War Despatches and Local Jest From Court House Cupola
From the Western Front dispatches Bill Mallet reports trench actions while Roy repels a counter attack. The piece lists local guests at a birthday party and mentions Red Willis at Hattiesburg on guard duty. The column humorously references politics, fashion, and wartime life, ending with a note on a court house park incident and casual comments on games and living costs.
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Western Front
Bill Mallet
Drennan
Roy
Red Willis
Hattiesburg, Miss
John
The Wail of the Loser in Baseball Tilt
A distorted verse hints at a pennant race with the Giants and likely Rowland or McGraw as heroes. Batters struggle and the crowd voices a doleful wail over missed chances and a tainted title chase.
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Rowland
McGraw
Hard Luck and House Retreat in Turman Hills
The text mocks political figures and misadventures with smoky rustic imagery. It mentions Turman's creek hills hideaway for LaFollette and cheeky references to pay envelopes, Denmark, Berlin, and a marriage license. It ends with a reflection on improbable luck in a card game.
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Turman
Ode to the Calf
A rustic verse laments western calf theft and a visit to a shoe shop. The narrator recalls shoes formerly costing a dollar and a half and notes a current price of seven ninety eight. The piece blends imagery of open plains with a humorous retail critique.
Barber shop visit spices up seven-up game humor
A cryptic note mentions a south side barber, Brother Rogers, giving the boys a massage in a seven-up game. It hints at soldiers and ammunition trains and a wary outlook a month ahead.
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Brother Rogers
South Side
Schoolboy Uses Coat Sleeve as Mop for Nose
A schoolboy drew attention after using his coat sleeve to wipe his nose during class. Teachers handled the incident discreetly and moved on with minimal disruption to the lesson.
Oyster Prices Surge Amid Shrinking Stocks
Oyster prices jump as supply dwindles from factors tied to wartime disruption. Soup oysters now sell for 60 cents a quart, a higher rate than in the past.
Bacon Through the Ages in Grover Cleveland Era
The reminiscence notes 11 cent bacon era and questions future talks of bacon consumption, recalling historic pricing and changing dietary habits across time.
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Grover Cleveland
Stranger from rural districts leaves city rubbers behind
The report notes a rural stranger no longer rubbing shoulders with tall city buildings, questioning the purpose of city life and its ironies.
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Indianapolis Times
Our Weakly Pome Reflects Rising Prices and Frosty Fare
A humorous rhyme contrasts autumn meals with ever higher prices described by economists as lasting decades. The biting line about a life sentence echoes concern over persistent inflation and food costs.
Sullivan native recalls long tramp with McClanahan
Jacob Otto of Watseka Illinois visited and recalled a past trek with Andy McClanahan. The pair, once in the Sullivan van band, walked from Sullivan toward Bowling Green in Clay county to perform at a picnic. They trekked to Brazil, endured a rainstorm, and slept in a buggy shed before arriving at the event.
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Jacob Otto
Watseka
Inl
Sullivan
Jake
Andy McClanahan
Bowling Green
Clay County
Andy
Brazil
Parsonage Relay: Otto Kinfolk Mentioned in City Notice
Jake Otto, son of the late John Otto, is noted as a brother to Mrs Minnie Goodwin of this city in a terse family mention. The text then digresses with rural curiosities about parsnips, a pork roast, camouflage, grain saving by cutting out booze, and a refrain about the devil.
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Camp Taylor
Jake Otto
John Otto
Minnie Goodwin
Local Notes From A Rural Community Column
A stitched page of locals and anecdotes reports love sickness remedies with sour pickles, wartime tales, property trades, a church stove pipe brag and small-town mishaps. It notes trades, a leg loss at a sawmill, pants purchase in Indianapolis, and a legal claim denied for contributory negligence amid barefoot haste.
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Doe McFadden
Peruina
Doe
Johnny Spruceby
France
Squire Hartsock
Quincy
Arminta Jones
Deacon Ebbersole
Heck
Ed Pascombe
Constable St Plum
Zeb Hawking
Indianapolis
Ed Bascombe
Jim Slivers
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union One Year Sale
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Terre Haute
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Court House
Cuppy Stratton
Beneft
Columbus
America
Clyde
Denmark
Berlin
Benedict
Bry
Bloomington Star
Ing Stove
Miller Hardware
United States
Sullivan County
Peoples State Bank
Southwest Corner Square
Ind
Sullivan City Loans
Farmers and Mechanics Building, Loan and Savings Association
Bloomfield
Indiana
Sullivan City
M.A. Haddon
E. A. Billman
J. T. Akid
Carlisle
Willis Drake
Fairbanks
John Pogue
Riggs
Staffordshire
Will Riggs
Geo. Unger
C. L. Davis
Frank Mason
Joe McNabb
Merom
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