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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
8
Farm ersburg and Concord areas report church services and hospital stays. A son born to Mr and Mrs Leonard Arbaugh. many residents travel to Sullivan Vincennes and Terre Haute for work visits and illnesses. Local social events include a Davis family musical, and a possum supper tie in with Elder Jackson’s meetings.
Mrs Dora Douglass hosted a small party. Ed Wallace visited Clinton. Cummins and Nicholson build a large warehouse behind their store. A C McCoy and Bert Rossiter were in Farmersburg. Burnett lodge Haymakers sent a team to Shelburn for local and Burnett candidate work. Shelburn Masonic lodge conferred third degree on Herschel Bolinger. I O O F encampment met with work completed. W L Laurent conducted business in Terre Haute. Shelburn residents attended an evening at John Frakes home. Romaine Saude and Ed Alexander left for Oklahoma seeking new homes.
Ben Ward to Ruby Vigus. William W. McKinney to Lizsie A. Morgan. Gracie Ja May Johnson to?
Miss Chowning and Miss Dunbar visited Terre Haute training schools. Enrollments at the Merom college rose with 80 to 90 new students. The Y M C A and Y W C A plan Evening Week of Prayer from 6 30 p m. Residents attend conventions in Greencastle and Evansville. Mrs Cooper advances a new home project as Third Street girds for upcoming construction.
George Peterson sustained severe injuries Monday when his team ran away, being thrown from the wagon and run over. William Treadway suffered serious injuries Wednesday in the mine when a mule pushed him into a coal car. Audie Crawford had his finger mashed Wednesday by falling slate in the mine. Perry Clark moved to St. Clair on Tuesday. George Anderson of Delcarbo moved to this place.
G T Brunker and wife visited Elbert Stout’s family. Purver Rhine funeral at Union church under Red Men auspices drew a large crowd. Frank Gobel returns from Washington state and notes home value. H H Hawkins and wife attended Good Hope meeting. U B church services Sunday evening. N B Bonham visited Terre Haute Saturday. Elder Thomas Mitchell held Little Flock services. Kennedy’s hosted a masquerade dance. Skating rink plans move to Clay City. Ernest Brown visited Terre Haute schools. John R Walsh donated 25 dollars for the school library.
Scott City reports ongoing winter with Fred Hamilton still on the sick list. Homer Pittman has a new boy. Joe Hayden and granddaughter Miss Glenn Loudermilk visited Homer Hamilton and family Sunday. Mrs. Starkey of Shelburn was Alva Skinner's guest for a day last Park Lewis is very sick at this writing. Ben Moses was at Fairbanks Saturday.
William Keene of Jasonville passed through Farnsworth. Mrs. Davis father’s funeral held in Linton. Mrs. Ward and children return from Washington visit. Several dinners shared among Caledonia and Caledonia residents. Preaching at Farnsworth schoolhouse by Rev. Piety. Large crowd attended with Miss Cora Smith and Miss Iva Smith present. Social visits among neighbors noted with multiple names. Golf? bicycle season ends. Letty plans for a buggy. Various visits to Sullivan and Midland mentioned plus routine community happenings.
Hymera resident C. B. Jaensch a Dering Coal Co electrician left Monday night for Los Angeles to take a new position.
A 1858 report notes a bottle of wine recovered from a Scheldt wreck in 1814 sold for 570 dollars. The wine was bottled in 1778 and thus aged over 80 years before sale. The record highlights high historical wine valuations.
The article states that worldwide four and a half persons per thousand are deaf, dumb, blind, or mentally deficient, highlighting global disability rates. It notes the broad impact across nations and invokes concern over neglected groups.
A climber species dubbed the vegetable on constrictor is described as winding around large trees in India and strangling them to death, a tale recounted by romancers about its deadly grip and origin.
David Parker of Fayette New York who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after years of stomach trouble and costly medicines. The tonic is touted as a grand aid for the aged and for female weaknesses, with benefits for back and kidneys, sold by Joe K Smock & Son for 50 cents.
Saturday and Sunday visits span the community with relatives and friends including Borders Hendricks and Browning families. Illness touches Alma Fisher with tonsillitis while new baby boy joins Steuart family. Community prayers at Mammoth and trips to Sullivan and Pike County anchor a weekend of gatherings.
Fairbanks James H. Scott and Mrs Rosa Riggs with daughter Glessie were in Terre Haute Saturday. Elsie Truitt of Terre Haute visits locally. Ned Crowder and family from Sullivan visited Dr J H Neff. Pearl Russell and friends attended the teachers institute. George Truitt of Farmersburg visited. Lucretia Hunt stays with Pearl Russell in Alf Russell’s absence. Fairbanks High beat Prairie Creek 19 to 9 at King's Hall. Monarch beat Athletic 20 to 0 in a practice game.
The quote by Robert Col yer notes that good resides in every human soul and life finds its highest excellence when guided by that hidden impulse to strive.
A man who waits patiently for someone who should have arrived at ten is described as lacking energy or purpose. The passage suggests his failure to act or assert himself undercuts his value or impact.
The report cites Dr McGee predicting blondes will not disappear and will be around for more than six centuries, lasting well past the 600 year mark as the green eyed monster advances.
The Boston Transcript notes concert managers wish patrons cough outside the venue, preferably near the box office, to maintain order and comfort for attendees.
The British government pays dividends on public funds without considering fractions of a penny. This policy yields about 7500 dollars annually from investors in government stocks.
A reflective note speaks of lingering fatigue from a sleepless night. The body wears down with each passing hour and the end of life seems nearer by the minute, underscoring the relate of exhaustion to mortality.
An aphoristic line recalls a Shakespearean vibe about honesty and self deception. It frames truth as incompatible with duplicity, suggesting integrity follows consistency and character.
A reflective line credits Margaret Faller Ogsoli for saying every good deed stems from calling on each nature to its highest. The statement frames virtue as a summons to inner best selves.
Butler Morris and his wife left yesterday for a visit with relatives and friends in Terre Haute Indianapolis and Champaign Illinois while Life notes a doctor’s remark that Morris faces an unusual and probably fatal disease.
An old newspaper paragraph promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a safe gentle cleanser to prevent purgatives abuse for ailments like appendicitis. It claims benefits for headaches biliousness malaria and jaundice and cites Joe K. Smock and Son's drug store selling them for 25 cents. It ends with a note about job printing services.
A shopper entered a clothing shop requesting a pair of overalls, catching the clerk's full attention as he spoke.
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