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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
5
A reader notice identifies the Home Made Royal Baking Powder Company of New York City. The item notes production or distribution details and highlights standard brand information from the era.
A long list of residents and visitors with illnesses, travels, and social events. Mentions include Dr E B Thistun ill with grip, Miss Ethel Holcomb arriving to Sullivan, J B Muilane back from Evansville, and George Price with Roy McClanahan receiving Masonic degrees. A petition seeks municipal government, a marriage of James FE Belinger and Nina Alice Johnson, and a Sullivan council degrees event. Divorces are noted alongside local business calls and road traffic.
Cosima Wagner, widow of Richard Wagner, has devoted her life to promoting Wagnerian music. Daughter of Franz Liszt, she was married to Hans von Bülow and then to Wagner, and mother of Siegfried Wagner born in 1849. She resides at Villa Wahnfried in Bayreuth and follows the festival closely.
A humorous exchange in a newspaper humor column features a man asking an ad clerk to insert a personals note confessing a forgotten thanks to a tall, thin man who shared a seat in cross town yesterday morning. The ad is signed Absent Minded Brute.
Fragments depict a man labeled as an active political talker rather than a worker. Dialogue suggests skepticism about his actual political activity and emphasis on rhetoric over action.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a person named Willie, a reference to Tore and Whey, and a Pye bean knocked over by automobiles multiple times. Details are garbled, with no verifiable dates or locations.
A farmer in County discusses a Washington Star report stating kerosene drives mosquitoes from homes and makes them thirstier. The exchange notes skepticism about kerosene's effectiveness.
Mrs Growells complains about her cook being incompetent and plans to give a weeks notice. Mr Growells argues that the issue is worse from prior financial strain and defends the cook despite the rocky meals.
An elderly woman calls procrastination one of life’s greatest evils and a young wife agrees. They joke about delaying a golden wedding anniversary until aging decades like 60 or WW years old, reflecting humorous local chatter.
A dialogue notes tension between authors about fame and merit. A critic compares McFadd’s acclaim with the speaker’s own frustrations, suggesting mutual dependency between authors and critics in recognizing value.
Miles and Giles discuss a book titled How to live a Hundred Years. Giles notes the author was an old schoolmate and has since died at thirty seven.
A humorous quote from Brother Dickey claims his conscience is so clear he is always in a cool place. He jokes that angels fan him, reflecting lighthearted, clipped editorial tone.
Mayme asks why two kinds of note paper are purchased. Edyth explains using red paper for Tom to signal love and blue paper for Jack to signal faithfulness and trust.
The sick man discusses his condition with his wife as the doctor admits uncertainty about the ailment. The pair exchange cautious optimism about the patient’s uncertain prognosis and temporary safety.
Dialogue shows Adelle and Clarence debating loyalty to a club with Clarence citing family heritage and a mother who was a club woman. The exchange reveals social expectations and inherited affiliations shaping character.
In a Towa Topics reminiscence a former actor recalls being chosen as the leading man to guide the company when they had to walk back from Chicago during the Thespis era.
A witty item notes a man keeps his missteps quiet from his wife and avoids bragging about small feats, reflecting a New York Sun style of humorous self awareness.
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