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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
4
The Commercial Club proposed funding test wells to improve town water works, suggesting good water may be found. The town board, amid a year of study and concerns about a potential ring influence, postponed action until Friday night, delaying the issue beyond the democratic convention.
A long list of local personals appears in this Union issue. Mentions include merchants Hepler Wolfe & Son Reed & Batey piano sale. Edward Kelly enlisted at Fort Thomas. A A Holmes purchasing West Washington residence with July 1 1906 possession. Patten Co. big stock announcement. multiple social visits, marriages, and travels of residents from Farmersburg Sullivan Palestine Annapolis Danville and New Lebanon.
A vivid nautical poem by Bertrand Shadwell describes a ship braving a gale. The vessel worships the sea with creaking timbers, rigging, and beltings as winds and waves thunder. The chorus praises the seas of blue while a roaring wind lifts the stern-post.
A reflective piece asks if we are the stars that shine or invisible in the world. It urges readers to consider whether their actions, smiles, and deeds influence others for good and elevate living toward purity and usefulness.
Henry Van Dyke in Everybody's Magazine argues modern legislation protects youths from cruelty and oppression. The piece traces reforms from England’s Factory Act 1833 and Mines Act 1842 to juvenile courts, probation, and reformatories, noting ten American states passed related laws by 1903.
Historical notes describe honey as a universal remedy. A fifteenth century writer claims rubbing honey and dried bee parts can regrow hair, while burning bee heads and mixing ashes with honey is said to restore eye clarity.
Miss Mabel Drake is very ill with typhoid fever. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harris died Friday. Mrs. Eliza Douglas leaves Oct 8 for Lawrenceburg Tenn to spend winter. John McKinney is fit for duty again. Mike Jewell builds a new barn. Corn shucking soon to begin. The child of Wm. Reynolds died Saturday. Rose Anderson, who vanished from Evansville hospital, has returned home to Shelburn. J V Dix is on business in Lake Mississippi. Our mail carrier is sick. Mr. and Mrs Thos Riggs visited their brother near Keller mine. Clare Merrill visited Jim Drake to see Mabel, who is very sick.
Mrs. Silvia Medsker spent Sunday with C. E. Medsker. James Freeman of Palestine visited. Jesse Medsker stayed with his uncle Chas Hawkins near Palestine. Dr. Miles and wife of Merom were guests at the Eno home. Will Emerson Watson and Mary Manning attended society in Merom Saturday night. J. B. Durham was in Hutsonville Monday. Corwin Phillips and family of Graysville visited Mr. Neese. Mr. Chisler did carpentry for Mrs. Manning this week.
I A Nesbit and Grace of Sullivan attended church in Corinth Sunday morning. Etta Lovelace and Roxy Johnson, students at Merom, visited D H Lovelaces on weekend. Pansy and Grace McCluren visited Mae and Essie Wilson Sunday. Bro Jackson had dinner with Mr and Mrs Hardy Raines. Whit Moore and wife reside in Merom.
Miss Mae Wilson visits Terre Haute this week with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hud Morris relocate to his father’s near Providence church. Mrs. Mary Bowers moves to the newly bought Morris farm. Miss Sadie Lovelace, ISN student at Terre Haute, spends Sunday at home.
In the matter of the guardian ship of Mary F. Fisher Lucy B. Mahan guardian petition to sell coal Hix W. Davis versus Excelsior Coal Co complaint on mechanic s lien Geo W Benson versus F C Liston and Robert Taylor complaint for damages Jas M Haskett versus Stella M Haskett complaint for divorce Claude Halberstadt administrator of Angeline Halberstadt deceased versus Jas C Halberstadt et al petition to sell real estate Petition to ship of Bonnie McCrocklin Earl McCrocklin et al Edward McCrocklin guardian petition to
A Graysville resident describes a dramatic recovery after seven weeks of treatment by Dr. Ira H. Larr Sullivan Indiana. The writer details severe prior symptoms including back pains headaches sleep issues bloating weight swings constipation nervousness and a diabetes diagnosis. He credits the cure to the physician and reports weight normalization sleep improvement and renewed health.
One dollar each for single comb white leghorn cockerels advertised by F D Robbins at 12 31 p R R 1 Paxton Indiana.
William E. Wharton wed Clara Neal and Chris Owings with Bessie Shepherd, Wesley Spencer to Malissa Vester. The notice also mentions child wear and milliner shop offerings at Milliner Place.
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