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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1884
Page
1
The Times offers one dollar per year to county residents with prepaid mail. For all county readers or nonprepaid subscribers the rate is one dollar fifty cents per year, eighty cents for six months, and fifty cents for four months.
A caustic review critiques Parke Godwin’s defense of Blaine in Little Rock and land deals. It probes whether letters and dispatched cables prove bribery or mere political maneuvering, citing Mulligan, Caldwell, Scott, and Logan Roots while assessing evidence and motives in the Blaine controversy.
A notice urges readers to renew subscriptions to the Sullivan Times. It emphasizes timely renewal to continue receiving local news and avoids service interruption.
The piece ridicules James G Blaine portraying him as a corrupt lobbyist and political opportunist responsible for financial ruin. It accuses him of deception, profit from others losses, and undermining reform while portraying him as unfit to lead and surrounded by shady allies.
A 1869 letter from James G Blaine discusses currency expansion and the possibility of starting a bank in Little Rock with strong profits. He asks Mr Fisher to confer with A Caldwell about local banking desires and suitable capitalization, suggesting options from $250,000 to $500,000.
The New York Limes argues Blaine’s self-serving defiance shows his unworthy career. It contends Republicans must face a moral test as voters see through pretenses and reject the candidate, predicting his defeat as the tide turns against him.
At a New York Academy of Music meeting German American members condemn James G Blaine as corrupt and align with Grover Cleveland and Thomas A Tendricks. They praise Cleveland as an honest statesman and pledge support in the upcoming election citing reforms and opposition to monopolies. The speaker cites personal grievance about Blaine and U S State Department policy.
A San Francisco Herald excerpt reprints a September 5 1884 letter by McSweeney discussing his arrest during land league activity after the 1878 1880 famine. He alleges Blaine as Secretary of State did all possible to aid him while Lowell says naturalized citizens cannot expect U S protection and seeks English envoy intervention.
A compilation of newspaper jottings from various papers on Cleveland and Blaine. It notes German and New York editorials backing Cleveland, labor discontent in Ohio and Pennsylvania, a New York World critique, and wagers over New York votes. It also comments on Elkins, Blaine’s image, and salary debates in the campaign.
A nasal injector free with each bottle of Shilohs Catarrh Remedy priced at 50 cents by W H Burks. The page mentions ex senator Kernan discussing Cleveland and Tildens 1876 prospects, Shilohs Vitalizer sold by W H Burks, and a note on the Dairy exhibit at the World's Exposition with a $10,000 premium. Also includes tree protectors advice for October and post freezings.
The Newark Herald notes Dr. Samuel H. Warren of Buffalo has published a card confessing his guilty complicity in the Warren Wolford slander scheme against Gov. Cleveland. He says intoxication led him to participate and urges others who stirred the scandal to likewise confess.
The New York Telegram ridicules Mr. Blaine’s campaign as built on three steps: an accusation, a strong denial, and definitive proof of guilt. The piece notes this cycle has repeated often and is tiresome.
List of patent grants including attachment for printing presses by A. R. Baker and nut lock by Alvin B. Clark. Olaf R. Olsen, a pulley. Collamer, feed rack. and Hackmoetack perfume. Also an ad for Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla claiming blood purification and strength.
A large eight page monthly paper devoted to Health and Home topics including marriage social science domestic medicine science literature art economy cookery hints on health and dietetics plus modern science to improve health prevent disease purify morals and make home happy.
The Tribune denounces Republican Congress grants to five Pacific railroads, claiming 181,186,112 acres were handed away. It argues these transfers rival European empires in scale, leaving no land for idle laborers or new settlers. The piece labels party railroading as theft by railroad rings and land thieves.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint relief offered with Shiloh's Vitalizer guaranteed by W. H. Burks. The text lauds New Orleans as the continent's healthiest city with a low death rate of 95 in a population of 250 000 during the second week of August, crediting the Auxiliary Sanitary Association for public health efforts.
An advertisement touts Dr. Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a cure for female pains and weakness boosting digestion sleep and natural function. It extols blood purification and relief from pimples sores and languor with rosy cheeks and bright eyes. A separate note highlights the World's Exposition Machinery Department showcasing vast labor-saving engines and a shaft network needing 4600 horsepower.
The Reverend George H. Thayer of Bourbon Indiana says he and his wife owe their lives to Shilohs Consumption Cure sold by W H Burks. He praises the remedy in a brief testimonial.
Business magnate Jay Gould cautions that any experiment in political change would be hazardous, a remark noted amid discussions of reform and governance in contemporary circles.
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