Civil War Dispatches From the Front Fifty Years Ago
A compilation of Civil War items from November 1862 reports Confederate raids near Huntsville Tennessee a Morgan defeat near Lebanon and battles at Newbern and La Fayette. It notes General Hooker's Fifth Corps command along with Lincoln conscription actions and Reconstruction era policy mentions and a Passaic ironclad update on the Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Newbern
N. C
la Fayette
Sturgis
Passaic
Admiral Gregory
Siimers, Lawton
Robie
Hudson
Palisades
Horse Shoes for Luck
The article explains a superstition about horseshoes bringing luck. It links luck to the number seven, noting horseshoes have seven nail holes and that seven is a sacred biblical number. Finding six or eight holes would not be luckier than a three leaved clover.
Land of Fulfillment claims in England socialism feed on poverty
Samuel P Orth argues England is the land of fulfillment for socialism as he notes the poor are the poorest and the hungry hungriest. Rowntree cites 30 percent below bread level and one in forty four paupers, with Ireland showing one in eleven dependent on state bread. The piece uses Kensington garden vignette to illustrate urban misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Russell
Crouyn D. Lhuys
United States of America
Lincoln
United States
Beard
New York
Beaufort
S. C
Doboy River
England
Samuel P. Orth
Kensington Garden
Last Man in the Stocks Reappears in Newbury Crowd
Report from the Manchester Guardian dated June 14 1872 recalls a rag and bone dealer punished by stocks for drunk and disorderly conduct at the parish church in Newbury. The return of the stocks after twenty six years drew hundreds while the prisoner endured four hours in the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Guardian
Newbury
Auto Hobo Story Ignites Doorstep Tire Inquiry
A brief local sketch shows a tramp at a doorway asking about a set of tires while a passerby questions the trouble. The scene conveys urban noir flavor with streetwise dialogue and a tense, everyday confrontation.
Who do ye say I am Jesus the Messiah and Redeemer
A religious sermon recalls Jesus asking Peter who he is and explains the Christ as the Son of God. It argues true disciples deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Jesus to eternal life, warning against worldly wealth and fame. The piece outlines Christ’s role as King, Prophet, and Priest and the future of a faithful Bride class in a thousand-year Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter
Christ
God
Jesus
Simon
Jonah
Itim
Redeemer
Joe
Christ Jesus
Adam
Messiah
Local Attorneys and Doctors Listing Sullivan County
Directory of physicians and lawyers with offices in Sullivan County Indiana. Dr C F Briggs eye specialist at Briggs Building phone 263 and residence 146. Dr George Knapp of Vincennes at Davis House with first and third Friday hours. J W Lindley attorney at law handles legal business and probate with bank loan notes. John T and Will H Hays attorneys at law over Sullivan State Bank Building. A Price notary public over Hunt's Drug Store. W L Laurent attorney at Shelburn with old phone 75 03 y. Brown J S Schroeder abstracters of title in Dr Crowder building E Side. Walter F Wood attorney at law over Asrey's Store. Lee F Bays attorney at law on North side square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan State Bank Building
Co. A. Price
Hunt
West Side
Ias
R. Brown J. S. Schroeder
Brown & Schroeder
Sullivan County
Lee F. Bays
North Side Square
Also Mentioned on This Page
Supreme Court of Georgia
Congress
Hooker
Fifth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Maria
Sabine Pass
Tex
Lamar
Miss
Second
Illinois
Kansas
John J. Mudd
Burnside
New Orleans
Keploy
Union Force of Occupation
Congress of the
Louisiana
Warrenton
Pleasanton
Fredericksburg
Sill
Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tenn
Annie Dees
Seneca
Charleston
US. C
Gloucester Point
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
London
Friends of Humanity
Emancipation Party
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Holmes
Trans-Mississippi Department
Memphis Daily Appeal
Palmyra
Missouri
McNeil
United States Army
W. G. Chapman
Mark
Matthew Wii
the Christ
Terre Haute Daily Star
the Sullivan Union
Terre Haute
Cinity
Sullivan Union
Postoffice
R. R. No
Sir Sik
U. S
Indianapolis News
Sullivan, Ind
L. A. Stewart
Art Dentistry
West Washington St
C. F. Briggs
Walter N. Thompson
George Knapp
Vincennes Davis House
George W. Bus
W. P. Stratton
Citizens Trust Building
J. W. Lindley
N. Side
Isaac H. Kalley
John T
Will H. Hays
Sullivan State
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Bldg
A. G. McNabb
Citizens Trust Co
W. L. Laurent
Attorne
Y At-Law
Shelburn, Ind
Walter F. Wood
Asrey’s
Chas, D. Hunt
Gilbert W. Gambil
Hunt & Gambill Attorneys-At-Law
National Bk. Cor
Washington and
Main Streets
Cc. T. Howard
Indiana Veterinary College
Parks & Knotts Livery Barn
Sullivan, Indiana
J. F. Scherb Insurance Real Estate and
Hunt, & Gambill Sullivan
Ind
Chicago, Terre Haute
Southeastern
A. R
Ar. Sullivan
Sullivan
Lv. Sullivan
Furth
Er Informa
A. L. O’neil
Southern
Indiana
Terre Hauty
Chicago
Peoria, & Louk
Beebunter
Vandalia
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Beepore
Monon
Seymour
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Abr B
Cincinnati
Westport
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
H. P. Radley
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