Local notes from Sullivan and area highlight church services
Gilt Edge flour lauds its quality as farmersburg visitors, town discuss clerks illness and relief supper, health concerns for John H Dickerson, a new baby born to Rev and Mrs J B Thomas, and various travels and visits including Aunt Sallie Reed and Mrs N G Buff. Presbyterian services expand with a long series, drawing school children for a book contest by R M Dear Co offering coffee and chocolate prizes.
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J. W. Houpt
Orwell
Emma Abbott
William Graham
Thhe Presbyterian Church
Prof
Sampson
John H. Dickerson
Sullivan
R.M. Dear & Co
Whase & Sandborn
Bridges Let To Poe And Markham In County
The system of wooden bridges was let on October 20 with four in the north part of the county awarded to E. V. Poe and four in the south part awarded to Wm. Markham.
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E. V. Poe
Wm. Markham
Typhoid Strikes Local Druggist JoekK Smock
Serious illness to druggist JoekK Smock reported after five weeks of fever. He had malaria previously and doctors did not note severe risk until typhoid developed.
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Joekk
Smock
Trap Smashed by Reared Horse in Yard Incident
Mrs Charley Davis tested a new horse in her trap Monday. The horse reared and backed, falling on the shafts and breaking them and the single tree, just as she started to drive away.
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Charley Davis
Is Thy Servant a Dog Is A Briggs Lecture
Dr George Waverly Briggs famed southern orator who spoke The Black Sheep last year will present Is Thy Servant a Dog at the M E church on Tuesday November 7 at 7 p m This lecture is called his masterpiece by Sullivan friends and opens the year's entertainments under the Women's Club Proceeds benefit public libraries Tickets are 35 cents.
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George Waverly Briggs
Presbyterian Church
M. E
Sullivan
Dr. Briggs
Women’s Club
Burglary At James F Nicholas Home Result Of Night Raid
Burglars entered the Nicholas residence on fair ground road east of the railroad shortly after midnight Tuesday looting the home. The couple felt drugged next morning as drawers were torn through and items scattered. About $40 in cash and clothing were taken before the trail led to Greene county where bloodhounds followed it before the search ended.
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James F. Nicholas
Fair Ground Road
Rail Road
Dynamite Accident Hurts Man Near Sullivan
Charley Deckard sustained severe hand injuries from a dynamite blast while handling a charge yesterday. He is a resident five miles southeast of Sullivan and was treated by Dr. Edwards. This notice lists names and reads like a local post office letter ad before closing with advertised letters.
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Charley Deckard
Charles Deckard
Adam Deckard
Sullivan
Edwards
Real Estate Sold in Sullivan From Allen Building to a Business Hub
Cuddie J Sherman purchased the Allen building in the Odd Fellows block from Mrs A D Leach for 2500 dollars. He plans a full restoration and conversion into a premier business property. Another deal records James Osborn selling the Staffordshire farm to Byron Riggs for 1381 acres at 37025 dollars.
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Cuddie J. Sherman
A. D. Leach
Odd Fellows
Allen
Sullivan
James Osborn
Byron Riggs
Staffordshire
School Board appoints teachers to fill vacancies
The city school board met last night and filled the high school vacancy created by Prof. Walker's resignation. Prof. Larr was promoted to Walker's role, and W. H. Cox of Carlisle was elected to fill Larr's former position.
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Walker
Prof. Larr
Mr. Larr
W. H. Cox
Carlisle
Sudden Illness Sends Mrs Wall to Hospital
Dr. R. H. Crowder was summoned to Oscar Rich's near Sullivan on Monday to treat Mrs. William Wall who grew suddenly ill with nervous trouble while visiting. She remained unable to return home as of Tuesday.
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R. H. Crowder
Oscar Rich
Sullivan
William Wall
Oscar
Notice of Private Sale of Estate Assets
Administrator of the Peter Wilson estate, by order of Sullivan Circuit Court, will offer estate assets for private sale until a specified date. The sale aims to liquidate remaining real and personal property under court supervision and may involve bidding procedures and eligibility requirements.
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Peter Wilson
Sullivan Circuit Court
Court House
Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan County
Towit
Alum Cave
Evansville and
Terre Haute
Oliver L. Wilson
Obedient Stranger Delivers Doll As Baby Hoax
At Madison Square a jovial man held a baby while a woman stepped out to buy milk. The mother never returned and the man eventually surrendered a papier mache doll at the police station, nearly causing a mistaken arrest for hoax. He claimed experience with real babies before the reveal.
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Madison Square
Fourth Avenue
Tve
Paris
New York News
Rescue at Niagara Falls A Painter Saved by Rope Reach
On June 1 1872 William McCullough, an old painter, fell into rapids near the falls between the Sister Islands. Thomas Conroy bound a rope to shore and swam out to reach him, guiding him back while they were swept twice. McCullough kept his putty knife clutched in his hand during the three hours on the brink.
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William MecCullough
Thomas Conroy
Painter
McCullough
F. A. Acland
Niagara
Haunted Irish Leader Home and Parnell Ghost Tale
A correspondent recalls a curious Irish tale about Charles Stewart Parnell's home. The grand isolated mansion is said to harbor ghosts that play billiards in the square entrance hall, leaving balls in new positions each morning.
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Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell
Landseer and the Dog Tax Revelation
On an early Scottish visit the painter Landseer noted many dogs in a village sketching them quickly. The next day he found dogs hung from trees and drowned in rivers with stones around their necks as locals feared tax enforcement by an excise officer tallying unpaid dog taxes.
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Landseer
Scotland
Quack Quack Confusion At Dining Table
An English merchant and a Chinese host share a meal with no common language. Gestures carry the talk as the Englishman hints at duck by joking quacks. The Chinaman replies with a curt no and a doglike bow-wow-wow to signal a different dish.
Sympathy Echoes In Family Reunion
A reader recalls voices that remind a family of Mr. Pidgerly’s kindness yet fatigue from his constant talking. One relative says he is a good man but tiring to hear, another adds that they feel obliged to clear their throats to help him speak.
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Grandpa
Wayne
Mike
Casper
Old Molly
Mason
Mr. Seet
Temple of Learning
Mena
Choice of Evils quarreling keeps boys busy
In a Chicago Record quote Mrs. Smith remarks that her quarrelling boys keep them occupied and too busy for mischief, offering a wry view on child behavior and parental expectations.
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Chicago
Tim Receives Parcel Post Coat With Cut Buttons
A letter explains a coat sent by parcel post with the buttons cut off to reduce weight and notes the sender Pat hid them in the inside pocket. The second line describes the Indian crocodile as ferocious and dangerous, causing great destruction to human life in lower Bengal.
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Tim
Pat
Lower
Bengal
Man's Record Barbs Reflected in His Sayings
A Galveston News opinion notes that a man's character is largely shaped by what he says, arguing speech reveals true nature and integrity.
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Galveston News
Waiting for the Chimney and the Nesting Swallow
Grandpa postpones the new chimney after discovering a chimney swallow nest above the attic. The boys cheerfully help with housework until a tiny bird explains the need to wait. The scene highlights kindness, patience, and respect for wildlife in a family moment.
How to estimate storm distance by thunder and lightning
The article explains using the time between lightning and thunder to gauge distance. Sound travels 1,100 feet per second, so multiply seconds by 1,100 to get feet. Ten seconds equals about 11,000 feet or two miles. Thunder typically limits visibility to 12 to 15 miles. extreme cases reach about 21 miles.
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Werner
Mars
Werner Encyclopadia Britannica
The
Britannica
U. S
Sandcastle on the Beach by Cassell's Little Folks
Beryl and Bee build a sun kissed sandcastle on the shore. They laugh as waves rush in and wash away their work. The tide comes in rapidly and their playful project is swept away, returning them to dry land with cheerful sighs.
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Cassell
P'aps She'll Come Train Time Confusion
In a playful exchange, Alice expects her aunt on the train and repeats p'aps she'll come while Aunt Abbie doubts the timing. The exchange centers on a train arrival and the child's insistence that the aunt will appear despite the aunt's objection.
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Alice
Abbie
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