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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1881
Page
5
At 0:48 a.m. and 7:44 a.m. times shown, Rev. F. A. Friedley, president of Paw College, will preach tomorrow morning in Sullivan M. Church.
A column of notices offers rewards for a tougher stove the Favorite Cook Stove and a lighter draft sulky than pending plows from J F Hoke No 10 south side. A 1000 reward seeks a better Deering Theme Binder after tests in 1880 Sullivan county. The Mammoth Warehouse on Main street invites examining gear before orders. The county board of education meets Monday to discuss history changes. The page features electric light illustrations and a Cure for scrofulous humors with Cutiura Remedies and druggist recommendations.
Dr Cushman named postmaster at Graysville after J E Brewer resigns. Hon William Mack spoke at Presbyterian church on Egypt, sharing Nile travels and pyramid theories with maps and pictures. Advert says spring stock of lumber doors sash and building material available from Joun Davis & Sons.
Murry Briggs is 51 years old. John Jean visits from Robinson Saturday. Joe Davis of Terre Haute spent Sunday in the city. Prof. Allen from New Lebanon schools was in town Saturday. Col A G Davins and family of Bloomfield visited the city. W A B Roberts spent Sunday here and joined the Secretary of State’s office. John and Matt Walker of Haddon were in town yesterday along with Dick Harper. Mrs Shell Griffith has returned from Hot Springs.
Druggist notices promote Malt Bitters as nourishing and strengthening blood tonic for weakness and nervousness, claiming women and children freely take it. An item mentions Mrs Eza Young and Eaton & Miles shoes in a commercial notice, plus a fatal freight accident near the depot where Andrew Rodgers was struck and buried the next day.
Remaining in the Sullivan Indiana post office as of April 28 1881 include GENTS J H Baltino Charles E Barrett W O Berners Steve Brewer H B Bailey WE Biggs Bruce Carr W G Chambers Joseph Merrill Richard Starkey LADIES Emma Campbell Sinthy Cox Mattie Mason Opha Reed Sadie White. Call for these letters by saying advertised with name and date. J A Hays Postmaster Catarru. Complete treatment offer for $1 includes Santorov radical cure and related inhaler.
A jury awarded the plaintiff 1750 in the latest Hamilton G. Jones versus Joseph Buskirk case, drawing a large crowd. Other items: two drunken suspects jailed for horse shooting, fines and bail, and Local ads for embroidery stock and a plea for Memorial Day observances. Also a Chicago testimonial for Cuticura Remedies.
An 1881 silver wedding in St Paul Minnesota draws over a hundred guests, with gifts from Illinois and Indiana. The event features a bountiful supper, social games, and warm wishes for a future celebration, as recounted in a local remembrance. A separate ad from Indianapolis promotes McCormick Harvesters and other goods.
A survey of J F Hoke's 150 foot south square storehouse and large warehouse reveals a vast hardware and farm implements stock. The sales hub features old Bill Harper, Jack Stewart, Bob Deere, and J F Hoke himself, with many tools, wagons, plows, and Deering twine binder on display.
In Cass farm harvest praise comes from Datrympie noting one of McCormick’s Twine Binders ran eight days with no delay in a fifteen-binder gang under firm supervision. He calls it on par with top wire binders and credits Geo LLC Youngman Sullivan Ind as local sellers for Nicholls Shepard & Co. products. Eaton Miles.
Sulllway reports varied farm prices with wheat at 1.00 a bushel, corn 50 cents, hay 1200 dollars per ton, hogs 400 to 430, sheep 3.00 to 4.00, cattle 300 to 400, eggs 10 cents a dozen, chickens 2.75 per dozen, butter 20 cents. Crexcinxati notes hogs 4.50 and 6.30 with receipts of 1000 head, 660 shipped. Louisville reports hogs steady at 5.10 to 5.60, receipts 592 head, wheat 1.10 to 1.12.
A sale notice announces organ offerings from Mason and Hamlin and Woods, with a seller identified as Hughes. The short notice notes the instruments are for sale by the son of the original owner.
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