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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1881
Page
6
Three fishers walk to the brook then to a market place with empty baskets. They return in gloom and vent their frustration in a beer saloon, while others boast of fish they did not catch.
On New York Avenue a festive crowd of horses and sleighs turns tragic as two newsboys are injured saving a comrade. At Harper's Hospital one boy clings to news of Kit while his dying friend laments Wit is dead, and both boys visit the hospital bed before the end.
A timid young woman registers for swimming lessons at a Chicago Natatorium with female instruction. After a long anxious start she enters the water, faces fear and buoyancy, then rises from the pool with a mixture of relief and doubt, while the teacher concludes the session for the day.
A bull and a 1400 pound grizzly fight in a ferocious charging scene. Picadors and riders bind the bull with a chain and lasso as Trojan the bear escapes the cage and clashes with the bull, ending in a dust cloud and shocked crowd.
In a brutal arena scene James and Blair watch a bull clash with a bear. Brain drives the bull to wound the bear, the beast answers with a crushing bite, and the crowd roars as both combatants are dragged away badly injured.
The New York Tribune notes American entries Barrett Treduais and Foxhall, with Foxhall favored at times, Barrett strong in past Jerome Park races, while Trequeis gains turf excitement. City and Suburban Stakes on April 27 serve as Derby guide. a win by Barrett or Iroquois would boost Derby prospects.
A Sundry Civil bill provides 85 000 for mound builder remains with 5 000 to be used for investigation under Dr De Hass. Rep Keifer of Ohio pushed the appropriation as foreign nations study American antiquities, including France. The aim is to preserve mound sites before they disappear amid development.
A Meadville tale recounts Frederick Hyrep later known as Hyren a courtier of Russia who fell from favor with the Czarewitch and fled to America. He drifted to Western Pennsylvania becoming a self styled prophet before dying in Crawford County poor farm. The piece traces his rise from serf origins to trusted envoy then suspected traitor.
A traveling conjurer in an eastern state town performs sleight of hand claiming to pass a silver dollar through his open hand into a spectator’s pocket. The act fascinates but ends with the magician’s box and tricks rearranged as he finishes the routine.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a grandparent and distant kin in New Orleans, contrasting social status with danger from a fatal fall on a ladder and the era’s hard labor, while a piano interrupts the recollection.
Adam Forepaugh announces a $10,000 prize for the handsomest woman in America fueling publicity for the circus. A vivid, rumor-filled description circulates in papers claiming the winning woman is a Borepaugh performer, with sensational gossip about procession roles and audience appeal.
The report describes a staged test where a trained pointer fails after a parrot fixes its gaze on the dog. The dog lunges, the parrot screeches, the dog retreats to the fields and never points a bird again.
The Sherman Courier editor, visiting New Orleans, praises Bernhardt as artist but deems her acting mechanical and unremarkable. He notes she speaks French and that her Camille performance drew mixed reactions, claiming the show did not justify high ticket prices.
Don Crockett of McKenzie Tennessee profiles a mysterious figure seen intermittently in the region for thirty years. Descriptions emphasize a tall, sinewy man with a mysterious presence, who appears rarely and leaves locals wary and suspicious after conversations.
A long account details accusations around Don Crockett, linked to counterfeit currency in West Tennessee. The report traces Crockett’s suspected movements through Benton and Weakley counties, mentions accomplices Watkins, Drury, Street, and Briwer, and notes Crockett’s elusive, uncharged status despite widespread suspicion.
In a marginal tale from the Diurian Daperial clan, Grand Duke Constantine devours a candle baked into a pastry as a dainty “national favorite.” A guest swaps the candle, forcing him to chew a real tallow chunk, displaying grim glee and visible disgust.
A young couple in Earnest Alemiphis Penn married after a clergyman learned the parents had not yet agreed. The man assured he would contact the mother, who objected until she finally consented. The couple wed, expressing happiness after a brief courtship and hopeful for a long, prosperous life together.
Co A Dana reports widespread smoking and gin consumption in Cuba. Smoking is universal except in churches and theaters with cigars and cigarettes common, even in opera boxes and railroad cars where a separate smoking car would seem unnecessary.
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