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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
3
A reader is urged to distrust distant advertisements for cures and consult a qualified physician. The notice promotes Dr Crowley and Hollister's Sees Meeetatn Tea priced at 35 cents, asking those suffering weakness or pain to call for a descriptive circular.
Capt. Jesse Haddon’s new 38 caliber Colt discharged while he explained its mechanism. A fragment of the bullet struck 13-year-old Roscoe Wilson in the left shoulder, another piece went into O. J. Cartwright’s right leg. both wounds are described as trivial.
S A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina quotes his wife’s relief from dyspepsia and torpid liver after using Electric Bitters. Joe K Smock, a local druggist, sells and guarantees them at five cents a bottle.
Dr Crowley claims success in treating summer complaint in children, stating he has cured many cases after eminent physicians failed. He notes higher summer mortality from the disease but asserts his remedies have saved numerous young patients.
The Farmersburg Bee notes shifts in local law enforcement as the Farmersburg Law and Order League prosecutes saloon infractions while allowing operations. The 7th annual Prohibition picnic at Hook's Grove drew a large, orderly crowd with speakers from Indianapolis and Illinois and a message to push the drink ban.
A 1905 Pittsburg letter from a church pastor in Merom Bluff discusses a newspaper gossip item about a millionaire found empty of truth. The writer jokes about a salary discrepancy, laments misimpressions, and urges support for Merom Bluff Chautauqua as a summer school site amid Sullivan County mineral wealth.
Advice on living well by keeping the stomach liver and bowels in good order. Recommends Cald well's Syrup Pepsin as a safe pleasant laxative for head ache constipation colic and digestive troubles. Sold by Joe K Smork at 5c and $1.00. Money back if it fails.
Minnie Patton visits Sullivan. Staffordshire fishermen Hardy Osborn and Thomas Shaw win. At Terre Haute fair attendees include Fred Wernz, Fred Osborn, Mrs. Wernz, and Frank. Osborns plan four week Denver outing. Richard Adams builds a new house for his son-in-law Will Lowery. Mélva Tuttle of Fairbanks Township dies at eleven, Aug 30 1905. Memorials express Christian faith and hope in everlasting life.
Readers are offered a free 25 cent bottle of Dr Carlstedt s German Liver Powder to prove it can cure liver and kidney ailments. The ad claims benefits for constipation indigestion biliousness malaria headaches rheumatism and impure blood and urges immediate call or visit before the offer ends.
Dr Carlstedt claims his German Liver Powder has relieved thousands of hopeless cases. Readers far away can mail postage to the American Pharmaceutical Co in Evansville Indiana to receive it by mail.
The letter argues Indiana counties, including Sullivan, show rapid material growth and a concurrent moral and intellectual development via a strong Chautauqua movement. It contends Sullivan could prove business success need not dull concern for higher life.
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