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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1886
Page
1
Poem fragment describes a silver cloud seen briefly in the sky then lost to darkening hues of allied clouds. The speaker questions the cloud's role as an attendant of the night queen and its distant joining of the retinue.
A long courtroom drama centers on Captain Westerfield accused of wrecking the John Jerminan for insurance and diamonds theft. The foreman guides a reluctant jury through conflicting testimonies while a silent juror subtly sways opinions. The verdict remains unsettled as the captain collapses from heart disease and sentences are deferred, with his wife and dying plea framing a grim climax.
The prisoner faced a jury and, after a taut pause, uttered a single word. Guilty. He closed his eyes and relief washed over onlookers as enmities dissolved and verdict was read. The jury rose to return to court, sealing the defendant's fate.
The piece traces Pennsylvania Christmas observance from Quaker suppression to German influence with Moravians celebrating a week of feasting and the putz or Christmas tree. It notes English mummers evolving into Washington themed plays and late 19th-century Chestnut Street promenades ended by Mayor Clemens due to loud tin horns.
Ward Baker, in December Overland, portrays lava moving through jungle with battlefield roar. He compares traversing a lava stream to winter ice walking, notes heat, crackling foliage, steam hiss, falling trees, and fire falls visible through vents in the crust.
A column advises neighbors to sell farm produce and take on small jobs like teaming. It argues quick sales generate cash to keep the local library table stocked with agricultural, religious, and literary papers.
Joseph Harris urges readers to form a Farmers' Club, subscribe to the American Agriculturist, test seeds, start plants in boxes, repair garden frames, and improve the home grounds. He encourages contributing to road work, supporting schools, and fulfilling social political and religious duties while continually learning.
The Rev Dr Talmage found at home absent from his Brooklyn house Monday a stranger took his best overcoat. Mrs Talmage confronted the thief and forced him to leave the garment. Dr Talmage praised his wife for saving the coat but wished the thief were punished. He contrasted the act with the Sermon on the Mount telling followers to turn cheeks and avoid lawsuits. The piece cites the N Y Sun.
The American Agriculturist explains simple herdbook methods for small farms. It describes assigning consecutive numbers to animals with full pages in the herdbook recording birth, color, dam, former owners, service dates, and offspring. calves receive decimal or lettered extensions. It contrasts two schemes using numbers and letters to identify sires, dams, and calves.
Dr Hexamer notes that potato varieties continually change as newer kinds supplant the old favorites. Deterioration or cultivation methods may drive losses, but seedsmen now test merits more carefully before releasing novelties. Those seeking new types can trial varieties from reputable firms with modest risk.
The House opened its new session with an overwhelming vote for new rules promising more useful legislation. The Washington Herald notes the Appropriation Committee faced an immense bulk of bills, reflecting activity, not paralysis.
Port Jervis December 30. A report recalls John Pfletcher a Blooming Grove farmer who shot neighbor John Hobday, fled jail, and returned to face trial. He was found guilty of assault, then released on recognizance to settle his unpaid fine, later paying with a note after county officials accepted it.
The note contrasts wealth with happiness citing Vanderbilt's two hundred million fortune. It claims he toiled from a shanty to a palace, was loved by some and hated by many, and preferred his mother's plain boarding-house fare to his later lavish meals.
An advertisement snippet praises Dr. Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup for public speakers troubled by lung disease and cites clergy endorsements from Michigan. It cites Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for consumption and Mishler’s Herb Bitters for cramps and stomach aches as reliable cures and home remedies.
Rev L A Dunlap of Mount Vernon Missouri reports his wife and children cured of coughs from measles and a chronic cough by White Wine of Tar Syrup. The sale is listed with Crowder and Reed. Also noted is the Earl of Guilford’s hunting death from a horse somersault in Buckland Vale.
The advertisement asserts that no sufferer from scrofula should despair and claims Ayer’s Sarsaparilla will purge the blood of impurities, destroy the germs of scrofula, and infuse new life and vigor throughout the body.
An old promotional notice touts outward applications of St. Jacobs Oil and Red Star Cough Cure as cures for pneumonia. It recommends Gilmore's Aromatic Wine and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and urges readers to buy and share Sullivan teas with neighbors.
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