15 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1885
Page
1
J C Bartlett editor announces subscription prices for The Times. In county mailers pay one dollar yearly, prepaid. Noncounty or postpaid readers pay one dollar fifty per year, eighty cents for six months, or fifty cents for four months.
In Mona Rodney's drawing room Geoffrey recounts last night’s adventure revealing a secret panel behind a wall. The group buzzes with astonishment as Mona, Doattie and Jack react with joy and curiosity while a looming tragedy unfolds with Paul Rodney's death on the eve. Mona confronts guilt over a pistol as Geoffrey grapples with loyalty. Dr Bland confirms the fatal outcome and Mona and Geoffrey later bid farewell.
David Swing asserts the modern girl embodies liberty education and American home life shaping a confident, industrious, affectionate role. He contrasts past limits with contemporary equality noting mothers daughters and communities praising virtue, while acknowledging some girls' vanity and fatigue. Vermont places noted as high villages and cultivated lands near Champlain.
Many persons complain of not feeling well yet are not sick. The text urges correcting digestive discomfort by taking a half tablespoon after each meal. It promotes Simmons Liver Regulator as a purely vegetable cathartic tonic and alterative to restore health and prove its efficacy.
The proposal to build a seventeen mile ship railway will connect the Bay of Fundy with the Gulf of St Lawrence. It would allow ships under 1 000 tons to travel from Montreal to St John without rounding Nova Scotia, saving about six hundred miles. The project expects a £60 000 annual subsidy from the Canadian Government for twenty years.
A Times-Democrat reporter touring this and nearby states interviewed druggists and storekeepers and found over 1 200 000 bottles sold in the past two years in the region. Traders and the public alike praise the pain relieving powers of this remedy, noting its superiority to similar products.
A Scientific American note advises using lemon juice twice daily to aid digestion and bilious systems without harsh medicines. It recommends one to three lemons diluted with water before bed and upon waking, stressing proper dilution to avoid stomach irritation.
Barney Koltinsky applies to the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in a premises at No. 2 Commercial Row Sullivan Indiana. The request notes sales for consumption on premises within the described 21 by 130 foot lot starting 21 feet south of the inlet fifty nine northeast corner. The applicant is a male Indiana resident over twenty one. The session begins on the first Monday of September 1885.
Notice to Sullivan County commissioners that Trapatten, a male Indiana resident over 21, will apply at the next session beginning September 1885 for a one year license to sell and drink spiritous vinous liquor in the premises described as a lower story of a two story frame building seven by fifty two feet on lot 72 Ledgerwood Street Carlisle Sullivan County Indiana.
A male resident of Indiana, acting on behalf of Sullivan County Commissioners, applies for a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors. The property is a two story brick building on Washington Street No 6 Northside of the public square, lot 45, described as 18 feet east of the southwest corner, 135 feet north, 19 feet east, 135 feet south, and 19 feet west. Applicant: P. Draper.
Charles Wernz gives notice for a one year license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in a small 11 by 20 feet frame building at a specified tract in Turman township Sullivan County Indiana. The session begins on the first Monday of September 1885.
Notice is given that Louis Koltinsky, a resident over twenty one, will apply to the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners at the next regular session for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in a building on Washington Street Sullivan Indiana. The described premises include a two story frame building with a one story addition, in Lot 47 bounded by specified lines.
Execution directed by the Sullivan Circuit Court clerk in favor of Farmers State Bank vs John R Mahan Wo H Mahan and Benjamin B Mahan directs sale of rents and profits for up to seven years on August 22 1885 between 10 a m and 4 p m at Sullivan County Court House East half northeast quadrant section 15 township 9 north range 8 west with further sale of fee simple interest if needed. Sheriff Lemuel L Whit oversees. Hays and Hays attorneys for plaintiff.
Execution issued from Sullivan Circuit Court in favor of Noah H. Scott against Joseph W. Dbreadie and others. Public auction set for Saturday August 24 1885 at the Sullivan County Court House to sell five acres in northeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 21 township 7 north range 9 west. Proceeds cover judgment interest and costs with sale of rents and profits for up to seven years if needed.
Prices for hay at 8.00 per ton wheat 0.95 per bushel flour 5.50 per barrel cattle fat 4.00 per lb beef cattle 0.03 per lb hogs and hog products listed hens stock ility cents sheep 0.24 per lb corn 0.45 per bushel butter 0.10 per lb eggs 0.07 per dozen geese 4.50 per lb ducks 2.50 per piece dried peaches 0.08 per lb dried apples 0.05 per lb.
General markets show grain prices with mixed quotes for pork and lard. Cattle market remains steady with exporters quoted, and hogs sold from 4.80 to 5.30 for light and 4.55 to 4.85 for heavy, reflecting broad activity and price levels.
Fragmentary OCR notes show fluctuating New York market figures with prices and months mentioning August September October. Not enough context for full event or person names.
Wheat firm at about 92 1/2 cents, corn steady at 46 1/2 cents for No 2, oats firm No 2 White at 26 cents, rye dull around 58 1/2 to 59 cents for No 1. Prices reflect a cautious trading day with firming tendencies in several grains.
Cincinnati traders note firm corn and steady oats with wheat at 95 1/4, corn 48 1/4, oats 26 1/4, rye 60 with pork at 10 1/2, lard 36 1/4, bulk meats 4.00 to 5.75, bacon 4.75 to 6.50.
The clipping lists commodity prices and market notes for St Louis and Kentucky. It shows higher prices for pork, lard, and provisions, with figures such as pork at 10.50 and lard at 6.40, alongside various monthly or dated notations and quoted values.
In Baltimore Wheat market shows higher bids for Winter Red Spot and August delivery with September quotes. Corn remains quiet with August and September bids noted. Oats and mixed grain values appear at varied figures with Western White oats also listed.
The report lists regional wool prices in Boston with figures for NX and XX or higher at 30.53¢, Michigan fleeces at 28 to 29¢, No.1 delaine around 24 to 25¢, Ohio fine delaine about 33 to 34¢, Michigan delaine at 10 to 34¢, and unwashed wools ranging up to 32 to 3¢.
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