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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
9
In foggy dawn on the Bangor road Calico, a white and red pattern horse, spooks at a bizarre caravan. A six horse team pulls a foreign looking hay cart with a large swathed box followed by a wheeled structure that moves like a rolling cow, startling Old Jeff and the other horses.
A Maine Bangor road escape with Calico the skewbald and Old Jeff sparks a chase as a circus wagon breaks, butter flies, and Uncle Enoch and the showing caravan collide with Ajax the elephant. Calico endures trials from the street parade to the grand entry learning to pull and perform under Broncho Bill. He rises from barnyard fear to outside horse in the grand entry before fading to the sawdust at season’s end.
A circus tale follows Calico, the once wagon horse, as Mile Zaretti trains him for bareback stunts. He proves obedient and flashy in three rings, earns top billing, and joins the grandest aggregation while preserving his gentler road life and later shocking a street procession.
In a punchy anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post a German immigration agent explains how Americans quickly form municipalities when land opens to settlement while Germans would search for a leader like Bismarck. The exchange highlights differences in political organizing and national character.
Charles Elley Hall in Leslie's Weekly explains that milk nourishes body tissues and fluids and aids digestion when consumed slowly. Adding salt or drinking warm milk can improve digestion for those with weak stomachs, while large quantities at once hinder digestion.
A Philadelphian rider stops at a mountain cabin in Tennessee where an old colored woman proudly explains she named her grandchildren after Bible figures. The boy called Apostle Paul and his sister Epistle Peter are presented as the children, with the woman noting her daughter’s conversion.
The complete list of Sullivan County delegates to the Republican judicial convention at the Linton opera house on August 30 is announced. Delegates were chosen March 31 in township meetings alongside selections for congressional and state conventions, with names listed by township.
The Republicans of Greene and Sullivan counties meet in Linton Indiana at 11 a m to nominate candidates for judge and prosecuting attorney in the 14th judicial circuit. Representation is one delegate per 200 votes or fraction over half for George A Cunningham presidential elector in 1904. By order of Republican central committees Greene and Sullivan counties.
An archival advertisement claims heart trouble is often caused by indigestion and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy. It asserts quick relief for palpitations breathlessness and chest pains, with a money back guarantee and local seller Joe K Smock offering 50c and 1.00 bottles.
Tires fitted while you wait with reasonable charges offered by Mattix Turman and Riggs, described as 36 telco fitters.
A fragment notes a phone number 298 for office and 189 for residence to arrange dental fillings with Dr Barco. The item suggests an engagement or appointment service for dental work.
Fragmentary notice advertises rye for sale with a location reference to New Espanee and mentions A. Os R. R. 1. The readable text suggests a rural or local sale listing with limited detail.
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