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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1880
Page
2
Five children watch the lane for their father as rain taps the pane. The clock marks four, then half an hour until the train arrives. The whistle, gate, and footsteps announce the long awaited return of their papa.
Melville West declares undying love to May Warren who refuses him to honor her duty. Morgan Fletcher travels to New York to win May only to meet May Winfield Warren posing as his May alarmed by the name mix up. May Warren visits relatives in New Jersey and leads to marriages and reconciliations as Phebe Perry, Fletcher and West find their partners in a twist of fate.
The article traces early pin and needle manufacture from Egyptian and Moorish origins to English progress. It notes: origins in tombs, first English needles made in London by a Moor from Spain, later recovered secret by Elias Growse in 1365, factory at Long Cradon Buckinghamshire, and brass pins from 1540. It details labor division, rise of machine production, and social impact on employment.
Judge Pershing reversed a magistrate in a case involving John H. Bashore who uttered twenty three oaths. The 1794 act fines profane swearing with sixty seven cents per oath for God related terms and forty cents for others. The ruling upheld process but condemned missing evidence before reversal. The judge noted swearing’s prevalence and suggested penalties may deter repeat offense.
Prince Leopold and Mr. Collins stroll downtown after the Exposition, visiting the Grand Pacific, a florist, and a gun store before returning for a public luncheon. The party plans Milwaukee visits, then Quebec Boston New York, with July 1 sailing. The Princess appears courteous and stylish, while Leopold blends in without display.
In spring 1865 Union guards protect a lone widow in the Shenandoah Valley near Wardensboro. She recounts raids by Early Sheridan and Mosby, notes a cannon-ball hole in her house, and insists a brigade of horsemen cannot disturb her as she keeps singing and moving on.
The passage notes Romans favor theatre over churches or streets, describing a culture of spectatorship and home life. It contrasts a public life with private gardens of the rich, hidden behind high walls, scented by orange blossoms and roses, while terraces overlook rooftops and cats roam nearby.
A report describes wild dog packs in the Yellowstone valley and northwestern Nebraska. Two bull dogs reportedly joined wolves near Birdwood head two years ago and remain. A new wolf dog type, offspring of the escaped bull dogs, is blamed for depredations. They supposedly combine wolf cunning with bull dog ferocity and pluck.
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