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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1922
Page
4
The Sullivan Union, noted as the county's only Republican paper established in 1866, lists subscription rates at $1.50 per period. The brief item foregrounds its long-standing party alignment and pricing.
Senator Lafollette says the republican party has left him. He notes that no good republican seeks Socialist party support and suggests county commissioners recruit rakes to address the court house park’s current appearance.
Jimmy Cox drifts through a political mudheap trying to regain influence as he holds a reckoning over the Wilson League of Nations. The piece frames his uncertain standing and the contested legacy of his efforts in the era’s party politics.
County residents are urged to back a series of community fairs across townships. The events boost social welfare and improve home life and farming. The traditional county fair has faded, replaced by fairs closer to residents.
A Friday night railroad crossing accident south of the city killed two people and highlighted the rising annual death rate at grade crossings. The piece urges motorists to exercise greater care and heed warnings despite ongoing public education efforts.
The piece centers on Indiana Republicans opposing the administration’s coal control bill. Key figures include Bla nd, Luhring, Kraus, Sanders, and Wood as they challenge federal price and wage controls and warn of constitutional overreach impacting farmers and industry.
The passage argues that after a July 1920 start grain and livestock prices collapsed, harming farmers who sold below cost while war-time wages and prices persisted. Merchants faced losses from the buyers' strike and stockholders saw security values fall, asserting the Democratic administration harmed farmers, merchants, and investors and warns voters to remember this before November.
The speaker warns against permanent holding of vast executive power by a chief executive. He urges inserting clear limits into the emergency legislation to prevent perpetual control and preserve checks. The concern centers on Lenders pressuring for a lasting grant of authority unless restricted.
Washington plans to invest in Sullivan real estate for a new federal post office system. President Harding backs the idea to save about 500 million dollars in ten years by ending leased premises now costing millions annually. Only 1,200 of 5,886 post offices are government owned.
The complete reorganization of the U S Grain Growers Inc has been made with E H Cunningham of Cresco Indiana elected president of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Executive Committee J F Reed of St Paul and R A Cowles of Bloomington Illinois join him on the executive committee Margins indicate a major restructuring in farm bureau leadership.
Mr. and Mrs. Com Boles hosted a family dinner with guests from Seattle Washington Frankfort Indiana and Louisville Kentucky plus local relatives. Attendees included Otis Eslinger Will Eslinger Lora Humifeld Fern Brown Cleo Whittinger Herbert Sinclair John A Mattix Irene Rogers and D W Rogers Andy Trueblood and families. William Burks recently visiting his grandmother Maude Mayfield has returned home to Louisville Kentucky.
Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, highlights one year of Republican rule showing a reduction of over one billion dollars in public debt and nearly two billion in public expenses as Congress trims budget requests.
The text reviews the 1922 federal budget results under President Harding, noting a $3.795 billion ordinary expenditure total and a $314 million surplus. It highlights a $1.014 billion debt reduction from 1921 to 1922 and credits centralized congressional responsibility for budgeting. It contrasts this with prior peaks in 1919 and 1920 and praises the administration for returning to normal expenditure levels.
A Republican message outlines debt and expenses slashed liberty bonds at par unemployment at work and a budget established. It proclaims peace promoted prosperity revived and notes John T. Adams as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
The passage extols a Republican-led turnaround over 16 months starting from a crisis of debt and waste. It cites reduced bonded indebtedness, par or above value for Liberty and Victory Bonds, lower Fed rates, and dramatic government savings. It warns against returning Democrats to power.
The emergency or farmers tariff, enacted by the Republican Congress in 1921 during a special session at President Harding's urging, coincided with higher farm prices in Canada and Europe. The US Tariff Commission reported that beef dairy and wool sectors benefited, and retail food prices later fell, challenging Democratic claims that tariffs raise consumer costs.
The author argues discomfort and sour mood spread faster than misdeeds. Our impatience dampens others spirits and blocks cheerfulness. A single unkind or provoking remark can wound friends, suggesting negative emotions influence social harmony more than actions.
The article describes a traditional Japanese courtship ritual where a suitor presents a branch against the girl’s parents door. If rejected the branch withers. if accepted she blackens her teeth signaling readiness for negotiations with her father.
A six year old girl named Dora rang the doorbell at home after school and, after two unanswered attempts, pressed the button again and peered through a window. In a shrill voice she reassured neighbors that she is not the instalment woman, prompting local attention.
The chief crops of Jugoslavia are wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley. Plums grow superbly across the region and a large plum jam export supports the economy. Thirty thousand people work in silk culture, with many raising tobacco and a significant number in stock raising.
American hydraulic engineers project a daily per capita water need of 100 gallons with provisions for rising demand. For ordinary domestic use the requirement is about twenty gallons per person.
The Gold Ridge in Johannesburg marks a crest on the Rand 50 mile gold bearing ridge. The region has yielded the world’s greatest stream of gold since 1906 when regional output surpassed all of North America.
The purple finch with glistening carmine plumage is praised as an excellent musician for its rich rolling well sustained song. The species shows fondness for various birds and is often seen feeding on poplar catkins according to the American Forestry Magazine.
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