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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1882
Page
6
A bank robbery scheme unfolds in a rural town as two men plan a break in using a three wheel combination lock. They exploit the president's trip and a watchman’s routine, feigning honesty to gain access then flee with bonds after a staged setup.
A tender verse recalls parents bidding a child good night with kisses and guarded hope. The speaker fears future years when they are no longer present to comfort and question who will kiss the child good night when they are not seen.
A long list of circuses and shows across the country for April 1882 includes Adam Forepaugh's Circus and Menagerie, Barnum Bailey & Foutchinson, Beckett's Great Interior Circus, and many more such as Cooper Jackson & Co's New Gigantic Railroad Circus, Miles Orton's New Mastodon Showe, and Warren W W Cole's Five-Continent Show. The compiled lineup enumerates each troupe and venue in a bustling panorama of late 19th century touring entertainment.
New York State health analyst Dr Hoffman notes in a late report that the trade list of secret and proprietary remedies now exceeds the number of legitimate pharmacopeia preparations. Some analyzed items contain potent drugs risky for legitimate medical use.
A collection of light vignettes and tossed phrases features a Sacramento baby named Arthur with six toe invocations, notes on wages and strikes, fashion sleeves, a needle wrist tale from Elmira, and humorous exchanges about lawyers starting as preachers. It closes with flirtatious banter and a farmer’s stock appraisal.
A late stories rich man known for generosity and vice dies in New. He was labeled a swindler by secular press, yet his kindness drew many. The piece argues superfici al charm misleads, urging unselfish fellowship as true virtue and personal influence.
The Senate adopted a resolution on April 5 seeking the total pensioners on the roll, the annual value of pensions, and arrears paid for the year ending September 4, 1881. Secretary of the Interior Dudley supplied figures: 179,851 pensioners in September 1881, value $29,263,460. 15,000 not paid. 5,000 sailors with unknown addresses. 252,751 paid, $51,525,236 for annual pensions and arrears. In New York State, 32,024 pensioners with an annual value of $.426,433.
The report lists pension totals by state with counts of recipients and annual pension values. Pennsylvania shows 26 292 pensioners with $3 028 292 annual value and $5 747 862 in payments and arrears. Ohio has 24 563 pensioners with $5 638 900 in value and $2 941 500 in payments. Alaska has one pensioner at $175. The First Kansas district has 2 030 pensioners and the Third Maine district 2 545 pensioners with $641 359 paid.
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