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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1912
Page
6
In Brooklyn a school cites stone yard shrill whistling, mallet blows, metal drops, hammering, street vendors, trolley car traffic, garages and stables noise. Other neighborhoods face repair shops, factories, car barns, taxicab stations, and bands. Mrs. Isaac L. Rice laments children study under these conditions.
William three and a half years old imitates his older brother by giving a rigid salute and announcing he is a cement rather than a lieutenant. The father, surprised, witnesses the boy’s deliberate pretend military arrangement, with Dick as lieutenant and Willum as cement.
Thousands of English workers earn yearly by stilt walking, mainly in Kent hop fields. Stilts reach 12 feet and replace stepladders, with trained stiltsmen performing the job of four or five laborers.
Col Henry C. Hamilton joked in Monterey about dispatching troops during the Tripoli conflict. He noted the difference in pronunciation when dealing with own troops versus the enemy, stressing the accent on the di in de spatch.
Henry Gayton, shepherd near Brayfield on the Green, Northants, England, is likely the longest serving in his line with 64 years on the same farm. He began at age six as a bird scarer and still minds sheep, harvests, and land tasks for 16 shillings weekly. his wife lives and they have 13 children.
A quirky aside features a character named Binglehoffer recalled as uncanny for the habit of always storing his socks in the same spot. Veg ponders the oddity, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
A quip about proposing on a mountain gorge and the risk of being thrown over. The exchange highlights playful danger in a marriage proposal setup and the comic consequence if the situation had gone wrong.
Miss Elisabeth Marbury, New York's noted theatrical agent, condemns the scolding type of woman at the Colony club. She says you can always tell such a person by her voice and her excuses.
The excerpt recalls Daniel Webster’s education from childhood through Exeter and Wool’s school, stressing how education shaped leadership. It argues that widespread schooling strengthened the new republic, urging youths to value learning for public influence beyond mere wealth. It contrasts past opportunities with today’s demand for skilled, educated men.
A discussion condemns highway speed without limits as fatal to pedestrians. The author cites a Chicago girl’s death and argues a strict, enforced speed limit is the only safe remedy to prevent such accidents on crowded streets.
An essay on fortune shaping careers, noting luck and circumstance often raise people to prominence. It argues that merit alone does not determine success and that being in the right place at the right time changes a life’s course.
In 1861 near Galena Rawlins urged enlistment and persuaded Grant to deliver his first speech. Edwards recalls their shared prewar talks in Grant's father's leather store and the recruiting effort that followed. They led to Grant chairing a mass meeting in Galena public hall.
In June 1881 at Albany a late Westbound train prompts a face to face with Gen Chester A Arthur. He chats candidly about likely presidential nominees and possible western favorites while noting his sister would soon wed and his own political path. The talk foreshadows Grant Blaine and Sherman possibilities and hints at Arthur’s own future.
An Onlooker poem extols the presidential hat imagery tied to William Howard Taft, Teddy Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan. It uses historical hats as symbols of political fervor and civic duty with lively, dated political verse.
The article recalls Richard Henry Dana Jr and his voyage memoir Two Years Before the Mast. It details Dana’s teenage voyage around the Horn, his father’s support, Bryant’s publisher search, and Fletcher Harper’s final purchase for about 250 dollars plus 25 copies, yielding literary fame rather than vast wealth.
Dr W A Evans of Chicago attacks the high price of diphtheria antitoxin in the United States. He notes the invention by Von Behring and Roux, calls for fair pricing, and points out costs and doses ranging from 50 cents for 5000 units to 30 dollars for larger treatments. He cites reduced deaths but urges lower costs.
Blithers accuses the agent after purchasing a car last week claiming it was odorless, while the agent insists the smell comes from the gasoline. The exchange turns on a dispute over the car’s condition and fuel odor.
A returned traveler jokes about taking a fast train which went so quickly he could not enjoy the scenery. On the return he jokes he got a cin der in his eye from the start, lasting until near home.
A crocodile grabs a monkey and declares a meal. The wily monkey jokes that a nature faker will be blamed for it, predicting the critic’s future of vegetarianism and zoo capture. The crocodile, weighing the argument, releases the monkey as it contemplates the world’s judgment.
A humorous exchange recalls a jelly maker mother who produced pure crab-apple jelly from pumpkin rinds using glucose and coal-tar flavoring before the Pure Food Law. The young wife seeks mom style jelly, while the husband doubts it can be recreated.
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