02 Feb 1881
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1881
Page
1
The tale follows a self reliant man attempting to sew a button on a shirt. He battles eye threading and needle behavior, finally realizing he stitched the button on the wrong side, amid humorous self critique about the task. The piece contrasts ordinary skill with stubborn missteps. It then shifts to a Chicago Tribune note on bogus butter and food adulteration and the need to curb such frauds.
A quoted editorial urges parents to avoid crass neglect and endorses Cuticura Remedies for presumed skin ailments. It portrays noncompliant caregivers as committing a great wrong and facing social stigma for their children’s condition.
An old advertisement promotes Sanford's Radical Cure for catarrh. It claims the inhaler and remedy clear mucus membrane, restore sense of taste and hearing, and cure severe catarrh from simple cold to influenza with one dollar price in Boston.
Spivens recounts an extraordinary dental extraction where a tooth required multiple pulls. The dentist claimed unusually long roots reaching to hips knees and beyond, finally removing the tooth with the patient tied to a chair. The tale ends with the dentist noting a similar odd case from Siamese twins.
A letter to the editor from Sullivan county Republicans denounces the appointment of Harry D. Scott of Vigo county as circuit judge over J T Gunn of Sullivan county. They cite residence as the disqualifying factor and vow to seek respect and consideration for their volunteers who funded and staffed campaigns. They recount past elections and argue Greenback influence favored Vigo candidates over Sullivan nominees.
In a sharp New York letter, Oakey Hall is praised as a busy and effective city editor of the World, while the piece savoringly sketches his admired library and its valued volumes sold at auction news, and notes urban bustle, accidents, and naval comments.
A local tale recounts a dental swap where Chang pulls Eng’s tooth and vice versa, with one tooth reportedly used as payment for the dentist. Spiven’s friend praises the dentist, claiming he might keep the tooth as his pay, a claim some call unlikely but entertaining.
A doting father asks if he has given every advantage to his son. The son responds that though he could accept help, he would not think of taking advantage of his father.
Druggists report strong value in malt, hops, enlisaya and iron in Malt Bitters. Local physicians prescribe it and women laud its benefits. The largest bottle is advertised as the best medicine and blood purifier, with claims of a sure cure for chills and liver diseases.
Boston reports a Maine anecdote claiming a child with St Vitus dance was cured in nine days by a ritual involving a donkey and prayer. John Robinson describes the treatment and asserts the donkey died after the therapy while the eight year old girl fully recovered with neighbors as witnesses.
A terse notice outlines insurance and professional engagement topics, focusing on reliable protection and coverage. It references key entities and dates, signaling a formal plan for insured activities and compliance.
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