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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1881
Page
8
A historical clipping notes that Robert Rowell & Co advertising bureau at Sprace Street handles notices for New York. The fragment mentions filing and processing of advertisements and the bureau location for placement.
The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit comprising Sullivan and Vigo counties lists Judge Cambers Patterson and Prosecuting Attorney Perry Vi Blue. Regular terms occur on the second Monday in January, first Monday in April, third Monday in June, and fifth Monday in October. County officers include Clerk T. J. Mann, Auditor David Crawley, Treasurer Dam P. Riggs, Sheriff J. L. Berry, Recorder J. N. Fordyce, and Commissioners Jackson Rich J J Snyder John L. Kaufman.
Our New York letter surveys moving day chaos in 1881 New York with double moving days and double costs. It notes landlords overreaching tenants, truckmen profiteering, and the Sabbath clash with moving, plus a digression on grand architectural ambitions and a profile of Linda Gilbert and her National Convict Reform Society.
A Washington Post opinion urges couples to seek an agreement before marriage, to accept each other's faults and heed trusted friends' welfare advice. It warns rash decisions lead to unhappiness and stresses慎慎 planning.
A Calhoun Illinois woman once engaged to marry is now on her sixth husband after many years. The note also mentions a farmer showing mercy to horses, scrofula warnings with Cuticura remedies, local assessor questions, road supervisors active, a skull fracture from a fall, a death from pneumonia, cemetery hedge plans, and Miss Viola Vail visiting the Big Spring area.
Graysville notes report George Gordon considering a move to Greene County and local farming chatter. A piecemeal update covers weather, sheep shearing, a hay crop outlook, a horse rescue, fishing at Clear Pond, a musical contest at Big Spring, and remarks on local editors and publications.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products including Cuticura, Cuticura Soup, Toilet Bath and Nursery Sanative, and Cuticura Resolvent as cures for skin and blood issues. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. S E. W. Bidple of Decatur and Mrs. Bowers of Cincinnati, claiming dramatic improvements in milk crust and dermatitis. Prices and purchasing details are listed for jars, soaps, and the Resolvent, with free mail order on receipt of payment.
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