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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
2
Beginning Thursday August 29 the Lyric club will entertain audiences at the Chautauqua. Their singing is described as high class and a delightful entertainment is promised.
The 25th annual Turman township Sunday school reunion will be held tomorrow at Mann's Grove west of Graysville. Rev. John T. Phillips of Frankfort will deliver an address, with a full afternoon program including music, songs, and speeches by A M Couchman and J T Phillips.
The first shipment of cantaloupes from Carlisle was sent Sunday night by Lov Arnett, three baskets to Indianapolis. The season is late and melon quality is poor due to wet weather. Growers expect only about a third of a crop as rains damaged vines and blooms. Watermelon crops in the area also suffer. Overall, the melon industry outlook is discouraging this year.
The Merom Chautauqua district schedules Old Soldiers Day on August 80th with Mrs Lasalle Pickett widow of General Pickett delivering a lecture on The Battle of Gettysburg. Old comrades meet at Merom schoolyard for an escort to the chautauqua grounds. Parade forms and moves at 2 p.m.
The Sullivan Union, a prominent Indiana weekly, marks its fourth year since its postwar birth amid strong martial and partisan currents. The paper recalls its roots in sunsetting Civil War politics and its challenge to Democracy, echoing a predecessor named The Stars and Stripes.
Gunsalus and Willett headline the pulpit platform with Dr. Willett appearing August 31st and September 1st. He delivers a Saturday afternoon address and speaks Sunday morning and afternoon.
At Farmersburg on August 3 state pure food inspector John Owens and local law officers arrested several for violations. Philip Coyle Albert F Edwards and James F Yeager pleaded guilty to selling imitation orange cider and were fined 19 total. Eli Bud Owens and Lon Brown faced gambling charges and paid five dollars plus costs. Some bootlegging was reported but few arrests made.
England minister Rev. William Spurgeon touring the country will deliver a Sunday morning sermon at Chautauqua on August 25. He is recognized internationally as a noted pulpit orator.
The article reports Rev. Irl R. Hicks's August almanac predicting a stormy month for August with frequent electrical storms, rain shortages, seismic periods, and possible West Indian hurricanes affecting the seas south of U.S. coasts. Cooler air should follow severe storms around the 25th and 26th with lingering unsettled conditions into September.
The Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis starts September 4 with a $24,000 trotting and pacing purse, a $110,000 livestock pavilion, and detailed premiums for horses and cattle. Features include Weber's Band, daily Eagle airship flights, and free vaudeville. Entry lists close August 28. premiums total about $24,000 in purses and $19,900 for livestock.
The article notes many deaf children could be cured early with proper treatment. Dr Crowley reports numerous remarkable cures of ear diseases in children. It argues many bright children are misjudged as stupid due to hearing problems and stresses early assessment.
A church supper fund raiser will be held at Walker Chapel on Saturday evening August 17. The event features ice cream and cake with proceeds for the church. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Good Citizens League of Farmersburg had a chemist analyze local beverages. The report finds mead at 2 percent alcohol and 6 percent proof, hop ale at 2 percent alcohol, with sales occurring at multiple locations without town or county licenses.
Free sample of Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee imitation advertised for stomach heart or kidney sensitive individuals. Claims to closely match Old Java and Mocha in flavor using toasted cereals Malt and Nuts with no real coffee. Quick brew and easy preparation. Sold by T. B. Shaffer.
The Baptist church at Washington, led by Rev. A. M. McGuire formerly of this city, plans to commence erection of one new church building this fall with a budget of $20,000.
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