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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1889
Page
2
Hats and feathers and ribbons of every shade and price are displayed in new millinery styles. The latest fashions and novelties will be shown with artistic trimming, offered to avoid the rush.
A crowded Bloomfield column lists numerous attorneys at law with offices on the square and courthouse, plus local doctors, a newsy batch of happenings, auctions, and notices about schools, farms, millinery, and town events gathered by the Democrat reporters.
Local column records dozens of residents and visitors in town, listing names such as D. M. Bynum, John A. Pate, Prof. B. L. Allen, Jesse LaRue, Eli Mullis, and others, noting their arrivals, departures, and calls for services. Mentions promotions of subscribers, printing jobs, and political ties among township Democrats, with frequent references to Beech Creek, Center and Smith townships. A Detroit Free Press fragment on war and Warner's Safe Cure advertises a health remedy amid dramatic imagery.
James Adams of Stafford township enrolls in the graduating course as John Holtzelaw and Miss Edwards of Solsberry enter on Wednesday. The normal opens with forty seven pupils first day and fifty five second day. The graduating class will have about twenty members comprising mainly veteran teachers. Prof Danielson emphasizes complete definitions and strong instruction while Ed Cavins leads a penmanship class.
A town’s call for unity and trust outlines future goals. Residents seek fewer liars and know-it-alls, more faith in one another, and less public bitterness. They favor open forums and community accountability to heal old grudges and improve civic life.
Advert text notes Dead Shot hog cholera remedy offered as both preventive and cure, urging guards against disease in localities.
Landis and Oliphant have opened a new shoe store in the room vacated by Ed West on the north side of the square and solicits a share of your patronage. New goods, new styles and low prices. Call in and see them.
A brief ad section notes A J Dickey of Scotland Indiana praising Dead Shot for wrist pain with swelling relief after few uses. It also seeks salesmen for nursery stock with $40 monthly pay plus expenses and steady year round work. Geneva New York nurseries advertise positions with guaranteed true to name delivery and advance expense money.
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