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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1884
Page
4
The directory lists judges, attorneys, and assistants for Sullivan and Greene counties with terms of court billed as the third Monday in March, second Monday in June, second Monday in October, and fourth Monday in December. Trustees, town officials, and township names populate the roster, including multiple towns such as Sullivan, Farm ersburg, Shelburn, and Gill.
Trains operate daily between Evansville and Chicago with sleeping cars. Trains 9 and 10 run Sundays only with through coaches between Evansville and Indianapolis. Trains 1 2 5 6 and Fand run daily except Sundays with through coaches to Indianaapolis. G J Grammar, G P A.
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Essay argues that money focused professionals should cultivate diversions as labor of love. From bee-keeping to microscopy, such pursuits build character, longevity, and better citizenship, citing Franklin Holmes Lubbock and Wallace as examples of fruitful off hours shaping careers and virtue.
Uncle Billy Hamilton a Rush County eccentric broom-maker from Sooth-Irish stock debates abolitionist and a free soil advocate. In Vienna he quips that heaven may welcome a black man already washed white by the Lamb, reflecting his Jacksonian democracy and sharp wit amid antebellum social tensions.
Autumn fashion notes mark a shift to simple toilettes in Cambrics and gighams with gathered belts and ribbon waist ties. Jewelry dwindles to plain settings and small bands while ornate pieces fade, signaling a move toward understated elegance in dress and accessories.
A farmer advisor warns fires mainly stem from faulty flues and negligent maintenance. Readers should inspect flues twice yearly and repair defects promptly, focusing on the dangerous pipe entry point where sparks can ignite dry surrounding wood.
An extended description praises a cover design for The Current featuring a goddess figure, Pallas, beside a fountain and laurel, with Promethean fire and a literature portfolio. The image blends classical Grecian myth with a modern female ideal, signaling bold artistic departure and celebrating African influence as the ultimate flowering of civilization.
The piece reviews non pharmacological sleep remedies such as evening activity, warm clothing, reading or reciting poetry, breathing exercises, cold forehead compresses, and avoiding drugs. It endorses Dr Gaysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier, and notes Shiloh's Vitalizer with a buyable guarantee. It also mentions autumn fence relaying to last a generation and rail fencing upkeep.
In New York, Judge Black, newly appointed U S Attorney General, receives a playful prank at the Astor House. A gray man posing as Judge J Williams leaves a note and a comical written greeting, sparking a brief, affectionate reunion between two old colleagues.
A long list of patents granted for the week ending Oct 21 covers items from a ratchet drill to a gas furnace and wagon shaft support. Inventors include Armstrong Indiana polis, John D. Edward Rochester cevis, Wm H. Mente Greenwood, and many others from Indianapolis, South Bend, Evansville, and surrounding towns.
Dr Henry Tucker endorses a quick cough remedy of moistened sugar and good vinegar for infants and all ages. Also promoted are Guysett’s Yellow Deck and Sarsaparilla for blood nourishment, Shiloh’s products for consumption, digestion, catarrh, and a free nasal injector with Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Local notes mention county reports of poverty and lawbreaking.
The Indiana state lands sale by act of Congress offers swamp lands at the Sullivan Court House on November 28 1884 from 10 a m to 2 p m. The parcels include the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section one township seven north range eleven west containing forty acres more or less appraised at 100 dollars and lot no one section seven town six north range nine west containing forty acres more or less appraised at 100 dollars No bid for less than the appraisement. The lands were donated to Indiana as swamp lands by Congress on September 28 1850. James H M Rick Auditor pro tem
Thomas M. Douthit as administrator of John Wells deceased asks the Sullivan Circuit Court to sell the decedent's real estate due to insufficient personal assets. The petition will be heard on the first day of December at the Sullivan courthouse. witness the court clerk and seal this October.
From Sullivan Illinois on November 4 1884 the market lists prices for hay pert and wheat peer ni flour best family per barrel 4 6 beef cattle fat per db ds ets cattle stuck per tb 0 ets hoes fat per din fets hogs stock per bh 53 sheep pert curn pert ty bat Feathers 7 Way Gis Bucks per dea Sho Grease Dyed Panches en rigs Adit en Dried Agydes act 4 to cts.
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An obscure financial scandal impacts Pennsylvania traders as a network tied to Ohta and Penn operates deceitful schemes. Authorities probe fleece, fake certificates, and diverted funds, while victims report losses ranging into thousands. The case highlights regulatory gaps and warrants further enforcement actions.
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