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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1881
Page
5
In a regional matchup, Essen defeats Vecae 81 to 50 while Recon scores 75 in a separate tally. The day features strong defense and balanced scoring from Essen, with Vecae struggling to find rhythm.
A collage of brief items includes court remark that no exciting cases notable. local notices of deaths, marriages, and social events. business ads for stationery and job work. postal letters uncalled for with names. railway times and freight notes. and community commentary on local politics and people.
The Briggs family reports Editor Briggs was severely injured after falling from a railroad platform on arrival day in West Virginia. The injury's extent is not specified, but he remains unable to go out. The McNeil family performed at the opera house Monday night to strong audience praise and strong musicianship from the horn and violin.
The notice promotes TrRoLL and Burges at 21 North Side selling Boots and Shoes with lower prices and better class than other county stores. Also includes a church notice about First Baptist Church of Sullivan electing trustees on November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Sullivan Indiana.
Earnest requests for notices of friends visiting or leaving town. Whitman Bros. debut a new delivery wagon. Charlie Parks temporarily runs the counter at Parks'. State coal mine inspector Thos Wilson visited town. Scot Maple hires another boy for wagon duties. Dr A N Weir and family move to Wolfe house east of the railroad. Dick Wyett of Merom visited. he is noted as a railroad man. Cad Sherman buys Nelse Wilkey's stock and plans to stir up business. Mrs Uriah Coulson returns from visit to Col G W Carr and friends. Mr and Mrs Charley Mayfield and daughter Jose visit Decker Station, guests of Emma Glass. New Wilson building occupants arrive and will open a large store. Robt Abby returns to Cass to run his own mill after two and a half years in Kansas City. Judge J W Shelton chosen as judge pro tem as Judge Scott is absent. court convened Thursday. W P B O Haver of Pleasantville in town returning from Turman township temperance work. Chief Geo W Showmaker of Terre Haute visits and sends a camp notice for the Dowling Hall ball. Joseph W Billman marries Miss Allie Thompson of Shelbyville. bridal party hosted with a dinner at Jake Billman’s north of town. Thomas Scott visits from Crawfordsville for his sister Abbie’s illness and returns. On departing the depot at Sullivan, Tom notes significant changes in seven years and danger of getting lost in fog.
Indiana music writer Geo W Miles showcases a new rage titled There's Danger in the Town. A copy costs 35 cents and is shipped prepaid from Geo W Miles & Co Syracuse Indiana.
Governor Porter appointed W. A. B. Roberts of Sullivan as governor's clerk. Roberts is cited as quick, accurate, and a strong Republican, with prior service in the Secretary of State’s office and as Senate clerk. The Terre Haute Express praises the appointment and notes his Illinois and Sullivan connections.
A local sale advertises 100 yard spools of silk and cotton den balls, envelopes, hair brushes, linen vents, collars, harps, kitchenware, suspenders, scissors, revolvers, kerchiefs, pencils, ink, cleaning products, hosiery, socks, soap, gloves, lace, embroideries, overalls, shirts, yarns, glassware, fruit bowls, and more with prices ranging from a few cents to a few dollars. The ad touts a big drive and widespread discounts across multiple departments.
The New York Weekly Express, established in 1885, promotes broad circulation and offers premiums to single and club subscribers. It publishes Brookly Tabernacle Sermons by Rev T. DeWitt Talmage and resides at 23 Park Row. Also advertised are Beasley Bros goods and a large fall stock of overcoats.
Phrases advertise fall and winter clothing from Goopman and Sol Goodman while Beasley Bros and Crowder Reed highlight school books and supplies. W. G. Young & Co shows children cloaks. Brown's Iron Bitters recommended for all ages.
The largest sale of boots and shoes ever by any house in Sullivan occurred last week as W. G. Young & Co. offers them cheap to close out. They urge customers to price them and advertise in New Bedford Massachusetts. The paper also notes Dr. Marchise's Verine Catholicon with strong recommendations.
Catarrh poisons the mucous membrane blood and vital fluids threatening lungs liver and kidneys. From a simple cold to rotting and death of smell taste and hearing. Complete treatment $1.
A 1981 testimonial from B. D. Quimsy in Chesterville Kent County Missouri claims Brown's Tron Bitters improved his general debility after a druggist recommended the tonic. The note links the product to vermin control and systemic wellness in a local ad context.
Advertisement notes Brown's Iron Bitters as a true tonic for those with weak lungs and asthma. Also mentions a large stock of tinware for sale cheap at Wilkey Bros 626pf.
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