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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1881
Page
2
Poetic fragment recalls a boat voyage with a beloved, as waves rise and thunder crowns a rocky head. The speaker laments parting and prays for return as the ship drifts under a darkening sky and the sea tests their courage.
Mrs Gaston receives the Walcotts, a sick father, mother, daughter Amy and son Forest, as boarders. Amy helps with breakfast using chemistry knowledge, Forest falls for Amy, and over the summer the two families bond. The Gastons embrace change aging the old parlor into a brighter home with Amy and the Walcotts inspiring a shared life.
In The English Mechanic series by Lewis Wright the lantern based experiment uses a two necked glass receiver with tubes and water flow to show total reflection. A jet of water becomes a living fire like stream. colored glasses alter the light. the beam is trapped by total reflection and lights the water motes.
European scientists long treated light and heat as distinct. Langley at Allegheny Observatory measured energy distribution in a pure spectrum without prisms, showing heat and light are the same phenomenon. The result, confirmed by Rutherford inspired methods, credits Langley and two Americans for this advance.
A quote from Mary Ainge de Vere discussed by the Indianapolis Sentinel and the New Orleans Times contrasts education with practical sewing skills noting making a slipper could be a useful skill for someone to learn.
The piece extracts society rules with humor for young men, giving etiquette on entering balls, dancing duties, choosing partners, supper, and restraint. It warns about preserving poise, avoiding rejection, and balancing flirtation with propriety in social events.
A trader recounts how India rubber is sourced from the bush by coastal African natives. They barter goods for rubber sap, using machetes to slash vines and calabashes to collect juice. Vines are long, with varying quality by harvest level. juice is boiled with salt to improve grade.
Friday mourners laid to rest Prof Dumreicher in Graz while fellow surgeon Skoda died weeks earlier and Prof Billroth remains in good health. The Vienna School patriarchs Dumreicher and Skoda reflected on overwork and the toll on the nervous heart in the era’s medical era. Herr H died the same day as Dumreicher following a grim prognosis and shared complaint.
The article reports Greek policy aiming for war in spring if Berlin's partition stalls. Athens plans 44,000 troops now with 60,000 winter ready, 40,000 reserves, and 80,000 in the field by spring aided by a 150 million drachma loan. Premier Coumoundوریs seeks support even in defeat to avoid prolonged suspense.
The Oldest Woman in Montana and likely the country is Mrs Black Bear, an elderly Indigenous woman near the mission on the Upper Missouri River. She estimates her age at 111, having lived among settlements after leaving her tribe.
The text traces royal wig use from Louis XL to the rise of full bottomed wigs, notes Ben Franklin linked to wig wearing decline, and describes France influencing global fashion as unpowdered hair became the trend. It also cites an 1837 iron wire wig made for an English barrister.
The government has ordered an investigation into the merits of a bank-check system in Austria with a view to its official adoption. The move follows the recent introduction and evaluation of the system.
A scattered column covers suicides and strange acts in Monroe and Toronto, factory plans for Charleston and Vicksburg, lottery-like political notes, stage notes about Ida Aubrey, a Philadelphia drunkard named Leonean Stewart, and odd reminiscences about Lord Coleridge. It mixes gossip with legal and civic curiosities.
The piece notes Swinburne’s critique of Riusset and Musset, cites Byronism as unfashionable in England, and discusses Musset’s prosody and style. It lauds his dramatic faculty and lyric talent while acknowledging occasional shapelessness beside Hugo and Gontier. It praises his passionate lines and blend of playfulness and pathos.
George William Curtis reviews Sarah Bernhardt in Harper's Magazine, contrasting her with Rachel and Adrienne Le Couvreur. He notes Bernhardt’s dramatic skill and the training of her school, while highlighting her striking presence and the shift from Corneille to contemporary performance.
A shrewd Wyoming legislative candidate ran on the idea that a flush royal should beat four aces and won election despite his party being in the minority. Voters could not vote against their convictions.
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