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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1917
Page
3
The passage riffs on local politics and oddities with names and places from a bygone era. It mentions an incomplete court house appropriation, a playful road scene with Jawn Ersinger’s Ran kin omnibus, and a parade of colorful locals including Cappy H Stratton and a botched curb event. The tone is humorous and editorially fanciful.
A Sells Floto circus feature in Sullivan on September 15 showcases five groups of art school models posing with revolving platforms. Trained artists recreate famous paintings and statuary with live animals, including horses and dogs, as white clad figures whose stonelike features enhance the artful display.
The passage blends humorous asides about clothing and personal items with local satire. It cites Walter N Thompson Jr as a confidential agent, details on Eagle Island and a Bloomington Star column with church and courtroom vignettes, plus playful quips about weather, attire, and parish life in Terre Haute and surrounding areas.
The excerpt depicts a remote island with quirky commerce and bandit lore. It notes mussel shell byproducts, indestructible ahmere, and a mosquito proof bandit lair arranged as a minnow stone, while residents study geography and astronomy and a long held belief in a local gold mine persists despite doubt. Ferdinand De Soto reportedly discovered Eagle Island in 1703. The Island club remains exclusive with first visit libations deterring new members.
Fragmentary text discusses camouflage related topics and a hypothetical jail scenario for peace officers. Mentions a Palm Beach fire scene and women’s earrings described as frankfurter-like. Text appears garbled with stray symbols and unclear context.
Notice to bidders from Sullivan county Commissioners invites sealed bids for good clean black coal to supply the county infirmary jail and courthouse from January 1 1918 to May 1 1918 with a right to reject all bids. Bids due by 12 noon on Tuesday October 2 1917. Attest: Auditor Frank M Daniels.
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