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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1882
Page
6
In a comic verse a blushing bride and groom debate honeymoon travel by railroad. They quiz a blue cap conductor about routes including Kankakee Kokomo and other lines while a tangled map and puns drive them toward absurd choices. The piece ends with the groom raving about which rail line to take.
In May 1864 a fifteen year old Irish boy named Pat Roach wanders Kentucky seeking fortune. He is sheltered by Mrs Stanton and her daughter Jennie who hide 2000 dollars from marauding Confederates. Pat safely returns the money and is offered education and a home, proving trustworthy and earning a prosperous life.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls Uncle Ike Barlow in Dearborn who humorously answers a horse trader’s questions about honesty. The exchange touches on age of a horse and the trader’s attempt at a blunt deal, with Ike quipping about church allegiance and backsliding during trading.
The History of Tomato Canning notes H W Crosby began canning tomatoes in 1850 after stewing meat in cans. He sent samples to hotels in 1851 and expanded to 1,000 cans in 1852, selling at 3 50 per dozen wholesale and 50 cents a can retail. By year’s end 36 771 600 cans were produced earning 8381 870 for packers, with over 250 factories now packing for market.
The New York Mail describes circus managers racing to hire human curiosities for the spring and summer tours. Giants beget competition, fat women and Circassian girls draw salaries, and promoters seek new specimens from Africa and Pacific islands amid rising pay.
A man in a dream offers opal rings and caramels to a cautious girl who declines luxuries and minstrels. He imagines saving money if all girls behaved like her, while he sings of finding the wife of the future. The tale ends with realization it was a dream.
A humorous miscellany notes women as a perpetual puzzle discussed by Eastman, a San Francisco jewel thief described, and wry quips about Prohibition era life. Jokes about etiquette, religion, market dialogue, and a notorious Indiana judge labeled Old Necessity appear in a collage of wit and social commentary.
The New England Company in Chelsea Mass operates a large vaccine farm with multiple delivery forms including ivory point virus kits and vial lymph kept brine treated. The Jenner Vaccine farm in Chambersburg Pa runs rapid orders and broader distribution, with quills ivory points and crusts sold for two vaccinations and glycerine mixtures.
The new Secretary of the Interior expresses views differing from Secretary Kirkwood. He says allotment in severalty is impractical for wild Indians, but may suit partially civilized Indians who understand land value and can be trained to work. The policy is expected to be firmer and more practical in dealing with Indians, based on his Colorado experience.
Rev Dr W N Miner of Trenton New Jersey cites an anecdote about Abraham Lincoln acting as a peacemaker. A neighbor dispute led to possible court action but Lincoln urged settlement, locked the door to give space, and on return found the parties had compromised their trouble.
Wicked Clara Bell notes sensational novelties at a fair featuring an electric corset using magnetized steel strips. A pretty exhibitor demonstrates sparks with touch as a dimly lit display draws crowd attention. She remains clothed, sparking debate on male curiosity and dress versus undergarment.
Brewster, Louisville attorney general, is noted for wearing dainty ruffles at his wrists. The habit began when his mother urged the gesture to honor his grandfather, a noted divine, and has continued for over four decades despite remarks.
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