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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
4
The item notes R P White has entered as second class matter at the Sullivan Indiana post office, with a reference to dates and a 1.00 stamp or fee. Legal notice hints at a long running postal record and classification.
The piece rebuts Beveridge proposal of a Whig merger and argues Lincoln never urged such a union. It asserts the Whig party died by 1852 1856 and the Republican rise emerged without any Whig defection. It stresses that Beveridge misstates 1856 1860 history to draw invalid parallels.
A discursive account recalls the Gettysburg battlefield as the war’s turning point with Union victory and Confederate setback. It highlights Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address declaring a new birth of freedom and the nation’s endurance by the people, for the people, of the people.
The article portrays Mulhall as a wily political operator who exploits campaigns for profit. It alleges he manipulated Indiana voters and claimed insider access to sway outcomes, then betrayed the National Manufacturers Association by pressuring for favors.
The piece argues that the 1912 parallel to Lincoln’s birth of the Republican Party is invalid. It notes the Progressive loss in state races, including Michigan, Greater New York, and Boston, and denies Beveridge’s claimed merger plan as a staged ruse by Frank Munsey. It concludes Beveridge is no Lincoln reincarnation.
The Muncie Press quotes James Russell Lowell noting Lincoln's success in captivating readers due to his lack of self awareness. Lowell asserts Lincoln spoke to intelligence rather than prejudices or passions, avoiding demagogic underbidding and addressing thoughtful minds.
The piece argues that US foreign trade reached over four and a quarter billion dollars in the year and highlights 72 percent export growth and 76 percent import growth. It claims a large positive balance, compares US and UK commerce, cites Payne Aldrich tariff as infamy, and warns against anti protectionist critics while predicting rapid growth under a new tariff.
The Muncie Press argues against tariff changes, claiming opening trade will widen imports and worsen the balance of trade. It asserts the nation would again become a debtor and dismisses tariff revolutions as ineffective sophistry from English texts.
The St. Petersburg Times comments on a recent St. Petersburg option election noting a dry victory and claims real estate values have advanced 25 percent since the election. It hopes Mr. Poynter will return to Sullivan to help secure a similar gain in Sullivan real estate.
The piece notes partisan changes in federal staffing, comparing Democratic postmasters under McKinley to Republican control, and argues that civil service influence has risen. It suggests appointees cling to power, resembling a new deal where politics dominates government jobs.
Tom Marshall argues that business leaders should forget the lawmakers, while signals suggest they will never forget the current government’s ruling group.
Mr. Bryan vows six weeks to move past a public dispute while observers note a secretary of state lowering the dignity of the office by pursuing financial gain for the first time in our history.
Mr. Roosevelt observes a snake dance as the Michigan editor Newitt looks on. The scene suggests a local cultural event highlighted by the visiting figure.
One hundred dollar reward offer for incurable catarrh and a testimonial backed by F J Cheney and Co and National Bank of Commerce Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation recommended.
All persons indebted to the New Lebanon Breeders Association will please settle by Aug. Ist. J. K. COULSON, Secretary. July 16-31.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Chaney departed Monday for a six week journey visiting New York City Atlantic City and Washington on the way home.
Advertises Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment claiming quick relief from itching burning and scaly eruptions. Includes testimonial from Alleman of Littletown Pa and notes doctors use it. Guaranteed Relief or Money Refunded. Sold by Pfeiffer Chemical Co and Joe K Smock & Son.
Miss Iva Willis of Tacoma Washington left yesterday after visiting friends and relatives, continuing her travels away from home.
A Bloomington Star column notes Deacon Ebbersole with a bad foot bruise and going barefoot. Ed Bascombe keeps soda in a bucket for a buck fifty. Zeke Billings tries Electric Rejuvenator liquor for lamps and drink for alcohol. Local gossip includes elopement hints and dry-vote talk. Several small town vignettes cover pies, whitewash, a moving picture, as well as playful mischief and local sports.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo N Y calls Dr King s New Life Pills the king of all laxatives and says they help his family. Joe K Smock Son druggists recommend the product and offer it at 25 cents. Get a box and get well.
The Sullivan Indiana post office lists unclaimed letters dated July 16 1918. Ladies list includes Jennie Bailey Edith Bledsoe Mile Jeanne Moragt Maggie Smallwood. Gents list includes W E Cady G C Carlton John Driver Otis Gray Thomas care C L Watson Paul Hunter Harry E Riggs Joseph Teven Stanrunas. Call for these letters by saying advertised.
Reiaited citizen of Sullivan visits with his sisters Miss Jennie and Helen Harris. Mr Harris left Sullivan thirty eight years ago, lived in Montgomery Daviess county and Princeton, worked in railroads, later moved to Kansas. About twenty five years ago he joined the insurance business at Parsons. M L Harris of Parsons.
The product soothes mucus linings and relieves throat and bronchial tickling to ease hay fever and asthma symptoms. For sale by Joe K. Smock & Son.
A fragment records Mrs Steve Mattix visiting last week with dancer Shields. The terse note mentions the social contact and asserts the meeting occurred in a noted circle of acquaintances.
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