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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1885
Page
4
A fragmenting mix of poetry and medical notes mentions spiritual uplift, rheumatic relief from Brown’s Tum Bitters, and Dr Pierce’s Pills. It also cites Prof. Rice’s river turbulence and a new railway car ventilation idea tested by the Boston and Lowell railroad.
A health column urges regular use of Simmons Liver Regulator after meals to move bowels without griping. It cites Belgium conscripts showing literacy gaps, then argues consumption cures with blood purification and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. Nations rise and fall like ocean billows in a Chicago Sentinel remark.
Edward Sidel, chief assistant to the architect for the Ex position Buildings in New Orleans, endorses St Jacobs Oil as the quickest and most certain remedy for severe rheumatism. He recommends it to others with similar afflictions.
The excerpt from an outdoor paper by John Burroughs in December Century describes owls as a grave threat to birds and fruit. A field test with a stuffed owl causes mass avian alarm and cherry theft, illustrating the owl’s feared dominance. Mr. A Higgins of Wyoming, NY, reports long-standing piles cured by Gilmore's Piles Specific, sold by Marlow & Robbins.
A satirical sketch on corn and civilization cites a forthcoming work The Bunion as a Means of Grace. It mocks grand claims, lists famous feet as specimens, and notes a quirky endorsement by Gilmore’s Aromatic Wine seller, Marlow & Robbins.
Reverend C G Kattshorn of Stanton Iowa endorses the White Wine of Yar Syrup after using it for coughs and colds and plans to keep it as family medicine. Crowder and Reed distribute the product. Experiments show frogs recover from cold exposure but longer freezing kills them. Very low temperatures do not destroy microbial vitality, undermining quick freezing as meat preservation.
A collage of testimonials and odd claims for remedies and tonics. Dr C D Warner touts White Wine of Tar Syrup via Crowder and Reed. Gilmore’s Neuralgia Cure is sold by Marlow & Robbins and Yates. Anson Hough credits Gilmore’s elixir for life. A mock note on the Mikado’s silk garments mocks royal waste. Pickled cabbage as an alcohol antidote is floated as an alkaoid producer.
A dated price table lists per unit values for hay six dollars per ton, wheat eighty three cents per bushel, flour five fifty per barrel, beef cattle fat at three to three and a half cents per pound, cattle stuck two to three cents, hogs fat thirty four to forty cents, sheep two to two and a half cents, corn twenty five cents per bushel, butter ten cents per pound, eggs sixteen cents per dozen, hens four cents per pound, roosters two cents per pound, turkeys five cents per pound, feathers twenty to forty cents per pound, ducks unknown, geese four dollars per dozen, dried apples two cents per pound.
The report lists numerous items with varying prices and trends. Beef and cattle terms appear with ranges for shipping steers and good stock, while provisions and lard show monthly price movements. Regional notes include Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Eastern Iowa markets.
Fragmentary notice lists a mixed Western Spot sale with prices and dates from January 34 to May. No clear event or full details available.
A January report lists oat prices at 28 1 8 cents per bushel for No 2 white and rye at 19 1 2 cents. No 1 firm bids mention dull reactions for No 2 oats and related grain quotes from K Conn Finn at 39 cents.
A market summary lists prices for family goods, horse and firm figures, and steady rates for pork at 10.25, lard at 60.7, with bulk meats around 33854 and bacon near 5906.15. Other items show small fluctuations in firm demand and steady provisions across the board.
The column lists ongoing price quotes for corn oats and lard with figures in cash futures and byx quotes. It shows weekly or monthly price movements including lower and higher ranges, and notes on provisions and lard at set dollar amounts.
Fragmentary OCR shows seed varieties Waherat-wWestern higher No 2 Winter Red Spot and December entries with January dates and codes. Mentions Corn-Quiet Dee with figure 46446 and January. Oatis-Western White with 18u40e and mixed lots with 35 87e.
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