22 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1885
Page
1
J. C. Bartlett, editor and proprietor, offers a county mail rate of one dollar per year with advance payment. Non county residents or non prepay customers pay one dollar fifty cents yearly, eighty cents for six months, and fifty cents for four months.
The gathering awaits Violet and Captain Rodney after a day of courtship chatter. Nolly frets over a whispered joke about a marriage proposal while friends tease and comfort Violet and Mona reads the room with warmth. The mood shifts to quiet anticipation as the bride-to-be receives affection from all.
Violet accepts a marriage proposal from Captain Rodney as the family celebrates a joyous engagement. Mona guides preparations for two weddings while adjusting to life in the Towers, where her influence elevates her status and strengthens bonds with Lady Rodney and Dorothy.
A list of patents granted reported by Jos. Hunter lists Jno Koerner Terre Haute flour bolt N E H Long roller skate J H Robey Hartford grave coffin receptacle Henry Dickinson C F Dickinson Lowell chain pump F B Hunt Richmond roller skate.
A wide list details affected properties and individuals facing enforced quit rights under the president's August proclamation. Entries cover numerous Colorado bent counties and lands across Montana Nebraska Wyoming and Kansas with hundreds of acres and many names including Levisey Brothers Henspenger and Poindexter Orr.
A Cincinnati six teen year old girl died after a fifty two day fast. Doctors say she suffered paralysis-like illness preventing nourishment. The ad promotes Brown's Iron Bitters claiming it cures dyspepsia and poor appetite citing J E Freeberg of Pomeroy Iowa who says it cured him.
In England in coal mines since 1851 over 36000 lives have been lost and in the last ten years up ward of 12000 lives have been lost, averaging more than 1200 per year.
The American Agriculturist suggests horses on light soils free of stones can go unshod without injury. It notes a colt may endure without shoes if trained for years. Proposes a light shoe without frog cutting, to protect the hoof crust, and mentions light steel shoes with blunt projections as offering better foothold than heavy iron ones.
A Century excerpt notes that early Protestant Bible revisions and global interest show scriptures retain authority. Comparative religion inflames respect for the Bible, while rival editions from heathen sources yield little profit. The Bible is a wellspring of life, promising immortality and enduring worth through cultural progress.
A preliminary report shows the 1885 cost of collecting the internal revenue at about 4.48 million dollars, 3.9 percent of receipts and 600 thousand less than 1884. Savings come from district consolidation, lower stamps and payroll vacancies, and fewer agents and distilleries in operation. Berlin hospital for horses and a German navy officer list note sharp changes in service and assets.
The text notes the Bie Woods of Minnesota covering about 5,000 square miles with hardwood species such as white and black oak maple hickory biss wood chan cottonwood tamaarack and over fifty other kinds. It describes a central belt of hardwoods with a surrounding vast pine region spanning 21,000 square miles.
Listed prices include Hay per ton six dollars, Wheat per bushel eighty five cents, Flour per barrel four fifty, Beef cattle per pound eight forty four cents, Cattle stock eight cents, Hogs fat per pound eighty four cents, Hogs stock thirty four cents, Sheep per pound twenty one cents, Corn per bushel eighty seven cents, Butter per pound ten cents, Eggs per dozen seventy one cents, Hens per pound six cents, Roosters per pound three cents, Turkeys price unclear, Feathers per pound twenty to forty cents, Ducks per dozen two fifty, Geese per dozen four eighty, Dried apples per pound four cents.
CATTLE market steady with exporters at 4.83 to 5.76 for deluxe stock. Hogs steady with quotes 4.40 to 4.90 for light and around 4.80 for heavy. Wool and oats show mixed regional quotations, with varying futures across Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Eastern Iowa and Nebraska Dakota Minnesota Kansas regions.
Fragmentary OCR note from New York showing scattered month names and numbers. contains no clear event or person data to summarize into a full news item. Readable elements include scattered month references and figures, but no coherent story.
Milwaukee market notes show corn firm at aere for No 2 oats firm No 2 White at 253ge rye dull at 58s for No 1 with August September dates and prices indicated. The report cites period pricing from late summer with firm tones on corn and oats and weaker rye.
Cincinnati market notes show flour fair demand and family prices around 4.25 to 4.40 per unit with wheat firm at 41 seconds and corn strong at 45 seconds. Rye dull around 60 cents, oats steady, and pork and laird provisions steady near 10 and 6 dollars respectively. In St Louis lists, No 2 items rise modestly with lard at 6.30, bulk meats quoted 4.00 to 5.75, bacon varied, and general prices mixed for September and October terms.
A fragmented snippet shows Western High activity with mentions of team standings, dates in August and September, and references to mixed events and a junior squad. Names and specifics are unclear, but the text indicates a winter season internal record or meet notes from Baltimore.
E. MM. Monard of Newport Illinois reports suffering from impure humors for years and says two bottles of Ayers Sursapariila purified and invigorated his blood, claiming happiness and better health as a result.
In letters from Atchison Kansas and Boston Massachusetts readers praise Ayer's Sarsaparilla for liver disease relief and health restoration. One man notes two years of illness ended by the remedy, while another says it has been used safely in his family for years.
Mrs. A B Allen of Winterpock Virginia recounts treating her two year old child with towel complaint using Serofula after other remedies failed. The child grew weaker until moving him required a pillow and a doctor suggested Serofula as the potential cause of the trouble.
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