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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
3
A Baltimore American note extols a motto Push-don’t knock guiding actions in daily life and in business, praising its rule to push toward goals without hesitation. The passage contrasts stock guidance with a door rule, then briefly mentions storks traveling fast and an alligator dying the next morning.
A spoof page describes a Sealing Wax signet fad with kit details and methods to make and trade impressions. It then outlines a Vesper Rite candle ring game using potatoes as candlesticks and a ring of candles to reveal a player s character. Esquimaux houses are described as half underground earth and sod structures with seal membrane windows and a venting tunnel.
Naturalists once credited ducks with speed but evidence shows the stork and the Bluethroat far outrun other birds. Bluethroats fly from central Africa to the North Sea in under a day, covering about 1600 miles nonstop. Storks migrate twice yearly between Austria Hungary and India Central Africa, spanning roughly 2400 miles each crossing.
A Christmas time children’s game with a nose peeking twist. Players form a line with the front leader blindfolded by the person behind. One player softly noses the leader and hides, then the leader must identify the culprit by facial cues and shout Nose Nose Who Nose.
A baby alligator captured in a swamp was kept by a New York man who tamed it like a pet. It followed him about, slept with a cat, and only sought the chained fox as a threat. The reptile fed on raw flesh and milk and was kept warm in wool during cold weather.
In the Philadelphia area a mysterious plant, called the devil plant, appears harmless yet proves deadly. Its tiny red cup flowers contain a sunless venom that paralyzes insects, wounds a botanist, and blights vegetation. Cattle die after consuming it, while leaves show tiny mouthlike suckers under the microscope.
Arizona Republic reports a boy named John Demerbreaux drew twenty dollars from the county treasury yesterday, receiving a lion skin as his warrant. While riding along the Verde River he shot the mountain lion, said to have killed a raccoon and eaten it, a behavior observers deem unusual for daytime hunting and nighttime meals.
Instructions describe making a wind up flying Dutchman from a clothespin broom handle tin can and nails. A nail is driven into a whittled broom handle to form a movable body then two small nails form a top with holes for a tin wing piece. Wind a cord around the handle and pull to release the wings.
An article from World's Work by Everett T. Tomlinson surveys why men hesitate to enter or stay in ministry. Twenty successful pastors answer with reasons like lack of freedom, short career span, low pay, constant relocation, petty attacks, and the beneficiary system. Yet all say preaching brings them great personal satisfaction.
Dr Wallace Wood of NYU argued beauty is undervalued by society. A barber clipped a piece of a young man's ear, who exclaimed in horror. The barber soothed him, saying the cut was not enough to matter.
The poem recalls love as a timeless force surpassing empires and oceans. It speaks of silent music and beauty that outshines words, claiming a shared ancient knowledge between lovers. Frederic L. Knowles signs the verses with a sentiment of enduring, almost cosmic affection.
About one thousand acres of valuable fruit land have been brought under water by the De Weese dam project in the Wet Mountain valley near Westcliffe Colorado. The reservoir will render valuable land in Lincoln Park near Canon City.
Farmers near Santa Rosa California experiment with tea growing and report successes. The article notes no inherent barrier to tea cultivation in parts of the United States and contrasts with earlier efforts in South Carolina, which have not yet shown strong progress.
Mrs C B Colby of Portland Oregon told a congressional committee that voting does not require much brains. Several members of the panel smiled at her remark as she spoke in favor of woman suffrage.
The bureau of plant industry, formed three years ago, has increased its workforce by about 50 percent to 500 employees. Sixty percent engage in scientific investigation while the rest focus on farm, orchard, and garden applications.
Capt. Martin V. Ritter, once in McKinley’s company as a private, died in San Francisco when struck by a street car. At his death he served as an inspector in the local custom house.
Oak Park writer Earl M Pratt argues for a daily practice to reduce reader errors by 3 percent. He describes an ongoing fight to prove his method works, emphasizing daily review, empathy, learning from critics, and collaborative improvement to achieve tangible gains. He invites questions.
The District of Columbia company formed to remove the Havana harbor wreck of the Maine, abandoned by the U.S. government and claimed by Cuba, plans cofferdams, partial repairs, and selling brass bronze and copper artifacts with official certificates. Visitors may view the wreck after pumping out the cofferdam.
A schoolship Saratoga crewed by young sailors recovered a two ton anchor lost off Madeira. They sold it to a junker for 80 dollars, using the proceeds to buy gym apparatus and boxing gloves for their aboard gym. The boys enjoyed a strenuous session last night in port.
A Victorian tone note recounts Justice Maule's courtroom exchange where a prisoner declares innocence with a quip on stealing ducks and Maule imposes three months hard labor. The item also records a mayor's oath to strive for impartiality, and includes Sir Albert Rohiit's London address.
Commander Brownson recounts a German recruit in the naval service during a watch calling the hours as seven bells and all is well. The amused crew heard him declare that light bells meant all is not well, for he had dropped his hat overboard, a humorous error reported in Collier's Weekly.
A New York Sun anecdote recounts Chauncey M. Depew telling a tale at a Republican club dinner about Blaine introducing him in 1884 in Peekskill born there, not Poughkeepsie, highlighting Depew’s wit and Hudson River city pride.
The speaker Mr. Frank Prindle argues the moral force of his soap import business linking cleanliness to virtue. He cites Lord Nelson and Napoleon as examples of neglecting baths and notes a clergyman claim that cleanliness is moral, urging polished manners and tempered habits.
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