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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1881
Page
8
Train schedule lists northbound and express and freight times with regular service until further notice. Details include express at 1:45 and 8:20 pm, freight times around 7:30 am and 7:30 am, with general running notes and incomplete entries.
The notice outlines post office hours and daily mail routes including northbound and southbound mail closures, Sunday operations, and arrival times. It lists opening at 7 A M and closing times, with various directional mail movements and time windows across the day.
Our Own Correspondents notes the public subscription of 250000 dollars for Mrs. Garfield and debates over the president’s fate. It mocks sensational illness theories, suggests humane punishment for the assassin, and laments a quiet, mournful Fourth with despondent flags and subdued fireworks.
Advertisement notes health strength and vigor claims for Brown's Iron Witter and states its sale is immense. It promotes school books available at Crowder and Read's.
A flashy promotional notice arrives at the Boomerang listing a two week ad for a traveling show in Laramie Wyoming. It promises exotic acts, bearded lady, flying trapeze and exotic animals with a July 4 visit and two by four seats. The promoter leaves bread tickets and departs in a saloon.
An enraged caller confronts Brooklyn Eagle editors in a chaotic scene at a dime museum program. The stranger threatens violence over a published item while the managing editor wields weapons in a tense standoff before escaping with a damaged room and debtor-like demands. The piece ends with a jab at press accountability and politics.
A fragmentary piece recounts Mr. Stephens sharing tales of African Americans. A cotton chicken thief story resurfaces with a prior wartime exchange between Thomas and ex Vice President Stephens. The thief admits stealing Mrs Tripp’s chickens, claiming he has quit.
The article surveys summer fashion in Philadelphia including parasols, soup hats with scoop points, beaded lace scarves, tan suede gloves, coral pink rose trims on hats, lace adornments, and lapis lazuli accents. It notes velvety dog collars with amethyst pendants, brown Spanish lace bonnets, Egyptian inspired foulards, and mourning caps with claret satin ribbons.
A transcript of early measure conversions and natural constants listing masses and volumes for foods and goods, river flows, storm and wind speeds, and basic human vitals. It outlines values for barrels of pork and powder, dairy, grains, salt, and basic arithmetic facts such as acres, square miles, heartbeats per pulse, and average life expectancy.
The advertisement touts a vegetable tonic with iodides of potassium, claiming it cures scrofula mercurial and blood disorders. It asserts rapid cures for skin diseases boils ulcers and liver and female health issues. The product, 40 years in use, is marketed as the most effective remedy and vitality renewer. Apr 11 For SALE by ALT Deaumas.
A brief notice urges first class farmers to seek local funding over eastern capitalists and large commissions. It promotes not paying commissions or agent fees and promises no charges for drawing and recording mortgage papers. Contact W. L. Crowder for details.
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