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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1904
Page
2
A dealer touts strong year of coffee sales driven by customer demand. He notes using Chase & Sanborn’s Coffee once leads to repeat purchases and loyalty.
Rail and fraternal group excursion notices list several events with travel deals. Includes trips to Indianapolis for I O O F and Rebekah Assembly, Pittsburg for Manufacturers, Cleveland for Baptist Anniversary, and more with dates in May and June 1904. The notices specify sale dates, return limits, and extensions.
Local advertisement lists Scott Brothers at No 9 West Side offering a range of furniture pieces for home use. The brief notice highlights their shop location and catalogs available to customers seeking household furnishings.
Center Ridge Cemetery trustees urge lot owners to clean plots to improve appearance for Decoration Day. A cemetery walk near the corporation line is requested and may be built by subscriptions. Also notes excursion rates for May 1904 from Sullivan area to marked destinations for Illinois Monument dedication and Cumberland Presbyterian events.
The BH. & T. H. R. R. announces low return fares from Sullivan to St Louis for the World’s Fair. Seal on excursion tickets start April 20 at 8.5 dollars, 60 day tickets from April 4 at 6.95, with various coach excursion rates on select Tuesdays and Thursdays. For full details contact D. H. Hillman or W. W. Casto in Evansville.
Advertises travel deals from St. Louis to Colorado, Utah, Black Hills, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt Lake City with a single fare plus 50 cents round trip. California trips offered August 15 to September 10 from St. Louis Chicago Missouri River and Puget Sound return option. Highlights Yellowstone and Minnesota resorts with very low seasonal rates. New St. Louis-Kansas City line to begin in June with shorter route details.
Exposition stopovers permitted on through tickets except Colonist. Buy through over the Burlington. Consult nearest agent or write Yates for routes berths publications. Ces Seear L a We RELY rav Pass'r Agt mn Pass'r Agt 64 Pine street St Louis Mo.
Burlington management speeds work on the St Louis to Kansas City route to handle Exposition traffic after June 15. The 279 mile line between St Louis and Kansas City uses the Alton track between Mexico and Kansas City and features light grades, minimal curves, and high grade equipment for anticipated through trains.
The Vandalia Line operates free information bureaus at all ticket offices for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. D. B. Steeg heads the Perre Haute bureau located at 658 Wabegh Ave. A Rooms booklet with St. Louis rates is compiled by the World's Fair Myager.
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