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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1920
Page
3
The oldest piano by Cristofori from 1720 remains in good condition though its sound resembles a harp as strings are plucked by quill or leather tips rather than struck. The Suez Canal opened 1869 at 90 miles. Panama at 69.5 miles cost about 100 million dollars, with Panama nearly four times as costly.
Blotter style brief from Bloomington Star with satirical notes. Squire Hartsock considers Baxter law unconstitutional after decades of unfamiliarity. Anecdotes include a Hackers Creek man charged for homebrew, arcane local feuds, porch politics, a church visitor from Indianapolis, and humorous small-town misfortunes.
John Small, a Terre Haute miner, says Tanlac restored his weight, stamina, and daily work after three years of sickness. He reports relief from asthma, kidney issues, back pain, and indigestion, and notes he began six bottles at friends’ urging. The ad cites local Sullivan and Carlisle druggists selling Tanlac.
An eminent actor-manager recounts a tale of a clergyman and his actor son. The father warned the manager to stop his son John from appearing on stage, yet the son did perform. The father reportedly follows crime reports, underlining each arrest in the newspapers and sending them to his son.
Daniel Webster amused himself by painting his cattle faces blue then red, changing colors at intervals. He would laugh at friends' astonishment as the animals wore new hues when he had a few minutes to spare.
Describes how large black ants cut and haul rubber from para rubber trees after tapping. Bees in India and South America also use rubber like wax for nest building, with bees cutting bark to induce sap flow for their caches.
An unreadable OCR fragment from a historical page shows mixed letters and numbers with no clear event or identifiable subjects. The readable parts are insufficient to determine a person, organization, place, or date.
Condensed statement of the Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company Sullivan Indiana shows resources including loans and discounts 319735.18 overdrafts 4351.61 bonds and stocks 4186.69 furniture and fixtures 4428.57 due from banks 24931.19 cash on hand 4636.96 cash items 4940.18 trust securities 2050.00 taxes and interest paid 1126.70 current expenses 848.24 certificates of indebtedness 77000.00.
The statement shows total resources 448 235 23 with liabilities 448 235 23. It lists capital stock 50 000 surplus 5 000 and profits 3 126 85, plus deposits including demand savings trust and special deposits and various certificates. Officers certify the accuracy and swear to it before a notary on September 14 1920.
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