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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1885
Page
4
Timetable fragment lists multiple train times and stations including Vincennes and stamps of May 11 1885. The snippet references K and T lines and routes with various departure and arrival times across stations.
Fragmentary OCR shows names for commissioners clerk treasurer and ward trustees including Stark Lucas Beasley Crowder Dear Moore McCammon Abell and unclear notes on WWV and wards. Partial entries suggest municipal positions with incomplete spellings and symbols embedded.
A reflective poem imagines scent and color as spring’s advance against lingering snow. It contemplates who will tend the quiet blooms if flowers rise only from graves as rain melts the snow and hides the dead beneath the grass. She Current
An artful brief urges swift precise forging of a statue from stone revealing the image of God hidden within. The piece extols a model approach and disciplined lines that expose the form with measured chisel strokes.
David Swing argues education should awaken thought and expression, not mere memory. He contrasts old brutal methods with a goal of developing language, literature, and sensibility, citing Webster and other figures to show how mind and heart shape great leaders.
The article explains bitter milk stems from ragweed in hay and from cow illness or poor health. It warns against using wooden utensils and outlines proper cleaning of metal pails. It also argues for grading up common poultry and cross-breeding to improve farm stock, with timelines for breeding and keeping pure-bred cocks.
The Revised Version has been printed after twelve years of scholarly labor by eminent American and English biblical scholars. It preserves the King James Version’s meanings while introducing verbal changes for accurate interpretation. The editors remain conservative and defend the Bible against myths and rival creeds, upholding it as the immutable Word of God.
A life size Assyrian statue of a king from Nineveh, dated to 850 B C, was shipped about twenty five years ago to a Philadelphia gentleman from a Syria mission. It shows a king in royal robes with a basket and fir cone, with hieroglyphics being studied by Assyrian scholars. The statue comes from the temple of Assur nazir pal, ruler from 888 to 859 B C, aligning with Nebuchadnezzar's infancy.
A rural reflection warns farmers and wives about city auction scams where a red nosed fraudster uses false deals to fleece visitors. It urges avoiding auction rooms and relying on reputable stores, arguing history repeats itself and strangers pose risk to country buyers.
The text urges prioritizing soil preparation and precise seeding to grow more grass per acre. It recommends delaying sowing until harvest, plowing shallow furrows, harrowing finely, and brushing seed in with a brush harrow for even coverage.
A northern capitalist reports on underdraining on a Louisiana sugar plantation, noting drains 3.5 to 4 feet deep and 30 feet apart. Steam powered draining wheels move water off the land, reducing soil moisture after heavy rains. Cane yield rose from 15–20 tons per acre on open-drained land to about 35 tons, with some plots reaching 43–45 tons.
A London Fire Brigade drill uses a rooftop platform where half the men lie in various postures while the other half must single handedly rescue them. The rescuer straightens the body, secures under the armpits, and carries the weight upright through a window to the escape.
List of patent grants including Essig belt fastener in Indiana Evansville Breeman self closing lock Dungan harrow Hull drawer case Cook pump handle Goodnough cultivator coupling Mewlin wheel plow Smith saw Thomas excavator Marmon box supporter Curtner Fernie weather whip and related notices. Also includes promotional quotes for Mishler's Herb Bitters and various commentary on work, purification practices, and public life from Farm Field and Stockman and Chicago Horseman.
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Fire losses prompt Sullivan Times publishers to offer arrears settlements. Readers with receipts or recent copies can come in to verify balances and receive a one dollar per full year settlement.
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