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Newspaper

Sullivan Times

Location

Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1884

Page

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Sullivan Times Promises Weekly Saturday Publication

The Sullivan Times announces weekly Saturday publication edited by J. Bartlett with office at Masonic Building on Washington and Main Streets.

Masonic

Price of Subscription in County and Out of County

The notice states a subscription price of 1.00 per year for in county mail with advance payment and 1.50 per year if not paid in advance. Out of county mail is 1.50 in advance. It adds that items like cordwood or pumpkins are not accepted in payment.

California's San Bernardino Meadows Call to Fruitful Growth

Special Correspondent notes diverse climate and fertile valleys near San Bernardino California with orange groves and citrus orchards along foothills. Ditches and water rights feature prominently as settlers from the East push development while mountain springs draw visitors to Arrow Head and Hot Sulphur Springs.

TIMES San Brennanprio Cal California Mountain Meadow Seaboard Arrow Head Wat San Bernardino

North American Review March issue features civilization perishment debate

The March North American Review asks Is our Civilization Perishable Judge J A Jameson surveys agencies of civilization collapse and virtue as motive. Featured articles include Agricultural Politics in England by William H Bear A Defenceless Seaboard by Gen H A Smalley and The Story of a Nomination by W Q C Stoddard with other essays and notices.

North American Review J. A. Jameson England William H. Bear Mark Lane Express H. A. Smalley United States Carlyle Alice S Hyneman Rhine W. QC. Stoddard Abraham Lincoln Charles T. Congdon Mississippi Robert 8. Taylor D. H. Chamberlain John$. Wise Lafayette Place New York

Dr Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry Remedy Claim

The text extols Dr Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry as the best remedy for colds coughs asthma bronchitis and lung diseases. It claims cures for consumption after other treatments failed and states a single spoonful cures an ordinary cough or cold and provides instant relief for asthma. The preparation is described as soothing healing strengthening to throat and lungs and pleasant to take.

Wistar Ayer

Scientists claim foot bath doubles circulation

A solemn scientist stated that soaking feet in tepid water could double circulation, and editors are now fitting tanks to their office stoves.

Kit Worms in Children with Wilder

A family medical notice reports use of Wilder's Worm Syrup to treat childworms. The item notes dosage guidance and physician cautions for parents seeking remedy.

Aimee as Master of Frer Portrait Studio Poses

Aimee, long trusted by Frer, guides and feeds the child models, folders their ages, and directs posing while Monsieur Frere paints. She marshals, disciplines, and consoles the young sitters, delivering reports to parents and earning much credit for the artworks.

Aimee Frer Monsieur Frere Rosalie Seignac Rosalie Fifine Monsieur Elsie Hilsie Monsieur Chialiva Annette Clarice Marie Babette Jeanne Hranville Angelique Amedee Baptiste Henri la Fontaine Narcisse Chateau Quentin Emile Maurice Odet de Coligny St. Nicholas

Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Endorsed as Best Cough Medicine

An old endorsement states that after years of trial Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is the best cough medicine. The text emphasizes communal experience and confidence in the remedy.

Ayer Croup Hite Emma Gedney West 128Th St New York

Mastodon Specimens Found in Indiana Boggy Wetlands

Thirty mastodon fossils discovered in Indiana mushes show exceptional preservation. Bog-cutters used the animals’ fat to grease boots, suggesting mastodons inhabited North America more recently than geologists had thought.

Indiana North America

Blood Purifier Claim for Dr Guysett’s Remedy

The advertisement claims many people weakened by poisons and ill health symptoms have been restored to health by Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. It touts the product as the only true blood purifier and strengthener of mind and body with no equal.

Guysett

Indiana patentees in week ending February 12 1884

The list records patents granted to Indiana citizens reported by Jos. I. Hunter. Names include Horrall Phillips Rowlett Heeb Schonert Garret Grannis Hiatt Mackey Norris Townsend Van Camp Wagner Gilliland Hull Riley Steele Hull Jenkins Lampton Line Grove Woolsey and others for inventions ranging from bed bottoms to telephones and fence works.

Indiana Jos. I. Hunter F. Street Washington, D.C You. A. Horrall Washington Edward C. Phillips Richmond Jacob V. Rowlett Henry H. Heeb John F. Schonert Fayetteville Robi It Terre Haute Hzra T. Gilliland Indianapolis Wesley Hull Fort Wayne John H. Riley John W. Steele Goshen Ft. Wayne Evans H. Jenkins Wm. R. Lampton Samuel G. Line Peru John A. Grove Leonidas G. Woolsey

Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promoted For Spring Health

An advertisement extols Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for everyone in spring. Emigrants and travelers are urged it cures eruptions boils pimples and eczema caused by blood disorder from sea diet and life aboard ships.

Ayer

Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla Aims to Cure Nervous Debility

An advertisement claims Dr. Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla purifies blood strengthens affected organs and heals irritation of the mucous membranes. The remedy is described as a complete cure for debility and general ill health despite quack claims.

Guysett

Peter Cooper’s Favorite Poems Explored in Century Piece

In the December Century, Mrs. Susan N. Carter describes Peter Cooper’s outspoken views and simple illustrative verses drawn from visits to schools. She notes his fondness for Pope’s Essays on Man and quotes lines reflecting his belief in universal benevolence and moral selflessness.

Peter Cooper Susan N. Carter Pope

Mass Convention of American Inventors Opens in Cincinnati

A mass convention will convene March 25 1884 at the Great Music Hall and Exposition Building in Cincinnati to organize inventor unity against monopolies. Inventors are urged to contact J S Zerbe East of the American Inventor to obtain a delegate badge. Cincinnati citizens have subscribed a fund to cover convention expenses.

Cincinnati Congress J. 8. Zerbe West Fifth Street Ohio Cincinati

Watching Blood Flow Through Lip Under Microscope

A new device to observe circulation shows the lower lip fixed on a microscope stage while light highlights a tiny surface vessel. The viewer sees red blood cells and colorless specks moving through capillaries, claimed as the first observation of one person watching another's vital fluid flow.

Longevity of Medical Men Cited by London Lancet

The London Lancet notes that in the past year thirty five eminent doctors died. Ages include two at 95 two at 94 two at 92 one at 91 two at 90 one at 89 three at 88 three at 86 five at 86 two at 85 three at 84 four at 83 one at 82 and four at 80. The two oldest began as army surgeons and served in the Spanish and Belgian wars.

London Lancet

Beginnings of Life From Youth to Eminence

A writer reflects on starting life young and the universal arc toward fame. The snippet notes the desire to avoid infant illnesses but accepts the necessity of beginning life early for growth and achievement.

Somerville Journal

Simple Tests for Pure Water from Dr. Baker

Dr. Baker of the Michigan State Board of Health outlines practical water tests. Color should be clear when viewed through a bottle of water over a dark object. odor should not be repulsive after warming. taste should be tasteless even if organic matter is present. Keisch’s test uses sugar in water to indicate sewage contamination by cloudiness after two days.

Baker Michigan State Board of Health Keisch

How Boys Marbles Are Made in Oberstein Germany

The article explains marble production in Oberstein Germany where agate quarries and mills process stone waste into spheres for boys to knuckle. Crude cubes are ground in mills with grooved bedstones and wooden runners, turning blocks into marbles in about fifteen minutes per bushel, with one mill producing 160000 marbles weekly.

Oberstein Germany

An Early Age of Progress in Europe

A compact reflection on Europe during Durers era noting events like Columbus discovery of America and Gamas voyages, Copernicus discoveries, Luther reform movement and a surge of invention and wealth fostering art and achievement across the continent.

Durer Europe Columbus America Vasco di Gama Copernicus Martin Luther St. Nicholas

Odd notices and a court case from Vincennes Sun

The column cites a varied mix including a request to send a 3 cent stamp for picture cards to A V Paine in Louisville and a Montana wedding where a Native man asked to change his name. It also mentions Tlar tison’s preaching appeal for Mt Carmel, juvenile court action expected, and a brutal assault in Oakland City leading to a fourteen year penitentiary verdict for B G Lindsay.

A. V. Paine Louisville, Ky Henry Bonsib Daviess County Annie B. G. Lindsay Oakland City Petersburg Orwell Ilinois Lindsay Princeton

AYER S Cherry Pectoral Advertised Across States

A long string of testimonial snippets extols AYER S Cherry Pectoral as the most effective cough and throat remedy. Letters from Crane Lake Crystal Minnesota and others claim cures for lung and throat ailments after trying various treatments. The notices urge reliance on AYER S preparation as a universal relief even in difficult cases.

Watch Case Quality and Gold Content Explored

The article argues James Ross gold watch cases contain more pure gold than many so called solid cases. It warns low quality cases lose color and shape, let in dust, and risk damage to the movement, promoting the superiority of James Ross solid gold cases and inviting repairs and demonstrations by local jeweler sources.

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