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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1921
Page
8
A bridge night and wedding write up describe ushers in black and white cravats and scarf pins with sticks. The column jabs at social fashions and humorously notes attendants and dances while touching on alcohol, courtship, and public tidbits about entertainers and society figures.
Fragmented musings mix humor and observation as a town page rambles through old-time slang and oddities. References drift from holidays and ice delivery to public figures and everyday mishaps, with a wink at local life and quirks.
A witty saying about an elderly man who retains shrewd charm and quick thinking, suggesting experience can outpace youth. The remark implies cleverness and adaptability despite age.
The funeral was held Thursday at the Methodist church with Rev. J. A. Sumwalt presiding and a quartet singing. Floral offerings were generous and honors were given by the Woman's Relief Corps. Burial was in Center Ridge cemetery with attendees from Terre Haute Paris Vincennes Kokomo and Chicago listed.
A long established precedent is cited stating a married woman warms her feet in the middle of her husband's back. Readers may refute this claim in the space next week.
A playful local note jokes about women needing something to lean on and a butcher friend who is humorously selling his hand as a prank. The fragmentary line “canfello etao shrdlueto em fwypb” appears unreadable.
Mrs. R. W. Hoffman received word of her mother Mrs. Maria Thomas Abel’s death in Los Angeles California. Previously of Seymour. Mrs. Minnie Chaney travels to Walkerton Indiana to spend winter with daughter Mrs. Conroe Carter. Carter returned home with her mother after spending Thanksgiving here.
Wanted to purchase horse and beef hides and fur. Offers full deck prices. Contact David Kaplan at East Depot 8, phone 275-2.
The notice urges readers not to wait for Christmas photos and suggests Plunkett Studio as a source for appropriate and acceptable gifts.
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