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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1907
Page
4
The Sullivan B is noted as the only Republican paper in the county with establishment date and subscription rates. Publishers listed include Dirrelle Haney and Robert P. White.
Miss Mary A. Stubbs reports Indiana spent 37351.16 on new roads in 1906 with 654.54 miles built. Repairs totaled 970285.60. Thirty-six thousand six hundred twenty one dollars and three cents were spent in 1905.
Coalmont saloonkeepers reportedly sign an agreement to close at eleven each night and all day Sunday. The correspondent notes they largely ignore state law and run their businesses by their own rules, making a peculiar compliance situation.
Merom Indiana April 22 The Merom Bluff Chautauqua Association elected officers for the season President Dr J L Durham Vice President Dr James Miles Secretary Dr J J Parker Treasurer Julius Hoseman General Superintendent J W Daugherty Assistant Superintendent John Sh Gettinger Leaders announced for the August 22 to September 1 program include William Jennings Bryan R M LaFollette Rev Fred Strickland Rev W S Spurgeon Mills Barnhill debates Florence Ben Oqliel oriental costume and a roster of performers Slayton Jubilee Singers Lyric Glee Club Merom Bluff Chautauqua Band and Miss Doyle reader.
A longtime American Express Company driver, Mike Borders, requested a wage advance beyond fifteen dollars monthly for delivering with his own horse. The firm refused, and Borders quit. The same report notes Clarence Chambers, 18, injured in a horse accident near Sullivan, moved to Union Hospital in Terre Haute with possible brain injury and awaiting evaluation by specialists.
A reporter seeks an inside story from a powerful financier who agrees to reveal details only if the interview stays off the front page. The magnate urges restraint while offering crucial information.
A durable elastic mucilage is made by dissolving one part sallyric acid in 20 parts of soft goop and three parts glycerine. This solution is shaken well and added to a paste of gum arabic and water to create the final product.
A historical note on how chance and experiment shaped invention. Nathaniel Hayward linked sulphur to rubber's loss of stickiness, prompting Goodyear to blend rubber with sulphur by trial, leading to a pivotal development in the material.
General Theodore A. Bingham, New York Police Commissioner and former Army engineer, forms a squad of fifty detectives to crush the Black Hand extortion network. The article sketches his harddriving leadership style, background from West Point to the White House, and aims to curb Italy’s crime syndicate preying on Italian immigrants in New York and across the United States.
Farmersburg public school will close Friday after a year of steady progress under Prof. E A O Dell and a strong corps of teachers. Patrons hope for a full four year high school program when it reopens.
Mr. Millais explains how rabbits swim with heads held high and hind legs lifting above water. Shoulders stay submerged while the rump and tail remain dry as they stroke forward.
A discussion explains rheumatism arises when the body's perspiration, a means of ridding poisons from the blood, is suddenly checked by chill. In severe instances the chill follows heightened activity and increased poloon production, interrupting the urge to perspire when it is most needed.
Demand for hollow bricks and building blocks spurs a surge in construction materials. Builders, manufacturers, and suppliers report rising orders as the hollow glass brick market expands with new building projects and supply chain improvements.
In a comical street scene a man named Fatty Johnson tries to fit into a large buggy after weighing doubts about its size. The crowd mocks his weight claim but his pushy insistence leads to a tumble near a slot machine, followed by a pushy vendor touting buggies and even horses as alternatives.
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