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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
3
Faulty sewers waste means life is unsafe as Liver or Kidneys fail. Early signs include backache poor appetite urine changes bowel troubles and swelling. Stop the mischief in time with Dell McLean’s Livera Kidney Balm at druggists one dollar per bottle. Dr J McDen Medicine Co Louis MO. For sale by Joe Smock.
The November term of Commissioners Court met and approved tax overpayment appeal for W H Crowder, opened pay for Charles P Mayfield’s petition, and reviewed damages assessed by viewers. Road projects, surveys, and several auditor and reviewer appointments are listed along with bids for gravel roads and total system estimates.
Summary of court actions including multiple divorces and name changes, partition and estate matters, claims and sales, and venue changes. Notable items involve Mary E. Yager and Myrtle Yager evection, John Owen divorce with name change, and Wm Vaughn commission for sale. A Vigo county venue change and Terre Haute venue adjustments appear alongside debt and claim settlements.
The record lists multiple property transfers including Margaret J Lawson to Sarah E Kersey for 743 acres in Fairbanks and Peter Kester to Riley Pogue for 713 acres in Fairbanks, with additional transfers in Curry Jackson and Turman areas. It ends with a note of purchasing six white bronze monuments for Little Flock cemetery and a statement of satisfaction from Mary Davis.
W J DeHart of Stockwell broke his right hip near sundown yesterday while returning from a fishing trip with Alex Morris. The injury mirrors a fracture from five years ago. He is father in law to Supt W C McCullough and was aged about years. Doctors Vrowder and Edwards began reducing the fracture, and he was moved from York by livery late at night.
Miss Tressa V. Wolfenberger entertained city school teachers with a Halloween party at her West Washington Street home. Themed rooms featured birch bark invitations, jack o lanterns, and eerie decor. Profs McCollough Curry and Larr with Miss Cain shared ghostly tales while guests bobbed for apples and enjoyed a five table supper ending with pumpkin pie.
The Sullivan Circuit Court issues a notice of sale for the north half of the southwest quarter of section 27, township 7 north, range 10 west in Sullivan County Indiana. Commissioner John B Vaughn will accept private bids at his Sullivan office until noon on December 8 1899 with payment terms one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months, secured by mortgage and notes waiving valuation relief.
An examination of cigar branding traces how a label reflects size and origin rather than quality. Historic lists name sizes such as Perfecto Puritano and Concha y Espejo, noting shifts in branding across Havana and global trade, with cultural labels persisting even as packaging evolves.
The article reviews Canadian landscapes from Ottawa to the Gatineau and notes deer and moose opportunities near Pembroke and Deux Rivières. It highlights the Algonquin homeland along the Ottawa river, where Indigenous communities still live with little government annuity, linking to broader North American Indian contexts.
Santa Rosa judge in Bonham versus Bonham voids marriages performed at sea near San Francisco without proper license or public ceremony. Children born from such unions after March 26, 1895 are illegitimate, though the court declares the child born to Bonham legitimate and adopted by the plaintiff.
A scientist tested sound propagation in Lake Geneva by submersing a clock and recording its strike heard at 12 miles in the first experiment and at 27 miles in the second. The results demonstrate remarkable underwater sound travel and potential for long-range auditory signaling.
A scientist in Rio de Janeiro links color changes in a plant sample to bacterial activity after a lengthy study. The finding suggests potential harm to humans from the pink and blue hues observed in the specimen.
South readers are urged to consider the Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans for a mild winter retreat. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers through cars from northern cities, first class accommodations at favorable prices, and convenient Florida through schedules. Write J H Milliken in Louisville for folders.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line runs a Friday night tourist car from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles and Southern California with Pullman service and courteous couriers. The car features sleeping berths and care for children, priced at 100 dollars from Chicago to California, with travel agents in Cincinnati for brochures.
An old advertisement urges buying a farm in Marinette County Wisconsin overlooking Chicago markets. It touts Wilwenkee St Paul Railway links, rich crops, ample work, cheap long term loans, soft water, and climate advantages as a cheaper alternative to renting.
Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Co. notifies stockholders of its annual meeting to elect directors and conduct other business. The meeting is at the Secretary's office in Evansville Indiana on Monday September 24 between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. Transfer books close at 3 p.m. September 24 and reopen October 1 at 9 a.m. at the Farner Loan and Trust Company New York.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Chicago to St Paul Railway quote of one third cash with a long-term interest rate. References a deal and notes on payment terms but lacking clear names, dates, or outcomes.
The B and C S W R Y schedules list trains from Vincennes Indiana to Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville with daily and Sunday only runs. Times include departures at 1:21am 6:30am 12:36pm and evening options plus connections and seating details via J B Scort Trav Pass Agent and O G McCarry General Passenger Agent Cincinnati.
From June 4 the Burlington Route runs daily afternoon service from St Louis to Denver with a 2 05 p m departure and 6 20 p m arrival, direct via St Joseph. Vestibuled sleepers and free chair cars, plus a one night journey and scenic route to the Pacific Coast. Morning arrivals in St Louis have stop over privileges and a weekly California excursion from St Louis each Wednesday night. Details from ticket agents or L W Wakerny.
North bound trains listed for the EK and T H railroad with daily service except for No 4 which operates daily except Sunday.
Readable fragments show travel and schedule notes with times and city names. Mentions include St Louis Indianapolis New Harmony and Padianapolis style spellings reflecting OCR errors. The text lists daily or regular offerings with varied times and destinations.
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