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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1905
Page
11
The London Mail notes extravagant jewel displays by women in a luxurious age. It cites a single pearl necklace valued at £90,000 and a tiara up to £25,000, while a stomacher and brooches reach high sums. Some defend gems as sound investments, while imitators benefit from growing trade.
A poetic tribute from Helen Rowland in New York Press extols Miss America as a sovereign figure whose crown lies in selfhood and whose rule is absolute. The verse places her in Japan and the land of the blessed, praising her influence and beloved status.
In 1850 Gen. Speirs staff witness a murdered uncle skeletons and a cursed treasure beneath an Indian tomb. Cholera hits the Residency as the treasure vanishes to the East India Directors after a confession. By 1857 the East India Company loses its charter and Britain takes control.
A crowd on Harrison Street streetcar crowded so a tall woman struggled along the aisle and grabbed a strap. No one offered a seat until a small boy offered his. She thanked him and asked why. The boy replied a nail sticking up in the seat prompted his action.
A distressed infant aboard a crowded shopping district car drew sympathy and irritation until two well dressed women offered cash. One fifty cent piece silenced the baby, prompting the mother to joke she will feed him at home with a spoon for his mood.
Poem emphasizes that true kindness and faith are shown through spoken good cheer not thoughts or deeds unspoken. The stanza explores expressing gratitude, love, and encouragement as the measure of virtue in life and toward others.
Fireproof cloth report from Nottingham notes a Manchester meeting where titanic acid showed fireproofing promise. A flannelette treated with titanium oxide withstood a lighted match, the incipient flame smouldering out, claimed to render all flammable textiles fireproof.
A brief piece notes many Japanese women in the heartland wear bobbed hair and part on the side signaling widowhood. It mentions devotion to family and home, with prayer slips at temple doors and patient daily life praised in a fragment from Lestie's Weekly.
Special correspondent guides through the Trappists at Tre Fontane and the Three Fountains. He describes the austere rule of silence, the abbots and lay brothers, the Basilica of St Paul, catacombs, and the legend of St Paul’s head and the fountain tale tied to Nero era martyrdom.
The New York Times argues that gamblers' codes of dead-game honor shape reactions to a fatal gambling dispute. A mortally wounded shooter refuses to identify his assailant and the victim declines forgiveness, illustrating a moral code incompatible with ordinary society and law.
A Georgia man John Brown of Augusta sues an insurance company to collect a policy on the life of his wife he killed. The legal question divides judges across states and at times resembles an elder U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Some courts deny recovery while others uphold potential benefits despite murder. Brown may have a chance as dissenters in New York and other state supreme courts argue against forfeiture.
A wistful verse depicts a stray tawny pup found in a grim city square. The speaker bonds with the dog, describing its loyal warmth, playful pranks, and comfort in the narrator’s loneliness as they share meals and tender moments.
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