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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
2
A Sullivan Indiana page distributes a quixotic jumble of notes and quips spanning weather, gadgets, aviation dreams, and social curiosities. It lampoons summer heat, fashion trends, and a Worcester boy’s fly contest, while recounting aviator plans and oddball anecdotes about dogs smoking and palm leaf fans.
A New York boy who ran away to seek his fortune eight years ago has returned, turning his story into a notable newspaper item. An advertisement reads: Wanted a girl to paste labels on. No self respecting girl would tolerate such labeling.
A swift chase across Blue Ridge terrain culminates in the recovery of a 251 pound black bear near Linville River. John, Mex, Edgar, and a dozen hunters drive the bear from briars to the gorge, with the final kill after a long pursuit and a fast river crossing. The pelt sale and meat share distribute among the chase participants.
A collage of poems and anecdotes features Casey Jones and a famed engineer, a humorous Irish character Mr Kelly, Patrick Shea on a desert isle, and reflections on friendship and peace. The items mix lyric fragments, quips, and a vintage advertising line about a medicinal bottle.
A man in New Jersey killed his sweetheart with an unloaded pistol, a stark reminder of recurring tragic violence. The piece muses on history's repetition and contrasts it with cold winter tempering heat and odd domestic cautions about pets and household behavior.
A French scientist introduces a device claimed to predict thunderstorms challenging amateur weather prognosticators who rely on rheumatism and traditional signs. The report notes the novelty of the instrument and the public interest in improved meteor predictions.
One man, among others, is described as having suffered from great wealth as an employee of the San Francisco mint who was buried under nine million dollars in gold coins.
An Omaha debating society decides a horse is more desirable than an automobile, yet the public will likely continue mortgaging homes to buy the latter.
A Wisconsin judge orders a husband to provide his wife with false teeth if she requests them. The ruling draws attention mainly from women seeking dental appliances in similar disputes.
The item describes an Ohio man who proclaims he can rock the cradle with one hand and button his wife’s dress with the other. The note adds a humorous aside about him speaking clearly with a mouth full of pins.
The text suggests that English speakers expect air travel to become as routine as rural wagon rides, reflecting a belief in rapid growth of channel aviation and its integration into daily life.
Collector Loeb has seized $130,000 worth of furs. The piece notes public indifference to fur futures due to harsh weather.
Readers report a Philadelphia resident described as a young woman with a claimed grudge and a tainted history. The note implies ongoing tensions and potential legal action related to alleged remarks.
A. C. Brandon, a Greenville attorney, describes years of facial eczema healed after using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap. He reports no recurrence in over twenty years and urges others to try the remedies, with free samples offered by Cuticur a Dept. 3 K Boston.
Faces Included notes Howell with a weather beaten face and Powell remarking that weather beats everything. The brief profiles highlight weather as a persistent topic and character texture.
A short study observes that firmness is described as feminine while obstinacy is labeled masculine in a quotation attributing the phrase to a woman. The remark highlights how gendered language frames personality traits.
A comic exchange unfolds in a garage as a patron asks for the bill. The mechanic clocks it at 110 dollars, prompting a druggist to confess he has cash only for a dollar and a quarter, joking that fellows should stick together.
A man finds himself more drawn to a girl who shows less interest. The dynamic of unreciprocated pursuit appears to heighten curiosity and attraction.
Portland cement does not originate in Portland Maine or Oregon. It was named by an Englishman who likened it to deposits on the Isle of Port land. Universal Portland Cement uses blast furnace slag and limestone and is sold nationwide. Universal advertises 40 million sacks yearly and an annual output of 10 million barrels from Chicago.
A humorous plea about editors solving rooster crowing by writing letters to the editor, then a grim, graphic suggestion to stop a rooster with an axe placed at the neck, ending with a bizarre old remedy not suitable for practice.
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