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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
2
At a county meeting the Boys Corn club awarded prizes for a superior one acre corn crop. Sam receives a Jersey cow and a governor-signed certificate of honor for best all round crop. Other boys win prizes as the crowd hears remarks from Mr. Burns and guests.
In Sullivan County a Boys' Corn Club winner is Sam Powell who earned the state prize for producing the most corn on one acre at the least cost, earning $100 for a Washington trip. He also receives a Jersey cow, and the town publicizes his ascent from a shy speaker to a confident mobilizer for better farming.
New Spencer facility advertises mineral water electric baths and Turkish baths with a competent physician and masseuse in charge. Rates described as reasonable. proprietor listed as Fred Denkewatter in Spencer Indiana. The piece mixes local business notice with a story fragment about a boy and a cow in Washington.
A family tale ends with snowflakes falling as Sam celebrates plans for cotton and corn on their Ohio farm. The scene shifts to a legal notices snippet from Toledo, Ohio, with Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. promising money for cures and endorsements for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Trial dates listed for February through March include Bayes vs T H I E Traction Co and State ex rel Board vs Dorsey et al on March 17 to 23. Also noted are Glynn vs Island Levee Association and Phillips vs Figg among March 19 entries, with additional March 23 cases Huffman vs Brevert Osburn vs Fairbanks Telephone Co and Anderson vs Van Coal Co.
Rheumatism forms include acute chronic rheumatism rheumatic headaches sciatica and lumbago. Sloan's Liniment penetrates to the seat of trouble and gives instant relief. A 25 cent bottle is advertised for emergency use.
An optimistic message touts Dr King’s New Discovery as effective for colds. It asserts the medicine relieves ailments by addressing the cause and helping Nature act, urging readers to buy a bottle today.
Alex Rutkosky, a miner at Jackson Hill No. 4, deemed insane by a Shelburn panel, is held in Terre Haute jail. After an insanity inquest, friends were told to seek asylum, but miscommunication led to transfer to Vigo county jail. A smallpox case in the jail triggers a thirty day quarantine.
A brief 19th century style advertisement notes a pleasant remedy for worms and stomach issues, claimed to act on the liver and relieve complaining children. Available at all druggists for 25 cents. Sample and address listed for A S Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
Two subscription renewals appeared last week from Henry D. Keene of Oil Center California formerly of the city. Robert G. Jackson a Hymera real estate man conducted business in Sullivan on Saturday.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to cure colds feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and related ailments. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours and references Olmsted LeRoy New York as the locale.
An advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a universal tonic to restore vigor and stomach order. Miss J E VandeSande of Kirkland Michigan credits the product for recovering from prolonged illness and exhaustion after three months of nursing a relative.
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