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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
7
J W Wails of Lebanon Kentucky reports severe back and kidney pain relief after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. He says doctors failed, but the remedy gave quick lasting relief. The advertisement notes the product is sold by all druggists for 50 cents per box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Boston Herald view praises Port Arthur defense as the bravest in the war and extols Gen Stossellets forces alongside Gen Nogi. The piece notes sympathy for the garrison but questions the reward for Japanese sacrifice and England’s cautious postwar assessment.
Mrs. P. Hackett of 400 Van Buren Street Brooklyn reports a dramatic recovery for her mother from a severe ulcer once deemed incurable by physicians. After trying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills there is complete restoration of her mother’s face, now smooth and clear.
The text praises Sir Gilbert Parker as exceptionally versatile. It lists roles across Canada Australia and London including professor, lecturer, journalist, author, deacon, editor, playwright, actor, doctor of civil law, fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, colonel of artillery, and member of parliament, noting extensive global travel and influence.
The U S Department of Agriculture gives strong endorsement to Salzer's New National Oats. In 1904 the variety yielded 150 to 300 bushels per acre across 30 states. Farmers are urged that they can exceed these results in 1905 with Salzer seeds.
The notice touts Salzer's Beardless Barley yielding 121 bushels per acre and other high outputs like Home Builder Corn 300 bu and Teosinte Fodder 160000 lbs. It urges farmers to send 100 stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis for a catalog and seed samples, noting varieties such as Victoria Rape and Billion Dollar Grass.
In a Philadelphia Press anecdote a ladies' tailor refuses to cut the price of a coat saying the quoted figure is the lowest. Miss Bargen argues she can, but the tailor dismisses her figure as ridiculous and maintains the price.
An old time advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case, claims hall's catarrh cure treats the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a 75 cent price. It lists F J Cheney Co Toledo and endorsing firms WaLpine Kinnan Marvin and warns to take hall's family pills for constipation.
Commander Peary has overcome the greatest difficulty of his next dash to the pole by securing subscriptions from a number of wealthy New York men.
Grocers report not stocking Defiance Starch due to existing 12 oz stocks. They know customers who previously used the 16 oz package will not buy at higher price, affecting sales. The issue highlights consumer preference and store inventory strategies.
Prosperity creates distance as some men drift from old friendships while others prosper, reshaping social ties and loyalty in ways that reveal how wealth alters personal networks and support systems.
Julius Redmond of Granite Falls attempted to cash checks totaling over 200000 in Minneapolis. Checks bore biblical and grandiose signatures like John the Baptist and St Peter, with indorsements from Adam and Peter the Great. Redmond complained of deception as tellers warned the forgeries.
The piece notes seventy five percent of Canary Island visitors are British and locals show strong England interest. A barber’s shop map gag declares Spain must retake Gibraltar if war breaks out with England as ships would struggle uphill returning home.
Professor Ward chief veterinarian at the University of California performed a pioneering treatment on a horse with a broken leg. The animal was etherized, bones set, and the limb cast in a thick plaster for six weeks. Once the cast was removed the horse was pronounced sound and fit for light work soon after.
Clerk M. J. Houlihan of New Town Connecticut has safeguarded the town deed granted by the Indians in 1723. The document was mounted on silk and enclosed in a sturdy cover to ensure its preservation.
The hub mill at West Sebois Maine is in full operation. It is one of the few in New England producing exclusively wagon hubs.
All crops good in the western Canadian Northwest report, with strong notes on crops, climate, and impending rail expansion. Testimony from L J Auten cites high yields, good quality grain, frost, and a growing transcontinental route drawing Americans to Canada.
Housekeepers urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use as it never sticks to the iron and comes in 16 ounce packages for the same 19 cent price as smaller packs. Dealers may stock 12 ounce packages to clear inventory. Defiance pledges no injurious chemicals and prints 16 oz on every package. Also notes Wisconsin Central Railway routes between Chicago, Milwaukee and major cities with Pullman sleepers and dining.
Advertises discounted winter train passes from St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati to southern seaside resorts and Cuba. Includes request for illustrated booklets Florida Cuba New Orleans, time tables and rates through C L Stone General Pass Agent Louisville Ky. Also promotes two cookery and women’s interest titles with publisher notes.
Advertisement promises no chrome or cheap premium, but improved quality starch with one third more Defiance Starch for the same price as other starches.
New York hotels now cater to women with chivalrous service once denied by many restaurants after 6 p m. They offer dress ing rooms maids in attendance and even toilet articles such as powder perfumes smelling salts pins and more to female guests.
If you cannot procure Sandholm's Eczema Lotion and Dandruff Cure from your druggist or barber, write Sandholm Drug Co. 27 Manhattan Bldg. Des Moines Iowa they will send it express prepaid. It cures when doctors medicines fail. Free booklet on request describing disease and directions. Eczema pimples acne old sores ring worm blood poison black heads insect bites dandruff scalp trouble falling hair nervous trouble. Lotion 1.00 soap 0.25.
A New Jersey woman faces trial on a charge of being a common scold. The prosecuting attorney who brought the case may rue his election as he pursues the unusual offense in court.
A wife urged her shiftless husband to improve himself and he went out and hanged himself with a pair of braces. The note also mentions selecting a National casket for a friend or relative.
A muddled OCR snippet combines personal quotes and short notices with ad blurbs for a pain ointment, starch, and a teething syrup. It references Mars. THos Robbins of Norwich New York in 1900 and mentions guaranteed cures and refund promises.
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