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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1921
Page
5
Local residents share calls and visits through the week. Families from Pimento Jasonville Shelburn Frezno Hymera Indy and Sullivan are cited visiting friends and relatives, with Barnett Jewell Jr moving to Indianapolis for the state fair and Lawrence Martin relocating to the area. A heavy rain ends the column.
Season Saturday night, Nolin Bennett and Ralph and Her bert Branson were the guests at Clarence Barcus Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Jewell and Mrs. Will Jewell attended state fair at Indianapolis Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lloyd and children of Greencastle attended church at Liberty Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Will Thomas attended the Park county fair last week. Mr and Mrs Lansbury Riggs returned home Thursday from Colorado. Mr and Mrs Harl Gaston returned from Kansas. Herman Drake and family of Oilrich California are visiting. Riggs attended a funeral in Merom. Drake church members spent Thursday with Rev J H Paddock at his river camp near Darwin. Mrs Ray Trueblood is in Terre Haute for treatment. Ira L Drake and Herman Drake drove to Oblong Illinois for a day with friends. A severe electrical storm struck Saturday night with a lightning hit on Edgar Strain’s straw stack. Harlan Riggs oversees road work. A large crowd attended Pounds hall farmers meeting with Turman Township Farmers Organization program. Carl Cushman of Purdue spoke on scientific breeding of farm animals. James Pitman and family visited Emory Drake near Carlisle. Rev Leslie Johnson dined with Ira Drake. Mrs Mary Pierce visiting friends in Terre Haute. Carl Lester, Edgar Strain, Rufus DeHart and families visited Elmer Harrison near Big Springs.
In a staged fable, Madame False Vanity offers fortunes to a boy and girl while Master Thoughtfulness warns readers that vanity fuels inaction and false promises. The boy mocks the schemes as the girl notes the illusion of appearance and sunshine. The tale ends with farewells as truths persist.
Three boys sat on a fence as one ate an apple. A second asked for a bite. the third claimed he never asked. The apple owner wins by swallowing the last bite and noting the others did not ask him for any.
A rough guide describes heating old jar rubber until soft and applying it to holes in boots or other items. The patch is pressed and smoothed with a heated knife edge to seal the mend.
A young boy visits the branch library desk and declares a plan to read all books he has ever read, then adds with charm that he has read three. The exchange highlights a playful moment about literacy and ambition in a library setting.
A brief note advises making a paste of teaching powder and water to treat fabric for a day or two, keeping the paste damp, then washing and drying in sun. It also includes a quotation about happiness and human nature.
A Boston Transcript quip notes a youngster replying to a question about his auntie’s age. He admits ignorance but adds that a cup of tea steadies her, implying tea calms or settles her rather than revealing a number.
Quote from Feltham compares discontent to ink in water, filling the fountain with blackness. It clouds the mind, making the sufferer focus on unrest rather than remedies, illustrating how unease dominates thought.
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