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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
3
A fragment lists livestock including 1 seven year old red cow just fresh October 6, Poland Chinas and Spring Male Hogs, 6 fancy gilts, 1 registered sow with pigs, plus farm implements such as planters, harrows, mowers, a farm wagon, cultivators, a steel roller, a binder, and a riding shovel cultivator. Also notes feed and a hen house priced 92.12.
State Council of Defense in Indianapolis approves a telegram to the White House praising President Wilson for ending inconclusive peace talks. The session, led by Will Hays, reorganized the Food Production and Conservation committee and warned of coal car shortages while urging dairy and perishable food conservation.
A. E. Reynolds of the transportation committee says counties should continue their work to prevent freight congestion over the next two months. He warns military needs will curb railroad service and expects conditions to change rapidly.
A satirical column riffs on cholera morbus an old axiom about faces and fortune camouflaged fashion notes prediction of longer skirts a calf shortage rumor and Americans dining in Paris for Christmas. It mentions Mr Bryan Charley Chaplin jazz fashion food experts and roasting ears with casual humor.
A playful note compares the value of an apple dumpling to a bee traveling 48 000 miles for a quart of honey. It suggests a humorous parallel that a man might have to journey a similar distance to obtain a quart.
A playful verse notes Thacker, a young lady backed by a millionaire father, meeting a Mattoon chap and marrying in June. It ends with a jab that she now supports a slacker.
The Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville is manufacturing 23 000 shirts daily for the army.
A speculative notion posits a submarine motor cycle as a solution to the submarine question, blending fantasy engineering with maritime curiosity. The remark imagines a craft capable of underwater travel and surface mobility in one machine.
Informant reports Jim Riggs is conducting a careful search for pretzel seeds. A plea asks for quick guidance on possible suppliers as the crop may soon vanish in Indiana.
The city council approved a fixed tax rate amid a crowded council meeting and existing official records. Local officials noted a steady fiscal plan as residents weigh the impact on services and budgets.
Lou D. Sweet serves as president of the National Potato Growers Association, guiding the national industry group and its member growers. The organization coordinates policy, research, and industry standards across the United States.
A Sullivan woman is noted for purchasing a book from every agent who visits her. Onlookers say the shopper is among the town’s leading literary lights and easily falls for each recommendation.
Historical note recalls the first watered stock when Noah dipped a buck et full for the camel aboard the ark. It mentions no need for gasoline, and that the ark was parked on Mount Arrat.
The note compares movie depictions of Roman soldiers in B. V. era gear to what Nero era troops might have worn under similar climates, suggesting parallel practical choices if knowledge existed then.
The Merom Bluff Chautauqua Association has set its leadership for the next year with W. P. Stratton returning as president R. A. Plunkett as secretary J. W. Watson treasurer C. E. Setzer financial secretary Dr. C. B. Hershey and Miss Katherine Laughead as vice presidents Directors named are J. W. Daugherty George McNabb C. E. Setzer R. A. Plunkett and Miss Laughead.
The Sullivan City Schools Board invites bids for coal for the current school year. Bids open at 7 p.m. Friday September 7 in the superintendent's office at the high school. The winning bidder must furnish a performance bond. Insertion September 5, 1917.
The Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union announce a combined subscription deal offering one year of both papers for 8.00, inviting readers to access local news from two outlets in one package.
Omar the Arabian horse, trained by Rhoda Royall, rises the Zeppelin platform at Sullivan’s Sells Floto Circus. As fire erupts around him, he remains still under the mounted equestrian, heightening the troupe’s season’s novelty. Critics hail Arabian training prowess and the spectacle as a pinnacle of animal performance.
A Toledo Blade line reflects on choosing between self interest and empathy for others. The quotation contrasts private pain with the lure of patent medicine or new religious brands, framed as a societal meditation on happiness and morality.
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