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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1923
Page
3
A compilation of curious statements covers animal speeds and sizes, early publications, industry outputs, engines, exploration, and public life. It notes New York’s first directory in 1786, a 105 ft whale catch, 338000 federal workers, and a vast mix of inventions, trades, and natural phenomena.
A notice describes Uncle Johns visit to a local business man and mentions ties to firms Watch and Waite and the House of Doc and Darritt. It notes leadership roles in the Company of Grin and Bearitt and in Attic firms Attict Early and Layte.
A movie director commands a lion chase of 500 feet in a scene. The actor questions the distance while the director insists on a strict limit. The hero agrees, wondering if the lion does.
A humorous exchange shows a customer asking if the trousers are all wool and the merchant replying with a pun about brass buttons, implying subterfuge in a playful way.
In India a Mem Sahib employs Mahmut a Babu boy as servant. He asks leave to see his wife, overstays, and writes a comical indecipherable letter claiming his wife is missing. The note asks to be allowed to return home.
In a lighthearted brief, Miss Gabb and Miss Fab trade quips about smiles and complexions, showcasing witty banter in a social page snippet. The exchange highlights playful rivalry and local culture.
An irate father questions how to support his daughter Mary on 18 dollars a week while a suitor protests being charged rent. The dialogue hints at domestic financial strain and disagreement over living arrangements and parental involvement.
Dear Timid asks how a lady should respond if a stranger returns her glove or rescues her from an accident. Mabel advises natural reassurance that the gloves are hers and then a courteous line to reveal debt of gratitude with style.
The Great Hand Written Bible in England has parts contributed by about 5000 people and needs another 5000 to finish. It is described as the largest volume ever compiled.
Wilson Trueblood born October 3 1846 near Fairbanks Indiana died September 26 1923 in his 77th year at home near Fairbanks He married Mary Ann McKinney January 29 1868 and had three children two survive Luella Cummins Hymera Indiana and Charles D Trueblood near Fairbanks Andrew predeceased him Funeral services were held at the Drake Baptist church with Masonic lodge honors and interment in Drake cemetery.
The family thanks friends neighbors and the Masonic lodge for kindness and respect shown during the illness and death of our husband father and grandfather.
The piece defines extravagance as costly displays by the rich and aspiring, urging that spending beyond legitimate income is social theft. It argues extraneous purchases like theater boxes and car parties reflect dishonesty, forcing the extravagant to choose honesty or social exclusion.
A series of real estate transfers lists multiple deeds from Cass, Curry, Wm. Scott, Farmershore, Tilden Railsback, Shelburn, and Jackson to various buyers including spouses. Amounts range from $1 to $2300 with parcels detailed by sections, townships, and lots, noting coal or ex coal terms and nearby additions such as Taylor and Pierce.
Pliny credits Syrians with discovering glass and building glass houses. Ruins of Pompeii reveal windows made of glass, supporting the ancient use of glass in construction by the Syrians.
C T Spencer transfers to 8S and Sallie Wilson 2600 dollars for one acre point southeast twelve six s. Lou Hunly transfers to Lotus and Sparkle Mitchell 1000 dollars for one acre northeast southeast twelve six eight. Silas Wilson and Sallie Wilson transfer to Alto Enochs 1300 dollars for lots twenty and twenty one Spencer addition.
A national authority on exercise claims a man can gain 50 percent longer life by keeping the neck and abdomen strong. The regimen promises higher efficiency and 50 percent less disease and pain as part of a program of exercise.
A man endlessly claiming others are trying to bring him down is labeled a failure by the Globe in a sharp social observation. The line comments on self-persuasion and public perception as a mark of personal collapse.
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