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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1888
Page
3
Classified fragment lists timber and sale items including second growth ash by The Tool Company Terre Haute Ind. Old papers at 5c per dozen and two building or garden sets for sale. Contact Mietkard Bisom in Bisom, Ine w.
Local notes report new business openings and sales at Evelings drug store update watches and jewelry stock. Agricultural outlook in Washington township shows promise for wheat though start delayed. Community events include church elections at Elmora and a ME church rebuilding plan, with marriages and obituaries for local residents in Greene County Indiana.
A long list of residents from Worthington, Linton, Owensburg and surrounding towns were in town this week for social visits, political activity, and local business. The column notes many Democrats, subscriptions, and attendance at events including court, school matters, and a theatre performance in Indianapolis.
Last Saturday a jury was selected in Sullivan for the Wise will case. The trial was postponed to next Monday. Prosecution lawyers include G. G. Reily J. S. Pritchett O. F. Baker and Sullivan firm Brigge and Baye. Defense counsel list DeWulf Chambere DeWolf Viehe Niblack Jos E McDonald Judge Gardner Senator Ben Harrison and Sullivan firm Hays and Hays Beasley and Barrett.
An 1888 Newberry Indiana ad promotes hardware, doors, sash blinds, lime, cement, farming tools, Oliver plows, wagons, and farm equipment. It notes bargains, a brick block for sale, and subscriptions offered for newspapers and magazines.
The narrative recounts General Andrews facing execution in Atlanta on Peachtree Street as Union forces advance on Chattanooga. It describes his calm demeanor, taunting by crowds, and a somber procession aided by Rev. W. J. Scott, with a harsh, dreaded end on a scaffold and a grave already prepared nearby.
Notice of public sale by L will offeror and manager Aris Lorinbull of flour stock and mill feed from the Celebrated Gilt Edge Mill Worthington Indiana. Flour described as best straight grade, guaranteed to refund if not satisfactory. Sale at very low cash price with exchange option for whey. Mill claims superior quality and popular with farmers for lower prices in the county.
An assortment of storefront notices advertises Cait & Co. paints praised for purity and durability, urging buyers to avoid inferior brands. Also promoted are farming tools, including McCormick reapers and cultivators, with promises of efficiency and sturdiness to prevent farmer fatigue. Multiple vendors and locations appear in compact notices.
The Poppins Brothers announce a spring health plan at Indian Springs offering six and seven dollar weekly rooms and free bath house plus exercise alley. Benefits include sulphur baths and waters to purify the blood and restore appetite, with a permanent cure promise for rheumatism indigestion and kidney and liver conditions through May before regular rates resume. The resort lies fifty miles from Shoals on the O M railroad in a scenic locale in Tidinng.
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