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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1881
Page
2
A mother sings Patticake to her child as ten little fingers bake bread in fairy time. The scene shifts to aging, death, and a cold white face beneath a shroud, ending with the unfinished lesson of Pattienke.
A barrister narrator recalls visiting Harry Danvers at Rivington Hall, now haunted by a recurring 10 PM apparition. Helen Danvers, weakened by illness, fears the house. In a staged midnight vigil, the guests witness a ghastly blue-lit scene revealing a severed head on a table and a clutching pale hand, ending with a vow never to discuss the event.
A speaker recalls strangers at the hall causing strife between the husband and wife. Within weeks all three vanished in the night. Danvers remained alive for years but never returned, while his nephew fled abroad after three months. Harry and his wife now in Italy, she recovering, vow not to return as Rivington hall falls to ruin.
A sarcastic schoolroom inventory submitted by Saran Berau Loxckop lists classroom items such as a platform carpet chair stove dust-pan and settee. The specimen notes 40 movable boys and 17 silly girls each with eyes feet and a tongue, in humorous contrast to the missing supplies.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue courage poverty and character. Notable quotes from Archibald Leighton and Thackeray emphasize practicing virtue, avoiding quarrels, and valuing conscience over wealth.
A gaunt mule owned by a countryman balked on River street drawing a crowd. After failed tricks and dirt, a saloon keeper offered five dollars to make it move. He dosed the mule with liquor, the animal sprinted off down the street, eager to outpace all. The owner watched, then asked for a drink himself.
Attorneys at law with offices in Sullivan over Sullivan County Bank Maple and Waggoner also over Young's store and on Commercial Row and Maine Street Terre Haute share listings. A real estate and insurance agent operates from South Side Sullivan with courts attended. A physician and surgeon practices over Humphrey's Grocery near the public square.
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