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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1921
Page
8
A curio of political and social musings touches on Hull as the new national chairman, tax schedules, Socrates and hemlock, garlic and sociability, a medical beer ruling, Thanksgiving humor, and traffic manners. The voice skewers foibles with wry bits and local flavor.
A fragment captures themes of marriage bonds and alimony in old style prose. Mentions open hunting season and a bleak November with crisp leaves. References the annual drive and homemade pumpkin pie as domestic fixtures.
Des Moines Register reports a bride choosing a single sprig of goldenrod as her floral accent in a noted ceremony. The detail reflects a simple, traditional touch celebrated by attendees and the community.
Wabash Funeral Directors Association and Indiana salesmen of funeral supplies will hold a meeting next Tuesday evening. A 6:30 PM dinner is planned at the Christian church basement. The program includes music, minister talks, and discussions on advertising and sales perspectives.
The first meeting in the Farmers' Union Elevator Company of Carlisle bankruptcy case was held before Charles A. Burnett. Louis J. Kixmiller, cashier of the Peoples' State Bank of Carlisle, was named trustee. Wade & Wilson of Terre Haute were appointed attorneys. Assets listed at 13000 with liabilities of 33009.
Robert Reed son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reed will speak at an American Legion meeting at the Elks home Terre Haute Friday evening He will also address a Masonic meeting at Sumner Illinois on Thursday evening November 17th in observance of community events by local fraternal groups
A grand funeral in Washington and Arlington marks the burial of an unidentified World War I enlisted man among 4 765 071 who served. The ceremony includes a vast military escort, state and naval honour, a Washington address by the President, and a two minute nationwide silence.
The speaker extols neighborly love as uplifting common folk to nobility. It contrasts joyful harmony with gossip and petty quarrels, praising lending and help within a wholesome community. The verse notes fear of petty insults and recalls sickness worsened by quarrels, labeling neighborly fussing as the worst pastime.
A young woman recounts her first love affair ending when her sweetheart found a calf’s tail lock he believed was her hair. She had no hair to spare and substituted the calf’s lock matching her red calf color to keep the secret, prompting his denunciation as a daughter of Eve.
The article explains that the term lead paste once meant milt brush work but now refers mainly to brick lead with wood or graphite components. It notes no lead is present in the substance and clarifies the Dutch root name plane bage from plumbum and the material’s carbon nature.
The article explains that fiasco, meaning failure, derives from Italian for bottle or flask. Venetian glassblowers repurposed flawed bulbs into ordinary flasks, coining the term fiasco to describe a failure.
One of the rarest diseases, cancer of the nail, has four known cases. The latest, described by Dr. Carlos Chagas of Bello Horizonte, Brazil, involved a laborer aged sixty with the right great toe nail. The toe was amputated and the patient, seemingly cured, disappeared. microscopic exam confirmed the diagnosis.
The article notes that few items of feminine finery predate male usage and asserts that the earliest handbags were carried by Babylonian gods, priests, kings, and princes. It mentions embroidered designs and references scriptures to imply the style’s antiquity.
Fragmentary OCR text references local public matters and discussions about procedures. Contains unclear names and details, with limited readable terms pointing to civic or communal topics but lacking concrete events or outcomes.
Nick Davis will depart for Florida to spend the winter. Mr and Mrs Crowder and son Edgar left for a weeklong motor trip in Ohio. Mrs H H Adkins visits relatives in Columbus and Delaware. Mrs Mary H E Mason and her daughter Mrs Clara Bedell head to Clearwater Florida for the winter. Dean Chaney leaves for Washington DC to join the U S Shipping Board staff in Philadelphia. Minnie Chaney will winter in Walkerton Indiana with her daughter Mrs Conroe Carter. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Dugger opens Monday November 21 in a new building chaired by Gilbert H Hendren with William V Smith and Charles Mason in key posts.
A classified ad promises $36 per week full time or 75c an hour spare time selling guaranteed hosiery with agents earning from $75 to $125 weekly. It touts good hosiery as an absolute necessity and notes a fall line at pre war prices from Eagle Hosiery Co of Darby Pennsylvania. Also advertises for sale barred rock cockeral chickens from Mrs Emery Drake Carlisle Indiana with phone number.
Mr and Mrs Joshue Beasley departed yesterday for an extended stay in Texas where he operates farming interests. A son was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Merrill Steele. Mrs Steele is formerly Miss Frances Neff of this city, daughter of Dr and Mrs J H Neff.
A continuation describes the Manns Grove gathering with Sunday school songs. Attendees from multiple schools contribute offerings, while socializing and old friendships enrich the day. The piece reflects on twenty five years of the convention and hopes for growth and lasting influence through future generations.
Mrs J A Booker and daughter express thanks to those showing kindness during sickness and to donors of floral offerings at the death. This notice thanks supporters and donors.
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