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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1884
Page
4
A fragmentary list shows names, officers, and multiple train times and routes. Northbound trains run through the day with varied departures from dawn to night, including morning and evening slots.
The notice lists train numbers and frequencies for Evansville to Chicago Indianapolis and Paducah routes. It specifies sleeping and through coaches on certain trains, with service details limited to weekdays Sundays and notable exceptions.
The document argues for a Democratic shift against the Republican party, condemning corruption and misrule. It appeals to voters by praising universal rights, states’ reserve powers, and federal supremacy within constitutional limits, while promising tariff adjustment, tax relief, and sound governance. It emphasizes preserving liberty, reducing taxes, and restoring public trust.
The platform denounces tariff abuses and calls for federal taxation for public needs only. It supports internal revenue as wartime relief, pensions for disabled soldiers, and loyalty to honest money. It favors American continental policy, free ballot, civil service reform, and protection of workers, lands for settlers, and a strong US sovereignty abroad.
The piece urges prompt treatment for coughs and colds to prevent consumption. It asserts many die because they delay seeking cure and praises Dr. Wister's Balsam of Wild Cherry as a sure remedy obtainable from any druggist.
Chicago Times argues that Blaine’s denials are untruthful and Fisher’s testimony is more credible. It cites 1880 meetings at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Elisha Atkins, and John Cummings plotting to obtain letters and memorandums from Mulligan for ten thousand dollars. The piece portrays Blaine as acting for personal advantage during his 1880 presidential bid.
The piece reports partisan slogans at a Chicago convention and criticizes Blaine. It notes Foraker’s pledge of a 60,000 vote Republican plurality if Blaine is nominated. The Weekly rejects Blaine, calling his career among history’s worst, while comparing 1880 Ohio election results to the current year’s outcomes.
The Louisville Courier-Journal accuses James G Blaine of repeated falsehoods claiming he owned no coal or iron land in Ohio while noting his stock holdings in land and resources. The piece argues his denials were presented with intent to mislead and cites his signatures on receipts and incorporation papers as proof.
Massachusetts presidential hopeful Mr Grady, renowned for his loud campaigning, has not appeared recently. Reports suggest he paused politics to seek an elusive perfume to counter the stink of rotten eggs.
Henry Ward Beecher announces immediate campaign activity for Cleveland. He vows to attack the Republican party and its Blaine faction, calling the Independent Republican movement strong and pledging to demand an honest government under a Blaine cabinet.
A medicinal claim from W H Burks promotes Shiloh's Cure as a quick cure for a hacking cough with a money back guarantee. The advertisement emphasizes guaranteed relief.
Dispatches report Spanish army pay delays and food seizures in Cuba, a Siberia sentence for a Odessa resident, university closures in Kiev, a Sicily cyclone devastations, and a British push to curb slave trade in New Guinea. It also covers wheat prices in Britain, racing earnings, royal gifts to newlyweds, and detailed French clashes with Chinese forces at Chu Qn and Tamsui with casualties on both sides.
A small advertorial notes that Shiloh's Cure by W. H. Burks is advertised as immediately relieving croup whooping cough and bronchitis with a brief claim of quick relief.
In a total poll of 730 378 the Republicans held a narrow plurality in a state consistently Republican since 1852. A shift of five thousand votes would alter the result. Blaine faces risk as eight thousand Prohibitionists backed the ticket and anti Blaine Republicans may swing to Cleveland in November. Ohio’s fate remains doubtful amid campaign finance concerns and shifting allegiances.
A review of Edward Everett Hale’s plea for half time in schools argues against over grading and cramming. It notes a shift needed in education and highlights other articles in the North American Review on the African problem, women’s political role, naval armament, and suffrage.
Advertisement claims Shiloh's Vitalizer cures dyspepsia and liver complaints. Endorsed by W. H. Burks with a money-back guarantee, urging readers to try the remedy.
A cloth bound medical work for women claims to prevent and treat female diseases at home. The seller asserts over 10,000 copies sold and lists a price of 50 cents. Available from Nunda Publishing Co. in Nunda New York.
The administrator of Elizabeth Gray's estate will sell at public sale on the premises of the deceased in Haddon township Sullivan county on Wednesday December 3 1884.
Market rates list hay wheat flour beef cattle hogs sheep corn butter eggs hens roosters turkeys and other commodities with per ton per bushel per pound and per dozen figures. Includes fats stock cattle and livestock prices and dried fruit values.
Grain and dairy notes show steady conditions as prices list per bushel and per hundredweight. Cattle futures reflect steady demand with steers quoted at various quality ranges and sales totals reported for different weight categories.
Fragmentary OCR notes show mixed market terms and prices for commodities labeled No 2 White and No 2 Baniky with mentions of November. Readable items include bank or service references and pricing cues, but details are incomplete and hard to interpret.
Cincinnati market notes show mixed demand with family goods at 8.40 and 3.75, pork at 16.50, lard firm around 12.72, and bulk meats listed at 66,003 with bacon prices near 10.50. Provisions vary as prices move, with oats weak and jive steady across items.
The itemized price list shows oats lower in October and pork futures noted. Grain and meat provisions appear with mixed quotes and small movements, including dry goods and lean cuts cited at various per unit prices and adjustments.
Fragmentary text mentions weather and seeds with scattered dates and items. No coherent event or names are determinable from the readable portion.
The fragmentary text mentions Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan with references to fleeces and a pulled W035, indicating a partial sports or regional note with unclear details.
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