Coffee brand claims high honors and graded rates
A local advert promotes Chase & Sanborns Famous Brands coffee grades from 15 to 40 cents per pound claiming high honors for the product.
16 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1902
Page
1
A local advert promotes Chase & Sanborns Famous Brands coffee grades from 15 to 40 cents per pound claiming high honors for the product.
The board let eight bridges contracts on Saturday. Bellefontaine company receives three and Vincennes bridge company five, with sums of 2116 and 5814 dollars respectively.
An item notes teachers benefit from occasional schooling to stay studentlike, avoid routine teaching, and earn more later. The notice from Anderson's Family thanks friends for kindness during a mother’s illness and death. An ad offers farm loans at 5 percent with flexible payments and a seed supply from Sullivan Mercantile Co.
Col. Robt. T. Aylor originator of the phrase The incident is closed. James Ripper figures behind the scenes. Chump Mills connected to Sickman and Keepers of Wrinkle. John N. Ash, a hired man described as a human graphophone who repeats You’ll be surprised at the result.
In this satirical scene a chorus of locals critique leaders and factions. Names like Miers Robert Honjohn Easy Charley and P Hazard Blew populate a mock political melee as the crowd debates, tattles, and votes aye or tables reports while an aging prophet and a crimson circus plume watcher observe.
In the tableau a capture of Sickman and followers occurs while the opposition shows rope throwing skill. The iron is applied amid cries from the wounded. Miers dispatches ambassadors and Sickman appeals for aid as harmony appears to rise and his chances brighten with Sapolio.
A collection of quoted remarks from Democratic and allied figures including Nash Rogers and Col. Taylor. The dialogue touches on election expectations, accusations of ballot stuffing, personal loyalties, and dramatic anecdotes from conventions and political meetings.
Satirical verse recounts a political contest with a mock Saloon Brigade of one hundred facing defeat. The piece mocks candidates, opposition leaders, and a figure named Bill Doubtit, who plans to oppose Charles and resist early office. It ends with a plug for J. Mattixe’s Blue Ribbon line.
In a speech to the Sullivan County Democratic meeting last Thursday J Litty Windley apologizes for misjudging his election status and for actions at the gathering. He denies ring involvement and hopes to regain support while thanking voters for past favors. He also notes the marriage of Dr. J S Murphy to Nora I Lain.
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