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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1880
Page
3
A seaside vignette recalls a swaggering captain loved by many, including Bella DeVere, as a nameless narrator watches from the sand. The tale unfolds with hat tricks and flirtatious greetings as rain falls and revelation nears. The narrator hides unfaithfulness while Bella wavers and the captain and love triangle ripple by the shore.
A naval officer recalls a years long rift with his beloved May. He misreads a staged rehearsal as betrayal, tears up a farewell note, and leaves. Three years later a misunderstanding is cleared when May’s loyalty and love prove true, and the couple reunite.
An article explains the chick hatches by piercing the shell then gradually peels off a cap. It describes moving the strawlike beak to create a hole, then the chick nibbles around the shell to free itself and push the body out.
London Figaro notes that Venice may lose its medieval gondolas as steamboats invade the lagoons. Travelers will lament vandalism, while the steam fleet may imitate penny boat pricing, rendering gondolas a quaint remnant beside river, rail, and Nile steam launches.
Edmund Randolph warned Sacramento leaders that Confederate sympathizers in the city could seize forts and endanger California. His informant said Johnston would aid the South from inside the Union command, prompting a prompt secret mission. General Sumner arrived in disguise and took command, allegedly saving California from treason and Civil War turmoil.
Professor John Swearer of Reading ascended from the Fair Grounds in a balloon yesterday. Strong winds and cold upper air forced the craft to dip and strike telegraph wires and trees. After a perilous descent, Swearer landed on Henry Butcher’s farm in Amity Township, reporting only minor scratches and good luck amid rough weather.
The Parisian scene recalls Queen Pomare and Tahiti amid French politics and Garibaldi era chatter. A public tight rope act ends with Harry Leslie miraculously surviving a fall while spectators escape harm as nerves fray and the show continues.
Spectators at the Music Academy venue narrowly avoided a serious fall during a tight rope display. Rain made the rope extremely slippery, nearly causing a dangerous accident as the performer began the act.
A First Artillery battery halted during the Seven Days Fight when horses were left harnessed. A sergeant, mistaken for a rebel battery commander, misidentifies the opposing regiments and escapes detection by claiming to be in front of Stuart’s battery, allowing the unit to withdraw unseen between Georgia and Alabama regiments.
A cautious plea arguing against corporal punishment of children. The writer compares training animals without punishment to raising kids, asserting whipping damages honesty, courage, and trust, and suggesting wiser, gentler methods are possible and preferable.
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