Youth, Beauty and Age Alike Receive Their Portion
Local notes mix gossip and small incidents with names and brief events. Mrs Mick Ambes visits, Mrs Jean Edwards travels from Cadion, Harley Futter is noted as happiest man, Aaron Combs passes through town, Mr Seirk moves in, Pettie Harden returns from Bloomfield, Tom Shields plans a move, raw mill man Wal Til(e)aton ships lumber, Don Flater injures his leg with a revolver, Hershel Potlock seeks sheriff, ministers noted with criticism of nasal preaching, medicinal ads for Dr Bull’s Syrup and Salvation Oil included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mick Ambes
Jean Edwards
Cadion
Visi
Harley Futter
Aaron Combs
Male
Seirk
Jake Mariindale Bee Pettie Harden
Bloomfield
Tom Shields
Hou
Fara
Iin
Wal Tileaton
Don Flater
Hershel Potlock
Small Town Notes and Local Happenings
Old Weele Jacob Clark was buried last Friday. Hod Banham plans a new tiw house in the north part of town. Julie Gordon returned from Oregon to see his brother Tom at the Summit mine. A hail storm hit Saturday. Tom Vaughn visiting town says he is well. Frank Stugh and wife bought furniture Monday. The writer had been on the sick list for two weeks. Fourth grade enrollment for March was 40 with general attendance 32 11-20 and class standing averages. A new school house dispute remains hot. Isaac Beasley is very sick. Barney Moss travels for a wholesale house. James M. Humphreys received more furniture. Sallie Hensley bought a sewing machine. Hood’s Sarsaparilla praised as a blood purifier and Hood’s Pills recommended for a general family cathartic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weele
Jacob Clark
Hod Banham
Julie Gordon
Oregon
Tom
Summit Mine
Dueger
Tom Vaughn
Frank St Ugh and
Wifs
Erie
Eick
Isaac Beasley
Barney Moss
James
Humphreys
Local notes from Switz City and nearby areas
Details from Switz City including farm work, health updates, and social events. Uncle Sammy Moate remains ill while N E Gaston recovers. Emma Franklin and Maggie Rector attended a male social. John Fletcher heads to South Dakota for railroad work. William Kent celebrated a new house with a Saturday dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Moate
Emma Franklin
Maggie Rector
Switz City
The
Norman
Hattie Burcham
N. E. Gaston
John Fletcher
South Dakota
John
Thomas Franklin
Walter Rector
Robert Shelburne
Ed East
Bill Condor
George Ferguson
D.xon
Milton Carr
Bartholomew
William Kent
Premium Salve for Skin Ailments by S. Stalcup
A guaranteed salve advertised to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever pores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with money refunded if not satisfied. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by S Stalcup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Stalcup
Local notes and visits mix with politics and health
Community items include George Halms nominated for sheriff of Lawrence, local travel by Mrs. Albert Ashcraft and others, Jim Edington and family, Wallace Dye in Lyons, and residents passing through town. Health updates mention James Latimore improving, Miss Artie Brown's school trip, and Rev J G Sappenfield endorsing Dead Shot for poultry. Parish and social updates conclude with a job-printing pitch from the Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Halms
Lawrence
Tom Lamb
Jim Edington
Albert Ashcraft
Bedford
Missouri
Wallace Dye
Lyons
Jim Corbin
Iain Joseph Smith
Echo
Harvedington
Artie Brown
Danville
Artie
Koleen
Jerry Meredith
Wiley Gus Latimore
Illinois
Mormone
Marion
M. Redcraft
Local Gossip and Odds and Ends From The County
Reports of trouble over hog pasture between Timpie Ann and Ben Lindsey. Licinda Shields was a guest of Susanna Laffo on Saturday. Frank Groven, Beech Creek constable, claims a fine piece of furniture from Ohio. Gravel road superintendent hopes completion for next fall. Bob Hunter trades for a fine buggy horse. A humorous note on Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil in a sunny picture of a child treating a dog's cut foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ri Uere
Timpie Ann
Ben Lindsey
Eeeee
Licinda Shields
Susanna Laffo
Frank Groven
Beech Creek
Ohio
Sarah
Jenny Arthur
Bob Hunter
Local Family News and Movements in Clifty Area
Frank Miller of Alabama visits relatives at Rose Hill with Frank Edington. Three baptisms reported at old home on Clifty. Marion Tay plans Clifty as future home. Fred Ashcraft at Sunday service. Col Miller to add to his house soon. Charles Brandon to attend school. Lewis Ashcraft and family from Bloomfield visited last week. Widow Brannon moved back to Clifty. another resident moved to Cincinnati Canter township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armers
Frank Miller
Alabama
Frank Edington
Rose Hill
Terre Haute
Clifty
Marion Tay
Fred Ashcraft
Col
Miller
Charles Brandon
Lewis Ashcraft
Bloomfield
Brannon
Cincinnati
Canter Township
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Free Trial Cough Remedy
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung issues with a money back guarantee. It claims relief for consumption and la grippe and offers free trial bottles at S Starcup’s Drug Store with large bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
la Grippe
S. Starcup
Local Notes From Bloomfield and Nearby
M Thompson paid taxes in Bloomfield Saturday. Geo Burge visited Mr Baasley near Bloomfield Friday. John Lynn, recently married, moved to his father in law’s farm. John Staggers and wife from Scotland passed through the city last week. W P Thompson and Mires Ida Allen visited Mrs Lynn Sunday. Wm Cain plans an upcoming move. A Sunday gathering drew good attendance. Local residents attended singing at the Grove Saturday. W D Burcham and wife visited J E Lynn and wife Sunday. An advertisement urges Simmons Liver Regulator to aid digestion and prevent biliousness and malaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Thompson
Bloomfield
Will
Geo. Burge
Baasley
John Lynn
John Staggers
Scotland
W. P. Thompson
Mires Ida Allen
Wm. Cain
the Grove
W. D. Burcham
J E Lynn
Bill Brittan
Taylor's Ridge
Bowman
Thomas Acton
Worthington
Buch
J. L. Stropea
Isenogle
Erie Duncan
Johnson
Mabel
Odton
Hastler
Mineral City
James Acton
Walnut Grove
Ruth
Charley Combs
Rolla Bach
Obie
Sherman Dobbins
Eli Roach
Willard Free
Gracie Cobb
Dugger
Edith Duncan
Meredith
Cravens
Broomfield
Dr. Acton
Andy Allen
John Iva Duncan
Clarence
John Mitchell
Joseph Kern
Mitchel
Ding
Hail Storm and Local Notices Across Town
A severe hail storm last Saturday damaged windows in the west with hail eggs up to size of a hen. Fielden W. Brewer died Sunday March 27 at 2 AM. Dan Beck raised his barn last Saturday. T B Haver sold 80 acres to Cornelius Newkirk for 1600 last week. C H Smith deeded 40 acres to son Presley 8 recently. G McKean advances with Ohio schoolhouse project in Stafford township. Sickness in Harbin O Haver Headley families improves. S A Maxwell is out. J L Mattox visited township on business. Commissioner McCloud in Pleasantville last Saturday. John Smith returned from Burling Junction note. The Burling Junction editor suffers colic and indigestion. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieves. 25 and 50 cent bottles available via Cavins Isenhower. Money loan at seven percent. Geo W Osborn Bloomfield Ind. total.
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Fielden W. Brewer
Dan Beck
T. B
Haver
Cornelius Newkirk
C. H. Smith
Presley
G. McKean
Ohio
Mani- Linton
Stafford Township
John
Harbin
T. B. O'Haver
Headley
S. A. Maxwell
J. L Mattox
McCloud
Pleasantville
John Smith
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises 100 Dollar Reward
An 1880s advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward for any untreatable case. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as proprietors and cites endorsers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as local wholesale druggists. The cure is described as internal, targeting blood and mucous membranes, price 15 cents per bottle and testimonials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Ohio
Fr. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Protracted meeting continues with success under Rev. McNaughton
Local notes mention Rev. McNaughton leading a long revival with strong response and 50 conversions reported. Other items include tax visits by H Quillen and T B O’Haver, funeral attendance for Jacob Clark, and various social updates from Lyons and nearby towns.
Local notes and visits span Bloomfield and county towns
The report lists residents and guests visiting Bloomfield, Martin, and nearby areas. Mentions include Louisa and Mary Rose, Miss Algie Connell, Otho Dubbins heading to Bloomington, Samuel McElroy residence improvements, the M E Sunday School opening, and various family visits and travels across Daviess, West Taylor, Coal City, and Newberry.
Principal to Wed as Prolonged Church Meeting Underway
Reported social updates and local notices include the school principal’s upcoming marriage, Louis Kirkpatrick moving to Fairplay township, Worthington visiting, Nettie Held’s Saturday event, and Joe Bovenshin's family burial on Sunday. Other items mention Cary Sinclair going to Newberry, Aunt Mary Williams visiting Miss Pearl Tryon, and a $16.40 earnings from a recent guest event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Louis Kirkpatrick
Fairplay Township
Worthington
Nettie
Joe Bovenshin
Clark
Ley
Spencer
Local notes and community updates from the township
The column covers gardening near the season, illnesses of local residents, livestock and stock law debates, new business openings, a boxing school planned, church activities, baptisms among Mormons, and educational treatises. It also mentions a hotel shift, a restaurant venture, a clothing shop, and a protracted meeting concluding with new converts.
Village notes and family notices from a rural column
Spring scene and daily life reportage from a small town. Mentions of T Wilson visiting Bloomfield on legal business, tobacco plans by Uncle Gua Ferguson, school activities, and local trades like John Meredith in his shoe shop. Obituaries include Ermitta Stone burial with large attendance. Also references to health, farming, prayer meetings, and a local newspaper subscription offer.
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Epring
T. Wilson
Bloomfield
John M. Meredith
John
Polly Carmichael
Tanith
A. Bucher
Ermitta Stone
Stone
Bedford
M. Falk
Gua Ferguson
A. S. Phillips
Asbury
Sallie A. Nance
Elia Bogard
Terre Haute Normal School
Ed Bogard
George Myers
Harvey Oliphant
Sun
Harvey
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