09 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1881
Page
1
Mrs. Caroline B. Wizslow of Washington rebukes slander against women in government service. She defends their honesty, industry, and independence, urges education to value labor, highlights hardships of working mothers, widows and single girls, and calls for reverence for their daily sacrifices.
Proclamation resubmitting amendments to be voted on March 14 1881. Governor Albert G Porter announces special election for amendments to sections of articles 2 4 7 and 13 with provisions on voter eligibility elections and debt limits. Secretary E R Hawn signs. Indianapolis president date February 21 1851.
A long discussion in the Vincennes Sun and Sullivan Democrat argues against a majority rule disregard of Knox County’s interests. The editors contend a representative must heed home district wishes, not state or national majorities, warning of a centralizing drift.
A fragment notes that highly polished whiteness, described as alluring, hides dangerous metallic poisons. The more beautiful the whiteness, the more perilous the hazard is implied, signaling a caution about aesthetic allure and toxicity.
Vincennes Sun argues for balanced coverage and the duty of newspapers to allow both sides and publish truth. It warns against silencing or suppressing candid discussion while condemning slander, emphasizing public interest and the press as a check on gossip and misinformation.
The Slotel Mail describes a custom where noble and wealthy households host famed chiefs who teach many young ladies. Chiefs reserve the right to instruct as many students as they wish, inviting them to watch banquets without the hostess or family interfering, preserving strict etiquette.
A census taker in Alabama interviews a 114 year old Black woman who recalls hearing the “mighty rumbling” when the stars fell. She asserts she was present in North Carolina during that distant event and remembers the era as marked by constant falls.
A weekly editor famed for stopping the press to announce news conveys a dull week with no items of interest since the last edition. The quip contrasts a lack of worthy events with the paper’s solemn ritual of halting for announcements and dogged routine. A separate note mentions a “knife with 191 brides” sent to the Prince of Wales on his birthday.
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