This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
4
List of unclaimed letters with names such as Herbert, Wey, Jackson, Resvo and Holmes. Notices warn recipients to call or pay fees within two weeks or items will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Arthur A. Holmes, Post Master.
Congressman John C. Chaney sent multiple sacks of Agricultural Department seeds to the Sullivan Union. The free seed distribution began Friday and already hundreds of packages have been handed out.
A musical tribute honored Miss Maude Lester as her Gill township Bull school closes next Friday. Performers included Miss Attie Hoseman Miss Clestie Ranster Will Strain German Wood Abe Wilkey and Charley Wilkey. About 50 locals attended with baskets for a community dinner and a sheep game ended the afternoon.
FPATRBANKS Pearle to ride plows. Masonic lodge granted first degree to Raw Brewer Thursday night. James Drake reported in Terre Haute Friday. James H Scott buying hogs by carload. Elmer Harrison now in Nevada. Rose Kester and Ephraim Johnson in Terre Haute Saturday. Homer Pittman and Dave Thompson moving to Oklahoma and Illinois respectively. J F Yeager in Vincennes for throat surgery. J R Johnson and family visited O M Chambers. Maple syrup gift praised. J R Walsh pushes interurban line, opinions split on steam or electric.
A concise Johnson saying compares dictionaries to watches, noting the worst is better than none while the best cannot be expected to go perfectly true. The remark reflects practical limits of precision in tools.
Dr Sea ton, a British health officer, doubts only ten per cent of typhoid cases stem from infected water. Diluted food appears common and some cases with unclear origin suggest other germs may cause the disease.
Lester Asbury and cousin Taylor Asbury spend vacation with Lester's parents A P and Mrs Asbury. Pearl Willman of Terre Haute and Miss Pearl Terry visit. Mrs Lettie Bennett ill. Jessie Couchman visits Greencastle. Addie Freed and Harvey Campbell wed. Henry Harper dies in Spencer, funeral attended by Mrs Foster.
The Wabash high river rise and local gatherings fill the Narrows notice board. Attendees at literary night in Fairbanks include Dickerson Monroe and many neighbors as social visits and a barn building project shift community focus.
Case list includes Daniel Welch against Charles Hooper and Pinkney Hooper for damages in the guardianship of Sarah A. Jones with Salathiel Boone as guardian. The estate of Benjamin Mason deceased and administrator N. H. Kalley appear in a claim involving Williard Ephlin Ada Ephlin. Also Dugger State Bank sues William B. Stiner Samuel W Exline and Commodore P. Gray on a note referenced in a complaint.
Mr and Mrs Hudson Hawkins of Evansville announce the birth of a ten pound son born on the 12th instant.
A club card party scene centers on a woman remembering she borrowed a silk umbrella from Mrs. Trumper after noticing the Singleton woman with it. The dialogue implies hesitation to confront borrowing issues, focusing on social propriety rather than demanding return.
Uncle Eben tells a child not to complain and to work hard for others. He notes effort often fails to bring personal comfort, comparing it to a trained rabbit dog failing to catch fleas.
George Gromer deserted his wife and children in this city and was arrested at Marshall Illinois by Marshal Willis. He was sentenced to the penitentiary Friday by Judge Henderson and paroled on the promise to support his wife and children.
A wedding held March 17 at the Brashier home near Sullivan united Daisy Ellen Brashier and N F Brust. Rev Peter B May officiated as a large local congregation gathered for the ceremony followed by a generous dinner and well wishes for the couple.
The Scott Brothers hardware business in Sullivan reorganizes into a stock company to expand operations. A. D. Scott and Walter G. Scott lead the effort with support from fellow locals including J. H. Gordon, Solon Brokaw, and George R. Dutton. The firm plans broader sales, weekly payments, and continued wagon deliveries countywide.
Charles Worth and families visited parents at a local place Sunday. The mine operates daily. Distant guests include Dick Worth Lewis Critchfield and wife with Tillie Clark at Midland Sunday. The Georgia Blues minstrel sketch features Tommy Donnelly as Colonel Rosie Welt with a comic drill scene at Bass Auditorium on March 26.
Mr. Arthur Bowes of Trinity College London and organist choirmaster at St Stephens Terre Haute will visit Sullivan every Friday to give thorough organ and pianoforte lessons. Studio at Reed and Bateys on the south side of the public square.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.