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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1881
Page
6
A poetic reminiscence of four ships named Joy Hope Love and Faith setting sail from a harbor. Joy is wrecked by Pain, Love suffers ruin, Faith returns crowned and torn, with the speaker bearing loss and recompense.
Violet Vane faces a life changing choice between Arnold Lee wealth and Richard Lyle love as her mother pressures marriage to the rich suitor while Violet unveils her true heart. Arnold reveals a test pairing Violet with Lyle, but Violet defies the plan and runs to Richard, choosing love and securing shared heirs to a fortune.
A young woman thwarted a wine offer during a temperance visit by inviting callers to drink lemonade when they called on her father. The incident, recounted as a sharp, humorous lesson, left the party claiming it was the most effective temperance talk they’d heard. A later note ties the tale to Billy the Kid’s posthumous memory.
Postings describe new invoices of costly furniture arriving for the Acnelia Palace as six loads of chains and sofas are dumped in the back yard. Tithepay ers and onlookers ponder the amount spent by John Taylor on extravagant living, contrasting with his past humble circumstances while serving Brigham Young.
A dialect speech by Lirother Ciardner mocks political arguments about currency, urging workers to start their day, ignore federation calls, and embrace a self reliant approach. Samuel Iskin pounds the stove as a crowd hears about wages, duties, and government. The speaker says he owes nothing beyond his day’s labor and lawful debts.
A Philadelphia Times piece recalls Mosby outwitting a Federal officer at Upperville and losing his mare. It also critiques Mormon polygamy, linking it to visions of divine status and blood atonement. The erratic prose blends Civil War lore with social commentary and a kitchen-beggar anecdote.
The 1881 legislature enacts broad penalties for obscene materials and prostitution related acts, tightens notary and official duties, and expands offenses including bribery and fraud. It overhauls criminal procedure, grants venue changes for imprisonment cases, and previews modern theater viewing tech with home dioscope setups.
A San Francisco Chronicle report notes the first celestial marriage occurred by stealth on the riverbank, detailing the secretive ceremony and its controversial implications for the Mormon faith.
A Detroit Free Press reader notes an old style temperance lecture in Michigan where the lecturer fumbles through names and titles. The mayor and another official are mocked as the speaker mis pronounces terms while the crowd and speaker stumble through the introduction.
A historical note recalls Henry Ward Beecher editor of the Independent years ago facing a publisher's pressure. A Ledger writer faced constant harassment, with a man sent weekly to ensure copy. Beecher, 66, remained a powerful figure while Bonner’s deal collapsed after a costly partnership and scandal.
Old and middle aged Ulster people hold strong views on luck and entering a house where churning is underway. Tradition requires a blessing uttered upon leaving the house and a ritual phrasing about dairy and food before departing.
A fragment from the London Daily Telegraph describes a dioscope as an ingenious instrument promising wonders. The note highlights the device's novelty and potential impact, suggesting a breakthrough in observation.
A Romanian district court case reveals peasants beaten and tortured to force confessions, including bastinado, needle-pressing, and duck-quill flogging, then hung by the feet until they confessed. Despite clear innocence, torturers escaped accountability.
A collage of ragged verse and snippets from a bygone issue, mixing playful rhymes about maidens and sea scraps with garbled dialogue on cakes, weddings, and social scenes. It also notes odd local curiosities such as grape deliveries and a stern sentence for fast drivers on a bridge.
A scrambled report details multiple elopements and abandoned marriages across states. Couples from Knox County Ohio to Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut and New York elope, leave partners, or desert families, with cases of gifts, payments, and odd travel schemes noted, including a baby sent to a shelter and families splitting via drawn lots.
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