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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
4
The Dugger explosion highlights the need for a Terre Haute hospital to aid injured miners. Two men were likely fatally hurt and waited hours before reaching care, risking lives. The article urges county council members to expedite hospital planning without delay.
The Wilson administration is less than a month old and faces a troubled state department. Bryan’s St Patricks day remarks draw harsh British criticism labeling them undiplomatic. Speculation says Bryan may retire within a year and pursue influence against Woodrow, highlighting the Baltimore convention’s one term plank.
A Muncie Press critique targets Clyde H. Tavenow arguing the Paymne Aldrich tariff raises U S cotton goods prices by about eighty million dollars annually. The piece notes cross border price differences and dismisses calls for tariff reduction as unfounded.
An editorial urges planting trees along cemetery boundaries and in clusters to transform neglected country churchyards and to create a peaceful, beautiful final resting place for ancestors. It contrasts well kept city lots with rural plots and emphasizes green, restful surroundings.
The old iron fences should be replaced with hedges avoiding Osage Orange due to scale. Privet makes a satisfactory evergreen hedge. Prefer deciduous trees for beauty and color variety. oaks elms maples and sweet gums on outer borders, dogwood and red bud for group effects. Ornamental shrubs and solitary trees like Norway maple and birch fit large spaces. Propose discussing at next church meeting.
The piece argues against free wool proposing that removing tariffs would not lower clothing prices and would harm sheep farming. It warns that cloth and clothing makers would share any cuts, leaving consumers paying the same, while farmers lose protection and mutton prices rise. It stresses the need to boost domestic mutton production for nutrition and economy.
The author argues the U S economy relies on interlinked farming and industry benefiting from home markets. He warns against tariffs that hurt domestic producers, urging leaders to improve policy without wrecking farms, sheep industries, or other key sectors. He stresses buying within the national family to support wages and prosperity.
Charles H. Bedwell attorney and Lulu May Cain popular teacher were married at the M E parsonage by Rev P C Lisman. They travel to Indianapolis then return to reside. Bedwell son of Dr T A Bedwell of Dugger and IU graduate and former county legislator. Cain is daughter of John and Mrs Cain, a city high school graduate.
Torrential rain in Sullivan Monday and Tuesday failed to dampen spirits as interurban service was halted and traffic stopped. Residents experienced real dryness for four years of dry regime in town, with locals considering a local option election. Liverymen hired rigs with side curtains to aid citizens amid transport gaps.
High waters of Busseron creek flooded the water plant pumps yesterday morning. Engineer John Fisk had to be rescued in a skiff as the stream reached its highest level in years.
A barn at Roy Wills home west of the city was unroofed by a Sunday night storm. The Willis family, including Roy Willis son of Mr and Mrs Levi Willis, resides in the area.
West Washington street property owners met at E A Billmans office to discuss paving with stone and asphalt and possibly laying a sewer. Several owners favored creating an avenue with a central lawn and trees.
Mrs Knicker asks if the doctor prescribed for dyspepsia and Mrs Jocker replies the medicine is to be taken after meals. The exchange captures a light exchange on medical advice in a suburban setting.
Silk motifs add color to costumes as coats sashes and short tunics in color accompany white frocks of lace. The illustrated costume features a divided pale saffron silk tunic and V shaped plastron on the bodice with saffron silk, cream lace over pale saffron messaline, and white buttoned boots.
The article describes a famous actress’s living space featuring blue and white Delft motifs. Soft blue linen curtains, dotted Swiss inner curtains, Delft paper on walls, and china blue wall coverings create a cohesive blue and white scheme. Old plates, pitchers, and mugs decorate shelves, with mahogany furniture and a blue rug completing the refined dining room.
Four couples attended a photo laden evening planned by the eldest photographer's wife. Invitations printed as photographic mounts featured a house image host portraits and a clock set to eight. Guests brought prints and discussed trips while a camera tripod centerpiece gleamed with smilax and flowers.
The Paris fashion focus for afternoon and evening dresses is a large half open rose at the bust side just above the ceinture. A satin or silk tail extends from the rose, ending in a point about three quarters of a yard long and a third of a yard wide, top gathered into a two frill. The trim brightens dresses and creates long lines, popularized by jewelers in carrys and pendants.
A public health notice warns that measles can be serious and contagious. It urges immediate isolation of the sick, careful hygiene, daily boric acid cleansing, hot drinks and baths to bring out the rash, light protection for the eyes, a nourishing diet, and kept in bed for one to two weeks with four weeks quarantine to prevent complications such as bronchial illness pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Parents should involve girls in clothing choices to honor their taste and avoid deep discomfort from poorly fitting outfits. Early training promotes simple yet tasteful dress and neutralizes the rise of badly dressed, unattractive young women.
Advice urges mothers to establish separate towels face cloths and toothbrushes for each child from birth. Emphasizes routine cleaning teeth manicure hair and complexion as habits practiced automatically with a nurse or mother overseeing supplies.
E. E. Muehler has traveled to Terre Haute to seek treatment for rheumatism at a local sanitarium.
A Georgia school principal, Charles B. Allen, credits Electric Bitters with curing severe rheumatism, liver and stomach troubles, and diseased kidneys after other remedies failed. The ad asserts stomach and kidney health as the cure and offers the product at 60 cents or one dollar, recommended by Joe Smock & Son.
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