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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1882
Page
8
An obscure line of figures and codes appears to record a monetary amount and percentage relation. The fragment hints at a calculation or valuation of 150 dollars tied to a 50 unit reference, with codes suggesting internal ledger or inventory notation. No clear event or named entities are identifiable.
The Indiana 1882 campaign opens in May with a grand State Mass Convention. Correspondence is invited to Florence M. Adkinson. Rhode Island hearings on suffrage featured Mary Ie Haggart with strong support from Chace Spencer and others. Oregon, Nebraska and Wisconsin movements show progress and opposition. Nebraska polls show two thirds favoring amendment. Wisconsin defeat of male exclusion. school district voting rights discussed. Woman suffrage is presented as a national issue, crossing party lines.
A humorous passage corrects a quip about domestic life and urges readers to buy Swayne's Ointment for piles while noting meat sales at Mason's with a call for orders for beef and pork. The style mirrors a 19th century newspaper card with local vendor promotions and a playful editorial aside.
Items here and there praise the wheat crop and sugar making while listing residents and visitors across Sullivan county. Mentions include Daniel Hayden building a barn, Charles W. Ladd in town, Anna Steele visiting, Miss Bessie Steele ill, and district No. 7 closing school with praise for teacher C. W. Bobo. Also notes temperance progress and fourteen licensed murder shops in the county.
A lengthy notice extols John B Gough new work Sunlight and Shadow praising its dramatic life stories and humor. It highlights Goughs early poverty addiction sobriety and career while stressing vivid illustrations and strong binding and urges readers to buy by subscription through canvassing agents.
Mason offers a bulk seed variety including peas beans early sugar corn and cabbage at about half the price of packaged varieties. The listing highlights bulk quantities and reduced costs for customers.
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