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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1923
Page
7
The article describes a wheeled fire cart with a water nozzle and safety water curtain to protect the operator. It also notes a spring trap for rats and mice, a device to correct drilling angles using a washer, expanding fluid power for lifting, and a farm built derrick with a winch for single person use.
A church ale was an old village festival in England held on anniversaries or yearly. It gathered in the churchyard near the church and served ale as the main beverage, functioning as a precursor to the later church or village fair.
A simple home method uses the meat of a pecan nut rubbed into scratches on polished wood to conceal marks. The technique relies on natural oils and color to blend minor blemishes.
A compact reflection on manners noting that true cultivation lies in easing conversation for others. The quote by Swift emphasizes making others comfortable as the measure of good breeding in any social setting.
Surveys indicate the Atlantic near the river Rio de la Plata mouth is more than eight miles deep. The finding highlights the profound underwater terrain in that region and informs nautical charts and oceanographic knowledge.
The Boston Transcript quotes a German proverb advising silence or choosing words that surpass it, reflecting cultural insight on speech and restraint.
A California inventor develops a cloth saturated with a polish that cleans rust and tarnish from metals without the need for rubbing, offering a gentler cleaning method.
Terre Haute Daily Star and Sullivan Union advertise a special ten day subscription deal offering one year for 3.00 to new readers across both papers.
The article details the Treasury building's history from 1800 onward, including fire damage, construction milestones, and renovations. It describes the North and West wings completed by 1869, plus granite replacement in 1909, and highlights the grand vaults with their security systems, vast currency handling operations, and priceless documents such as Lafayette’s revolutionary receipt and Alaska purchase warrants.
The text notes payment by Spain for the Philippines and, most notably, a $40,000,000 warrant issued to J. P. Morgan & Co. as agents for a French syndicate and the Republic of Panama to buy the French rights in the Panama Canal. Next week the Vice Presidency.
About seventy five friends and neighbors gathered at the new country home of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Trueblood Friday night with well filled baskets in honor of their 15th wedding anniversary. A large dining room table held supper and ice cream enjoyed by all.
Unclaimed letters as of October 10 1923 in Sullivan Indiana postal section include two ladies Mrs Mary J Dailey Mrs Mary J Goodwin Mrs Charlie Hety Miss Edith and gents Mr Sam Benitt Mr Jas Coffey Dr F M Dukes Orval Mount Mr Chas Radbure Mr John Calvert Miss Kate Freeman plus Mr Chas Calvert. Callers must say Advertised and provide the date advertised to claim within two weeks or letters go to Dead Letter Office.
The Pleasantville high school basketball schedule includes games against Newberry Freelandsville Shelburn Lyons Midland Elnora Sandborn Bruceville Dugger Bloomfield Kinora and others from November through February with venues at Pleasantville and away games at partner towns.
The Home Makers' Club of Turman township will meet at Graysville high school on Friday October 12 at 1 30. Members discuss state school songs and present devotions The Prayer Perfect by Riley. Each member shares a story of kind treatment from a stranger. Frances Burton reads a description of Miller's picture A Woman Sewing By Lamplight. The program includes a round table on made overs and a reading The Son of the Skirt by Sarah Piety. A quartet will sing Little Orphant Annie followed by Home Benediction.
The piece notes that serving the President first is a relic of royal custom copied from Britain. It frames this as an old tradition in early American governance and contrasts it with modern customs of national housekeeping.
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