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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1882
Page
5
The Terre Haute area carries word of a wedding last week, church festival profits, and municipal timing changes. Reports mention a train at 1 pm, mail closing at 12 38, and a festival netting about 28 dollars for the Methodist church.
Rev Mr Demaree lecturing in the county. Miss Lou Baker returns to Washington. Mr Thomas A Brosson returns to Washington, Indiana. Mr and Mrs Albert Wallace return to town to reside. Rev Ketcham leased store to Lindly Brothers Evansville who will stock dry goods in spring. Miss Lou Davis of Terre Haute and Miss Ella Cuppy of Sherburn guests of Miss Zene Shaw. Koltinskey Bros make voluntary assignment for creditors. Jake Hoke sick fist. Will McIntosh dies January 5 1882 in Missouri. Robert Massey of Merom visits. Noah F Conkle travels to Indianapolis. J J Lowdermilk returns from Tennessee. Joe Reed smiles during a stage show. John Canary enjoys a good play. John C Neal expected home from Kansas. John M Donaldson draws 800 pension money and considers Texas land. Edward P Need rests after vaccination. Indianapolis Times Company ad sought workers.
Markets across Sullivan Indianapolis and Chicago show mixed prices for wheat corn and livestock with Hog prices and cattle values listed. Political notices include Burton Hanna declaring a legislative candidacy and discussion of Akin and Fleming with local developments and a benign letter of thanks to Dr Pierce.
A brief sleigh season was cut short due to rationing restrictions. Officials implemented limits on supply and transportation, curbing overall operations and travel plans for the winter period.
Rev Mr Demaree will speak at the ALE Church Thursday night January 12. Brewer Burton and J B Abell have settled fire losses. Abell complains of unfair insurance treatment while Phoenix of Brooklyn Phenix of Hartford insured him for 2500 each on an 8000 stock. Abell’s goods were damaged and left in the street. He urges fair dealing by insurers to win business.
Mrs Elizabeth Van Sant Hoskins died Friday evening after convulsions following childbirth at the home of Wm Wilkie. Reports suggest possible self harm with poison. she had left her husband James Hoskins previously and warned of poison. Burial occurred Saturday in the city cemetery with the child being cared for by Mrs Wilkie until the father retrieves it.
A newspaper note touts Sanford's Medical Cuore for catarrh and lung ailments noting it as a complete treatment for $1. The mention includes a mix of product claims and an advertisement style reference to various sewing machines and hotel lease plans. The tone resembles a late 19th century patent medicine and commerce fragment.
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