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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1892
Page
4
A tramp denies theft in a courtroom scene as the prosecutor questions his presence at Slamtipp’s yard. The prisoner jokes to deflect, but the accuser presses. The punchline reveals a wooden leg sent flying by a kick, almost knocking a constable over.
Nathan Allison of Glen Rock Pennsylvania and Peter Jaquet of Salem New Jersey testify to cures from Dr Miles New Heart Cure and associated Liver Pills. Allison suffered breathless nights and pain before one bottle and pills. Jaquet endured twenty years of heart disease and near death before relief and rest. Crowder Reed's offer free book and sale details accompany the testimonial.
Report claims Mrs Breezey and her partner eloped on April 1 with the mayor surprised. Waite quips about who was fooled as Mr Breezey notes only the elderly were left in the dark.
Advertises Electric Bitters as a lead pure medicine for stomach liver and kidney ailments. Claims it cures sick headache indigestion constipation and malaria with a money back guarantee. Priced at 50 cents per bottle and sold by Joe K. Sinock.
Cartoon caption from Puck shows Mrs Dullard questioning life without a girl and Mrs Sharpe replying she has many visiting relatives who help, then suggesting she will hire a girl when needed. The humor centers on domestic labor and social expectations.
An advertised drug offer promises refunds if Dr King’s New Discovery fails to help coughs colds or chest troubles after a fair trial. Trial bottles are free at Joe K Smock’s drug store with large sizes priced at five and one dollar. An entomological authority cites rapid wing strokes for common insects and birds.
Advertising notices tout Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills as a speedy remedy for biliousness torpid liver piles and constipation suitable for men women and children. A sample offer and price are listed. A separate item reports four men overpowering a suspect in Lafayette as he is sought for burglary in Sidney Ohio. Another testimonial hails Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a powerful tonic for the weak and delicate with a rural praise for renewed strength.
A captured ship later became a flour mill in Wickham Hampshire. After 1814 capture by Sir Philip Broke, timbers were sold in 1820 to miller John Prior of Wickham. He built two mills from the Chesapeake timbers, using deck beams thirty two feet long and eighteen inches square. Many timbers bear marks of shot and still show embedded pitch pine. The piece views this transformation as civilization progress and a sweep toward peace.
J. J. LaGrange, a Avoca Nebraska druggist, reports that farmer and horse breeder William Westlake recovered full arm use after two weeks of applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The testimonial claims the balm treats sprains bruises deep muscular pains burns and scalds. 50 cent bottles are sold by Joe K. Smock.
A brief exchange in the New York Herald features Maud stating she endures hardship for her beliefs. Ethel questions the beliefs and Maud explains she wears a No 3 shoe on a No 6 foot and a 23 inch corset on a 30 inch waist.
The New York Press argues men gossip more and bolder about business bits, fabricating stories tested by cross examination, while women gossips expose weaknesses and harm themselves rather than others.
During a whooping cough outbreak in De Witt Iowa a prominent family bought a fifty cent bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy for their children The family recommended it to neighbors and word spread rapidly Within a week druggist C V Baxter reported an immense demand The medicine remains the main relief for coughs colds croup and whooping cough Mr Baxter attributes its success to its merits Joe K Smock handles sales.
A man was guillotined in Switzerland two weeks ago for assaulting and murdering a school teacher, marking the first execution since capital punishment was abolished in 1867 and resumed only recently. The ad also promotes Chamberlains Eye and Skin Ointment from Dow City Iowa, with a testimonial from Ben Heath about eye relief.
A blend of humor and society notes from Kokomo Indiana mentions a Chicago newcomer, a possible Peru man romance, and Elmer Tyner in pursuit. Advertisements push Ayer Cherry Pectoral for bronchitis and Hall’s Hair Renewer for gray hair. James Trader seeks a divorce alleging his wife’s infidelity with Hurdle Cr.
The piece argues that famed women who move men's hearts tend to be around forty at their peak. It attributes enduring influence to tact and the ability to draw out a man, rather than sheer brilliance. A man values being listened to and made to feel clever, even as a well informed partner provokes awe.
Newspapers endorse Dr Franklin Miles as a leading author on nervous and heart diseases and advertise his Nervine. The ads note free distribution of his book and trial bottles of Nervine by Crowder and Reed, claiming benefits for nervous prostration headaches insomnia and other symptoms.
The Grand Duke of Baden, uncle by marriage to the Emperor William and brother-in-law to the late Emperor Frederick, lies dangerously ill at his Karlsruhe palace. His death would be mourned across Baden and Germany as a staunch supporter of German reunification. He has aided the Hohenzollerns in southern Germany and advised Berlin, while his heir often remains on the Riviera due to weak lungs.
A claimed 1 to 3 day cure for rheumatism and neuralgia is advertised as a mysterious system remedy. The sale note says the first dose greatly benefits and that the treatment removes the cause with immediate relief. Sold for 75 cents by Joe K. Smock druggist in Sullivan Indiana, June 16.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a shepherd mother twice attempted to separate quarreling pups 2 or 3 months old. After failed paw and nose interventions she led her master to the yard where he restrained the pups by tail and hind legs, ending the fight. The mother showed distress, then gratitude.
A jumble of short items notes Mme Bernhardt in Camille with a cough, a ghost rumor in Hamilton county, a fireball tossing apparition, Simmons Liver Regulator ads for appetite and fever cures, a marriage broken promise near Union City, a malarial cure claim, John Brackensick of Richmond jailed for threats to his mother, and a tramp found with four dozen rings valued at $1 per dozen in Marion Indiana.
Fragmented chatter blends gossip on Queen Elizabeth and Catherine with a joke about Martha Tabbs’s bonnet misfortune. The talk shifts to local misdeeds and wrecks, noting deaths, robberies, a limb loss after an electric car accident, and remarks on New York’s 30,000 cash girls between ages 12 and 14.
In Alexandria Virginia Sr Edward Jones found a snake rolled in a hollow oak knot, the wood having grown around it to four inches thickness all around. Observers estimated the reptile had lived there for about a hundred years and remained flexible. Jones refused offers for either snake or log, despite interest.
A caustic exchange unfolds as a suitor asks a maiden for marriage and faces her firm refusal. The maiden replies with playful yet coy banter, guarding her choice while pondering possible consequences of a yes. The dialogue captures social flirtation and marriage pressure.
In Haralson County Georgia farmer W N Green wed widow Martha Sanford on a grassy knoll beside his home, choosing their family cemetery as the burial spot. Squire Newt Tillman officiated with about six witnesses present.
A tramp pressures a passerby for a dime claiming many exist. The man counters with a push to work as a solution. The tramp explains he cannot work or dislikes the job and prefers resting for two dollars a day. The tale ends with the gentleman yielding the dime.
The Governor of this commonwealth signs every bill with a quill as a longstanding custom. Lawmakers and others request pens used for signing, and private secretary Roads handles frequent purchases. The signature uses a new pen each time, kept for future quill-hunters.
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