Official Abstract Of Votes Polled In Sullivan County Indiana
The document records votes cast in Sullivan County Indiana on November 2 1886 for Lieutenant Governor State Treasurer Attorney General Supreme Court Judge Congress and local offices. It lists candidates such as John C Nelson Jesse M Gale Robert S Shirer Thomas Byrnes Julius Pemone Arthur Tebbs Charles Munson Harvey Lafoliette Cyrus Hodgin and others with partial tabulated results across townships and precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Indiana
John C. Nelson
Robert S. Set
Jesse M. Gale
Robert W. Miers
Charles F. Griffin
Jesse S. Hughes
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Ede
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Charles A. Munson
Bruce Carr
Sylvanus Johnson
Pkt Ttiy
Pete J Flaca
Thomas B. Byrnes
Julius A. Pemone
Arthur G. Tebbs
Martin T. Krueger
William T. Noble
Levi D. Ratliff
Hugh D.mcmullen
Louis.t. Michener
William M. Land
Andrew M. Sweeney
Harvey M. Lafoliette
Bees Ave Vretinss Syglen
Cyrus W. Hodgin
Fee Feepere
Oferepeeefeeef Ferree
Judge Supreme Court
John R. Costroth
Robert
Dowiggins
Congress
John EB. Lamb
James T. Johnston
Thomas E. Ballard
William C. Hultz
Ice
Fred. L. Buskirk
Liberty P. Mullinix
John T. Beasley
Decatur Downing
Philip R. Jenkins
John H. Jackson
George C. Youngman
James L. Berry
Anon French
Elijah H. Dilley
Joshua Beasley
William Joyce
Caleb M. Lowder
Ben. E. Briggs
Benjamin F. MeNcHenry
Charles Scott
Cornelius B. Eno
James L. Nash
Bailey ‘McConnell
George W. Psreyy
John Dever
Byron K. Elliott
Supreme Court
Lemuel H. Willis
Robert F. Knotts
William Willis
Short Words Reform in Speech by Edward Duffy
Edward Duffy argues for a reform in word choice favoring short clear words over pompous phrasing. He cites critics and poets, notes risks of long words to moral and public life, and praises one syllable elegance while warning against overreliance on brevity.
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Gray
Goldsmith
Swigs
Robinson
Shakespeare
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Hayne
John F. Knapp
John Adams
William H. Maynard
Oneida County
New York
Horatio Seymour
Albany
Edward Duffy
Vitalizer ad promises cure for indigestion and more
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Vitalizer as a positive cure for indigestion constipation dizziness and loss of appetite. The notice lists sellers J W Hughes Sullivan and T B Bedwell Dugger selling the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hughes
Sullivan
Bedwell
Dugger
Shiloh
J.w.hughes
Lawyers say lawsuits costly and unreliable in commerce
An eminent lawyer argues merchants and manufacturers should avoid suits as costly delays and uncertain verdicts erode profits. He cites juries as biased and unfit for complex business matters, warning that law battles rarely justify the expense and harm to character. The piece ends with a Southern soldier quoting Napoleon on war and individual value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courts of Law
Two Armies at Chancellorsville Recalled by Hunt
General H J Hunt chief of artillery of the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg reflects on Chancellorsville and the morale of both sides. He notes Confederate veterans rallied at home and that the Army of the Potomac faced scrutiny and weak official support yet showed enduring spirit and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Hunt
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
War Department
Congress
Arbitration roots in medieval law and wage controls
The article cites Edward III era ordinances and 14th to 17th century statutes as early forms of wage arbitration by third parties. It traces how courts, wardens, and justices of the peace shaped dispute settlement between masters and workers, predating modern strikes and labor agitation. It also notes a diphtheria claim by Dr. Morse in Amissville, attributing success to potassium bicarbonate therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Commerford Martin
Charleston
London
Morse
Amissville
Rapid Protestant Mission Expansion Worldwide
The article notes rapid growth in Protestant missions over the last fifty years with Africa as a focus, listing about forty societies active there among 200 million people speaking 600 languages. It cites Bible translation into 267 languages, 2100 plus female missionaries, and expanding medical mission work as highly effective, alongside increasing native agents in propagation efforts.
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Africa
Christian Union
Review of Modern Philosophy Theories in The Constitution
The piece critiques contemporary scientific thought, noting clashes among scientists and disagreements over religious and materialist claims. It cites Eix-Judge Stalle and critiques Spencer and Huxley for speculative and impractical theories, praising common sense as more valuable than alleged scientific thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eix-Judge Stalle
Spencer
Huxley
Atlanta Constitution
Immigration Tables Show Ireland Defies Male Female Ratio
United States immigration data for year ending June 30 1886 shows overall male to female ratios similar to 1882 with Europe sending far more men than women. Ireland breaks the trend with female immigration exceeding male by about 1 000 to 24 000 in 1883 84 85 and 1886 illustrating a shift toward women drawn by wage opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Europe
Ireland
Brooklyn Union
Sowing Wild Oats Beliefs and Youthful Indulgence Debate
A moral editor argues that the phrase sowing wild oats is a dangerous lie. Youthful misdeeds leave lasting scars, defying removal, and threaten manliness, prompting revisited notions of virtue and self control at an early age.
Manliness and honesty debated in early 1900s discourse
An excerpt discusses the narrowing social code of manliness, condemning lying while enabling silence as deception and endorsing vengeance. It cites Dr. Howard Crosby, notes on oiling boots, and Dr. Kellogg’s tea-drinking claim with a 1874 jury anecdote from St. Paul about drunken tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Crosby
The
Church Union
J. H. Kellogg
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Minneapolis
Kelly
St. Paul
Lamb
Dr. Kellogg
Chicago News
Market Prices From Sullivan Include Livestock and Grains
The Sullivan market reports figures for hay at 5.00 to 5.50 per ton delivered, wheat 0.65 to 0.70 per bushel, flour 4.25 per barrel, beef cattle fat 0.24 to 0.31 per lb, stocker cattle 0.02 to 0.03, hogs 0.04, sheep 0.08, corn 0.25, butter 0.10, eggs 0.16, hens 0.5? per lb, roosters 0.02, spring chickens 0.05, turkeys 0.05 to 0.06, feathers 0.20 to 0.35, ducks 0.05, geese 3.00 per dozen, dried apples 0.23.
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Napoleon
Heaven
Pittsburgh Dispatch
J. H. McLean
8. A. White
City Drug Store
American Agriculturist
Science and Common Sense
Llin SS
Sullivan Planing Mill
E. & T. H. Depot
J. F. Hoke & CO
Rural Machine Works
Oliver
Selc
Rost & Robbins
North Broad Street
Sullivan, Ind
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