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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1910
Page
6
Mrs Wedderburn recalls a shopping misadventure at Blankingtons when a two-dollar bill confusion led to accusations of fraud. A missing five-dollar bill is later found hidden in Wedderburn’s desk, resolving the mix up and sparking relief and embarrassment.
A wife explains how people misread favors in letters and offers about a flat. Her husband recalls similar episodes with Emily the cook and a side table, noting others desire what they cannot possess and the vanity in accepting favors. This insight leads to a moral about kindness and perception.
Doris narrates planning a suburban garden with her parents approval, mixing her own formal designs with her father's crops focus. She details pools sundials and beds of hollyhocks cosmos coreopsis poppies and asparagus while debating space for vegetables and a possible new adjacent lot for a personal farm.
The article notes iron use dating to the ninth century BC with Egyptians forging weapons from meteorites. It highlights early metallurgical activity and suggests meteorite iron played a role in ancient weaponry.
Metal shavings and concrete mix form a new paving tick on streets as workers lay surface material. The odd combination signals a temporary patch while a more durable layer is prepared. City crews emphasize safety and traffic signs during the resurfacing.
Curator Raymond L. Ditmars praises monkey intelligence while recounting a Philadelphia man whose half dollar gesture to an organ grinder returns twice as the monkey collapses on Powellton and Market streets. The grinder and the man share a bitter, ironic laugh at the scene.
A commentator contrasts Mrs Siddons on stage and at home. On stage she became a pythoness, nightly hypnotized by performance, while off stage she appears as a devoted mother and respectable British matron, with only imagination kept in check. Some observers suggest she might have been a bishop's wife if not an actress.
A University of Texas Coyote exchange centers on a lesson for freshmen. The professor clarifies the topic shifts from weekly to strength focused instruction.
A reader ponders picking up a stray five dollar bill found on the street and compares the value to buying a room size rug at the Index.
Pleasant herb remedy called Mother Gray's Australian Leaf treats kidney bladder and urinary issues. Claims regulator approval and cures headaches nervousness dizziness and insomnia. Available at druggists or by mail 50 cents sample free The Mother Gray Co LeRoy NY.
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