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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1921
Page
7
A quirky zoological note describes a fictional or misread aquatic creature, a Dralian fish named otuaitia, said to crawl walk or hop. It resembles a toad with an upturned snout and limited fin structure, suggesting unusual behavior in its wet environment.
Reports from Arctic explorers describe a polar bear swimming vast distances offshore with possible signs of distress. Eyewitness accounts mention RR Wo Shufeldt commentaries and conjectures about sea routes and aid needs amid difficult conditions.
A jumble of terms describes a clash over footwear choices affecting social classes and professions. The text cites clergy, University scholars, attorneys, clerks, and servers in a critique of wasteful fashion.
The article traces how wife and woman stem from the Saxon wefan and Danish weave terms. It notes distaff as a throne metaphor for Queen Annet and links spinster to a single spinner. It explains a woman becomes wife after wedding clothes are woven and her allotted task is completed.
A fragment suggests the name Gipsy derives from Agipswo, linked to a Bevotian phrase about eipsies. The note cites Mingtish statutes as the source of this etymology.
Nete Alumbaugh died about nine o'clock Monday night from a stroke suffered earlier that afternoon while sawing wood with his son Paul at the Vester farm beside the Alumbaugh property. He had been in poor health two years and suffered previous mild strokes. survived by wife Ella and six children, plus three sisters and three brothers. Funeral held at Carlisle Christian church with burial in Odd Fellows cemetery.
D. W. Helms traveled to Evansville Friday for an operation. His daughter Miss Helen Helms and daughter in law Mrs. Elliot Helms joined him Saturday. Mrs. C. E. Curtis, operated on at St Anthony's Hospital last Sunday, remains very weak though doctors say she is doing as well as possible given the seriousness of the operation. Her husband stays with her.
Listing of numerous county payments and allowances including salaries for sheriffs clerks treasurers assessors and staff with amounts ranging from a few dollars to over 1800 for the period and entries for utilities supplies and miscellaneous disbursements across various departments and contracted firms.
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