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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1886
Page
4
The Chicago Daily News presents itself as an independent newspaper that avoids partisanship while voicing positive opinions. It highlights its status as a 2 cent paper in the west and a member of the Associated Press, promising to print all the news.
The piece chronicles the origin of Chicago University in 1855 with Stephen A. Douglas donating near Cottage Grove and the later collapse under debt. It notes Rev J C Burroughs first president, later leadership changes, and the mortgage default leading to closure. It mentions a potential reestablishment as an independent college or Roman Catholic college and describes the nearby Douglas monument as a memorial to Douglas, second in popularity to Lincoln among locals.
The article portrays M Chevreul born August 1 1780 in Angiers France as a renowned chemist with a peaceful long life. It notes his scholarly lineage and a lab career marked by dedication, frugal habits regular meals light diet coffee abstains from alcohol and mourns the loss of his wife twenty years past.
The article notes renewed business activity this fall with increased merchandise distribution and stiffening prices. It cites heavy imports of raw materials, rising Western railroad earnings, and buoyant prospects, tempered by concerns about labor capital tensions and haste to get rich.
The piece argues for strong security to curb temptations to gamble in business. A working compromise between employers and workers is possible on a widening base of mutual confidence. It notes progress in human affairs and rapid advancement in material interests, highlighting broad prosperity in history.
Verre Haute Ohio postmaster Chas F Powell says two finest chickens fell ill with soup and he fed them bread soaked in St Jacobs. Next day both birds showed no trace of the disease remaining.
The passage praises George Washington for maintaining neutrality during France England conflicts, guiding the nation like a steady pilot. It notes harsh partisan attacks he faced, including accusations of masquerading patriotism, as Horace E. Scudder writes in St. Nicholas about Washington.
Hay five to five fifty per ton delivered. Wheat six five to seven tenths per bushel. Flour four fifty per barrel. Beef cattle fat per pound three to four cents. Cattle stock per pound twenty four to four cents. Hogs fat per pound four hundred forty seven cents. Sheep per pound three cents. Corn per bushel twenty eight cents. Butter per pound ten cents. Eggs per dozen seven cents. Hens per pound six cents. Roosters per pound twenty four cents. Spring chickens seven cents. Turkeys per pound four to six cents. Feathers per pound twenty to thirty eight cents. Ducks per pound five cents. Geese per dozen three to four dollars. Dried apples per pound twenty four cents.
Milwaukee market brief lists cash prices and firm quotes for corn oats and related goods. Includes reference to No 2 oats and No 1 items with coded price hints and quality notes for traders.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists various codes and numbers such as dates and prices with no coherent event or named entities. The piece lacks identifiable people places organizations or a clear news angle to summarize.
An examination of how wealth from famous American families was distributed after death. Key figures include George Peabody, John Jacob Astor, Johns Hopkins, A. T. Stewart, Cornelius Vanderbilt, James Lenox, and Samuel J. Tilden, with bequests to libraries, hospitals, education, and public works.
The Times Democrat asserts the New Orleans exposition has far reaching influence, saying years of impact will prove the fairs spurred the South’s mining and manufacturing supremacy by revealing its resources and climate to the world. Minnesotans reported exhibitors praising New Orleans, confirming the show’s lasting benefits.
Commissioner of Pensions Black reports for year ending June 30 1886 365 783 pensioners on rolls. The table shows annual totals from 1881 268 85 to 1886 365 783 with steady yearly gains of about 20 000 and rising drops and additions. Dr Pierce pellets sold for headaches bilious attacks.
Reverend W S Wavoner of Pink Hill Missouri reports his throat improved after using White Wine of Tar Syrup sent by Dr C D Warner. He praises it as an excellent medicine for throat and lungs and notes it is for sale by Crowder and Reed.
Reports in The St James Gazette recount fresh gold discoveries beyond the Transvaal in Witwatersrand Heidel berg and Waterberg as well as Zululand Amaswaziland Shuysna and even Orange Free State. Despite fever the six thousand workers at Transvaal face starvation risk and districts warn caution while reefs demand crushing machinery rather than small claims.
J A Rogers M D of Kenton Ohio says Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup is universally approved by his customers with years of sale and no complaints. Sold by Crowder Reed.
The 16th annual fair at Vincennes runs October 11 to 16, 19s6. The grounds offer water and shade, with a full premium list of household, mechanical and agricultural items, rare floral and fruit displays, daily speed trials, a grand industrial parade, fireworks, illumination and steamboat excursions. Music will accompany the event.
The North German Lloyds Werra was disabled mid Atlantic and towed by the Venetian. A gale sent seas over the Werra until the Venetian deployed oil-bag tubes on each side, dragging them astern. The sea grew smooth and no water broke aboard the Werra.
Beginning September 27 and running until the fair closes October 9, the Ohio and Mississippi Bay will sell round trip tickets at half fare. The exposition is described as the finest yet, with floral designs, daily Cincinnati Orchestra concerts, and big organ performances drawing crowds. Grigg's Glycerine Salve is pitched as a universal cure for cuts and skin conditions, sold by S. A. White for 25 cents with guarantee.
The E and T H R R offers round trip fares to St Louis from Sept 23 to Oct 5 with three daily trains and quick connections at Terre Haute or Vincennes. For details contact F E Basler, ticket agent, or G J Grammer, Traffic Manager. An indignant Irishman in a telegraph office protests a message with a biting regional digression about money and a request to deliver the missage.
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