State debt fund misuse blamed for high current expenses
The article criticizes the Indiana Democrats for misapplying a $120,000 state debt sinking fund and using it for current costs. It explains the fund’s limited applicability to 1911 tax money, cites deficits, and details aggressive advance tax calls and clothing account withdrawals to cover rising expenses amid alleged wasteful governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes University
State House
Deveulber
Indiana
House Democrats
Marion County
Plainfield
General Fund
Benevolent Institution Fund
Campaign songs mark early presidential campaigns with tunes and verses
The article recalls Civil War era rally songs for Grant and Colfax and other campaign verses sung to Tramp Tramp and Auld Lang Syne. It notes Miles O'Reilly potential hit if Garfield had won a third term and Roscoe Conkling highlighting Appomattox. It also mentions no memorable songs for the Chicago ticket and a marching song for Blaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Colfax
Ulysses
Chicago
Garfield
Miles O’reilly
Appomattox Courthouse
Roscoe Conkling
Blaine
James G. Blaine
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonial
An unre formed old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice from Cheney & Co and Walding Kinnan & Martin asserts trustworthiness and mentions internal cure through the bloodstream with testimonials offered. Price is 75 cents per bottle and Hall's Family Pills are recommended for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Martin
SKY LIGHT Social Notes From The Vicinity
Joel Rusher passed through this vicinity Friday evening. Lee Driver spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents in Terre Haute. Clem Arnett and daughter Vivian visited the McMahon family this Sunday. Cecil Rooksterry called on Pearl McMahan Thursday. Harve Woodard of Dodds Bridge was here Thursday. Rev. Hayworth of Benson Chapel dined with Strather Rooksberry and family Sunday. May McMahan visited Farmersburg Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Kate Boles was in Sullivan Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Rusher
Lee Driver
Ward Driver
Terre Haute
Clem Arnett
Vivian
Oscar McMahon
Cecil Rooksterry
Pearl McMahan
Harve Woodard
Dodds Bridge
Rev. Hayworth
Benson Chapel
Strather Rooksberry
May McMahan
Farmersburg
Kate Boles
Sullivan
Man in Neenah Suffers Broken Ribs After Coughing Fit
A Neenah man endured severe side pain after a violent coughing spell, doctors finding two ribs broken. The ad promotes Dr Kink’s New Discovery as a remedy for late coughs and stubborn colds, with endorsements and trial offers from Joe K Smock & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neenah
Wis
Kink
Effie Morton
Columbia
Joe K. Smock & Sons Drug Store
Randolph Man Visits Relatives Here in First Trip
Mr and Mrs Harry Boles of Randolph Kansas visit Mrs Ann B Wilkey and other relatives. He runs a livery business in Randolph and left Sullivan at age eight for his first visit to this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Boles
Randolf
Kansas
Ann B. Wilkey
Sullivan
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Fixes Burns and Wounds
The nation reels from Fourth of July injuries but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve brings quick healing for burns cuts bruises bullet wounds and explosions. It treats boils ulcers eczema sore lips and piles. 25 cents at Joe K Smock & Sons drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Joe K. Smock & Sons Drug Store
Frontier Life in Rawhide and Alaska Travel
The narrator recalls the Rawhide mining camp with its crowded saloons and gambling halls in winters, notes the Northern and Ragtime Kellys as hubs, and recounts a personal escape from danger before heading to Seattle. He then signs on as a workaway on the Yukon river boat Julia B bound for Fairbanks, describing the voyage, the crew, and the inside passage’s perils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Rickert
Tex
Alaska
Kelly’s” Place
Johnsons
Minto Rawhide
Sam Newhouse
Salt Lake
Eleanor Glynn
Eleanor Glynno
Newhouse
Eleanor
Lefkovitz Bros
Max
Rawhide
California
Harry McKnight
Auto Stage
Fallon
San Francisco
Harry
Seattle
Puebla
Aleutian Islands
United States
Ballard
Yukon Transportation and Trading Company
Fairbanks
Tanana Valley
A. G. Lindsay
Julian
Yukon
St. Michael
Alki Point
Puget Sound
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Deafness Cure Claim
The notice asserts deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. It promises $100 to any case of deafness caused by catarrh that the cure cannot treat, and directs readers to contact F. J. Cheney & Co. for circulars, with product pricing listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Rural Route No 1 Gossip and Local Visits
Farmers debate late corn planting while neighbors share weekend visits across the rural route. Mr and Mrs Willis Slader visited Mr and Mrs John Yeager. Frank Marts from Washington stayed with his parents Alva and Mrs Marts. Commoder Hauger and daughter visited Will ONeal. Curt Hopewell had dinner at George Wilkins. Arthur Marts wife spent time with her mother Mrs Charles Harris in Farmersburg. Charles Rowe and Myra Johnson visited Florence ONeal. Dale Peak and son Tom went to Terre Haute. Will Elaridge and Scott City kin visited Dale Clark. Flora Farrand spent time with her sister Mrs Herman Harris. Youths attended church at Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Slader
John Yeager
Frank Marts
Washington
Alva Marts
Commodore Hauger
Will O’neal
Curt Hopewell
George Wilkins
Arthur Marts
Farmersburg
Charles Harris
Charles Rowe
Myra Johnson
Florence
O’neal
Daniel Peak
Terre Haute
Tom Peak
Will Elaridge
Scott City
Dale Clark
Flora Farrand
Herman Harris
Concord
Dodds Visits Sister in Local District
E. C. Dodds of Indianapolis visited his sister Mrs. R. F. Knotts in the area, extending a family connection and local hospitality during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Dodds
Indianapolis
R. F. Knotts
Watsons Return From Terre Haute Visit
Mr and Mrs Luther Watson of Terre Haute have returned home Thursday after visiting Mr and Mrs John T Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Carroll
Bucyrus
Ohio
Luther Watson
Terre Haute
John T. Watson
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SKY
Far West
Max Herbert Holmes
Hazen
Morpheus
Julia Springer
Ed B. Springer
Garden City
Thomas B. Springer
New Lebanon
Ralph Eaton
Mesha Hamilton
Springer & Carqithers
T. P. McBride
J. H. Allen
D. Crawley
E. Washington Street
Mason
M. B. Mason
Farmersburg, Ind
W. H. Hill, JR
Insurance, Abstracts
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
Sullivan County
Sulivan
Shelburn
Brazox
Sans-Gene
Z. OC. Shields
R. R
Fairbanks Mutual
Ipaul Poynter Daily Times
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