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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
3
Advises that anemia and heart-related pains arise from poor air and indigestion and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to enrich blood and feed nerves with red blood cells. Claims the remedy is alcohol free, botanical, and aids digestion and nourishment from the stomach, with Pleasant Pellets as liver pills.
W T Blythe summarizes twenty years of Christmas weather noting temperatures from 2 to 64 degrees and a single clear sky day in 1804. Snow depths reached 3.8 inches in 1890 while several years had minor snowfall and many days were partly cloudy.
Clara Hale and Orville Hale wed at Rev. J. W. Pope's home after Christmas. Everett Lassiter and Effie Cox wed there on Dec 23. Roy Wright and Glora Goodman married Thursday morning. Dora Rogers and wife spent Christmas in Dugger. Local families visit relatives in Linton Sullivan Lyons and Spencer with multiple mentions of gatherings and a funeral for Samuel Alumbaugh at Antioch.
Miss Ida Reed visits Terre Haute while Prairie Creek pupils present a holiday program. Ed Carruthers and Ed Lambert heal progress reports. Santa visits M E church with generous candy. Christmas tree praised. Levi J. Drake enjoys vacation from State Normal. Townsfolk return from travels as cold weather and heavy snows persist. Masonic Lodge holds annual banquet and installs officers for the coming year.
Illinois Central Railroad advertises low rate through tickets Chicago to New Orleans Havana and through travel to Mexico and California. Tours under American Tourist Association include regal vestibule trains dining cars and top observatory car with Gulfport hotel details and Mardi Gras stopovers. Representatives in Chicago Dubuque and other cities invite inquiries and illustrated folders.
A frightened horse incident is described along with a claim that Buckjen Arnica Salve quickly heals burns cuts sores eczema and piles. The advertisement notes the product costs 25 cents at Joe K Smock’s drug store.
A damp flannel bound on the back or chest is said to be better than a plaster for pains. Pain Balm is praised for deep seated muscular and rheumatic relief. Chamberlain's Paim Bala and Stomach and Liver Tablets are recommended as mild remedies. Available from all druggists.
Glendora notes report coal mines closed last Thursday with restart planned after New Year. New miners expected, others moving away. Christmas tree and schoolhouse entertainment capped by recitations, songs, presents, and a Santa Claus. Also mentions illnesses, religious meetings, a smallpox case, and a cooking outfit giveaway at the Union office.
Arthur Beckett returns from St Louis while O B Kattman visits Terre Haute. Mell Bonham and wife spend Christmas here. Ed Vanarsdall and son go to Indianapolis. Clauje Bostick visits relatives in town. Hinkle Plew Ida Peoples visit Mamie Asbury. Joel McAnally and wife visit C J McAnally. Larry Sink dies of scarlet fever. burial at Clay City. Report Herbert Shepherd has smallpox near town. Auction in Sullivan January 4 offers highest cash price for horses and mules 4 to 15 years old. Uncle Thomas Pogue pays 38th Union subscription. reader of Stars and Stripes earlier.
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