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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1881
Page
2
A poetic plea of love and reunion with visions of a May, shared smiles, and enduring patience. The speaker longs for a beloved wife, insisting they cannot live apart and must meet, hoping for spring’s light to brighten study and sleep.
A former Georgia mail carrier Bob Lovie thwarts a highwayman at a rural road, saving the mail bag and letters while Annie Wesley’s Bible bears the bullet. The incident changes Bob’s views, leads to marriage, and ends with a later note on Arthur Damage and Thomas in Salt Lake, linking to former policemen turned Territorial secretary.
A county suit over pay turns into a comic defense about biblical disputes. A farmer claims $327 from a worker, citing biblical figures and episodes as distractions for the dispute. The judge waits twenty four hours to rule.
In the Centennial year a tramp named George fell on Capitol steps, breaking an arm. A Capitol policeman arranged surgical care and allowed him to rest in Capitol Park with food and a sleeping place. After about two weeks he planned to travel west and vowed to repay the kindness.
The article traces the status of physicians from ancient Rome to the present, noting Emperor Augustus rewarding a doctor, the high risk and scrutiny physicians face, and the social penalties and legal dangers tied to medical practice. It contrasts past tolerances with modern burdens of responsibility and threat to purse, liberty, or life.
A Burlington Hawkeye excerpt portrays a fat passenger on a train crossing the Ohio line reflecting on the land of statesmen and the smell of a Post Office and the distant sound of a Consulate. He laments political fatigue and notes future marshals judges and public figures in a wistful national meditation.
A four year old girl and her one year old sibling were left home alone as floods rose in Cincinnati. A lifeboat crew carried the frightened woman and children to safety. The young heroine earned praise for her composure as water rose six feet around the home.
Report outlines Dr. Robert G. Stanwood's mysterious disappearance from Brunswick Maine and his later appearance there. On August 25 he rowed from Bunganue toward Brunswick in a bay voyage intending to reach Yarmouth by train rather than return to shore. He kept rowing to reach shore but encountered a mishap and stalled.
The account describes a man forced to wade through water and row for long periods before a yacht struck him and a crew member knocked him unconscious. He awakens in Savannah penniless and passes to Brunswick on foot, where kind locals aid him. His mind and health slowly improve as physicians advise rest over exertion.
The Virginia and Borie stage driver Gen Finney recalls a summer journey where snakes swarmed the road for about 200 yards leaving him with a dangerous choice. A ten foot hoop snake struck at the coach body and narrowly missed, tail driving into wood. The team persisted and the pole deflected the strike as the driver shouted in fear and confusion. The tale ends with a reflection on revolutions and leadership amid peril.
An Hampshire incumbent reports amusing errors heard in marriage vows as read by parishioners from memory. He recalls brides and grooms misquoting phrases with comical twists such as love and vows phrased as household tasks and odd amplifications, reflecting misunderstandings of the prayer book.
The Marys vile stage was stopped near Timbuc and Wells Fargo express box blown open with powder. The box contained only $100 and was not disturbed.
A garbled listing of multiple attorneys at law offices in Sullivan Indiana with scattered mentions of other professionals. Also notes physicians and surgeons with offices in Sullivan and Terre Haute, and various street addresses and shop locations.
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