Social and Personal Notes From Sullivan Area
Hosea Hawkins of Terre Haute on business in Sullivan. Taree Thompson returns home after a business trip for J. I. Huluemb & Co. Dr. Sewell Coulson visits Sullivan. Carl Hinkle and Claude Crowder return from Indianapolis. Hutchinson and others transact, visit, or attend funerals. Social plans include a large Lady Maccabees event at Mrs. Rost’s residence and Halloween parties with dancing, fortune telling, and refreshments.
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Hosea Hawkins
Terre Haute
Taree Thompson
J. I. Huluemb & Co
Sewell Coulson
Jackson Hill
Sullivan
Carl Hinkle
Claude Crowder
Indianapolis
Robert Hutchinson
Evansville
Christie Barnes
L. A. Stewart
Mayme Scudder
Nelle Temple
Mary Crawford
O. M. Patton
Chicago
Rush Eaton
Tom Eaton
Washington, D. C
G. W. Fenley
Brazil
Fairfield
Merom
Fatt
Lady Maccabees
Henry Rost
Hart
Sallie Springer
Zeitz Sparrow
Royal Baking Powder Promotes Home Baking Quality
Royal Baking Powder assures fresher cleaner tastier wholesome baked goods made at home. It helps housewives produce fine cake raised biscuits puddings frostings cookies crullers crusts and muffins economically. Royal is advertised as the greatest bake day help from New York.
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Royal
Charming Society Reception Highlights Local Hostesses
Mrs. Jess Mahley and Mrs. H. K. Ross hosted a delightful Thursday afternoon reception at Mrs. Mahley’s home. A musical program featured Mrs. Chas. Warren, Mrs. Harold C. Bays, Mrs. Brian Maple of Shelburn, Mrs. Woodgow Moss, and Miss Zoe Chaney. roses and cut flowers accented the dining room as chicken salad and other treats were served. Miss Mary Crawford entertained thirty five friends Wednesday evening in honor of the guests.
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Jess Mahley
H. K. Ross
Chas. Warren
Harold C. Bays
Brian Maple
Shelburn
Woodgow Moss
Zoe Chaney
Rachael Barnard
Mary Crawford
Great McKnight Hypnotist Comes to Town for Week
The city hosts the Great McKnight Hypnotist for one week starting Monday November 14. Reports from Chrisman Illinois Courier note Elmer Blanchard was hypnotized Tuesday night and kept in a store window all day and night and awakened at the opera house Wednesday. McKnight is praised for strong results and is to break a large stone on a subject tonight as crowds gather.
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Manaver Ras
Fortun
McKnight
Chrisman
Illinois
Elmer Blanchard
Greery Store
McKight
Reaping the Harvest at Bass Auditorium
Fitchs newest drama presented by J LaPeart at Bass Auditorium Friday November 11 offers a clean wholesome stage story with a strong moral. The production features modern stagecraft, lavish scenery, and a notable third act sunset scene from Kronk's Tavern garden praised as a scenic revelation.
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Fom Fitchs
J . LaPeart
Bass Auditorium
Kronk
Obituary: Samuel R Fairfield of Ohio Indiana
Samuel Rogers Fairfield born February 7 1824 in Amelia Clermont county Ohio died November 4 1904 at Merom Indiana in his 81st year. He married Mary Weaver Robinson March 23 1860 who survives him. Their children include Charles R C Fairfield of
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Samuel Rogers Fairfield
Amelia
Clermont County
Ohio
Merom
Ind
Mary Weaver Robinson
Hirh
Charles R. C. Fairfield
S R Fairfield obituary outlines a long Christian life
Mesilla Park New Mexico Rev Oliver Jay Fairfield of Ware Massachusetts and Sadie wife of Rollin A Plunkett Sullivan Indiana lived as a carpenter and farmer before settling at Merom Indiana near Union Christian College. He joined the Christian church young, studied the Bible, and served as a trusted spiritual authority. Union Christian College mourns his death with resolutions praising his earnest service and community citizenship.
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Mesilla Park
New Mexico
Oliver Jay Fairfield
Ware
Mass
Sadie
Rollin A. Plunkett
Sullivan
Ind
Albert
Mt. Holly
Ohio
Lisc
Yellow Springs
Antioch College
Merom
Union Christian College
Christian Church
S. R. Fairfield
December 24 1904 Giveaway for range rifles and cutlery
Notice announces a drawing with each $2 cash purchase or equivalent on account at 116 Mattix Turman & Rices. One Quick Meal Range, one Stevens favorite rifle, and a Rogers Bros 1847 flatware set are given away. Entries accompany purchases.
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Stevens
Rogers Bros
Maattix Turman & Ricers
Colonist Rates via the Burlington Route
Special one way colonists tickets from St. Louis to California Oregon and Washington on sale daily to October 15 inclusive.
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Burlington
St. Louis
California
Oregon
Washington
Very Cheap Excursions Round Trip Ticket Sale
On October 18 a special ticket goes on sale for 15 dollars round trip from St. Louis to many points in Nebraska and Wyoming. Also on the same date a Home-Seekers Ticket to Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana is offered at one fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip.
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St. Louis
Nebraska
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Home Seekers Excursion Via Burlington Route
The Burlington Route offers Home Seekers tickets for round trips at about one fare to many points in Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming. The trips run on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December.
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Burlington
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
To California by Burlington weekly excursion sleeper
The through tourist sleeper on the Burlington is recommended for travelers to California. It offers comfort at about half the price of standard sleepers. Popular with tourists and settlers, the route goes via Denver Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake.
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California
Burlington
Denver
Scenic
Colorado
Salt Lake
New St. Louis Kansas City Short Line Inaugurated
The New St. Louis-Kansas City Short Line begins operation with four daily trains in each direction starting Oct 2. The route cuts 76 miles off the old line. Trains depart St. Louis at 9 06 am 12 42 pm 9 19 pm and 11 02 pm. For rates routes and information contact the ticket agent or write Charles E. Michft W A Latar General Passenger Agent 604 Pine street St. Louis Mo.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt Says He Will Not Seek a Second Term
In a statement, President Roosevelt thanks the American people for their support and pledges not to run again. He notes the upcoming March 4 inauguration will mark the end of his current term, which he calls his first term, and cites the two-term tradition as a matter of substance rather than form.
Sullivan County Election Sees Smooth Voting Across Seven Precincts
The Sullivan county election proceeded without friction as workers facilitated turnout. Floaters were active but kept in check, and the county expects a heavy overall vote once tallied.
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Sullivan County
Sullivan
Local Cass Town Man Displays Political Portraits
A Cass town resident named Weaverewey, described as a rabid Democrat, hung frontier campaign faces in his barn during the campaign. He reportedly displayed pictures of Bryan Parker Davis Mizrs and, in another frame, Roosevelt and Fairbanks, though he did not place crepe on McKinley after the assassination.
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Old Cass
Weaverewey
Campun
Bryan
Parker
Davis
Mizrs
Linating
Min
Feir
Rosevelt
Fairbanks
Ereaa
McKinley
Wabash River Pearls Attract Foreign Attention
The Wabash River pearls draw foreign nobility interest with Paris dealers leading demand. New York representatives rush orders as pearls fetch high prices, with a $350 sale value escalating before reaching Paris markets. The Wabash pearl industry prospered last year and shows no sign of ending soon.
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Owensville
Paris
New York
Wabash
Sunday School Snippet Sparks Suffrage Debate
A New York Times quote recounts a Sunday school lesson where a girl aged six joked about a bridegroom, highlighting gender attitudes in the era. The remark mirrors broader discussions on women’s roles and suffrage in the period.
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Toreiesy
New York Times
Origin of the phrase under the rose linked to ancient intrigue
The text traces the expression under the rose to 477 BC involving Pausanias and Xerxes. In a building by the temple of Minerva called the Brazen House with a garden roof, secret negotiations for Greek subjugation and a royal marriage were conducted.
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Pausanias
Xerxes
Greece
Vares
Similes and Confusion Highlight Clever Speakers
The passage notes a confusion over similes claiming a line about a Wet hen fits a woman when her temper rises. It cites a speaker recalling saying I was the wettest hen about that time you ever saw.
Burton Holmes Relates Japanese Temple Visit
The lecturer notes the appeal of Japanese religion while criticizing temple interiors. A listener questions what more the religion offers, and Holmes says the temples disappoint with limited access to sights and priestly restrictions.
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Burton Foes
Burton Holmes
Sur
Holmes
New York Times
Causes of Disease Remain Unknown for Many Infections
Notwithstanding careful search, causes of several transmissible diseases still unknown. Human diseases include scarlet fever, chickenpox, typhus fever and hydrophobia.
Printing boom counted by Otlet in 1900 estimates
Brussels expert M. Paul Otlet estimates that from the mid fifteenth century to January 1900 about 12,163,080 different books have been issued and that roughly 200,000 books are printed each year.
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Brussels
M. Paul Otlet
Island Bornholm as a magnetic center deceives ships
The island of Bornholm in the Baltic exerts a strong magnetic influence on compasses. It can cause a vessel to turn perceptibly from its course and the effect is detectable up to nine and a half miles away.
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Bornholm
Baltic
Perpetual Rhubarb Claims Year Round Fructification
A new rhubarb variety is claimed to bear fruit throughout the year and to combine flavors reminiscent of raspberries and strawberries. The claim presents a novel fruiting cycle and a distinctive taste profile for this horticultural development.
Mocha and Java Coffee Salons Limited to Private Orders
Dr. Wiley of the Department of Agriculture says all Mocha and Java coffee entering the country is for private orders. Very little, he notes, reaches store counters.
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Java
Dr. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Bert Medaris Assumes Lead of Board of Trade Office
An article notes Bert Medaris has taken charge of the Board of Trade office in Sullivan. It states he will run all business honestly and professionally, reflecting a hometown trust in his stewardship and commitment to fair dealing for patrons and the community.
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Bert Medaris
Board of Trade
Bert Meusis
Pss
Medaris
Sullivan
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