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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1886
Page
4
A brief note lists local offices including clerk auditor treasurer and sheriff with unclear names and details. The fragment provides no clear event date or outcome but indicates official posts. Further readable facts are limited in the damaged text.
An advertisement lists treatments for kidney and bladder diseases and general ailments. It promotes Rough on Rats for pests and wells Health Renewer for digestive and sexual issues, along with Rough on Pain products and plasters. Items priced at $1 each and available from druggists.
A runaway couple Ben Luther and Ida Grimes wed at Hock's Springs with Wilkinson as the preacher. A comic mock ceremony unfolds as the Justice Bill Fellers and crowd test vows, mock oaths, and a pistol scare before fleeing to a preacher's house. Gilmore's Neuralgia Cure ad closes the piece.
A council discussion features hygienists arguing over hobbies while a speaker touts Brown's Iron Bitters as superior to theories. The item notes thousands of convalescents praise the tonic. It also criticizes railroad reform proposals as government control that would raise taxes and attract political trouble.
E T Taylor, agent for Grangers of Georgia, praises Simmons Liver Regulator as the best remedy for colic, grubs, lung fever, cough, and hide-bound in horses cattle and chickens. He reports prompt, regular use prevented losses and outlines feeding methods for poultry. The piece also cites the English Weather Bureau tracing a long storm series from Sept to Nov across the U S and Europe.
Mr. F W Harbaugh of the Telegram Baltimore reports six children aged six to thirteen were stricken with whooping cough at once. A cure with Red Star Cough Cure reduced a nine week cough to four weeks, suggesting rapid relief and urging awareness of the remedy. The piece also notes hotel gas deaths and Atlanta authorities ruling against turning off gas at night to prevent asphyxia, advising travelers to shut off gas completely before bed.
Historic advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver, blood and skin diseases including scrofula dropsy and consumption. It claims the product acts as a purifying tonic and alterative and credits its use to thousands of cured individuals.
The Index cites a new Canadian sect alleging women lack souls because the Bible omits women as angels. It quotes the French leader who supposedly rejects this, contrasting with the Boston Herald view that women angels would resemble living women and are hard to distinguish.
Public speaking aid praised Dr Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup for throat lung dis ease. Clergymen from Michigan towns endorse its use and announce Crowder & Reed sell the remedy. Health claims link impure blood to boils headaches neuralgia rheumatism and say Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies blood.
An advertisement for Gilmore's Magnetic Elixir offered by Marlow & Robbins promises cures for throat and lung troubles. The short notice markets the product as a remedy with direct appeal to readers seeking respiratory relief.
The markets show prices for hay wheat flour beef cattle cattle hogs butter eggs hens roosters turkeys feathers ducks geese dried apples and assorted grains. Chicago reports mixed movements with lard and pork futures firm while cattle and hogs hold steady and futures range in several regions including Wisconsin Michigan Iowa and Nebraska.
The report notes varying bids in Milwaukee with firmer prices for No 2 and White grades. It records volumes and percentages, including an 81 percent level and a 73 price for specific lots, while noting weaker No 1 with 59.4 price.
Flom Fair demand at 4.25, Winwar firm at 22, Conn Strong at 0.80, Oatts Steady at 0.58, RyR Dull at 0.06. Provisions Work steady at 10.25, Lard 5.95, Bull Meats 18.85 to 6.00, Bacon 35.90 to 6.15.
Fragmentary OCR notes from St Louis show Warat Lower No 3 red and Jan figures, Oars Lower cash and higher quotes, with terse price hints like $10.00 and $1.01. The text is incomplete but indicates market quote lines for December and January amid currency references.
Fragmented OCR lists mixed agricultural terms including Western higher, Oats Western White and January February notes with numbers. No clear event or outcome is readable. Entities and dates are obscure and unrecoverable.
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