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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
3
Francesca and Dick Merrill reconcile over cemetery visit. Francesca’s friend Mrs. Miller recalls war losses and Dick’s line of ancestors. Dick returns with violets, and they honor the unknown dead together, ending a long family rift as spring sunlight shines.
An American and an Englishman meet in a U S hotel. An American notes the Briton's resigned look as normal and not tied to bad news, suggesting the English climate shapes mood. A London Globe columnist agrees centuries of rain and fog give the English a dignified, subdued expression.
The account details Tyndall exposing his eye to concentrated invisible rays to test light’s separation from heat. He faced extreme heat near the pupil, then approached the focus behind a plate, first protecting the eye while the retina neared the focus, and later a platinum foil in the retina’s spot turned red hot.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip contrasts a father's explanation of a fatalist with a boy asking if forty fatalists ever become rich. The joke underlines the idea that fate alone does not bring wealth, prompting a humorous reflection on effort versus destiny.
Walter E. Doolittle president of Serling Telephone of Lafayette Indiana said in Chicago yesterday that a plan for a gigantic telephone trust is being studied with an estimated capital of 700 million dollars. Eastern syndicate representatives reportedly seek options on independent factories as part of a national consolidation to reduce competition, though Doolittle denied Bell interests are behind it.
Indiana monthly health bulletin shows Sullivan County ranking just behind Fayette and Union in October deaths. The county recorded 45 deaths that month including 8 from smallpox, 10 from pulmonary tuberculosis, 1 typhoid fever, 1 scarlet fever, 3 diarrhoeal cases, 2 meningitis, and 3 due to violence.
An ad advises young men to avoid patent medicines and distant remedies. Dr Crowley offers a circular on diseases of men to any man who visits his office. The circular is said to be instructional and a blessing to readers who study it.
The notice states the 24th day of this month is the last day to qualify for a chance at items priced at 45.00 for a Quick Meal Range 18.00 hot gur and 5.00 set of silver knives and forks. One chance is given with each 2.00 wish purchase or equivalent payment on account or note from Mattix Turman & Riggs.
A historical medical ad promotes Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea claimed to remove microbes harming blood and circulation. It lists Dr J S Murphy at Fourth Square near the Post Office and touts nutrition improvement with a price of 35 cents.
A local ad praises Bues len's Arnica Salve for burns sores eczema and piles with quiet relief. The notice also touts the Florence Hot Blaze stove claiming less fuel and more heat, citing 700 county users and a supplier J B Mullane Co.
In Sullivan Circuit Court January term 1906 Francis Harvey et al are plaintiff in a partition action. An affidavit shows defendant Francis Ellensworth is not a resident of Indiana. He must answer at Sullivan court by date on record or default will be entered.
The Florence Hot Blast heat ing stove is sold with a positive guarantee it will do everything claimed. J. B. Mullane Co. South Side.
The 1931 Florence Hot Blast stoves are advertised as the zenith of stove perfection, sold by the J. B. Mullane Company.
Private home remedy claim promises cure for drunkenness with guaranteed results or money back. Advertisement urges readers to write or call Wm. Willis at East Side Public Square Sullivan Indiana for details.
Daily sleeping car service on the U S and E line from Chicago to Jacksonville via Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta Macon and Tifton. Round trips to Florida and Southeast including Homeseekers tickets to many southern points with moves on first and third Tuesdays. Rates folders and details from local agents or Irward F Hill or S L Danly at Nashville offices.
Tickets on sale from October 15 1904 to April 30 1905 at reduced round trip fares for Indiana State Grange events and various Michigan resorts with specific city rates. Special Homeseeker excursions via BE T H routes offer set fares and return limits. sale dates span June to November 1904 with maps and timetables available. Contacts: W W Casto agent Sullivan Indiana D H Hillaman general passenger agent Evansville Indiana.
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