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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1880
Page
2
An excerpted poem image frames faith as an eagle viewing lands from above. It contrasts dark forests and deserts with travelers losing heart and distant stars, urging belief that hardship reveals a divinely patterned year by year.
In 1819 at Cartfoil Hall the housekeeper recounts a Christmas tale of a forged letter from Lord Millamant prompting the transfer of royal plate. A dog guards the house after a backstairs entry by the young James Cartfoil heir ends in his grisly death, revealing a hush hoisted over the scandal and the extinction of the Millamant title.
Ulrnci reports Colonel Villiers recovered the Prince Imperial's uniform through Klaas the agent. Klaas traced Naabango of the Bonambi who was killed at Ulunai and gathered uniform pieces from multiple kraals. The account recounts the pistol clash, the prince's crashed revolver, the escape by the Razutya alert, and the tragic romance of Randolph and his betrothed Mrs Peyton Randolph.
A hydrophobia patient bitten by a dog underwent saliva inoculation experiments. Rabbit subjects developed rabies after exposure to human saliva, indicating saliva's virulence and the need for careful handling during life and post mortem.
John Burrows recalls childhood on a dairy farm with memories of the daily cattle drives, pasture wanderings, and nature’s details. He notes missing cows, bear encounters, Sunday salt for the herd, and the cow's appetites for pumpkins and apples, praising the cow as a delightful feeder.
John Randolphs betrothal to Miss Maria Ward, daughter of his mother's friend, ended after a passionate youth. The engagement was broken for reasons not stated, leaving the lovers parted in early romance.
The Duke of Argyle describes North American landscapes as distinct from English woods noting abundant shaggy forests, sparse cultivated timber, and varied, beautiful thickets. He observes extensive brush land near New England cities and on rail corridors, with Hudson Valley scenery defined by dense woods and cliffside greenery.
A thrush family builds a nest near a bedroom window. After a heavy rain begins, the parents craft a makeshift perch by placing a stick across the nest and spreading a canopy with their wings. The perch is used during rain while the birds feed their nestlings, prompting admiration for their engineering and care.
Food carriage horses are bred by crossing stand thoroughbreds with large mares. The resulting stock must be well tempered, trained to work, sound, and honest to meet ongoing demand and profitability in this horse class.
In a Lebanon Indiana letter to the Burlington Hawkeye Bob Burdette reflects on the town’s cedars lost to storms and the city’s debt free, then shares a railroad satire through a brakeman on varied lines from Union missions to river roads, ending as the train halts at Zionsville.
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent recalls a 1865 case where croton oil rubbed on the neck and chest allegedly blistered then blunted diphtheria. The doctor soon treated the boy as well, and the family reports no further trouble after two prior deaths.
An anecdote centers on Frere Orban the Belgium prime minister in youth as a poor law student who loves a rich aristocratic daughter. Her parents oppose but she invites him to an opera box. He impresses, the engagement follows, and he adopts the aristocratic name alongside his own.
A humorous didactic piece about propriety and courtship during Leap Year. A young couple banter over cake and marriage, the man proposing and the woman clarifying the wedding meaning. The scene ends with mutual understanding and wedding plans.
The text advises wintering geraniums by taking a cuttings, placing leaves and buds in a box of sand or sandy loam in a cellar. Water sparingly after, and weed as needed. If using loam, place first and keep moist for wintering.
The text claims worn bread is the cheapest and healthiest food, noting a person needs a little over a pound daily to sustain vigor, with the daily cost about one cent. It presents a frugal diet argument emphasizing simplicity and economy.
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