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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
6
A mathematics professor assists his wife in shopping for fabric. The wife and the saleswoman compute the needed amount of three eighths yard wide material and its cost, while the professor, overwhelmed by the calculation, flees. She returns with the exact needed amount, and he agrees she paid no more than necessary.
In a quote from Puck, Fabius answers a Roman senate committee asking why he shifts policy daily. He likens war to theater and notes Hannibal would wear out from constant engagements, while his own strategy avoids overworking the star performer.
A quote from Leslie's Weekly asserts poverty is enduring and unsolved by politics, demagogues, philosophers, or reformers. It claims remedies fail, arguing poverty can be alleviated but not abolished, and even mocks gin as a potential eventual remedy.
A Los Angeles boy kneels with his mother and prays for all, then boldly adds that he does not want God to bless those who have been mean to his father. The child’s stance reflects political tensions surrounding his father.
A German traveler notes Americans seem highly strung and tense. critics judge life by business activity, while Europeans pace energy use and relax more in leisure. The piece contrasts American vigor with European ease of life.
A wry exchange opens with a boast about truth telling and doubles as a zinger about aim. The man notes his friend resembles a woman, and the response sharpens the joke about rarely hitting targets.
An auditor questions an entry in a campaign expense ledger as confused by a stenographer's note. Senator Sorgshum explains the term should read hurrah materia, clarifying the error in the record.
Police search for a suspect known as Jack the Hugger amid threads of a mystery. Ethel questions guilt while the dialogue suggests a tense confrontation over alleged deeds.
In 1878 E. J. Edwards sought the origins and growth of the Standard Oil trust. He met Samuel Andrews, a key early organizer, who described refining and marketing kerosene, and revealed tension over being cushioned from later involvement. Andrews spoke of being bought out and hinted at fair treatment, enabling Edwards to publish critical details later.
A historical profile of John T. Hoffman a prominent Democrat and former New York City mayor and New York governor. It recounts his decisive moment when he refused to accuse county courthouse commissioners of dishonesty over a fraud worthy measure, costing him political prospects and derailing Tweed’s ring.
The article profiles Helen Taft as the busiest social figure of 1912, entertaining and being entertained at numerous White House functions. It notes her duties, social calendar, and potential engagement, highlighting her role as the president's daughter and mistress of the White House while maintaining her college life.
A traveling man recalls a humorous upper peninsula meal where a barefoot waitress misinterprets change and dessert as he sits among a varied crowd. The anecdote ends with the traveler complaining of mistaken names and a request to avoid adding new titles.
In 1853 William Makepeace Thackeray visited the United States and James W. Wallack settled in New York, becoming star and manager of Wallack's Theatre. Thackeray formed a close if darkly humorous bond with Wallack and his circle, sharing late night cigars, stories, songs, and a ritual candle signal from Thackeray's window inviting friends to return for convivial sessions.
The narrator recalls George William Curtis and William Makepeace Thackeray sharing lively evenings. Thackeray refused singing or storytelling but entertained with good cheer, while the author longs for a familiar window light after Thackeray’s departure to England.
A farmer’s cows died after a field clearing near Brinton, Virginia, revealing arsenic deposits. Analysis showed water from a nearby spring contained dangerous arsenic levels. Ore moves from crushers to casks via automatic systems, with no human contact, and the plant’s atmosphere is kept pure to guard against impalpable dust and poisonous gases.
Representative Martin W. Littleton told a Pittsburgh reporter that the Sherman law is indefensible. He likened its defense to the feeble defense of a widow by a menacing husband saying he would rather be her second husband than her first.
An amateur hunter asks the guide for the species just shot. The guide replies the shooter's name is Smith, as the guide had been investigating. This note appears in the Louisville Courier Journal.
England boasts more rivers per square mile than any other nation, underscoring its abundant freshwater resources. The land area hosts a dense network of waterways contributing to agriculture, transport, and scenery across the country.
An Italian prince visiting a New York hotel storms a mail clerk with a fetter in hand, demanding that letters addressed to unreadable names be stopped from being sent to him. The clerk replies meekly, and the exchange ends with the prince insisting on a change in procedure.
An official questions the canal and railway surveys while an expert comments that Nature is a magnificent scenic artist yet a poor civil engineer. The exchange highlights tensions between natural landscape and infrastructure design.
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