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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
10
A local Sullivan Indiana column parodies social issues and observations. It notes landlord tenant dynamics, a doctor’s return to work, and a cheeky remark on raising consent age for chloroform. It jests about Balfour’s cabinet glue and a year with 53 Sundays and 58 pay days. It ends with a San Francisco heiress of 5 million dollars at age 18.
The writer H Rider Haggard claims that producing novels is only a small part of his life. He muses on how delightful it would be to speak of it as a mere incident.
A man declares in strong belief that certain expenses are excessive, reflecting a firm conviction on prudent spending and frugal budgeting.
A fragment reports an alleged business alliance between a tainted cider seller and bootleg whisky producers. The line suggests a grim context linking death risk and illicit alcohol trade.
A report notes that a sea level canal at Panama would cost about 100 million dollars more than a plan involving a higher level canal.
J. P. Morgan has paid $1,000 for the original manuscript of The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. He may seek to acquire more manuscripts from the collection.
A playful note describes Jupiter and Venus drawing nearer each evening while wondering if Juno is feeling left out. The passage treats celestial proximity with light humor and personified planetary jealousy.
A prominent distiller promotes a new rye whisky with a $50 prize for the best name. The playful suggestion "Knockemout!" is noted as a possible option with no charge.
A resident recalls leaving home with no friends in sight then being approached by three men who assaulted him and stole ten dollars. The incident highlights a遭 in the city as police investigate leads and seek suspects.
A new ship claiming the title of largest steamship afloat has reached New York. The fleet continues growing at a rate of three new vessels per season, though the arrivals no longer generate much excitement.
Alfred G Vanderbilt, afflicted by inflammatory rheumatism, would likely trade a large sum to end the disease. The remark reflects the severity of his condition and his willingness to sacrifice wealth for relief.
Judge Fitzgerald of the New York supreme court is hearing divorce cases at a brisk pace of four per hour. Ministers, by contrast, do not marry people as quickly.
Japanese professors of jiu jitsu say they found several Americans who are masters of a self defense method lacking a special name but serving the same purpose effectively.
In Lisbon Ohio a husband sought divorce after his wife compared his appearance to a monkey. The jury ruled against him, implying the wife’s remark was valid within the case context.
The sultan of Turkey plans thirty gunboats in a bold move, viewed by critics as ill advised. Commentators argue such force may fail to curb trouble, as promises not kept may lead to more issues.
The piece notes that two million dollars worth of gold is used each year to fill American teeth and suggests the amount would trouble John Bull if he realized how much gold is being moved.
Mr. Hyde argues giving a dinner carries no offense. Yet the host wearing a purple coat and bottle green trousers at such functions seems a notable breach of decorum.
Elihu Root refuses the post to lead the Panama Canal project offering a salary of 100000 annually. The remark notes it is common for critics to be offered high paying positions.
A Brooklyn fire marshal is suspended after allegations of an impropriety with a young woman in an engine house. The report notes social mingling and public morals discussions in the borough as context for the incident.
An explorer reports interviewing the seven foot Mad Mullah and his 600 guards but notes plans to fabricate an interview if the editor requests one. The item reads as a sensational rumor with impossible specifics.
The Boston Globe notes Captain William S. Winder, 71, killed himself. A clipping from Dr. Osler’s speech is cited to explain the act, with a satirical remark about Osler possibly charging the case to an old man’s defective sense of humor.
A foreign observer notes Japanese police are intelligent determined and courageous. They conduct street courts with grave decorum and enforce decisions without question. Officers, usually youthful and small, receive strict dress and conduct guidelines and are largely recruited from the samurai class.
The article traces Latin’s long dominance from antiquity through medieval Europe and notes its decline after ceasing as a spoken language in the seventh century. It observes how Latin and Greek shaped modern languages and remains essential mainly for historians and archaeologists, shrinking for general readers.
A Peekskill man with palsy and St Vitus dance shows cheerful optimism. He quips that his affliction has advantages, noting it helps him handle a two ring circus, as recounted in The Sunday Magazine.
Maxim Gorky attended a Moscow theater night to see a popular writer's play. The audience rose in prodigious acclamation but he scolded them for staring and demanded they return attention to the stage. He then left the theater in apparent disgust.
An East Side teacher tries to teach 1 percent lessons to a primary class using six eggs and three taken for a cake. A girl named Jennie suggests using the yolks, prompting a puzzled but hopeful moment in the New York Tribune report.
A figure once denounced by many for sin raised his voice about hardship and equal prize inclusion. Although ignored at first, someone cared, easing a neighbor's pain and guiding children with kind words in a humble, daily duty. Washington Star.
A humorous poem about a child’s charm with a neighborly squirrel. The speaker cannot understand the animal’s squeaks Chir and Chee, while noting family members study foreign languages. The piece reflects playful miscommunication and a wish for spring.
The passage highlights the early talents of historical figures like Mar caulay and Dickens, noting their precocious achievements. It then describes simple chemistry experiments with water that show how heating, air, and dissolved substances affect boiling points.
Readers learn simple eye experiments that reveal how each eye images objects separately. By focusing on a finger and tree or two white papers, afterimages and blind spots illustrate how retina color and perception create ghost impressions.
The piece notes boys can achieve notable feats with early talent. It highlightsAlexander Pope composing his ode to solitude at age twelve as an example of youthful genius and creative capability.
A circle of players with one in the center blindfolded and holding a long stick begins a guessing game. The center player points and says Grunt piggie grunt prompting the chosen person to imitate a grunt. The center tries to identify them and the guessed person takes the center’s place after a successful guess.
A guide to building a popophone using corks bottles or pasteboard tubes to imitate a musical scale. It explains creating notes by varying water levels or tube lengths and describes tuning by trimming boxes and aligning tube lengths from six to twelve inches for a nine-note octave.
The article outlines diverse feeding methods among fishes and other sea creatures. It notes teeth placement on tongues throats and stomachs. Sturgeons suction feed while jellyfish wrap around prey and starfish invert their stomachs to dine. Horseshoe crabs chew with legs before mouth. Rays have transversely placed mouths.
Ex-Sheriff James Scott of Scott County testifies that after using eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he finds them the best remedy for kidney disease and praises their effectiveness in early kidney trouble. The ad extols cures for Bright's disease diabetes rheumatism and bladder issues.
A London interviewer questioned Thomas Hardy about modern literature. Hardy argued that without a philosophic framework literature fails to achieve enduring quality, insisting on reasoned commentary on life and humanity’s relation to the universe, which he says is largely missing today.
A testimonial from Miss Mary M. Fay of Westboro Massachusetts describes severe eight year eczema with scalp scabs and facial sores likened to raw beef. She credits Cuticura with immediate relief and a clear head and face after use.
Burrows spun Indian clubs on the Canterbury Music Hall stage in London for forty six hours seven minutes to claim the title of champion club whirler.
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