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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
8
A Georgia reader recalls family losses and the guiding example of a grandfather, whose faith and calm courage shaped a boy into a man. The memoir weaves memory of childhood, a hymn to home, and the call to honor aging relatives, with local notes from Lickshillet and community life.
The notice urges every voter to register by Monday October 9 to be eligible for the November election. It warns that failure to register by the date will prevent participation in the upcoming vote.
A fire caused by a defective flue destroyed the five room cottage of Mrs. Mary Price on North Court street last Wednesday morning. Most household goods were lost, with the house fully insured. Mr. Price carried no insurance on belongings. A strong wind spread fire to an unoccupied four room cottage owned by Zibe Howe, which was saved with only minor damage.
Mrs Nancy Morgan of Macomb Illinois is visiting her cousin Mrs A J Sherman this week. She makes an annual visit with relatives and friends. Mrs Morgan was formerly a school teacher in Sullivan County. Her son Walter P Morgan who is known locally is president of the University of Illinois.
Head Off that all Winter Cough at the first sign of sore throat or stuffed head with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. Pine tar and honey soothe and loosen phlegm, with glycerine aiding relief. Pleasant to take and antiseptic. Bottle formula explains its cold and cough relief. At your druggist 25c.
A fragment notes a public instruction stressing voter responsibility on election day and restricting casting votes at certain locations or times.
Crawford county Illinois grand jury returned an ignoramus in the case against Frank Gains of this city charged with assaulting a small girl in Robinson a few weeks ago. No witnesses appeared against him and he was not indicted.
Mr and Mrs Guy M Briggs of Chicago returned home Saturday after visiting relatives here.
Dr Langdon C Stewardson, a Georgia-born philosopher and former Hobart College president, denounces Woodrow Wilson as a “Great Vacillator” and warns Americans to protest his reelection. He argues Wilson’s foreign policy surrendered at Vera Cruz and to Bernstorff and the brotherhoods, eroding national manliness and moral leadership.
The article notes President Wilson will speak at Indianapolis on October 12 at a good roads convention. It discusses the $845 million federal aid for highways, Indiana’s $135,747 share, and contrasts Indiana’s high tax contributions with Georgia’s smaller payments, highlighting state enterprise and fiscal impact.
The Sept 12 reports on national banks asking for employee counts and salaries serve only to aid Treasury scrutiny and reassure depositors, not benefit the public. The writer predicts future requests could cover coal usage and prices, expanding employment for partisan manpower.
An advertisement claims constipation dulls the mind due to a sluggish liver and clogged intestines. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a mild non slipping bowel movement to cleanse the system and improve mood by morning.
A Willis family reunion and birthday surprise for Air. and Mrs. Wyatt took place Sunday at the George Wyatt farm twelve miles east of Sullivan. About ninety to a hundred attendees shared a long yard Bible table filled with food, with Rev. T. H. Willis giving thanks.
A hay barn at Jackson Hill No. 4 mine burned last Wednesday but quick action by many miners saved the barn and most of its contents.
Mrs. Mervin Engle, who has been visiting relatives, has returned to her Indianapolis home.
A list of individuals with ages and occupations granted licenses across Indiana towns including Oaktown Varliste Terre Haute Hymera Bicknell Cass Shelburn Paxton Sullivan and Sullivan. Notable pairs include Mervin Wyal 25 carpenter and Nellie J. Booker 22, with others such as Frank Eypert 24 miner and Sadie Gilman 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ritchie of Princeton visited relatives here over Sunday. E. D. Davis of the Sullivan Monument Works and his father Hix W. Davis returned Friday from Barre Vermont with a shipment of monumental granite for the local plant.
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