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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1921
Page
4
Indiana Highway Commission is attacked for dangerous construction creating six death traps within a short distance. The writer denounces the display of hazardous up to date work as a waste amid calls for global disarmament to protect lives.
The Union newspaper regrets an unwarranted imposition by an unknown party that printed a misleading item last week. The paper condemns the act and apologizes to the county’s good people for any injury to their reputation. The publisher pledges to prevent such abuses and to refrain from further malice in future issues.
Postmaster General Hays orders all postal workers handling newspapers to ensure prompt delivery. The directive covers post office clerks railway mail service employees and rural route staff, emphasizing timely distribution across the United States.
A critique of the proposed Dixie Bee Line from Carlisle to Terre Haute, urging the Indiana Highway Commission to remove dangerous railroad and interurban crossings and reroute the road west of rail lines. The piece argues for a safer direct north south route and questions current planning and governance. It also discusses unemployment and farmland machinery, endorsing increased factory activity and farmer credit programs to boost durable employment.
The piece warns that farmers cannot prosper unless general industry rouses from decline. It compares past crises under Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, noting mills closed and crops unsold until wartime demand lifted prices, urging farmers to push for stronger home markets as industry recovers.
The farmer's buying triggers a chain reaction where idle manufacturing plants resume work, providing jobs to hundreds of thousands. Demand grows for railroad cars, iron and coal, then for farm, food, clothing, and household goods as payrolls rise and purchasing returns increase.
Thomas R. Marshall condemns the League of Nations as a dream while urging world peace through disarmament and justice. Indiana farmers rebound from sixteen months of illness, fueling a broad business revival as crops, hogs, and cattle return to strength and retail sectors show improved activity.
An expert notes that efficiency has limits. He cites a couple who split in divorce court after arguing over the kitchen center of activity, whether the stove or the sink should be the focus.
A clergyman at last night’s party recounts a humorous episode about a hat mix up. Mr A compliments Mr B and notes a hat that isn’t his, sparking light satire on mistaken identity in a social gathering.
An optimistic fan clings to possible outcomes and unrealized chances. The quote frames optimism as a belief that current events could have unfolded differently, shaping attitudes toward outcomes and memory.
Dr. G. Vitali the Teathun taituralist reports a previously undiscovered balance organ in birds and bats located on the middle patch of the tympanic cavity. Removing it deprives these animals of balance, suggesting the organ senses pressure variations to gauge air density and guide muscular control.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes licorice production is an important Spanish industry now moved toward domestic manufacture. In 1918 over 6,000,000 pounds of licorice root were exported while more than 600,000 pounds of extract and paste were produced domestically.
In a New Orleans brief, a reflection on faith as the source of enjoyment for a person eating currant pie in summer amid many houseflies. The tone is meditative and local to the city.
A reflective verse about enduring daily struggles and personal fit within a larger plan. It likens life to a stone house built by a master, noting misfit blocks can trigger frustration but urging perseverance and faith in a larger design.
The article details Luray Caverns near Luray Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. It describes vast chambers with ornate formations, a pipe organ like formation that rings when struck, electric lighting, low humidity, and a pleasant 54 degree year round atmosphere drawing scientists explorers and tourists.
The New Mexico, the 41st battleship built in the United States, is 624 feet long and 32,000 tons. Fueled by oil with 1,000,000 gallons cached, it uses 28,000 horsepower to reach 21 knots. Electricity drives turbines, generators, and four 16,000 horsepower motors, powering guns, rudder, anchors, and interior systems.
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