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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1882
Page
6
A speaker laments scarce gold and status yet finds sweet life in nature. Between heaven and sky, the wind, birds, bees, mountains, and sea whisper meaning, stirring desire for a deeper, sacred love beyond wealth. Patience, a touch heals.
A farmer recalls buying a haunted Oldtown estate after a string of misfortunes. He and his wife endure apparitions and a cursed well that sickens them until two bodies are unearthed from the well. A former proprietor’s murder is revealed, and the couple later prospers after the estate is cleansed.
The item surveys cow ownership impact on profit, a $50 yearly cash payment, profitable horseradish as 5 to 6 cents per pound, and an Algeria school for training shepherds. It records J G Embree selling butter and cheese, bluegrass spreading in pastures, Hessian fly immunity, egg weights, and apples versus potatoes nutrition. It notes weekly livestock shipments to England and a proposal to prevent forest fires by undergrowth burnouts.
A Chicago Inter Ocean tale recounts an absent minded bride waking to yell about a man in her room. The groom, undressing, stood with one boot on and the other in hand as guests rushed upstairs. She later explains she forgot she was married, causing the commotion.
A humorous描 description of the Texas razor back hog with exaggerated features, noting its rugged back, ears, tail, and slow growth. It jokes that crossing with blue blood or railroads yields different outcomes, ending with a remark on ham versus a pine knot in weight.
Lace frills decorate poke bonnets in historic headwear styles. The delicate detailing highlights evolving fashion trends and textile craft in period accessories.
The piece recounts General Mitchell's raid toward Chattanooga led by J. J. Andrews in April 1862, their capture and brutal confinement in Chattanooga and Atlanta, and the pension status of survivors. It notes trials, executions for some, and three pension applications denied or unresolved, with continued advocacy for survivor pensions.
Lucy Hooper writes from New York in a St. Republican letter denying scandal rumors. She notes she rarely repeats circulating stories and fears libel as she addresses a small city tale currently making rounds.
A collage of humorous anecdotes and wry observations from a Buffalo area page. Jokes about bay windows, egg stands, corsets, and misread signs mix with quips about a verse misquoted by a Boston schoolboy and a Solomon tale. A humor column closing with a tale of Old Mr Hazlett’s windfall and heirs.
American Express launches a new money order system for small sums, charging five to eight cents depending on amount, with maximum ten dollars per order. Payments valid three months, refunds available on loss, and orders issued from 427 offices across 19 states. Books supply five to thirty orders each, enabling remote filling and mailing advice.
Report from Mississippi describes Little Lulu Stone buried on a dry cemetery knoll as flood waters filled streets. Family and friends arrived in boats for the funeral with Senator Morrisson, the Oarsman, and a long line of mourners moving along Main to Water Street to the grave. Satin ribbons are losing favor.
In Lazsana swamps near Natchez Mississippi many deer crossed the swollen river and many were rescued by humane locals who dug pathways and led exhausted animals to safety. The community praises humane acts and condemns pot hunters as the exception to a generally compassionate response.
A petition for divorce was filed in the Court of Common Pleas on behalf of Geri Leffman. The plaintiff alleges Matilda Leffman nee Stanley daughter of sugar Stanley the Gipsy king, was legally married in Bolivar County Mississippi in 1885 and later to William Jeffrey in Dayton Ohio on September 23, with her tribe, after which she has lived apart from him.
The Hotel Clerk in Texas Siftings is described as a young man formed to grace thrones and duchies, yet relegated to a hotel register. He is noted for dignified bearing, dazzling attire, and lofty manner, with duties including ringing the bell, handing room keys, and stocking toothpicks at the desk.
The line notes that Presbyterian blue is the very deep est and latest shade of that color, signaling a new standard in tone and branding.
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