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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
2
Hart Shaffner Marx advertises quality suits with guaranteed fit on short notice and at a low price. It highlights neckwear and gloves as essential accessories and positions complete menswear packages for quick purchase.
A rattled column notes Senator Hepburn praising a Nicaragua route trend and mentions his sailing vessels remark. It recounts Senator Culberson’s courtroom tale about a sleeping man on a bench as a judge contemplates action.
In a witty Post-Dispatch item a late Lord Dufferin returns from a diplomatic mission to Ireland to be married to Miss Hamilton. A station driver misidentifies him until he asks for news, and a Scotsman riffs on golf club etiquette with broad humor.
A bay horse nine years old about 1200 pounds with a white forehead spot and 16 hands high strayed from a pasture one mile east of New Lebanon. Please notify T. B. Springer Jr. "The Foot Fitter" Sullivan, Ind.
District meeting at Sullivan M E Church on Saturday May 24 at 2 p m. Dr Warley will speak. Prominent ministers and laymen from all Vin cennes district will attend this missionary rally.
A historical note recalls the British hangman who died recently and his predecessor who devised the long drop as a humane method for small offenders. The preface cites a romantic precedent referencing the late Mr Pence and a small gentleman who "went off as gentile as a summer’s eve" after the long drop.
An aged clergyman once living in Maine was noted for odd ideas and thrift. At breakfast, with bear meat on the table, he prayed in part by asking blessings for each item but admitted he did not know what to say about the bear meat.
A Turf Field and Barn column argues horses show memory and reason, noting some equines learn to start or stop at a word and remember kindness or cruelty. It describes a stallion reacting to humane treatment, others opening stalls, and the horse’s imagination when given scenery, while acknowledging limits and uneven mental traits among horses.
A collection of brief maxims. Quotes reflect on envy, evasion, self-control, speech about disliked individuals, resilience, spreading joy, success, and authentic popularity. Notable names include Antisthenes Balaxe Leigh Hunt Jean Grew Cicero and A Bronson Alcott.
An Italian artist depicted the four elements with fish for the sea earth by moles and fire by salamander. The air was shown by a chameleon but the painter, lacking a model, added two camels by mistake. In another work a priest holds a crucifix to the penitent thief as promised by Christ.
Judge Edwards of Lee county famed for marrying many couples recently wed a runaway pair in a buggy on a public road. After the ceremony the groom offered 86 cents saying it was all he had for honeymoon expenses.
A Chicago Post quip frames a client lawyer exchange about suing. The client challenges the lawyer and asserts he will sue, noting the paradox of paying for advice yet not receiving the desired guidance. The brief hinges on expectations in legal consultation.
A pointed cartoon caption shows Gladys questioning why she married him and Ethel retorts that his claim of needing her to live is overblown, with a sharp punchline about life saving.
A short Atchison Globe quotation warns against vanity and self-promotion by equating a dime with a della to critique boastful claims of goodness.
Rail lines announce Sunday excursion tickets from Terre Haute to various destinations and events. Fares include one half round trip from Terre Haute for May 4 to Oct 26 1902, Tacoma and Portland trips at 52.50, Indianapolis round trip 3.00 for the Grand Lodge meeting, and 150 mile local outings at 1.33 fare with limited return dates.
The E. and T. H. R. R. announces ex cursion tickets to Evansville at 2.50 round trip for the Spring Carnival. Tickets good returning to May 31st and honored on train No 7 leaving Evansville at 1 10 a m June 1 1902. For full information contact W W Casto Sullivan Indiana or F P Jeffries Evansville Indiana.
Readable fragments list stations and times such as Evansville Princeton Vincennes Carlisle Paxton Sullivan Shelburn Farmersburg Terre Haute Danville and Chicago. The OCR text mixes numbers with place names, suggesting a timetable or rail schedule with arrival times and routes. The exact structure is unclear due to corruption.
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