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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1885
Page
1
The Times notes its weekly publication schedule and office location. It outlines subscription rates: one dollar yearly within the county with advance payment, one dollar fifty cents for non county mail, eighty cents for six months, and fifty cents for four months.
Mona travels to the appointed Wood meeting with Paul Rodney, recovers the missing will for Nicholas and Dorothy, and exposes his manipulation. She returns home with the deed and earns Geoffrey’s trust while confronting Lady Rodney’s doubts, prompting forgiveness and a restored family harmony.
The son of Senator Frye of Maine, recovering from a chest cold, was cured after a few doses of Red Star Cough Cure and praises its prompt pleasant and safe effect. Dr Cox endorses it as the best remedy, noting it contains no opiates or poisons.
Joseph O. Cutty argues in The Current that tradition calls for debt payment and a silver currency. He criticizes gold withdrawals, warns of suspension of gold payments by banks, and urges New York Boston and Philadelphia clearing houses to support silver certificates and broaden circulation. Congress should act to address the silver question.
Reports from Brinkley Webb City and Walnut Ridge cite P R Anderson E M Taylor and F Pinchback as general debility sufferers who gained solid benefit from Brown's Iron Bitters. The notice claims wide regional relief and urges sale nationwide.
List of patent grants reported by Jos H Hunter for the week ending July 28 1885 including tool feeding mechanism for lathes roofing tile shoe box indicator bottom for roller skates chemical fire extinguisher harvesting knife grinder washing machine lawn mower vehicle spring ventilator saw guard home tug black board locking whip socket kitchen cabinet and more with names of inventors and locales across Indiana and nearby areas.
A compilation notes: a child taught to observe and think is educated while rote memory is called mere load. It cites experiments on insects with gases showing Colorado beetle paralysis, a scarlet tea rose novelty, and Louisa May Alcott seasick quote. It also mentions house numbering origins, a Lancaster health cure claim, and reflections on happiness and diligent work.
After two decades of decline visitors found Swiss glaciers stabilizing and many beginning a renewed advance. Science reports the retreat has halted and ground loss from warm years may be recovered as glaciers show renewed growth.
The San Francisco Chronicle letters argue that verdicts reflect a low moral tone among jurors and sympathy for criminals. They claim the justice system is rotten and hampered by technicalities, allowing rogues to escape punishment in major cities nationwide.
The passage outlines compounding at various rates from ten percent to four percent, indicating the time needed for an amount to double. It computes roughly seven years at ten percent and up to eighteen years at four percent, illustrating long horizon investments.
Execution directed by Farmers State Bank against John R Mahan Win H Mahan and Benjamin B Mahan exposes for sale the rents and profits for up to seven years of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 15 township 9 north range 8 west in Sullivan County Indiana. If not realized the sale will extend to the fee simple or all right title and interest of the defendants without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Sale set for Saturday August 2 1885 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Sullivan County Court House. LEMUEL H WILLIS Sheriff. Hays & Hays Atty's for Plaintiffs.
Hay per ton delivered eight dollars. Wheat per bushel ninety five cents. Flour best family per barrel five fifty. Beef cattle fat per pound eighty one to three cents. Cattle stock per ton eight s. Hoes fat per ton eight forty five cents. Hoes stock per pound three cents. Sheep per pound twenty four to three cents. Corn per bushel fifteen cents. Butter per pound ten cents. Feeds per dozen ten cents. Hens per pound seven one half cents. Roosters per pound three cents. Turkeys per pound eight cents. Feathers per pound twenty to forty cents. Ducks per dozen two fifty. Cheese per dozen four eighty. Dried peaches per pound eight cents. Dried apples per pound five cents.
Market notes show higher quotes for cattle and hogs with July to September ranges. Beef prices strengthen across July August and September with lard and provisions adjusting, while hogs stay firm with lighter and heavier price bands.
In New York trading the No 2 wheat futures moved higher with Sept and Oct contracts posting gains. Mixed Western spot prices showed activity as markets reflected supply concerns and demand signals across the grain futures landscape.
Milwaukee market report shows corn steady at 46c for No 2, oats firm for No 2 at c0sse, rye dull around 58 1 2 c for No 1, barley higher at 59c for No 2. Wuerat-Higher terms indicate price levels, with no further details on buyers or futures.
Frour Fair demand and firm levels noted for family items at 4 504.50. Commodities such as corns and oats show mixed steady pricing with rye dull. Provisions including pork lard bulk meats bacon and other staples hold near steady quotes in a concise city market summary.
In St. Louis market notes the record lists multiple grains with varied bids and months. Visible figures hint at corn and oats futures around July to September alongside a quoted lard price near 10.75.
Market notes show quiet corn trade with August and September prices around 513 and 52. Mixed oats run 28 to 35 in a Western White market. Prices and names reflect early trading figures in Baltimore.
Boston market report shows active demand and firm prices with Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces at 30 82, Michigan and Ohio washed fleeces 30 8 1. No. 1 washed fleeces quoted 30 8 for Michigan and Ohio, combing and delaine fleeces 28 3 for washed and 21 1 3 for unwashed.
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