Railroading Viewpoints Promote Careers in Illinois Central System
The Illinois Central System argues that railway work offers romance, advancement, and good pay. It counters critics, asserts strong youth opportunities, cites age distributions in leadership, and urges constructive criticisms to support railroading.
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Ilinois
Vailchy
Rat Snap Advertisement for Farm Use
On farms rats invade homes and threaten infants by biting. Nursing bottles attract rats. Break a cake of RAT-SNAP and scatter it around to eliminate rats and mice. Available in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Turman and Riggs and H V Bennett.
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Turman & Riggs
H. V. Bennett
Dorothy hears Aunt Louise sing during city visit
The story notes Dorothy’s aunt Louise, an operatic singer, visiting the city. Hearing Dorothy scream in fright, family rushes to help but are told nothing is wrong as Aunt Louise declares she is singing and says I am singing Mike Aunty Lou.
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Dorothy
Louise
Mike Aunty
Lou
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office 1921
Listing of unclaimed letters as of October 5 1921 in Sullivan Indiana including ladies Miss Florence Culleson Miss Emma Reynolds Mrs Mella Smith Miss Odrus Turner Mr James Gardner J K Hrieff Austin Docherty Andrew and foreign entries Docherty Andrew. Callers must say Advertised and date advertised. WM E Aydeottths Postmaster. James Stucky claims Rat Cost Me $125 Plumbing Bills. Rat Snap claims to remove rat nests and clear clogged pipes. Three sizes.
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Sullivan, Ind
Culleson
Florence, Reynolds
Emma R. Smith
Mella
Turner
Odrus
American Carlisle Coal Co
Gardner
James
Hrieff
J. Ketcham
Austin
Docherty
Andrew
WM. E. Aydelotths
P. M
How Moist Air Colors the Sky
Moist air makes the sky appear yellow by transmitting yellow light more readily than dry air. Blue skies result from weak blue rays being reflected upward and blocked, so they are sent back rather than passing through.
LICKSKILLET ITEMS FROM THE BLOOMINGTON STAR
A Bloomington Star brief notes local oddities and small-town life with a new Hacker Creek family in town and the constable warning of a possible rise in racist activity. It mentions Aunt Becky Jones drying pumpkins, store glass replacements, unemployment worries, graphophone payments, and Molasses barrels for winter.
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Hacker Creek
Si Plum
Becky Jones
Perkins
Ed Bascomb
New Orleans
Johnny Sprucebey
Community fair highlights and a legal notice
A Sullivan County fair in Farmersburg drew many locals with prizes for hats and cakes. The notice lists a long court petition in the Sullivan Circuit Court seeking to quiet title on multiple defendants and describes a property starting near Section 27 with precise boundaries.
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Farmersburg
Barnett Jewell
Levi Jewell
Jerry Barcus
Clarence
Chester Woodard
Sullivan
Hud Hill
Russell Richmond
Id Harris
Ford Hall
Dallas
Oral Harris
Will Bennett
Harry Douglas
Otto Jewell
Lydia Woodard
Will Marts
Barnett
A. N. Lu. Burton and Sons
Graysville
Dora Taylor
Marie
Chas
Woodsmall
Harry Spicher
Herman Bennett
Will Patton
Herman Taylor
Ray Drake
Fairbanks
Richard Taylor
Alva Taylor
Roy Jewell
Clarence Moore
Milton Patton
Jake Mansfield
Edna
Near Little Flock Church
Hazel Lovelace
Tom Street
Olint Moore
Quiet Title Suit Notifies Nonresidents in Sullivan County
In Sullivan County Indiana the 1921 quiet title action against Arabella Peele and many heirs names a long list of defendants not residents of the state. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title to the west half of the southeast quarter of section 17 township 8 north range 8 west with a three acre exception, and set a filing deadline for appearance on November 28, 1921.
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Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
Charity FE. Keene
Thomas F. Lee
Schroeder & Price
Lee
Leonard Hutton Smith Orr
Orr
Margaret Chase
Chase
John L. Pugh
Arthur Pugh
Pugh
Demaris Push
Demaris Pugh
Elizabeth Ann Golliday
Golliday
Elizabeth “Ann Golliday
John Pinkston
Ibaces Pinkston
Clara Pinkston
Louise Timberlake Diehl
Nora Timberlake
James Griffith
Phebe Griffith
Abraham Kaufman
Wesley Kaufman
Sadie Golliday
Millia Kaufman
Kaufman
Susanna Kaufman
Nancy Pinkston
Harrison H. Burton
Nancy Burton
John W. Pinkston
William Oo. Pinkston
Jesse Pinkston
Elizabeth A. Godwin
Sarah A. Raley
Millia Giles
State of
Section 27
Township 8
Riso
Reution
New Esty
Sullivan
Erie
Sullivan Counts
Wintes
Wintes Am the 28Th Daw of Nowenper
Oscar Mi. Patton
Bertha DG. Tash
Laura J. Everhart
Clara Baldridge
Arabella C. Peele
Lindley & Bedwell
Gregory
Mary Gregory
John M. Young
John MM. Young
Young
Alice Young
Kettle Creek
Varro’s Aviary and Early Gas Uses Rumor
Varro built a model aviary with ponds and duck houses enclosed by gut netting for song birds with a fresh water channel and feeding troughs beneath the nets. The piece notes extensive gas uses in homes and factories, contrasting with early London fears of gas lighting.
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Varro
Scientific American
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