The Sullivan Union 1881 August 31
Local paper page from August 31 1881 reports community notices and brief news items. Obscure text references names, places, and events readable in fragments, reflecting a compact town chronicle and public notices.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1881
Page
8
Plattdeutsche Festival in New York and Oddities of the Day
A lively New York note from August 22 1881 reports on a long German festival with bier, brass bands, knights, and mock weddings. The writer also mocks smugglers and a 365 percent ad valorem duty on a Scotch yacht, and notes recent science conventions on photography and pigeon racing with playful, satirical commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Mountain
For Young Men to Remember. Albany Press Advice to Youth
The Albany Press urges young men to remember values over appearances. Do not debt beyond means, avoid fashionable living, marry only if financially capable, and seek substance over style in life and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Press
Ironside Cure credited by Cyracuse man
Michael McCann of Syracuse New York describes chronic illness including dyspepsia urinary trouble and nervous exhaustion. He reports relief after taking Brown's Son Bitters praising it as a cure and a strengthened constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McCann
Cyracuse
N. Y
Brown
Bitters
Ireland
Iran
Mary Blucher a Pile of Comfort in Toledo Scene
Mrs Blucher, wiping perspiration, notes her daughter’s comforting presence at home. She praises the daughter’s thoughtful singing of songs like Sweet rest by and by and Mother's growing old as she prepares laundry and spends time on the lawn with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jordan
Liza Jane
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Davis
Hiram E. Carpenter
Mason & Hamlin Organ Agent Geo F Hughes
Geo F Hughes is listed as agent for Mason and Hamlin Organs, handling sales and service inquiries in the local posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. Hughes
Mason & Hamlin Organ
Brown's Iron Bitters Praised by West Virginia Physician
An old WaHee.ine physician extols Brown's Iron Bitters for restoring vigor and health. He claims the tonic strengthens blood digestion urinary and pulmonary systems, improves heart action and muscular strength, eases debility, and even treats sexual weakness when other remedies fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine
W. Va
Giggling: A Burden on Young Women and Men
The piece rails against constant giggling from young adults among peers and elders alike. It condemns their habit as incurable, noting it erupts at hymns, hymns, hymns, babies, cler gymans, meals, and choir mistakes, revealing a pervasive social irritant.
Wasted Opportunities in the Army Scheme
A writer recalls a past army schemes to profit from fraudulent mule certificates. The proposal failed, while the proposer now owns an orange grove, a fast horse, a steam yacht, and wealth. The note frames the past as a tug of war over opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Orthern Terenas
Texas & Pacific Railway
W. H. Abrams
T. &. P. Railway
Marshall
Texas
Reward Offered For Honest Public Replies In Newspapers
A Rochester Democrat item notes a $100 reward for a man who would not claim to have his attention called or say the standard phrases when replying in a newspaper article. It jokes on how readers, especially public figures, often see their own name first among countless lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Sam
Rochter Democrat
Qyse Verwell
Culverweilt Medical Co
Ann St
New York
N. Y
A Doctor's Joy Over Successful Prediction
A doctor recalls his debut consultation with a renowned prince of science. He stood by his diagnosis of an incurable heart condition against a respected senior and learned three days later that the patient had died as he predicted.
Noted geographic fact of America nearing Asia via ice
The text explains that North America widens toward the ocean bringing it within 36 miles of Asia. It notes Behring Strait freezes in severe seasons allowing animals to cross the ice between continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Asia
Behring
No Irish Need Apply Punchline in School Scene
A quip from a schoolmaster pupil exchange mocks discrimination with the pupil retorting that he hears in newspapers No Irish need apply. An old ad for Brown's Iron Bitters promotes timely duty and vitality with claims of restored health and improved energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
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