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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1886
Page
1
Sullivan Indiana retailer announces spring and summer stock including round cornered and straight cut sacks in plaids plain cassimeres and English worsted plus elegant line of single pants. Invites customers to visit before buying elsewhere.
About 300 children’s suits in sizes 4 to 10 are being sold off at very low prices as a move to clear out inventory from the store.
A local retailer boasts the largest stock of furnishing goods in the city, promising wide variety and ample selection for customers. The notice emphasizes breadth of inventory and competitive pricing to attract shoppers.
A British estate owner Herbert Linley faces public disgrace as his wife Catherine and governess Sydney Westerfield confront a love triangle. Linley’s supposed desertion and the illicit affair lead to dramatic confrontations, while a traveling artist reveals Mount Morven’s closed status and a new trust forms in London.
A bold claim from our agency endorsing Sweet Orr Co’s as the best overall brand in the United States. The statement highlights perceived quality and reliability across their product line.
A collection of opinions from Louisa M. Alcott Rebecca Harding Davis Madeline Vinton Dahlgren Lucy Stone Helen Campbell Eunice White Beecher Mary L. Booth Lucy Larcom Louis Chandler Moulton on the ideal marriage age. They weigh physical readiness social exposure and chances of happiness noting opportunities peak between 18 and 25 and cautioning against early or late unions.
Dr. Benjamin Ward Richardson outlines personal rules to stave off senile disease. Begin in youth with avoidance of childhood shocks and grief, limit terrifying sights, and keep events light for children. Maintain lifelong habits: moderate meals, light nutritious diet with milk, four daily portions, and warm but light clothing.
The text warns catarrh is an advancing disease and urges using Dr Sage's Galatric Remedy as the only effective treatment. It cautions against self dosing with quack medicines and presents the remedy as a matured scientific invention.
The trend of sprucing up dooryards fences arbors and adding trees shrubs and flowers while repairing painting and improving outbuildings is praised as increasing beauty and market value. Also urged are humane farm practices. Marked ads promote cathartic pills glycerine salve and consumer goods.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a positive cure for consumption and throat and lung diseases. It claims a dying rich man could have saved his life if used early and notes the product is available from all druggists.
The American Agriculturist advises May as a critical month for farm animals as pastures shift from hay to grass. Start with hay and grain twice daily, gradually reducing evening rations while maintaining morning feeds. Include brood mares and work Horses with substantial hay or grain on chopped straw. Fresh cows calving soon after turning to grass fare well, but large milkers need extra feed in the second week to maintain condition.
A letter from Rev. R. F. Beavers of Perehe Missouri praises White Wine of Tar Syrup as an effective throat remedy and notes its sale by Crowder & Reed. The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record reminds Southern farmers many arable lands are only scratched and highlights underutilized soil and woodland fertility in the region.
Cathartic tonic claims to relieve colic headache and stomach sickness in children. Advertises Sitimons Liver Regulator as a safe purely vegetable remedy that tastes pleasant and can be used alone or with other medicines.
Rev H B Errell of Pavillon NY hails Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a desirable family remedy. The product is for sale by Marlow and Robbins.
Advice from American Agriculturist advocate composting manure with yard waste to heat and enrich soil for corn and millet. May tillage using harrow and cultivator increases soil readiness as weed seeds sprout and moisture and fermentation accelerate plant food availability. Gilmore's Magnetic Elixir claim noted as remedy. for sale by Marlow & Robbins.
A collage of endorsements and ads including Rev Stevenson praising White Wine of Tar Syrup, bond market notes about uncalled United States bonds, medicinal claims for Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonic, Gilmore's Magnetic Elixir, and Gilmore's Neuralgia Cure with local vendors Crowder Reed Marlow Robbins.
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