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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1886
Page
1
Catherine confronts Sydney Westerfield on a moonlit garden path about past secrets and Herbert Linley. Sydney confesses her failed marriage and longing for forgiveness. Catherine weighs justice, mercy, and the fate of the child Kitty as dawn approaches and they part with wary restraint.
Fatigued Sydney is found by Kitty in a garden via a moonlit night. Kitty begs Sydney to return indoors and to resume teaching her as the child presses for reconciliation between Sydney, Susan, and the mother. The young Captain Bennydeck looms as a potential new father figure.
Sydney clings to hope as Kitty elopes toward Mount Morven and a desperate reunion unravels. A mysterious man finds her by the hotel garden and offers help, presenting a letter and his card for a future contact. The fragment ends with Sydney learning the stranger’s address Bennydeck.
On first signs of debility and appetite loss with pallor and night sweats, use Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery marketed as a great anti scrofulous blood purifier and strength restorer. Claimed superior to cod liver oil for weak lungs and coughing. available via druggists with a 10 cent stamp offer, World's Dispensary Medical Assn Buffalo NY.
The record describes repeated extreme heat events from 1303 to 1793 across France and Italy. It notes rivers drying, sun cooked meat, shops closing, theaters shuttering, and airless, scorching days with temperatures reaching 118 degrees and furniture cracking.
The Indiana Democratic platform from the 1886 Indianapolis convention endorses President Cleveland, laments leaders Hendricks McClellan Seymour Hancock and Tilden, and supports tariff reform, railroad land forfeiture, alien land ownership limits, gold standard, limited taxation, license system for alcohol, anti-Chinese and anti-foreign labor measures, worker protections, and four-year county terms. It praises state economy, opposes prohibitory laws, and backs pensions for Union soldiers and families.
Gravely note excessive May rainfall and a lingering dry spell from June 1. Water purity is stressed as wells near decomposing material can contaminate supply, prompting typhoid risk. Emphasizes disinfecting dry soil, removing waste, and avoiding decomposing food to maintain health this season.
The New York Journal of Commerce objects to buying trade dollars at par under the Morrison resolution. It argues seven to ten million dollars in trade dollars would be bought at market value under Bland law, costing holders about seven point four million, while par purchase would grant over two and a half million in windfall. It condemns any bill forcing par payment as corrupt and unwise. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is praised for its health benefits across ages.
The piece notes no material change in business with modest activity among dry goods jobbers and improved iron trade demand. Crops improved by rains in many drouth districts though corn damage from drought persists. Spring wheat in some areas looks better. bank clearings for July show 8.6 percent year over year.
A minister from Trilla Coles County endorses the White Wine of Tar Syrup for lung troubles and recommends it to readers. The notice notes local sellers Crowder & Reed and contrasts price injustices in land and mortgage dealings with grain barter, urging fairer practices.
A farmer advises yard care as a sign of thrift and prosperity. Neat fences, trimmed shrubs, and prompt litter disposal attract passersby and raise home value, while a well kept yard across the property gives a favorable impression and pays in multiple ways.
Coroner presses for an inquest verdict as the witness recalls a man facing marriage soon and in good spirits. The Rambler is quoted remarking the motive is unclear and a death by own action is likely, noting no family troubles and an upcoming marriage.
In a Cambridge Chronicle passage, parson, minister’s son, and Edith discuss Jordan losing control while driving Miss Popinjay. The buggy crashes after a runaway horse, with all present speculating on possible causes and a providential escape noted.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway promotes Springer Resorts famed for scenic beauty and curative waters. Mentioned are Sailor Springs Indiana near Clay City on the main line Louis on the Springfield division Indian Springs near Shoals and French Lick and West Baden Springs near Mitchell. Waters claim to aid skin and kidney ailments dyspepsia and rheumatism and act as a brain and nerve tonic. Round trip tickets to these springs are offered at low rates through principal offices, with O M agents available for details.
The E. and T. H. R. announces round trip tickets to all land points in Kansas Nebraska and Texas on August 18 September 5 and 22 1886 at half fare. Tickets are valid returning 40 days from date of sale. F F E Basler Agent Sullivan Indiana.
An ordinance requires building sidewalks along Washington Snow Broad and Hardy streets in Sullivan. Specifications detail materials widths and grades with deadlines for completion within sixty days, approved by the town board of trustees in August 1886.
Thomas C. Beecher files a complaint for divorce against non resident Hattie R. Beecher in Sullivan Circuit Court Indiana. The court orders pendency notice with appearance required at the October term. failure to appear may lead to judgment in absentia. Clerk Thomas J. Mann signs the notice.
A large supply of guides describes north and northwest resorts, hotel rates, boarding houses, routes, and fares. Call 624 Main St., Terre Haute, Indiana, to obtain copies. Also offers for sale or rent a two story eight room dwelling on West Jackson Street Sullivan with a good well and outbuildings through O. B. Harris of Hays & Hays.
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