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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
7
The item lists a price of one dollar and twenty five cents in advance. It appears as a classified notice or small ad indicating payment terms for a service or product. The readable text focuses on the amount and payment method.
A brief notice lists Dirrelle Chaney and Robert P White as publishers with John Chaney and an assistant noted in the record.
The verse remembers Governor Marshall enacting an irrigation and liquor law to revitalize a dry land. It credits his administration with repaying liquor interests in exchange for office and notes a special pen used to sign the law, leaving the ink unusually dry.
Since the passage of the local option law the Democratic legislature expresses alarm over a regulation bill tied to breweries. Observers say the bill will be set aside and that brewers had little to do with the legislative maneuverings.
NIELSON NORTON applies to Sullivan County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors at retail in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The request covers the lower front room of a two story brick building on a lot described as Lot 45, fronting Washington Street in Sullivan City.
Edward Dudley describes a ground floor room on Lot 65 in Sullivan as a retail malt liquor establishment. He seeks permission to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons on the first Monday in March 1911, noting the room fronts Main Street with glass doors and windows and occupies the southwest corner of the building.
A resident describes the ground floor room at 50 by 17 feet 10 inches on the north half of the south half of Lot 66 in Sullivan Indiana facing Court Street. The space has glass doors and windows on the front. Owner is David B. Harmon.
A Texas scientist notes that tree growth rings reflect weather over 134 years, with broad rings indicating wet years and narrow rings dry. Across two centuries the rings align with many but not all rainfall records, suggesting trunks carry a durable weather chronicle.
The passage cites Sir Ray Lankester on how cheerful company, lack of mental anxiety, and appealing table settings aid digestion in civilized man. It contrasts food choices and the ceremonial dinner with animal eating, noting that pleasant talk and proper attire at meals enhance digestion, even with modest portions.
M Lepine the prefect of police hosts an annual toy competition where the prize winning piece gains half marks and draws attention. This season features Le Circuit de I Est with a biplane and monoplane circling a church steeple and a four-plane race around a mast. Wild beasts like bears and tigers appear among the entries.
A Craftsman passage extols the farmer as an all round man, skilled in bricklaying, carpentry, plumbing, butchery, livestock herding, hunting, veterinary work, dentistry, well drilling, bacteriology, entomology, and at times ministry, tinsmithing, watchmaking, harness making, banking, medicine, law, and even undertaking due to his roofless workshop distant from towns.
The scene features Penley asking Watkins for his opinion on a verse. Watkins replies with a breezy quip about the opening stanza describing wind and gale, and Harpers Weekly records the exchange with light humor.
Readable fragments describe a local notice with uncertain names and details. The text hints at a personal name and possible event but lacks clear action, date, or place to form a definite summary.
New Yorkers sustain heavy commuting with over two million daily travelers on city and suburban transit. The wider metropolitan area reaches 6,846,097 people, rivaling large states and several nations in population, underscoring vast investment in transportation improvements.
In Cornwall and parts of Devon unusually mild weather allows raspberries strawberries and primroses to fruit in winter. Mrs Scott of St Budeaux Devon picked ripe raspberries in her garden. Landrake near Plymouth saw Miss Benda Rawling pick raspberries, while Stanley Harris gathered strawberries and another man picked primroses. Violets and more primroses were found in Cornwall.
In Debreczen Hungary an actress refused to remove shoes in court to compare feet with a photographer. The court found the photographer had retouched toes to make feet appear smaller in the final image and he won the case.
Professor J E Rice Cornell poultry expert told Missouri Agriculture College students that chickens with short toenails scratch less and are more industrious. He cited old hens laying about 18 eggs a year versus modern pure breed hens laying 100 to 200 eggs annually.
Tolstoi's grave at Yasnaya Polyana attracts large crowds of peasants arriving daily, many traveling on foot. Reports note hundreds gathering at dusk as the site gains prominence in the empire.
An American woman asks why Conan Doyle left medicine. He recalls a January midnight call to Peter Smith's house about a laudanum mix up. After a cold trek through rain and ice, the child slept soundly. the resident student asks if the doctor will visit free of charge, a moment of mortified irony.
A 1909 summary of legacy duties reveals 379 418 successions totaling 1 158 000 000 dollars. Four fifths fall between 200 and 2 000 dollars. only two exceed 10 000 000. Duties paid reach 54 250 000 dollars. Wealth appears widely subdivided, contrasting with colossal fortunes seen in the United States.
In a harsh critique, the作者 labels Carlyle and Kingsley as contemptuous writers whose invective surpasses taste and decency. The piece contrasts Carlyle as blasphemous and Kingsley as a denouncing prophet, arguing their wrath rivals Swift and Johnson in literary offense.
County Indiana description details the ground floor measurements of a lower front room facing Court Street. Boundaries run 61 feet 3 inches north of Lot 37 to begin then east 29 feet 10 inches, north 15 feet, west 29 feet 10 inches, and south 15 feet to the starting point, as recorded by John Knotts.
A white male city resident of Sullivan Indiana petitions the Board of Commissioners for a license to sell intoxicating liquors at retail in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The requested premises occupy the lower front room of a two story brick building on Washington Street described as Lot 47 in Original Town Sullivan. The applicant declares over two years residency and 21 years of age. James A Dudley signs the notice.
In the Town of Hymera and Jackson Township Sullivan County Indiana an applicant over 21 and a continuous resident since 2 1911 seeks a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other beverages. The front room of a one story brick building on Main Street is described as the sale location with specified lot measurements. FRANK McCROCKLIN.
An English town in Yorkshire, Oakham, boasts an historic display of horseshoes in the castle assize court. The trove originated from a toll custom by the manor lord requiring a horseshoe from visiting peers. Early pieces include gifts from Queen Elizabeth and other monarchs such as Queen Victoria and King Edward.
The article recalls the journalistic claim that Prince Albert introduced Christmas trees to England and that Windsor Castle hosted the first tree in 1841, noting the enduring myth around the holiday tradition.
A 1911 notice seeks a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other liquors in Dugger Indiana. The request cites residence in the Town of Dugger for over two years and describes a one story brick building on a Lot 10 site facing Second Street. The applicant is George Stein.
A white male Jackson Township resident applies at the Sullivan County Court for a one year liquor license for a roomless storefront in Hymera. The site is part of Lot 47 in Plew's Addition facing Main Street, within a one story brick building. The action occurs during the March term 1911 of the Commissioners Court.
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