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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1914
Page
8
A family plans a light hearted school shower the day after Labor Day for a girl who will soon start school. The event features gifts including an alarm clock, a rubber band box, pencil shapes, chair straps, book bags, sewing accessories, and a sea themed centerpiece. An engagement announcement will be made at supper with boat shaped invitations and wafers.
A seaside hostess hosts a sunbonnet and straw hat farewell outing encouraging pink blue and white color schemes. The piece lists travel items from manicure cases to leather goods, binoculars, thermos bottles, and a pocket flashlight, with tips on packing light and distinctive colors for travel pairs.
A dark piazza may be relieved by natural wooden willow chairs with bright crimson cushions. White or green enameled chairs paired with red cushions create an inviting and cheering scene.
Paris correspondents describe fashionable millinery with tulle brims and black satin crowns. Hats feature wired tulle rims, clusters of black and red apples, magpie color schemes, and fruit embellishments alongside classic flower accents.
A Russian revolutionary recounts teaching peasants on her father’s estate in Kostroma province and joining a clandestine movement in St. Petersburg. After a close call with two government spies, she feigns danger, delivers a found package to a police desk, escapes in disguise, and later flees to Germany with aid from the revolutionary network.
William H. Vollmer of Vincennes, state treasurer, visited the city to confer with County Chairman Bedwell and precinct committeemen. The talk centered on party leadership in the district and Vollmer’s role in supporting Cullop for Congress while engaging in fundraising and party coordination.
Edna Stivers and Ruth West visit Mrs Mae Eslinger after Monday gatherings. Stanley Bridgeport and wife return to Illinois with her parents. Oil men plan location No 3 on Robert Bledsoe. Rogers siblings visit New Lebanon and Pax ton relatives. Several trips to Sullivan and Merom chatter, with Bledsoe and Stivers families drawing neighbors.
Several civil actions listed including on account and receivership for David S. Zemon & Co. versus Samuel H Goldberg and Aaron Goldberg. Cases against Mendelson Jaffe Kaiz involving Samuel and Aaron Goldberg. State of Indiana relation Ivy Wese versus Aud Hopewell. Personal injury suits against Consolidated Indiana Coal Co and Gregory Coal and Mining Co. First National Bank of Carlisle involved. Note and Mortgage action on Phillip and Ida Diels. Andrew C Singleton versus Consolidated Indiana Coal Co. Hugh Lowery against Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Co. Case summaries show broad civil and injury filings across coal companies with multiple defendants.
Peter J. Frost of Sandborn wed Pearl B. Clark of Pleasantville. Monnie J. Russell of New Lebanon married Nettie Booker of Sullivan. James H. McCammon and Lela Wagner, both of New Lebanon, obtained licenses. Carl Rogers of Paxton married Rhoda Lemons of Merom Station. Merrill R. Chandler and Oneida B. Washington, both of Merom, received licenses.
Ty B Springer Jr, once ill for an extended period, is reported to be improving and in better health. The note indicates a positive turn in his condition after a prolonged illness.
The piece advises placing a single thermometer in the living room to monitor temperature and avoid curiosity about outside weather. It emphasizes maintaining the room at a "Just warm enough" level to safeguard health.
Schedule lists six events in the city starting September 19 with Automobile Day and progressing through September 26 Produce and Live Stock Day October 3 County Athletic Meet October 10 Boys Co Corn Club Show October 17 Carnival Day and October 24 Boosters event.
A series of six Saturday fairs will be held in the city from September 19 to October 24. The program shifts from agricultural exhibits to entertainment with each Saturday as a separate feature. Miss Ella Coffman donates Coffman's Park for auto day including a county race in the forenoon and speed king race in the afternoon. No admission to exhibits. Livestock displays and athletic meets on the public square.
Dispatches from Washington City suggest Congressman Cullop seeks the Mexico ambassador post now that John B. Lamb has died. Cullop previously pursued a federal judgeship and an effort for a Philippines appointment, aware his foothold in the second district is precarious.
Representative Campbell of Kansas calls the 1914 Kansas senatorial primary results strong evidence that progressives who voted for Roosevelt in 1912 are returning to the Republican fold. He argues the 1912 protest vote will not persist into 1916 as voters align with their party.
Gilbert W. Gambill of this city and Miss Conza Dudley announce their wedding set for September 1. Gambill is a county attorney with Hunt & Gambill. Dudley is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James M Dudley and a respected school teacher. They plan to reside in a new West Washington Street home.
The piece argues that imaginative suffering is real though origins vary. Some pain arises within the mind while some is attributed to the body or external forces, shaping how people experience distress.
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