Civil War Fifty Years Ago This Week
Civil War events recalled for the week of October 21 1862 with reminiscences on campaigns and battles marking fifty years since the date.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
2
Civil War events recalled for the week of October 21 1862 with reminiscences on campaigns and battles marking fifty years since the date.
A wide survey of Civil War actions reports Union reconnaissance into Loudon County Virginia and offensive moves by Geary and Schofield into Arkansas Tennessee and North Carolina. It notes Confederate defeats at Fort Cobb and Morgantown, blockader escapes, captures near Helena and Matagorda, and political shifts in Kentucky and East Tennessee.
A religious meditation on Jesus healing a deaf man with an impediment in speech. It notes Jesus private healing, his sighing compassion, and the broader purpose of miracles as incidental to his central mission to redeem and edify believers. The piece links the healing to the crucifixion and the promise of greater works to follow.
The Detroit Free Press quote recalls William Dean Howells at a York Harbor dinner. He jokes that the American aristocrat is young, comparing Newport’s exclusivity to burgundy in a cradle. Burden Jr. prompts the remark about youth and status.
Arnold Bennett claims England, Germany, and France manufacture on the other side of the world. An American interviewer replies that the United States leads in haste and beats them, noting a key difference in production speed and efficiency.
Walter N Thompson M D lists eye and throat practice offering painless electricity tonsil removal and hay fever treatment. George Knapp of Vincennes notes office hours first and third Fridays. John T and Will H Hays attorneys at law advertise services in all courts with office over Sullivan State Bank Citizens Trust Co Building. A Prickh notary public over Hunts Drug Store. W Laurent Basen attorney in Shelburn. Brown and Schroeder abstracters of title provide title examination and estate management from Dr Crowder building E Side.
Walter F. Wood announces attorney services with Chas. D. Hunt and Gilbert W. Gambill of Hunt and Gambill. Offices over Asrey's Store and over National Bank at Washington and Main Streets, and on the north side square upstairs. Will practice in all courts where services are required.
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