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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1922
Page
3
The Toledo Blade presents itself as the premier home newspaper offering essential daily news boiled down for quick reading. It highlights agricultural updates for farmers, a household page for women and children, an international Sunday School lesson, and a serialized story, priced at 75 cents yearly.
In Graysville the forecasted cool mornings remind readers of stove pipe adjustments to come. O. P. Badger suffers rheumatism while Warren Dickerson handles business Monday. A large crowd is expected at the fair Friday and Saturday with pony owners training for prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Caughey visited Glendora last Sunday. Ross Ransford was in Terre Haute Sunday.
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for grading draining and paving four county highways William T Dix Samuel R Cole Charles McGarvey and Cal Harmon with stone and gravel per plans on file in the Auditor office. Bids opened October 2 1922 at 12 noon. Bonds double bid required noncollusion affidavit mandatory. Lowest responsible bid determined by the board with completion time to be set after letting.
Mary Katherine Campbell of Columbus Ohio crowned Queen of American Beauty for 1922. At 16 she highlights cooking ham and cabbage alongside swimming riding and dancing. Judges compare her to Gibson and Pickford types, praising athletic, midwestern poise over measurements.
A lengthy column lists numerous property transfers in Sullivan County from various grantors to buyers such as Ellsworth H Pope O T Withers Fred Jordan Gertie Wheeler Harley Reed Mary Sheets Martha A Johnson Carter Phegley Roy Coyner A P Coyner Rush Trimble Guy Jones F O Carty Gaynell Morgan and many others. Amounts range from 1 to 6000 dollars with parcels including town lots farms and specific blocks and additions across Gill Merom Carlisle Sullivan and surrounding townships. The notice details tract sizes lot numbers and street names, with coal company parcels and railroad rights mentioned in multiple entries.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh and deafness by reducing inflammation. The product is said to have over forty years of success and is sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office dated September 20 1922. Unclaimed items will be sent to the Dead Letter Office after two weeks. Ladies Hiatt Miss May Hyatt Miss Rosetta Shepherd Mrs Winona. Gents Ayers Don Griffiths Peter Schofield James. When calling for these letters say Advertised and give date advertised.
A concise aphorism advising daily practice to form beneficial habits and avoiding actions you wish to avoid. It emphasizes deliberate behavior change by habituating useful activities rather than repeating unwanted ones.
Mrs. Pluyleigh says she always keeps her dog tied, wary that a tramp could bite him or steal his bone, reflecting local concern over dogs and property security.
A customer calls out the waiter for apples not fit for a hog. A civil man with a towel on his arm apologizes and promises to fetch better fruit after a brief wait.
In a light exchange, a young brother notes a man’s response to marrying a widow. The groom quips he would rather be a widow’s second husband than her first, provoking amused smiles from onlookers.
A couple attempting to elope stop in front of a minister's home. The groom protests but the bride notes the sign forbidding hitching there, halting their plans.
A playful exchange between an autoist and a constable about a red light and stones supporting it. A lighthearted verse ends with a morbid punchline about a Weehawken woman who dies from a tongue slip, leaving mourners at her grave.
A playful prompt asks readers to share what Dumb Dan thinks about a string of nonsensical pairings. The item invites readers to contribute opinions for printing.
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