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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1902
Page
5
Meafred notes show small city life with visitors from Farmersburg Graysville and Dugger. Local merchants push bargains on dishes beds and heaters while residents attend Republican meetings and discuss impending injunctions over a saloon nuisance.
On last Sunday Mr and Mrs O H Crowder hosted a family dinner honoring the venerable Mrs Crowder on her 93rd birthday. Born in Ohio and raised in Putnam County she married Dr Wm M Crowder who died in 1851. The old lady remains active and healthful amid county affairs.
J J Holcomb buys Fred Hoke's interest and takes over the brush works renamed The J J Holcomb Mfg Co. Since 1897 the firm built a strong statewide trade, employed many workers, and was a leading postal customer. Hoke retires to pursue another long contemplated venture while Holcomb assumes full control.
A. A. Jaimes was reappointed postmaster at Sullivan Wednesday afternoon with a commission dated January 19. He assumes the duties and thanks the public for cordiality while acknowledging past mistakes and asking continued patience for the laborious office.
Indiana observes SicKinley Memorial Sunday with a special service at M E Church. Members are invited to contribute to a national monument fund for President McKinley in Canton Ohio as services honor his memory.
Revival events start Sunday Feb. 2 led by Ostrom and Hillis. Ostrom is a strong gospel preacher and Hillis a nationally known gospel singer. Their mission aims to uplift the church and benefit the town with renewed faith and activity.
Mrs. A. A. Holmes and her father P. D. Lowe will travel to Terre Haute on Friday to arrange printing for the Billetteer a periodical by Mrs. Holmes. The publication will be magazine like and issued at irregular intervals. It promises praise not critique with a retail price of 25 cents.
A juror failed to appear Monday morning named Tom Bedwell. He lives in Greene county but pays taxes where called, causing him to be drawn from the wrong county. Jefferson Township supplies three jurors to the panel under discussion.
The Sullivan Indiana precinct committee met at the Armory on Monday to reorganize. W P Stratton was re elected chairman and endorsed for two more years. C H Stratton was secretary. Other officers elected included C B Willis as vice chairman Milton Haddon and O Self for county secretary W A Bell as county treasurer. Short talks followed before adjournment.
Albert Gilmore found guilty after three hours of deliberation in a case that drew much local attention. The 45 year old former postmaster and schoolteacher faces a prison term of one to fourteen years for the Sept 15, 1900 theft near Pleasantville and related suspicion.
Court notes list cases including Norton versus Minter with venue moved to Knox County and sale orders in several petitions to sell. Divorces granted or contested, partitions and land sales ordered, and various criminal cases including larceny and assault with fines noted. A county charity board member changes and other probate and guardian actions appear.
Several civil suits and divorces listed including New Suits Richard C Orman et al versus George Sharpe on account Wm T Murdock versus Wm Thors berry Twojunction Benj V Arnstine et al versus Wm W Dale et al Account Wm Salyards versus Hester V Salyards Divorce Josiah Asdell versus Rainbow Coal and Mining Co Damages May Crothers versus Benj Crothers Divorce
Albert Monk to Mary Williams James Boyd to Manda Clutter Charles Wells to Rebecca Lewis Moses Hensley to Ann M Bedwell Osborn Irvin to Effie Corder Registered in the county records with no additional details provided.
A brawl occurred Saturday night on the South Side near Union saloon resulting in one saloon window smashed and another broken in the building occupied by Bob Dear.
The famous Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as the world’s best healer for cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils felons aches and skin eruptions. It is claimed as the only infallible pile cure priced at 25 cents per box at Joe Ky Smock’s.
Ainslee’s Magazine recalls 1811 when a New Yorker sent a money order to the treasury as a confession of government defraudment. The piece notes the fund’s revival after 1851 and its growth to a large sum, illustrating a historic moral and fiscal habit during emergencies.
Practical tips for cleaning windows mirrors and glassware using kerosene mix and vinegar with linseed oil. Recommendations cover reviving a dying fire with lemon or orange peels and preserving black satin ribbon by steeping in ale. Sponging bureau drawers with tepid water and a slight carbolic acid or thymene solution for freshening surfaces.
A husband returns home to his wife's tears over an old scrapbook of poems he wrote for another. He burns the scrapbook, while she later distributes photos of former beaus and invites two to dinner, highlighting a volatile, humorous domestic dispute from the St. Louis Mirror.
Brokers in New York received orders to buy a stock and call Mr. Fish. The reply asked which one, revealing there are several hundred. When seeking the head of the firm, the caller learned Colonel Jones. The punchline: the caller wanted Mr. Fish, but was told he has reached the Aquarium.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip imagines a future legless race, joking that steamboat races could replace legs while politics would boom as everyone goes on the stump. The exchange lampoons science talk and campaign rhetoric with humor.
A dialogue excerpt contrasts objections to woman suffrage. Symonds questions grounds for opposition while Belcher cites women who think men are all alike, questioning intelligent use of the vote given such views.
In Chicago, Dixon and Dixon jest about evolution with a joke claiming women spring from mice while denying humans from monkeys. The quip reflects playful print humor amid broader debates on science and society.
The Boston Journal notes an evolving sequence of flags in the Armory of the Ancients at Faneuil Bell top. It traces red and blue field trials with crosses of Saint George and Saint Andrew, pine tree emblem, and the thirteen stars ring before Mrs. Ross introduced the starry banner after independence.
The article notes the sun’s speed at forty miles per second and compares it to trains. It mentions the 1843 comet visible in daylight, a blue solar view outside Earth, and the moon’s eclipse shadow about fifty miles wide. It explains day length, sound limits, and star movement patterns with simplified facts.
A London doctor discusses how a handshake reflects health and character. Strong, firm grips imply stamina while flabby hands show weakness. Nervous or passive grips reveal temperament and illness, and magnetic hands indicate kindness and assistive desire.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt discusses salt and pepper as aids to digestion and fermentation control. It cites a physician touting pepper and salt with milk, recommends hot salt and paprika water before breakfast to cleanse the stomach, and notes overeating and poor mastication harm digestion across ages.
A practical millionaire explains his rule for tipping. He pays fair wages and asks guests to tip openly and modestly not exceeding a dollar to any waiter. If guests overtip, the surplus returns to him, so tips stay fair and transparent.
Clifton Johnson describes Valley Forge as not remote or excessively cold, noting mild winters and little snow. He says the valley lies 23 miles from Philadelphia with a rail line along the Schuylkill river.
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