A Bit of Home Within the Camp
A World War II era vignette describes a Y W C A hostess house near a camp where a weary mother reunites with a soldier on furlough. The piece highlights the Y W C A network providing homey rooms with fireplaces, caring staff, and “blue triangle” hospitality for soldiers and their families, and notes the broader impact of hostess houses at Great Lakes and in Paris with overseas work and recreation centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunder Fitz
John
YL W. Co
AL Worcer
France
War Department
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
OY. C. A
State Street
Great Lakes Station
Pe‘negrad
Paris
Signal Corps
Witty War Time Verses From a Court House Cupola
A collection of humorous wartime lines and quips including political camouflage, rye, and Willie Hays. letters to the War Department with requests for soldier status, pay, and family updates. jokes about alcohol, dryness, and the Kaiser.
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Washington
Berlin
Liberty Cabbage Renamed Kraut Preserves Same Aroma
A playful note states that liberty cabbage has replaced kraut as the name while keeping the familiar odor. The quip implies branding change without altering the scent.
Dunn 18 Grateful For Support In Election
Dunn 18 thanks district voters for backing the dry cause with help from Democratic friends and local groups. He cites Owen County's 205 margin and Washington Township's 160 margin, praising the Anti-Saloon League and Indiana Dry Federation, ministers, and women for their roles. He says the campaign was clean and regrets nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen County
Washington Township
Republican Organization
Anti-Saloon League
Indiana Dry Federation
American Temperance Board
Dunn expresses gratitude after legislature bid
Oliver E. Dunn pledges to pursue a clean legislative record and serve all constituents. He thanks supporters from all parties for campaign backing.
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Oliver E. Dunn
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office 1918 List
The Sullivan Indiana Post Office announces unclaimed letters dated November 13 1918. Names include Fry Mrs Nelson Hummel Miss Della Johnson Miss Anna Loudermilk Miss Jewell etc and Gents list Mr Harold Cones Mr Harold Fowler Mr Charlie Henson Mr John R Knox E E Lamotte C E Latshaw Dan Miller C A Scott William G Teal Abe. Unclaimed letters within two weeks will go to the Dead Letter Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
C. A. Scott
William G. Teal
Abe
WM. BE. Aydelotte
P. M
Local residents record family travels for health and season
Mrs. O. B. Harris went to Gary Indiana due to her daughter Mrs. Robert B. Phillips illness. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Creager and son Harry left for Winterhaven Florida to spend the winter. Lieut. Joe Draper, visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Draper, returned to Camp Sheridan Alabama today.
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O. B. Harris
Gary
Ind
Robert B. Phillips
Homer Creager
Harry
Winterhaven
Fla
Joe Draper
Co. EB. Draper
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Commerce Printing Proposal Invites New Clients
A local printer promotes its services with assurances of quality and reasonable prices. The message invites customers to place orders to prove the firm's claim of deserving their business.
Jim Dandy Cloth Collars and Harness Repair Ad
There are many collar kinds but none better than the Jim Dandy. Leather prices high so repair and oil your harness. We repair auto and baggy tops. Full line of blankets and robes. Harness accessories including loops rings and spreaders. North side Kirkham's old stand. John A. Mattix.
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North Side
Kirkham
John A. Mattix
Four cook stoves and three heaters for sale cheap
Brett lists four cook stoves and three heaters for sale at 218 Last Harris Street near North Dix Lumber Yard.
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Brett
Harris Street
North Dix
Farm for Sale 132 Acre in Fairbanks Township
132 acre farm in Fairbanks township with good improvements and a never failing spring water supply. Includes a well tiled property. For terms and prices inquire at this office or address the owner Perry A. Poor man Katy Texas.
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Fairbanks Township
Perry A. Poorman
Katy
Texas
Farm For Sale 130 Acres Near Court House
130 acre farm for sale located 112 miles northeast of Court House. Price listed at 40 dollars per acre. Seller is J. R. Riggs.
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Courthouse
J. R. Riggs
Fur and hide buyer seeks all furs and junk
David L. Kaplan advertises top market prices for all kinds of furs hides and junk. Call 275-2 from the old Reid Mill location.
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David L. Kaplan
Old Reid Mill
Sale of Personal Property of Jonah Woodard Estate
The sale of the deceased Jonah Woodard estate, postponed earlier, will be held at the late residence eight miles northwest of Sullivan on Friday November 15. Arthur E. DeBaun is the administrator.
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Jonah Woodard
Sulivan
Arthur E. Debaun
Superstitions of Seamen Trawl Lore on Deck and Seas
Sailors cling to superstitions about landfall illness trawlers forbidding whistling to avoid scaring fish and washing the face mid voyage to keep calm weather. The belief holds that a mariner ill at sea has hope if he passes the first sight of land without failing.
Girl Confuses Statue of Liberty With Ice Cream Cone
Four year old Helen watched war films at the cinema and exclaimed that the Statue of Liberty is she who always has an ice cream cone in her hand. The remark captures a child's playful misinterpretation of iconic imagery.
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War Department
Co. V
Helen
Allus
Liberty
Optimistic Thought on Bravery and Leadership
A reflective line suggests that while a man may be chosen to beg general, only genuine courage can make him such a leader. The aphorism hints at merit beyond mere election, valuing bravery as core to true command.
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Sullivan, Indiana
Springer-Gouckenour CO
West Side Square
Court House
Willie Hays
Sullivan
Hays Boy
Goliah
Clara
Sahara
Mr. Wilson
Sam Hisself
Crystal Palace
Boston
Dun
Kaiser Bill
California
San Francisco
Seitz’s
Dunn
Ity
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