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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
7
A historical note references the work Historic Blackguards by Albert Payson Terhune, published through Tile Press Publishing in New York World.
The piece portrays Jean Paul Marat as the driving force of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. It details his rise from a sewer-dwelling agitator to a feared leader, his brutal decrees, the mob’s adulation, and his death by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793, arguing the murder worsened France’s violence.
A peculiarly skilled woman is said to sharpen a lead pencil without leaving the telltale marks of a typical sharpening. The anecdote notes the unusual finesse and draws local curiosity about her technique and identity.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley argues American farming lags Europe by fifty years and must adopt intensive sugar beet culture. He cites beet farming as a driver of soil improvement, higher crop yields, job creation, and stronger markets, urging tariff considerations favor farmers and dairy and stock raising integration.
Indiana farmers report solid gains from early sugar beet trials. Haggard of Munroe harvested twenty acres with fifteen tons per acre and a profit near 800. Bluffton’s J. Figerly noted nineteen tons per acre on thirteen acres, earning about 62 profit after expenses. Crop rotations with beets boosted yields and soil fertility, with several growers seeing sustained profits despite rain and uneven weather.
An Illinois inventor creates a device combining a lifting platform, two handles, and a paddle that delivers a spring released strike plus an electric shock. A victim grips the handles and attempts a lift, triggering the paddle and a mild electric shock as the strain pulls tight.
A U S Senate document summarizes 117 European reports on beet sugar. European field workers earn 65 cents daily, many women and children at 10 to 36 cents. Americans average 2.60 to 2.99 dollars in fields and factories. European farmers receive 4 to 4.50 per ton, with Europe’s sugar cost lower overall though England partly cheaper for consumers.
The article poetically describes nature as a producer of functional art. It notes cactus resin forming wooden bowls in hollowed trunks, bark and leaves yielding tapa cloth, lightning making quartz glass pipes, tropical vines forming ropes, and a lace-like tree in the West Indies, portraying natural processes as craft.
Reports outline European use of preservative applications for railroad ties and telegraph poles for over thirty years. Japan outfits all war vessels with wireless telegraphy. Belgium electrifies narrow gauge lines to connect towns with centers. Niagara Falls illuminated by twenty thirty inch and twelve sixty inch lights totaling 2.5 million candle power. British navy submarines feature bow diving wings and expanded deck for surface cruising.
A writer describes a Parisian market of secondhand goods where working women can outfit themselves from head to foot. Mary can trade old items for new ones and buy simple meals, while democracy prevails and the rich are as unlikely to be catered to as a buyer with a wooden leg seeking a bargain.
We buy sell and exchange real estate including farm lands and city property. We loan money on real estate and personal property on easy terms and low rates. Abstracts prepared promptly. Partial list includes 40 to 187 acres near Carlisle and Dugger, several houses with monthly payments from 7 to 15 dollars. Come in to view more offerings.
The article explains German farming practice where cereals cover three acres per field while one acre yields root crops. It notes Germany’s leading sugar beet production and the use of beets as feed in areas lacking sugar factories.
The Pathfinder notes a proposal to deliver milk frozen, a common practice in Siberia. The piece uses a folk detail about milk sold in chunks around a stick, with mothers warning children to avoid breaking the milk if dropped on the hard ground.
An article argues leprosy was historically prevalent in Europe but claims the white race with strong blood quickly repels germs. It contrasts yellow races as weaker and still dealing with the illness, presenting a racialized medical justification.
A fragment notes Nero's intoxication was marked by a crafted intaglio gauge and his inability to see the figure. The text reads as a historical or literary reference without a clear narrative.
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