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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1885
Page
1
Mona Rodney navigates attention from Lady Rodney while new guests arrive. Nicholas’s fiancée Dorothy and her sister Nelly charm Mona as Geoffrey’s circle welcomes them to the Rodney home. A country-dance performance stirs old loyalties and new affections.
The fragment presents a narrative hinting at a character named Mr. Darling described as flaxen haired and young. The brief OCR snippet suggests a literary scene or character introduction without additional context or events.
A concise note urging neighbors to consider Sullivan T Temes as a valued addition to the community, highlighting reliability, local ties, and potential benefits to nearby families and businesses.
Riggs Berry real estate agents advertise multiple parcels near Shelburn Carlisle and Sullivan. Listings include 200 acres under fence with coal veins, 95 acres timber land with improvements, 100 and 156 acre tracts with cultivation and dwelling, and coal veins with houses, barns, and water. Prices range from 23 to 80 per acre with cash down options and six percent interest.
No 38 describes 80 acres of coal land suitable for grain and grass with 60 cultivated at 25 dollars per acre, a bargain. No 4 details 240 acres rich prairie 220 cultivated in timothy and clover with two dwellings an orchard five wells and three pools near the E and T H R R one mile north of Shelburn. No 5 offers 120 acres rolling timber land 70 cultivated with 14 meadow 16 wheat and 40 for corn, a dwelling and barn, near Shelburn three miles north, price 25 dollars per acre, bargain indicated.
A sequence of farm parcels advertised for sale near Sullivan and Merom. No.6 1380 acres south of the S E and S E Railroad with diverse cultivation and woodland, price 35 per acre. No.7 244 acres eight miles from Sullivan in sugar and walnut land, price 11330. No.8 873 acres near New Lebanon rich loam, price 4000. No.9 240 acres near Sullivan and Lyonton with coal beds, price 35. No.10 265 acres river bottom land in Wabash Valley. No.11 140 acres in Hamilton township with rolling timber and meadow. No.18 163 acres near Merom and railroad, highly productive farmland.
Real estate notices describe multiple tracts near Sullivan and Linton Indiana. No 17 lists 120 acres with dwelling and orchard at 25 dollars per acre with half cash and remainder in one to two years. No 18 covers 87 acres with fence and timber pasture plus buildings. No 20 notes 158 acres of sugar walnut and poplar land with water and spring at 42 dollars per acre with half cash. No 21 200 acres near Linton with coal vein and railroad along one side priced at 42.50 dollars per acre.
Listings describe No 22 135 acres west of Oaktown Knox Indiana with black sandy loam for grain. No 23 56 acres near Sullivan with houses and barn at 40 dollars per acre. No 24 80 acres improved prairie in Butler County Kansas at reasonable terms. No 25 106 acres near Shelburn with E T H access. No 26 60 acres near Sullivan depot with orchards and two barns all in grass.
No 27 offers 184 acres six miles southeast of Sullivan with 140 acres in cultivation and good dwelling. Features include useful out-buildings and farming suitability. Priced at 4000 dollars, described as the cheapest farm on the list.
No 30 describes a 96 acre grass farm south of Sullivan featuring a new dwelling a 50 by 100 foot barn a fine orchard ample water and good fencing. Priced at 85 dollars per acre with half cash and the balance due in one and two years.
No 31 describes 87 acres of sugar beech and poplar land two miles south of Sullivan on a public road in cultivation with a brick dwelling a log barn and ample water priced at 45 dollars per acre on easy terms. No 82 covers 21 acres 14 of a mile from Carlisle with good farming land a small house a barn ample fruit and good water. For price and terms call. on
No 88 offers 40 acres two miles from Merom on the Wabash river with a box house and stable at 800 dollars half down. No 39 presents 260 acres near Sullivan with 220 cultivated, timbered land, dwelling and barns priced at 18000 with half cash and balance in one or two years at 6 percent. No 40 describes 50 acres north of Carlisle with 85 cultivated and pasture, a good dwelling and barn at 25 dollars per acre.
No 41 80 acres two miles south of New Lebanon good for grain and grass with 65 acres in cultivation and 15 acres blue grass For price and terms call on Riggs Berry Auctioneers or agents listed.
Multiple acreage parcels offered in Indiana near Sullivan and Carlisle. No 42 80 acres two miles north of Pleasantville with 60 cultivated. No 48 90 acres four miles north of Sullivan with two dwellings and farm improvements. No 44 424 acres near Carlisle suitable for stock raising with three tract option and priced at 13100. No 45 157 acres six miles west of Sullivan under fence cultivated with water and buildings. No 46 150 acres near Carlisle under cultivation with tiled improvements, priced at 6000 with half cash. Call Riggs Berry, Sullivan Indiana.
Philadelphia case finds death caused by patent cough syrup containing morphia. Dr Sam L Cox of Washington notes most cough medicines contain opiates and endorses Red Star Cough Care as free from narcotics, calling it a valuable discovery.
A young attorney preparing for his first Supreme Court appearance seeks guidance from David Davis. The ex-justice counsels confidence and composure, advising to ignore irrelevant interruptions, respond politely, and press on. The novice follows the advice and wins his case.
The article notes reform at funerals and announces Alexander H. Stephens to be placed in a vault at Liberty Hall after purchase by a memorial association. Gen Toombs will deliver the reinterment oration, while other quoted editors critique moral pretensions and clergy conduct.
A gentleman and his wife visited a cemetery in Attleboro with a director to select a lot. After asking about advance payment, the director replied that payment is not required up front, but if they delay, they will be expected to bury relatives within two years.
A Schenectady house plagued by roaches and water bugs kept three ordinary hop toads in the kitchen last fall. The toads have stayed indoors, remain well behaved, and the pests are no longer found in the home.
A Western liquor dealer states after a change of heart that at the end of the current month he will retire from the liquor traffic forever. Until then his stock on hand will be offered at greatly reduced rates, inviting all patrons to stock up.
A piece discusses wartime fears and public health while noting a New Yorker’s liver remedy claim. It then reports bales of German stock from a Holyoke mill containing orchestral scores by Weber Mozart and others dated 1726 to 1803, plus an old 400 page law book and letters from 1526, suggesting attic storage for centuries.
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