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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1881
Page
6
A poetic reminiscence portrays a weary man at the San Francisco gate waiting for loved ones. He recalls twelve years since a bright morning when he left to chase ambition, his wife’s quiet strength guiding their children, and now longs for the homecoming ship bearing his beloved.
A New York correspondent recounts Aaron Burr's depravity describing his numerous affairs with married women across cities such as New York Albany Boston and Providence. The essay details Burr's blue trunk of letters kept by Matthew Davis their return to writers and the ruin he caused including the fate of Theodosia and Burr's final years marked by public contempt.
A London Globe piece recalls a statesman who valued punctual entrance to meals, noting guests at Bosville’s Welbeck Street dinners followed strict times. It contrasts Welbeck time with Greenwich meridian timing and cites Boswell and Johnson on keeping six waiting for one.
This piece argues for letting in ample sunlight in all rooms of a dwelling. It asserts health depends on sunlit homes as much as on pure air and water, urges design that floods spaces with sun at some time each day, and notes sun exposure costs nothing yet yields vigor and reduced medical bills.
The piece argues that many who value virtue struggle with whether theater should be allowed. It notes a historic shift when Uncle Tom's Cabin popularized reading and stagegoing despite moral qualms. It references Edwin Booth and Charlotte Cashman as emblematic figures in the debate.
An editorial argues that public support should favor clean plays and reject immoral theater. It cites actors like Booth and questions the acceptability of patrons who worship at the shrine of talented but morally compromised artists. It warns that corrupt theater harms social purity and Christian American culture.
In a Detroit Free Press piece the Time Kiln Club hears a rustic oration about money and comfort. The speaker argues that humble homes with steady work and a loving family yield true happiness rather than wealth or luxury, and he defends frugal living over lottery fantasies.
The piece extols the editor’s life as sweet and rewarding yet resented. It notes editors receive rail advertising passes and complimentary tickets, enabling free access to concerts and events. It laments the ungrateful view of editors while praising unpaid town service and duty.
A satirical moral on marriage contrasts unhappy bachelors with well matched couples. It extols shared joys and mutual support, likening married life to a team pulling the wagon together and noting that love eases every hitch.
New York correspondent reports Rockwood of New York has invested twenty thousand dollars in developing a rapid photographic process using gelatine plates and a pneumatic camera disc. The method allows seconds long exposures, capturing moving subjects without restraints. It promises a dramatic shift in portraiture, sports, and outdoor scenes, while critics and editors weigh the new technique.
The piece argues that many people believe editing a newspaper is easy and glamorous. It notes editors come from all trades and that the desire to publish persists despite lack of talent, comparing editorial aspiration to a widespread but harmless vanity.
A historical opinion piece argues for shared financial control in marriage, challenging male supremacy in money matters. It claims wives can manage budgeting, thrift, and household expenses better, and suggests a fairer system where income is split to meet family needs.
A parable from Spurgeon about mud on clothing. He advises patience when evil or trouble is spoken of, noting that rushing to remove stains can make them worse. Let the situation dry, then act, since time often eases difficulties and clarifies matters.
Paris professor Bufour details a tiny, highly sensitive thermometer. A lampblack coated bulb warms air, driving mercury along a pivoted tube to move an index across a graded arc. A balancing weight and pins prevent tipping while clathermic samples test heat powers. A stark contrast ends with a vivid image of a deaf man finding a nickel and grabbing a bee.
A compact directory of local attorneys and professionals in Sullivan Indiana with offices on Main Street Commercial Row Maine Street and South Side locations. It lists BraGs Masste PLE Waggott Gunn Moulson Coulson HinIt Hays and others with specializations in real estate collections and insurance and medical offices over stores and banks.
W Johnson announces a new photography studio and frame shop in Sullivan Indiana above Curry and Dutton’s grocery, offering ambrotypes gems enlarging services and copying old pictures with attention to cloudy weather photography.
General Fire Life and Accident Insurance agent PRED BRIGGS operates from an office over the Post Office in Sullivan offering coverage to residents.
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