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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
7
Miss Germ Williams of Th' Hen & Home addressed Bristle Ridge Grange last night. She praised parched corn value, urged closer farming and leisure balance, predicted reduced farm duties, and a future of farm prosperity with less work and greater rewards.
A collection of small town vignettes and notes on local people including Epic Reef, Deacon Martsocks, and the Bixler twins, plus political results. The piece recounts social moments, quirks, church scenes, and a brief table showing Indiana congressional district history and party control through years up to 1912.
Indiana voters solidified a unified Republican delegation in the U S House for the third time in forty years. The 1874 start of thirteen representatives marked a rare party sweep following historic cycles in 1892 and 1912. The article notes the prevailing division of party strength in the state during those eras.
Miss Glenn Yeager, cooperative observer, reports for Farmersburg the week ending November 10. Daily conditions include clear skies on days 4 5 6 and 7, with cloudy days on the 7 and 8 and 9. Temperatures ranged from high 50s to mid 60s, with a total rainfall of .45 inches on the 9th.
A Swiss investigator suggests that pure copper may appear light gray like other metals. Experiments show copper distilled ten times in vacuum remains pale rose, while gold tones brighten under similar treatment.
A pithy reflection notes zeal can harm others when unchecked. The quote contrasts zeal with restraint, warning against zealot overreach into others rights. The pair of aphorisms invites contemplation of balance between conviction and fair conduct.
Carrie M. McClain as administratrix of Samuel Ryce McClain estate announces a court ordered sale of 24.32 acres on the east side and 20.82 acres on the west side of section 3 in township 9 N range 9 W Sullivan County Indiana. The sale is at 2 p.m. November 30 1918 at the Sullivan County Courthouse subject to court approval and not less than two thirds of appraised value for cash with taxes 1919. Ora Frakes owns a 1 acre parcel cutting the quadrilateral. Attorney Joan C. Chaney. first insertion October 20 1918.
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