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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1881
Page
2
In a brisk reflection the speaker asks why workers labor so hard amid crowded weeks. Some seek bread or subsistence, others distant comfort, but all crave rest. A fog of yearning haunts their minds as a voice promises rest and relief to the weary.
Edward Mills and George Benton, seventh cousins, grow up as orphans raised by the Brants. Edward becomes steady, pious and successful, while George descends into drink debt and crime. After a long arc of reform, resentment, and tragedy, Mills is murdered by Benton during a bank robbery. The tale ends with public sympathy for Mills’ widow and a memorial church funded by donors.
A miscellaneous historical note recounts Pilate's death in exile, early patenting of a weapon, ancient iron ships, coal gas lighting, Leonardo discovering photography, Archimedes’ inventions, China’s early contributions, Neptune’s discovery in 1845, tea’s arrival in Holland via England, Rome’s multiple captures with immense casualties, the kaleidoscope idea by David Brewster, witchcraft executions, English death tolls, lake dwellers of the Algenn sea, bells history from 400 AD, Sens and Croyland Abbey bells, and Antwerp Cathedral’s famed bell peal and music.
A long list of fishing feats is reported from Virginia to West Virginia. Over 100000 drum fish were caught at Chincoteague Island. A Columbia River salmon weighed 80.5 pounds. A Northampton party reeled 82 pounds of pickerel and perch. A Pendleton county brook trout measured two feet. A four pound bass struck Hollobaugh in Juniata while frog hunting near Tuscarora. Two women near Indian Creek hauled a 14.5 pound pike after it leaped into their boat. Charles Parker found 22 pickerel in a pond near Salem New York and a tangled fishing line kept in the catch. A Virginia note recalls a one pound bass from 1880 returned to the Potomac with a bell tied to its tail, later caught in the Weaverton canal with the bell still attached.
The Globe-Democrat notes lager beer gains fashion appeal in Boston as beer wagons move openly among upscale homes. Last year Boston sold 641,603 barrels, up 61,081 from the year before, nearly matching sales in St. Louis or Milwaukee and exceeding Cincinnati or Chicago. The piece questions civilization and Wendell Phillips’s relevance.
A vivid regional line hints at coastal geography and the danger of fishing smacks skirting shallow inlets. The phrasing evokes maritime life and local lore without naming people places or dates.
A fragment from the Wheeling Ledger in Virginia politics shows a dialogue about romance and force. The exchange mentions rumpled ruffies and a kiss, with a dismissive note on forced affection.
A Nebraska newspaper sketch traces Annie Ralston's youth in Omaha and Independence, her rejected suitor's downfall, and her later marriage to outlaw Jesse James. It notes her wartime moves with the Ralston family, her visit to Omaha, and the couple's suspected connections to the Younger brothers' Minnesota bank raid.
Major Gordon of the second infantry at St Paul recalls Spotted Tail, the Sioux chief killed by Crow Dog at Rosebud. The chief hosted his daughter’s funeral at Fort Laramie in 1866 and decorated the skull posts with flowers yearly. The daughter loved Lieut. Brockhors Livingston. he died in Europe, leaving a son.
Inquiries regarding the son mentioned seek care and education, but all traces of him were lost as his dusky relatives chose to keep him with themselves.
At a Reform Club gathering young ladies form a slang banning group. A member is called out for using awful nice in speech and faces fines and protests as members clash over slang rules. The chaotic exchange ends with an adjournment and wide laughter.
The New Mexico frontier’s famed slayer Patsey Garrett is hailed as the hero of the hour. In Santa Fe I met the 27 year old, six foot three inch figure whose calm voice and keen eyes earn admiration. Garrett denies the Kid’s tallies, saying Billy the Kid killed eleven men. Territorial towns unite to fund Garrett with Las Vegas already at about 1200 in gold, aiming for a large regional purse.
A rare piano brought to Ravenden Springs unsettled locals in Randolph County Arkansas. Guests at a hotel heard the instrument clash with local fiddling, drawing sharp remarks from onlookers who marveled at its cost and sound before the crowd dispersed.
A collage of comical vignettes and mock morals from a past issue pokes fun at love marriage and manners. Jokes range from parlour chatter about endearing charms to poking at religious rites and the absurdities of a smoking concert.
A collection of aphorisms and verses urging caution in life and behavior. It warns that small sins ruin lives, stresses brevity and condensed thinking, and mocks ostentatious piety. The piece includes parable style lines and a joking riff on the Lord's Prayer.
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