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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1904
Page
5
A quality in Royal Baking Powder makes food more digestible and wholesome. Physicians note this peculiarity and endorse the product, with Royal Baking Powder Company of New York backing the claim.
A sweep of short notices from Sullivan and nearby towns highlights visits by John S Bays and A D Cutler, families moving from Palestine to Shelburn, and social events including Valentine party by Nellie and Susan Glidden. Public notices include sales of farms near Carlisle and Robinson, and several local items on residents visiting relatives, church meetings, and club activities.
A brief card of thanks from a candidate to Gill township Democrats for their earnest support last Thursday. The message expresses gratitude for backing and notes appreciation for their role in the upcoming fall election.
A playful retelling from Old Brother Terrapin in St Louis Post Dispatch voice. The tortoise explains a hare race victory came from steady effort and strategy not speed, recounting how he used a dog lure to gain an edge and ultimately walked to the finish line.
A paper game where players list words opposite prompt words such as author actor or river color town painter fruit. Players pick a letter and fill names starting with that letter for each prompt. Marks awarded for unique entries. winner selects the next list and letter. Suitable for children with simpler choices.
A classroom game invites players to name places starting with the last letter of the previous entry. Examples include Philadelphia followed by Atlantic or Ocean, Niagara then Asia, Ant werp or Ann Arbor, and Cambridge leading to Camden and Eton, cycling around the circle.
A grammar school teacher asks pupils about the cat’s family. After several older students fail to answer, a small boy named Bobbie says the cat belongs to the family that owns it. The exchange ends with a simple, humorous misdirection.
A three year old asks about whale bone in a dress making. The mother explains they are bones and the boy inquires how they were obtained, prompting a brief reflective moment.
Fragmentary verse passages describe a narrator and a gray cat by the hearth as a cold wind blows outside. The speaker mentions work and plans while the cat, with blind eyes, responds with a kiss and companionship amid the storm.
A damaged excerpt describes wharfs and smoldering ruins on one side and a long wooden shed on another block. The fragment stops mid description leaving details partial and unclear.
Mr and Mrs Devlin of Martinsville Ill guest with Mr and Mrs Manifold. Rev C B Hershey preached at Big Springs. Mrs Lizzie Snyder of Hunt City lost her little boy to scarlet fever Jan 30. Rev Wm Martin filled Rev Days appointment at Oak Grove. Miss Etta Rusk entertains Misses Fairie Buck and Bessie Gray. YW and YMC A presidents led chapel services. G A R oyster supper at Merrin House Fri Feb 19 at five. Schoolhouse entertainment the same evening. supper 15 cents with ticket. Feb 26 college chapel entertainment directed by Miss Pearl Wright. Political overcoat remarked on city life. John Thompson slowly recovering from B O railroad wreck. Rev Atkinson of Merom preached last Sunday. Geo Raley Sr of Turtle Creek visited. Misses Jessie and Zoela Yager visited Mrs Moore. Chloe Raley visited Turtle Creek. Bert Raley takes Chicago book firm post. Large crowd at Joe Pierson sale. prices good. Pierson family to move to Oklahoma tomorrow. Goldie French and others to accompany. W J Thornberry recovered from illness. Moore selling groceries for Chicago wholesale house.
Graysville held a large Democratic primary with strong turnout. The Wabesh precinct faced disruption while voting proceeded. Mrs. John York is ill and Wm Ingersoll plans work on the old schoolhouse to be used by Ed Arnett. A telephone arrives at the Methodist parsonage. Donald Maple’s dismissal follows Geo. Stanley’s Merom funeral. Alex Ransford and Frank Turner visit W A Ransford, sharing a meal with Perry Harris and wife.
Misses Maude Daugherty and Grace Riggins visited Sullivan on Saturday. Amarett Cox spent Sunday with friends. Willie Roger’s wife is seriously ill with measles. Cora Bedell returned from Oaktown where she visited her sister. Rev. Mr. Perkins preached at Church of Christ. Mr. Riggins and Dr. Walters were in Merom on business. Bedell family visit from New Lebanon. Measles epidemic waning. few new cases reported.
Gill township held a primary with a large majority for the gravel road measure amid a peaceful vote. Defeated candidates appeared to accept the results in good faith as residents kept to a quiet polling day.
Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear events or identities. Unable to determine concrete people, places, or actions for a meaningful summary.
Doddville report notes many tons of coal being hoisted at the Big Hill mine. Various residents, including G Arthur Lister and Emma Ransford, are mentioned with visits and church attendance at Fairbanks and Quaker. Illnesses include Jessie J. Wood and Cyrus Johnson. schooling details plus social visits among families such as Alma E. Wood and Louisa Wood are listed.
A batch of civil actions filed includes Claude Hill Company versus Sylvester Shanks et al with W T Douthitt as counsel for plaintiff. Nancy E Hawkins versus Edward A Hawkins for divorce with Buff Stratton attorneys for plaintiff. Rebecca Graham versus Marshall Grayham et al for partition with Buff Stratton for plaintiffs and Pigg Price for defendants. Stella Deckard versus Julian Powell for seduction with Lindley Martin for plaintiff and Douthitt for defendant. James Johnson versus Chas White on account with A R Martin for plaintiff and Kalley Douthitt for defendant. Union G Apple versus Chas W Pierson attachment with C D Hunt for plaintiff. Belle Houpt versus William Houpt for divorce with Pigg & Price for plaintiff. Vardaman Jewell versus Samuel Doughlas et al with I H Kalley.
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