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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1899
Page
7
A persuasive 19th century style testimonial extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for purifying blood and strengthening the body. Miss Annie Wells of Virginia lauds its effects on rheumatism pimples and swelling while praising its claimed superiority over other medicines. Also noted are Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for women's digestion and bowel health.
Our correspondents report Jack frost visiting again Ater Smith started a meeting at Merom Rev Fox conducted Sunday services at the Presbyterian church Miss Myrtle Yager works as a dress maker in Sullivan Selma Ingersoll and Mrs W L Hunt visited W Fr Ingersoll last week The funeral of Wm Brewer was preached at the M E church last Thursday by Rev J A Ward Sullivan Masonic fraternity had charge of the remains
Rev Asa Woodard preached at the Marlow school house Saturday night and Sunday. There will be a literary entertainment and box supper at the Marlow next Friday night. Mrs Lou Rogers returned home Saturday after a few days visit with her sister at Shelburn. Mr Smith was the guest of Miss Olive Robbins Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Bland were in this vicinity Sunday. Messrs Elmer Chastain Everett Rich and Misses Elsie Chastain and Gertie Keen attended church at the Marlow Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Van Harlow visited at Steve Bedwells last week. The erection of Steve Leach s new house is progressing nicely.
H C Owen and family from Terre Haute visited Mrs Owen s father P Badger Sunday and Monday. Late Whitlock moved. Hardy Osborn bought the Whitlock house. Major Harald Owen stayed a few days at his grandfather s. Mr and Mrs George Kersey visited Free Martin s on Sunday. Mrs Lafe Harris and daughter ]
Sunday activities include Mrs. M. B. Jewell and visits by Miss Olive Whitlock and Mrs. Bryant. Rev. Harbert preached at U. B. church and Buck of Linton spoke at M. E. church. A pie supper at Carl Asbury’s school drew poor crowds due to weather.
Ed Varnarsdoll and Thomas Mc Anally hunted in Greene County. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Wint Cummins. Rev John Ragle and Rev John Buck visited Uncle George Asbury. Harve Hutchison returns home from Terre Haute. Junior League pie supper set for Nov 4 at the school hall. Claude Bostick visits mother Dolly Hutchison. Mr and Mrs Wm Pipher of near Jasonville visit Ellen Pipher. Fanny Kennard, niece of the Kennards, broke her arm. Roy Frakes of Sullivan in town. Township residents plan gravel road meeting at the school hall Saturday afternoon. Herschel Godfrey and Mrs May Johnson married recently. Centerville youths attend church here Sunday night.
Atwood resident Fk Fitts has entered school. Eunice Daniels and Addison Miller visited Sullivan on Thursday. Ward Miles and wife visited Merom Sunday. Reverend A D Woodworth preached at the college Sunday night. Dr James Miles attended the Paris Illinois Medical Institute last week. A number of prominent Masons attended Uncle Billy Brewer’s funeral at Graysville. Ed Wells and family visited Wm Corder at Merom Station Sunday. Gertrude Reed stayed with Mrs Lamb at Sullivan. J B Walker spoke to students on Friday morning for the American Book Co. Mrs Ethel Moss daughter of M V Shepherd died at her father’s.
John A. Curry of Sullivan spent Sunday here. Mrs. Chas. Grizzle and Miss Floy Armstrong attended the W. F. M. convention at Carlisle Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Sarah Seed of Sullivan visited her nephew T. H. Reed this week. Ella Bastsin and children of Terre Haute have been visiting. James Heap of Shelburn was here Sunday. Lelia Morgan is very sick with typhoid. Lizzie Harmon of Terre Haute spent Sunday nearby. Earl and Vance Faught of near Carlisle were guests of Dr. W. C. Faught Sunday. Miss Netha Montgomery returned from Terre Haute. John Piatt came Saturday.
In Sullivan Circuit Court October term 1890 Magevie A Harmon vs Elizabeth Ferran et al plaintiff by Win Eggleston and Butt Stratton files complaint with affidavit naming non residents Joseph Harmon Rebecca Hamilton Samuel Harmon Joseph Brown Moses Brown Sadie Cortney Gunther Stuck Joseph Luck as necessary parties to a partition of real estate Notice of pendency to be tried next term unless they appear January term 1900 at Sullivan Court House answer or demur to the complaint otherwise default Witness Clerk W Ep Shepherd seal of court Sullivan October 1 1899 nov 7
A 1894 bottle from the Guildhall was found in Antigua on Feb 18, 1896 after drifting about 4500 miles between Brest and Newfoundland. A second bottle from the Sappho drifted nearly 6000 miles, ending near Turk's Island on Feb 8, 1896. A St Enoch bottle likely is the most notable, traced from 700 miles west of Sierra Leone to Shetland after a long eastward then westward voyage, totaling about 8000 miles in under 1000 days.
The Chicago Times Herald quotes Dr Nansen reflecting on readers drawn to his Arctic adventures. He recalls his dramatic Franz Josef Land meeting with Jackson and notes how soap scent sparked heightened senses among explorers.
A railroad official recalls a man who could not describe his wife for transportation purposes. The husband cannot name her age or height, struggles with eye and hair color, and only asserts she is slim, highlighting vague descriptions in ticketing rules.
Sneha Amin as Theodore Hook navigates dining etiquette in a crowded hall. He palms a handful of farthings as tips, then theatrically rewards the cook and servants, earning polite bows while denying any gratuity to the coachman. A citizen questions the generosity, but Hook insists he never tips with coins.
A Scottish university professor, angered by students using his desk for hats and canes, threatened to destroy future items. A student secretly returned a hat to the desk, provoking a display of temper as the professor cut it to pieces, trying to hide a smirk.
Hall Caine tells the London Mail he enjoys public belittlement as it makes him conspicuous. He argues even a silly personal reference is a tribute, proving he is a factor worth counting and an adversary worth fighting. He says losing such remarks means he is of no account.
In Newchwang during the first winter, a New Year morning found 35 masses of ice each once a man. The temperature was well below zero F. The men had left opium dens, slept in the cold air, and died without waking. The report comes from the North China Herald.
A Gallatin county farmer hired a city youth to help through summer. The boy rubbed a quart of salt into a calf in the barn lot. The colts then chased the calf and licked most of its hair off before the truth was found.
The text credits Champagne’s quality to the coil a blend of chalk silica light clay and iron oxide and to the rare delicate manipulation in manufacture.
An heiress confesses poverty pangs after visiting a bargain sale with no purse, sparking a dramatic exchange about understanding hardship. The Indianapolis Journal quotes the exchange as a sharp contrast between wealth and need.
After Mexico’s conquests emeralds flooded Port trade and a Spanish nobleman brought home three hushels of the gems, illustrating the era’s wealth from colonial plunder and treasure ships.
A Brooklyn Life quip cites clever post office workers who read illegible writing and deliver letters despite tough addresses. The joke notes irony that postal staff cannot fix a man who forgets to mail his wife’s letters and highlights humorous frustration with incomplete correspondence.
A note from the Dallas News argues there is no educational institution equal to a well regulated home, presenting home schooling as a model for future progress.
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