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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1881
Page
2
A satirical verse recounts Miss Muller accused of flirtation and a judge who winks at her. The poem mocks gossip and double standards, imagining consequences for both parties as fates entwine in a this worldly critique.
A schemed match within a family flips when Archibald Wynn is secretly paired with Violet Hunt. The cousins stage acts to thwart marriage, but Arch and Violet elope and marry, surprising both brothers and sisters who had plotted to place Violet with Arch.
After a tense exchange, the couple slipped away to the village parsonage and had the ceremony performed immediately following a nearby conversation. The event was kept discreet and carried out promptly at the window side.
A winter trip to Gratiot county hosts a crowded spelling school where a giant named William Jones competes with a Detroiter. After a tense exchange on words like jealousy and syrup, the crowd spots mispronunciations and a whispered warning from a passerby prompting Bill to exit as the last man standing.
A fashionable modiste in San Francisco showcased robes made for Queen Kamapolani the wife of Kalakau of the Sandwich Islands. One gown in the holusa style featured velvet in Marie Louise blue with gold stripes, another used peach-pink carved velvet with jet embroidery, and a blue satin combination with crimson roses.
Residents report a week of eels pouring from Winsted water pipes near the Empire Knife Co and other homes. Numbers range from four to eleven captured daily with hundreds spilling onto streets after a main pipe burst. Eyewitnesses describe two pound plus eels slithering over grass and into yards as boys chased them.
Delegates from Baptist Benevolent Societies gathered in Indianapolis at the First Baptist Church for the annual convention. Governor Porter welcomed attendees whose response echoed through the afternoon as the Publication Society's proceedings and the denominational sermon drew notable interest.
A Southern Theological Seminary address marks a night of insight as the Publica tion Society reports 57 new publications issuing 119,250 copies and 251,850 books plus 21,817 periodicals. The year ends with $121,157.75 receipts, a $3,802 balance, and a noted record rise in field expansion across 43 states and territories.
A reflective meditation on self denial and inner regulation, contrasting public opinion with genuine virtue. It likens moral growth to pruning a garden and warns that fear of offending or pleasing others obscures true character. It notes the enduring life of knowledge beyond death.
The article notes Der Helito and Dr Holub plan a northern expedition from the Mribesi region to the Cape with Austrian commercial support. A new Austro German Society will supply goods to fund travel and collect specimens, including beer from Anton Dreher, while questions arise about transport across Africa and regional trade. Temperance activists in Reading denounce a brewer at a public meeting, and seven former Texas governors are still living.
A collection of law offices in Sullivan Indiana with multiple attorneys and addresses. Names include A PLE WAGGONER Johns Gunn John D Tlays and others at various blocks and streets. Notices reference calls to attend all Sullivan courts and prompt attention to collections and professional business.
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