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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1891
Page
1
The column mixes weather bloom reports and local updates from Bloomfield. It notes trees in bloom, springlike signs, road and street improvements, new businesses and stores, a gas supplier ad, and civic events. It references residents like Geo Bender of Culverville deceased, tax deadlines, lodge meetings, and school news.
Moss and Axtell list farms near Lyons and Fowler for sale with rents. a 95 acre loam tract and a 60 acre river bottom parcel. Obituary notes Dennis Murray, a longstanding citizen of Bloomfield with ties to several counties, dies at 77. A Washington street grade and gravel project is proposed, with many local residents listed in reports from surrounding towns.
James G Lyons of Bloomsfield Indiana advertises S C brown Leghorn eggs at 15 for 100 dollars and a few more pairs of chickens at 2.50 per pair. Old pipers for sale at 5 cents per dozen. Also offers Stone for sale good building or paving stone cistern tops chimneys and related stone items from Rockwood Indiana.
The following licenses have been issued: Harry Morrison to Mollie Squire Eldworth Whaley to Mary Cox George W Burke to Lalian Carmichael James F Himebron k to Eila Price Wallace Dye to Naunie Kasn.
Dr Miley presents a new discovery regulating internal organs through nerves. Pills quickly cure biliousness, torpid liver, piles, and constipation. Suitable for men women and children. Each bottle contains 30 doses for 25 cents. Samples free at R E Eveleighs.
Carpenters, woodworkers and farmers are urged to obtain Gaxe's Self-setting Plane, made in Vineland New Jersey by Gaze Tool Co. The company offers a 30 day trial on its planes and invites letters for circulars. Householders are encouraged to write for information and specimens.
Notice warns owners to pay due fees on deeds mortgages and other records by March 31 1891 to avoid collection costs. Recorder Greene County Indiana urges prompt payment before filing and cautions about penalties and costs. Disease and pest remedies referenced as Dead Shot appear in stray text.
J A M Ross died at his Lyons home after a brief illness from influenza. Born August 18, 1818 in Madison Indiana, he moved to Carlisle as a child and became a teacher. He taught in Greene, Knox and Sullivan counties for thirty three years and leaves a wife, three sons and two daughters. Relatives and many friends extend sympathy.
Linton Call reports G W Allen will finish the Lattas creek ditch in a few days praising his energy and noting a severe misfortune early on. The trench through a desolate marsh with fallen timber proves difficult but the upper stretch dries and the ditch should open fertile land. Allen dredged up to 440 feet in a single day, a first time effort and a feat others with experience might not match.
A reflective piece urges that advertising fuels success in any calling. It likens the world to a broad battlefield and says rich lives prove self-made glory comes through promotion. The poem ends urging readers to publish ads and stay active in pursuit of growth.
In a playful quip, the Little Man hunts a man named Bibbs who allegedly called him a toadstool. Bibbs clarifies he didn’t insult him, saying the reference was to mushroom aristocracy. The pair bond over mushrooms, closing the note with warm humor.
A playful conversation from Puck highlights Miss Toppin and Miss Hoppin trading a unique made to order ribbon. Miss Hoppin plans to shop tomorrow and asks to borrow the ribbon to matth.
The piece surveys Carlyle’s view of philanthropy within British society. It contrasts the “inarticulate" mass with an “articulate” class split into a self-serving majority and a small humane minority, whom Carlyle calls philanthropists. It quotes his claim that philanthropists misinterpret misery and fail to trace its causes, blaming centuries of folly and sin that yield a landscape of idle peasants, discontented workers, and vast pauperism.
A Chicago area man bought lakeshore land at Lake View and claims riparian rights. Neighbors joke he watches the shore while he profits as washing scour and harbors are built. He chides children for playing sailors and persuades them to build piers, increasing his land.
A narrator recalls a box seating incident where a quick thinker demonstrated a planned fire escape. During a panic over an actress gown catching fire, a man sprang into action, wrapping his coat around her and reaching the stage in seconds, earning the audience’s cheers as a display of discipline.
The piece argues advertising in newspapers transformed trades and media, citing the rise of large circulations and modern printing. It portrays non advertisers as relics doomed to struggle, urging merchants to embrace newspaper advertising to reap rewards amid rapid change. It notes a harsh wave of evictions affecting thousands, underscoring social disruption.
A Lewiston man recalls a tale from the Harper's Perry line about Owen and Jason Brown of Pasadena who faced poverty but saved two hundred dollars to send to Charleston after its earthquake disaster. An attorney settled a modest estate and preserved a letter from John Brown to the sons, praising duty and generosity. The story highlights quiet heroism and unintended anonymity.
A New York Ledger item reflects on the persistently obstinate readers who misinterpret premises and persist in suspicions. It notes such people resist reason, mistake kind words for insults, and cling to false beliefs, urging others to avoid engaging them.
A fragment recounts a book titled How She Did It by an author described as a woman. The volume sold steadily until a sudden spike in demand appeared from persistent buyers who advertised the book extensively in sporting and other journals. The method was simple. the title was followed by a sealed mailed offer for fifty cents.
In a reflection on modern commerce, the piece argues that in competitive markets printers ink determines success while tradition and prejudice falter against persistent marketing. It laments lingering old associations and champions decisive, ink driven promotion as essential to thriving trade.
The article praises modern newspaper advertising for taste and literary style, from large advertiser displays to concise self written three line ads. It cites substantial investment, estimating nearly 25 million dollars annually in the United States, with prudent use yielding strong returns.
The speaker asserts success comes from intelligent use of advertising. Do not promise what you cannot deliver or imitate genuine bargains. Fraudulent advertisers rely on a convincing lie, while every advertiser should offer a real claim to earn patronage and trust.
A fragmentary note mentions corroboration and marks related to goods and markings, with unclear names or dates. The readable text hints at a missmatched marking and possible corroboration context, but specifics remain unreadable due to OCR damage.
An advertisement touts a select stock of wallpaper and window shades with latest designs and novelties. It claims patterns are harmonized for decor and promises stylish, affordable options, inviting customers to enhance their homes with new papering and installation services.
A fragment shows a measurement entry of 27 feet 6 inches with a note of 1 lb through the body at 4189L St. Louis, Republic. The text appears as an archival measurement record with unclear context and partial identifiers.
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