollettes
Pat Harrisons
Dems Look Forward Not Back to 1920 Turmoil
A concise reflection notes the Democratic Party’s forward focus and absence of reckoning with the 1920 internal conflicts, implying lessons from history are avoided rather than confronted.
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Democratic Party
Lock Out For Albert J
Indiana may send Beveridge back to the Senate prompting Democratic hopes to falter if he denounces their party for numerous acts of quackery in a critical address.
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Albert J
Indiana
Beveridge
Senate
Portland Oregonian
Oil stocks surge as market signals motor boom
Standard Oil and related corporations report a rise exceeding one billion dollars this year. Analysts link the gain to strengthened faith in overall business and the motor industry amid ample raw materials. The casual driver with a small car wonders why the billion would return this summer.
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Standard Oil Company
Nominating the Progressive Element in Republican Primaries
The Daily Clintonian notes mixed signals from Democrats and Republicans on nominating progressives in this year's primaries. Democrats see voter dissatisfaction with party powers in Pennsylvania Indiana and Iowa. Republicans warn against shifting away from trusted leadership while conceding some progressive influence.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
Iowa
Clintonian
Economy Drive in 1921 22 Budget Cuts Proclaimed
The administration touts a $1.7 billion cut in actual expenditures for the 1921 22 fiscal year ending June 30th. Postal deficit reduced, roughly $700 million saved on railway funding and operations, and over $900 million saved on ordinary government costs. Further reductions are expected for the next year.
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Dawes
Sister Harrell Miracles Questioned After Healing Visit
Hundreds were drawn to Sister Harrell’s healing sessions last week with claims of miraculous cures. Critics say the apparent results stem from excitement and mental suggestion, not true miracles, urging calm study after the event to separate belief from rational explanation.
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Sister Harrell
Harrell
Jesse Pierce
Daily
Clintonian
Jesus Christ
Shipping Board Chairman Lasker Rebukes Arton Busch Over Prohibition Limit
Shipping Board chairman Joseph L. Lasker scorches Arton Busch for criticizing board policy on liquor aboard ships after leaving port. He argues liquor sales are lawful beyond the three mile limit and that prohibition ends at sea.
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The
Shipping Board
Lasker
Arton Busch
Brewery Fame
United States
Lasker urged to honor the Constitution over shipping liquor
A reader letter argues United States ships fall under US law beyond three miles and condemns Lasker for misreading prohibition. The piece asserts prohibition harms American shipping, warns of passenger losses to foreign lines, laments revenue loss, and calls for revising rules as the nation endures costs and taxes. Mary and John twins analogy closes the note.
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Mr. Lasker
Busch
Lasker
United States
Shipping Board
Lafollette
Earth
Pacific Ocean
League of Nations
High Seas
Mary
John
Death Recalls Indiana First Woman Lawyer Case
The burial of Antoinette D. Leach, once a Sullivan resident and Indiana’s first woman admitted to the bar, recalls her 1892 admission petition denied by Greene circuit judge John C. Briggs. The appeal reached the Indiana Supreme Court, which in May 1893 ruled unanimously in her favor.
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Antoinette D. Leach
Sullivan
Indiana
Supreme Court
John S. Bays
Greene
14Th Judicial Circuit
Greene Counties
John C. Briggs
Briggs
Supreme Court of Indiana
Hackney
Treasury Savings Certificates sales rise in May
The local post office sold Treasury Savings Certificates and Postal Savings totaling 480.00 in May. In the Eighth Federal Reserve District May sales reached 1,478,859.40. Mr White cites ads in magazines and growing public awareness as drivers. Certificates come in 25 100 and 1000 denominations with 25 percent five year return. They mature in five years from issue and pay monthly interest. Early cashing yields 3 percent semi annually. held to maturity 4142 percent semi annually and nearly tax free. There is no better security today.
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Treasury
Treasury Savings
United States
Federal Reserve
Eighth
Federal Reserve District
White
Saturday Evening Post
Black Diamond Lumber Club Picnic At City Park Saturday
The Black Diamond Lumber Club plans an all day picnic and fish fry at the city park. A special program and a large batch of cats will be featured for attendees.
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Black Diamond Lumber Club
Mrs Bowser's Story Sparks Household Plot Battle
In a domestic farce a husband denounces his wife’s magazine story ploy while she defends it. He vows to write a bold tale of action and romance featuring a Pawnee tribe and a daring heroine, then collapses in a comical sleep with his invented plot echoing in his sleep.
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Pawnee
Old K. H
Plains
K. H
Boston
Milk Weight Discrepancies Reported in Baltimore Market
USDA study of milk shipments shows less than 1 percent loss from country to city plant, 0.19 percent on trains, and 0.55 percent from platform to plant. Biggest gap is 2.56 percent at city weighing, with 0.74 percent actual loss and 1.82 percent due to can weight disparity from dented cans. Earlier survey showed over 3 percent gap between can measure and weight. Weighing at both ends recommended.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Baltimore
Country
City
Luckiest Philadelphian Narrowly Escapes Train Incident
Nicholas Murphy of Philadelphia earned the luckiest man title after a bizarre encounter with a moving train on the Baltimore and Ohio line between Boothwyn and Ogden streets. The locomotive tapped him on the shoulder and Murphy sprang away before authorities could detain him, escaping without injury though delaying the flyer by ten minutes.
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Nicholas Murphy
Philadelphia
Murphy
Boothwyn
Ogden Streets
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Care of Peonies for a Big Spring Crop
To boost next spring’s peony yield prepare now. Peonies are heavy feeders but dislike fresh manure. Bone meal is ideal. a handful per large plant, lightly worked into the soil. Apply a several inch mulch of straw or grass clippings if not a wet season. Do not divide now. September is the proper month for division.
Providing Abundant Clean Water For Milking Cows
Dairy farmers learn ample water is essential as 87 percent of milk is water and cows need water in direct proportion to milk output. A cow producing 27 pounds of milk drank 77 pounds daily. no milk reduced intake to less than half. Water should be clean, cool in summer and warm in winter.
Milk and Cream Should Be Kept Cool in Warm Weather
Keep milk and cream cold as weather warms. Place cream in a cooling tank with as cold water as possible to prevent souring during the spring heat. Prompt, thorough chilling is essential to maintain freshness.
Plant Crops for Cow Feed in Dairy Operations
Dairy profitability hinges on proper feeding. Silage and alfalfa hay top cow feeds, with canes kaffirs darso feterita and corn as silo row crops. If alfalfa fails, plant cow peas soybeans or peanuts as leguminous feeds.
Dirty Milk Danger Prompts Health Warning
A health alert emphasizes that dirty milk poses greater disease risk than dirty water as germs multiply rapidly in milk, warning consumers to avoid contaminated dairy products.
Quality Counts Most in Farming Wisdom
The saying emphasizes that the value of cattle lies not in quantity but in the breed quality and husbandry. It underscores careful breeding, proper management, and informed choices over sheer headcount.
Feeding for Milk Says Cow’s Head Determines Yield
The piece asserts good feeding is essential for milk production and cites a Scottish saying that milk comes from the cow’s head. It emphasizes the mind and feeding as factors in dairy output.
Crop Conditions Not Favorable In Indiana State
Indiana corn crop is not starting under favorable conditions as two weeks of warm, dry weather persist. Winter wheat cutting begins in southern counties, oats and barley poor, rye harvests fair, potatoes variable, tobacco slow to transplant, clover and alfalfa up but pastures need rain, fruits and other crops mixed while livestock and farm labor remain in good supply.
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Indiana
George C. Bryant
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Real Estate Transfers From Sullivan County
Real estate transfer notes listed under the Sullivan County firm Schroeder and Price located over Olson's Shoe Store on West Side Square.
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Schroeder & Price
Sullivan County
Olson
West Side Square
Property transfers listed across multiple townships
A string of deed records shows numerous transfers and tax deeds in several townships including Coal Co., Farmersburg, Sullivan, Hamilton, and others. Names include Mumaw Brock Hopkins Alsman Riggs Winters Stewart Sutton Graves Hazelrigg Denney Drake Walters Miller Roberts Usrey Nesbit Beigler Talpas Easter Harbaugh Springer Lewis Rich West Richards Bedwell Boyce title notes include coal, gas, mineral rights and plat references with varying parcel sizes and prices.
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Wm. Case
Jennie West
Jefferson
Abner Richards
Theo. Richards
Cor
I. J. Brewer
Hallie Bedwell
Pleasantville
Chaney Family Plans Washington Visit by Car
Mr and Mrs John C Chaney and daughter Mrs Lee F Bays will travel to Washington DC by car Friday to visit Dirrelle Chaney and family. Rollin A Plunkett and family visited J W Watson at Big Springs Sunday. George Parrill of Vincennes a longtime grocer in the county suffered a stroke and is seriously ill. Friday marked the year's hottest day with thermometers reading 95 degrees.
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John C. Chaney
Lee F. Bays
Washington, D. C
Dirrelle Chaney
Rollin A. Plunkett
J. W. Watson
Big Springs
George Parrill
Vincennes
Hoosier Auto Association Defends Dixie Bee Line Route
The Hoosier State Automobile Association states the Dixie Bee Line route from Danville Illinois to Evansville Indiana is not controlled by the State Highway Commission. They recount marking the route with official markers and plan to repaint other major Indiana highways with member funds. They urge auto owners to join for broader road improvements and safety signage.
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Danville
Ill
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
State Highway Commission
Parke County
Vermillion County
Illinois
Kentucky
State
Highway Commission
Dixie Bee Line Association
Hoosier Auto Association
Dixie Bee Line
Hoosier State Auto Association
Noahs Ark Was Pyramid of Egypt Scientist Says
Los Angeles June 19 Dr E C Getzinger Egyptologist says Noahs ark is the great pyramid of Cheops in Egypt built thousands of years before the pharaohs and now visible above sea level. He asserts the pyramids contain salt crusts from ancient floods and that pre language humans used telepathy to transmit thoughts. The flood only submerged Atlantis and Egypt over 12 000 years ago.
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Los Angeles
Cal
E. C. Getzinger
Dr. Getzinger
Pyramids
Getzinger
Pharohs
Egypt
Indiana Teacher Miss Medith Lovelace Takes Anderson Post
Miss Medith Lovelace, graduate of the Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute, has accepted a teaching position in the schools at Anderson.
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Medith Lovelace
Indiana State Normal
Terre Haute
Anderson
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Robbert P. White
Mr. Bowser
McClure Newspaper “Syndicate
Jean Carew
Samuel Bowser
Kicking Horse
Mrs. Bowser
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Cass
Martin L. Mumaw
S. T. Brock
Dugger State Bank
W. P. Hopkins
John E. Alsman
Jas. R. Riggs
Farmersburg
P. L. Combs
Elias G. Denney
McClain
Fairbanks
Marst
E. Scott
Willis H. Drake
A. Haddon
Coutney L. Walters
G. H
Geneva B. Miller
Jas. N. Roberts
Vester & Tongate
L. H. Willis
Mary A. Usrey
Hamilton
Margt. C. Nesbit
J. C
Bessie L. Black
Graysville
Flora Boyce
Frank L. Boyce
Hoosier State Automobile Association
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