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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
8
A mosaic of light verse and political quips targets Democrats and figures like Lafollette, McAdoo, and Wilson, interspersed with humorous epigraphs and sardonic couplets. The piece sketches social foibles, road anecdotes, and relics of a bygone era through wry one liners and satirical rhymes.
Disjointed lines reference San Francisco convention regularity exams by Dr. Bryan and candidates for alcoholic infection. Another line mentions Dade, a burned raiment, a stone thrown at a funny cat, and a dry decision affecting concurrent power. A song leader failed to elicit a song from a large crowd.
Post office in Sullivan Indiana lists letters remaining unclaimed as of June 23 1920. Names appear in Ladies and Gents sections and include Miss Mary Benefield Miss Ettie C Hall Mary A Hanks Miss Icel Hidden Mrs Joseph S Walecki Ralph Brown J G Riggs and Mr D Alexander Legrand among others. Call claiming letters note advertised and date.
The county clerk issued a marriage license Saturday to Hartley Williams Jr. and Irene Fisk of this city. They plan to wed in Indianapolis and will visit several cities including Lake Maximukee and Chicago before returning home.
Louis Shoger, an 82 year old farmer from DuPage County, faces a quarter million dollar farm hold and neglect issues. He resumes labor, working briskly to manage his property and debt concerns.
A reflective note on Carlyle's maxim that the weightiest issues rest in silence while true strength remains calm and unseen. The quote underscores how enduring burdens demand restraint and inner resolve.
Baled hay and packing ties urged for immediate ordering and shipping this season. Corn for sale at crib contact Walter H. Leach, four miles northeast of Sullivan.
A recruitment notice seeks a man with a sales team to market 137 Watkins home and farm products. Large earnings potential reported, with yearly income of 1500 to 5000 dollars. Territory in this county is open. Respond to J. R. Watkins Co. Dept. 114 Winona Minnesota.
The Sullivan county threshermen meeting held June 12, 1920, fixed oat prices at 5 cents, wheat at 8 cents, and rye at 10 cents. It requires farmers to ensure power machine operators carry compensation insurance, and fines threshers not insured at 50 dollars per day for running power machinery without insurance. Farmers urged to audit all operators.
Statement warns that owners are liable for accidents to workers if the employee lacks insurance, urging compliance before entry to premises.
A found baby wagon with a willow bed and wire wheels is reported. Call at Union office for pickup or further information.
The county reports good crop conditions with rains aiding truck crops early in the week. Livestock remain in good condition though many farmers are selling breeding stock. Labor shortages persist and small-town business men volunteer for harvest work. Quarterly July schedules for the Indiana Co-operative Live Stock Reporting Service are being mailed to farmers for completion.
Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations and State Farm Bureau members, with the U S Department of Agriculture, adopt a standard schedule to gather shipping information for livestock. The program aims to stabilize prices, provide market guidance, and give farmers access to receipts, railroad movements, exports, and imports data for informed selling.
A brief note describes the Andamante bay of Bengal natives as averaging three feet eleven inches in height and weighing under seventy pounds.
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