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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1892
Page
4
An old housekeeper lists practical weights for groceries in familiar kitchen terms. The notes convert common items to pounds and ounces and include eggs butter sugar flour coffee and meats with guidance on cups spoons and pints conversions.
A prominent manufacturer worn by impairments seeks relief from constant care and worry. A celebrated specialist prescribes rest and change of thought, with Dr Miles Restorative Nervine advertised as the remedy, claiming thousands cured and offering a free trial bottle through Crowder & Reed.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger heads to the depot and, with twenty minutes to spare, gets a shave and haircut in eleven minutes plus six minutes of shaving. Three barbers, Mr Robinson, Mr Smith, and a shoe polisher, work in concert to finish before his train.
This widely used remedy receives repeated praise from AHS users who attest to its purity and curative claims. Electric Bitters are said to cleanse blood, fight malaria, and relieve headaches constipation and indigestion. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Price 50 cents or 1.00 per bottle at Joe K Smock's drug store.
A collage of vintage snippets notes Bismarck orders for uniforms, a colonial ad, Greek art funding, a composite metal wheel, hair products, yacht deals, and editorial shifts. It also covers wartime supply anecdotes, a journal letter praising Chamberlain’s remedy, and brief regional notices of accidents, auctions, and a naval or political intrigue flurry.
A UTICA church tower hosts a seven foot mountain ash tree growing in masonry cracks. On Marybuid shore a ritual cures biliousness by circling a tree three times while reciting a charm. People wear potato rings for rheumatism and carry potatoes, with stolen potatoes believed more potent. Other folk remedies include a pebble in Michigan to fend off rheumatism.
It Should be in Every House. J. B. Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa says he will not be without Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds after pneumonia threatened his wife during the flu. Robert Barber of Cooksport Pa says it has done her more good than anything for lung trouble. Free trial bottles at Joe K. Smock's drug store. Large bottles 50c and 1.00.
George William Curtis once spoke on a Buffalo stage when a heavy rope broke from the flies and dropped behind him. He quipped that it must have been the thread of any discourse. The audience laughed loudly as the talk resumed after the moment.
The article touts Dr Franklin Miles the Indiana specialist claiming his New Heart Cure cures heart disease and cites testimonials. A Nebraska resident is said to be cured after twelve years of illness and the cure is sold by Crowder and Reed with a free book offered.
An aspiring candidate for the House speaks to voters in a nearby village. When asked about his stance on the Mills and McKinley bills he admits limited thought but prefers paying the Mills bill first as the older measure.
A Herkimer Democrat note describes a notorious lazy man along the Thirdlake shore of the Fulton chain who spends his days fishing. He ties his pole to a dog's tail and kicks the ball when the hobber disappears while the animal leads the fish.
A brief literary exchange between a coastal suitor and his companion from the Washington Evening Star. The pair discuss engagement plans and the practicality of a short stay by the sea.
Paanious Blush of Roses claims to cure pimples freckles blackheads mouth patches tan sunburn erysipelas salt rheam burns cold sores and eczema while whitening the face. One bottle lasts six months and costs 74 cents, guaranteed. Hutchinson & Company sell it. The New York health board reports 160 sun stroke deaths last week vs 90 the week before. There are fifteen NYC national banks with deposits over 15 million each, largest 33 million in National Park.
Advertisement touts Dr Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills as a speedy cure for biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Claims suitability for all ages with 50 doses costing 25 cents samples available at Crowder and Reeds.
A report notes Canada shipping ice to Philadelphia with cargoes matching Maine products. A Mississippi man wins a railroad ticket value suit after being unable to use his ticket. The piece promotes Chamberlains remedy with 25 and 50 cent bottles sold by Joe Ks Smock, and mentions September.
Mr. Alex Moir of Britt Iowa recounts his two year old daughter's summer illness in 1882. After physician care failed he used Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from his shelf. The child improved after the first dose and was fully well in three days. Sold by Joe K Smock. September 1st.
The Sun asserts the new supreme judge may have shaved his side whiskers and laments if true. The Courier Journal notes the nation longs to see whiskers paired with a black silk mother lubbard in this playful political rumor.
Horace Claret, an 18 year old son of a New Haven blacksmith, plunged ninety feet from the mast of the schooner Mabel Thomas into the Quinnipiac river and vows to make further jumps. The item also advertises Hall's Hair Renewer for hair restoration and dye.
Travel promoters offer round trip and special fares for Evansville on Aug 1 and 21 to Jasper Ind Aug 23. Other events include Kansas City K of P gathering Aug 20 23, Army reunion at Chattanooga Sept 18 19, and Sullivan Corbett prize fight travel to New Orleans Sept 1 6 with return by Sept 16. The fares include round trips at one fare and specified good-return windows.
James E. Gilman a leading grain and flour commission merchant has been missing two weeks. The firm Gilman Cheney Co. shows an embezzlement of 0 000 and he is alleged to have siphoned funds from the Walker estate trust. Frederick N. Cheney partner is president of the Boston chamber of congress. Last seen in New York and believed to have gone to Baltimore.
A five story grain elevator owned by Theodore B. Case & company on Thirty fourth Street and Eleventh Avenue, with capacity about 100000 bushels, caught fire Friday and was totally destroyed. Loss estimated at 340000.
New York August 15 R G Dan Co weekly trade review notes crop reports below expectations signaling potential corn and cotton deficits but overall prices rise as exports lag behind last year. Iron output high but stocks rise. western reopenings may curb output while steel and textiles show active demand. Breadstuffs rise with corn oats up while wheat falls. imports surge and gold exports risk rises.
The readable fragments show an application with questions sent and a mention of P1000 persons and dates. The text references a list of questions and a need to remember the date and comment early as listed. Specific names, places, or agencies are not identifiable in the readable portion.
A broken narrative describes Captain Thomas Simonds and crew near Port Morris when saboteur whispers of a large silver and gold haul submerged in the sound. The narrative also notes broader Civil Service and industrial strikes in Washington and Chicago, highlighting personnel shortages and wage disputes.
A cool bold thief boarded the Diadem at the dock on Tuesday afternoon and presented a fake order from Cohen & Company Water Street for forty six boxes of tobacco. He removed twenty five boxes on his truck and fled promising to return for the rest but vanished. Detectives pursue a $12 003 tobacco theft case now linked to the bombed warehouse.
Mor ris Cove Massachusetts hosts Slaven, Prince Merisiac Giralda de Lime, third son of the Congo king, spending the summer with Lieutenant Strensen, a noted African explorer. The king lent him as a guest years ago, and the 17 year old is described as intelligent and well educated. he plans to return to Africa after the visit.
Scranton Aug 15 fires break out again in No 26 mine abandoned workings between Scranton and Jermyn. Air flows toward Mayfield risking extensive damage to the town built over the mine as authorities urge immediate suppression to prevent disaster.
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