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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1905
Page
8
The Princeton Tribune reports beginning October first the E. and T. H. will operate under Frisco system rules. Train orders will be received in motion via a hoop device and platform operator. The old E T H name may fade as the Frisco syndicate absorbs the line.
A dramatic scene unfolds as a stern, square-jawed woman disciplines a pampered boy during a stage lesson. The boy’s defiance breaks after a firm hand and practical teaching, while onlookers applaud and a furious mother later arrives at the pavilion, threatened by public corrective action.
A vintage advert urges customers to ask for Scott's Emulsion at drug stores and warns that cod liver oil substitutes abound. It notes 30 years of rising sales and invites readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne, with pricing 50c and $1.00.
The text notes Evansville may lose its name on a road running through the area and references past lines bearing Evensville. It mentions the Peoria Decatur Evensville line absorbed by Illinois Central and rumors Frisco would gain complete control of the E T A this fall.
The J and Alumbaugh Road Co. holds the contract and pushes work in Haddon township. The Shakerock road about half a mile long is finished while grading and rock placement on Snyder road from Pleasantville to Oakwoods starts. Alumbaugh road north of Carlisle has begun. Hackett road three miles in southwest Haddon may be built this winter.
Lee Roy Craig, charged with stealing a horse and buggy from James Moore in Farmersburg about ten days ago, appeared before Justice Kirkham for a preliminary hearing. Craig waived examination and was bound over to the Circuit Court with bond set at $500, which he could not furnish.
Mrs. James S. Hinkle died last Friday at her home two miles north of Carlisle on the old J. J. Snyder farm following heart trouble and dropsy. Funeral at home Sunday 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. C. L. Merriman. Buried in J. O. O. F. cemetery. Margaret E. Brookins born Aug 23 1850 in Hamilton County Illinois. Married Cyrus Starned in 1871. he died 1879. Married James Hinkle in 1886. Survived by husband three daughters Laura Meriweather Pansey Pearl. four stepchildren Hamet Charles John Elzora. two brothers Francis Brookins Oscar Brookins. sister Mrs John T. Gill. Period of faithful church membership noted.
State of Indiana Sullivan County notice to non residents Martin V Owens Vivie Gordon George Titus Nancy Titus. Litigation to quiet title on real estate. Defendants must answer or demur by the court call at Sullivan County Court House. Filed September 13 1905 by Luff Stratton attorneys. First insertion Sept 18 1905.
State of Indiana appears for non residents in the Sullivan Circuit Court in the October term 1905 with William Gaskins named in the notice as involved in the case.
An advertisement promises a free 25 cent bottle of Dr Carlstedt's German Liver Powder to prove it cures liver and kidney maladies. It urges quick action and claims agents are distributing the free samples nationwide, with a note of legal notices about heirs and a quiet title suit in Sullivan County Indiana referencing James and Margaret Gaskins and Levi Harmon.
An advertisement asserts Dr Carlstedt's German Liver Powder has relieved many thousands of hopeless cases. It guides distant readers to mail requests to the American Pharmaceutical Co in Evansville Indiana and cautions not to send children.
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