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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1881
Page
5
Sullivan Indiana locals column reports prices at $1.25 wheat, court session upcoming, and town news. Notices include transfers, deaths, marriages, letters, and upcoming events with mentions of Dr. Thompson’s birthday, a coal mine accident, and a lecture by Rev. Henderson.
Deputy Grand Master John J. Hays dedicated the new Masonic lodge hall in Fairbanks last Saturday. Bro. L. Stewart gave the address as many members and families attended. A large repast followed at the old hall and Mr Pound’s residence, praised for its abundance and quality.
Sullivan county authorities weigh buying the abandoned Smithson College building to relocate Merom College to Logansport. A well-dressed stranger with no explained motive has been seen walking a Bridge Street area beat near Broadie bridge, muttering to himself, with no one able to obtain information.
New Bedford Massachusetts readers are urged to consider Dr Marelise Vertine Catholicon after a favorable advertisement. The notice references broad support and recommends the product’s worth based on undisputed testimony.
The fragmentary OCR notes mention bargains related to boots and a shove or jab involving individuals named Wiison and others. Details are unclear and names are partially garbled, but the sketched incident suggests a minor altercation possibly in a market or street setting.
Local notices list prices for wheat corn hay hogs and sheep in Sullivan and Indianapolis with figures. Advertisements promote fur hats Brown's Iron Bitters and various goods from Wilkey Bros Crowder Reed Beasley and others. The records reference Masonic Good Templars progress and meetings in Indianapolis with officer names and dates.
A dense list of low price items advertised including knitting cotton, envelopes, brushes, linen, harps, spoons, suspenders, kerchiefs, pencils, ink, soap, gloves, glassware and more. Prices range from a few cents to a few dollars, with emphasis on value and wide selection across categories.
All parties indebted to Wilkey & Allen must call on Nelse Wilkey to settle accounts by note or cash as the firm seeks to close the old accounts. Trott & Berks offer boots and shoes valued at 1500 to 1860 dollars and plan to close out at the lowest prices by January first. Call promptly.
Ad touts Reluf as a rapid permanent remedy starting with the first application for choking mucous and breath restoration. Claims complete treatment for $1 and urges asking for Sanford's Radical Cure. Mentions local vermin exterminator and a land sale related anecdote about Nelse Wilkey profiting from Boots and Shoes business at $1.25 per acre yielding $1,800.
The administrator of the Samual Douglass estate will sell at public auction at the deceased's late Curry township residence in Sullivan county on Saturday November 26 1881 starting 10:00 am. Items include horses cows hogs cattle wagon buggy farming tools and household goods. Credit terms apply for amounts over five dollars with a six percent note after maturity and sureties required. Benson Douenass Administrator. Oct 26 4t.
Notice board items announce A R Heath relocating stock to the Ruddle Bros Old Stand and inviting price competition. Nelse Wilkey buys Cooper Bros stores and sells at cost near the post office. Sol Goodman advertises cheaper better suits, while Beasley Bros promotes trading with Charley Ross after a big purchase.
The Burlington Route advertises inducements in this issue inviting readers to study the offer found elsewhere in the paper dated July 13. The notice promotes travel or service incentives and directs attention to another section for details.
Advert sees ready made clothing offered at Nelse Wilkey's with savings at least 20 percent below regular stores. Also promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a cure for malaria and digestive urinary troubles. Mentions Cutienra Remedies curing severe dermatitis and long term paralysis text. Beasley Bros offers 8 lb green coffee for $1. Chicago address Will McDonald listed.
Nelse Wilkey sells at cost by trading land in Greene County for goods and plans to open a large Boots and Shoes stock next week with 20 to 40 percent savings. Also offering Woollen goods and fabrics at prime cost and New York goods at panic prices. Trout & Burs advertise overcoats, Doe skin pants, and glassware at Beasley Bros. Brown's Iron Bitters extolled as a true tonic restoring digestion and vitality.
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