Notice to Non-Residents in Sullivan County Divorce
In the Sullivan Circuit Court November Term 1923 Hazel Pace and Vivian Pace are parties. The complaint for divorce was filed November 12 1923 by Attorney Arthur E DeBaun. Vivian Pace is alleged not to be a resident of Indiana. She must appear or answers by January 5 1924 or the case will proceed in her absence. Clerk Charles R Railsback seals the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
Gies
Hazel Pace
Vivian Pace
Glavitiil
Arthur E. DeBaun
Sullivan Circuit
Gourt
Indiana
State of Indiana
Charles R. Railsback
Sullivan
DeBaun
Origins and Rise of Modern Weather Forecasting
The article traces weather forecasting from telegraph-led data collection to national services. It notes Joseph Henry's early experiments in 1849, France's 1855 national service after the 1854 Black Sea storm, and Cleveland Abbe's Cincinnati experiments that propelled U.S. forecasting. It ends with the service's shift from the Signal Corps to the Agriculture Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Joseph Henry
Smithsonian Institution
France
Black Sea
le Verrier
Observatory of
Paris
Europe
French Meteorological Service
Maury
I. A. Lapham
Wisconsin
Cincinnati Observatory
Cleveland Abbe
Western Union Telegraph Co
Abbe
Congress
Signal Corps
Army
Department of Agriculture
Fall Has Come Predicts Hard Winter By Ed Purdy
Read as a humorous column note with Ed Purdy predicting a hard winter. The piece blends seasonal lines and jokes about turkey disposal and hot cross bums, offering a playful, local newspaper voice without a clear single event or outcome.
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Ed Purdy
And He Did Bad-looking Tramp Inquiries Murder Question
A quirky dialogue recounts a tramp asking about a murder while a Native speaker expresses aversion. A jest about wallet theft follows with terse banter. The piece also includes a line about horse stall habits and a joke about Miss Mabel and the hired man's proposal revealing teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waal
Real estate transfers carpentered by local abstract firm
Sullivan and surrounding townships record multiple transfers including Cass and Hamilton areas. Worth transfers $340 for 65 by 175 feet. McLin to West and Coffey for 11.2 acres. various partition deeds and farm to city lots. Notable values include $8000 for a 80 acre parcel in Sullivan and $6000 for 31 Giles Place.
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Schroeder & Price
Sullivan County
Qver Olson
West Side Square
Cass Two
Jas. H. Worth
A. D
Elswick
John McLin
H. T. West
T. R. Coffey
J. A. Alsman
Homer
S. Claude Norris
Raymond Cookey
Cor
Carlisle
Wm. B. Shepherd
Wm. M. Hargis
Stella M. Allsmar
Elmer E. Dunbar
Hamilton
Elza Osburn
J. R. Riges
Cecal
Austin Sinclair
P. L. Reid
A. Sullivan
Mollie Leach
R. E. Leach
Davis
Sadie Walters
Dixon
Alma May
Earl Fay McDaniel
Ison J. Brown
Elm Park
D. L. Kaplan
C. H. Snavely
Giles Place
T. A. Springer
H. R
Ina G. Fisk
Welman
F. G. Gardner
Star City C. Mining Co
D. H. Mahan
Sue
Claudia Price
Jefferson
Jonathan Price
Gertrude Fiff
Bessie BE
Lola May Rice
Christ in the Chamber of Commerce message
A Chamber of Commerce address urges Christian business leaders to place Jesus Christ at the center of commerce. It decries mammon worship and politics dictating trade, calling for conscience guided by Christ to build holy commerce and personal righteousness in business.
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Jesus Christ
Chamber of Commerce
Temple of Mammon
Congress
Htoly
Christ
Mammon
America
European Situation Probes Preparations Not Reparations
The report notes substantial preparations across Europe but argues reparations remain absent. It highlights policy divisions and unresolved financial burdens affecting postwar settlement dynamics.
Sign Near Rail Crossing Urges Drivers to Choose Safety
A roadside sign near a railroad crossing warns autoists to slow down and proceed with caution. The message emphasizes safety first and urges careful driving at crossings to prevent accidents.
Right Back At Him Fertilizer Vest Pocket Prediction
A playful back and forth between a scientific young city man and an old farmer imagines future farming. The man boasts about carrying all needed fertilizer in a vest pocket for a full acre while the farmer counters that the crop would fit in the other pocket.
Nut cracking wisdom in a playful grandma exchange
A child asks if grandma can crack nuts with her teeth. She declines. He asks her to keep the nuts for him while he goes out to play, sparking a lighthearted moment between family members.
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Bobby
Poor Thing Proud Father Pleads About Baby Look
A humorous exchange unfolds as a father asks if his newborn resembles him and a visitor gently replies that he does. The light moment captures endearing family pride and playful doubt.
Two Extra Cylinders Drive Lesson Turn Joke Loud
A learning driver asks about knocking sounds in a friend's new car. The friend jokes that the knocking is from the driver’s knees, playful reassurance amid a driving lesson.
Fine Feather Quips On High Horse’s Fall
The saying notes life proves harsh for one who rides a high horse, warning that pride invites a big fall, as the speaker remarks with rustic humor.
Practice Makes Perfect Flapper Flipper Exchange
The conversation features a flapper declaring a marriage proposal by Reggie last night. The flipper responds with a witty remark about the proposal being done beautifully.
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Flapper
Reggie
Flipper
Doctor and patient joke about electricity in the air
A doctor notes that electricity in the air affects the human system and the patient quips about feeling overcharged. The exchange plays on medical and electrical metaphors in a lighthearted moment.
One of the Mysteries and the Silent Reader
A young man who aims to write for a living shies away from reading books that would enrich his knowledge. The habit leaves him less informed and hints at broader questions about ambition and discipline in literature.
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Dodge Brothers
F. O. B. Detroit
T. J. Dugger & CO
South Court
Maxwell - Brown
Vanderbilt
Amos Tuck French
Harvard
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
New York
Wall Street
Jeins
Turkey
Ollie Agnes Houk
J. H. Alsman
Wuncehettes
M.A Matthews
House of Kupperheimer
Kuppenheimer
The
Globe Clothiers
H. C. Steel
Prop
Citizens Trust Building
Chambers of Commerce
Human Radio
Doc
W. V. Jennings Lumber Co
Ind
No Addi
W.H. Hill, Jr. Farm Loan Co
Sullivan County Loan & Trust Co
North Side
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