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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
3
Awarding appeal targets attractive women with praise and a liberal coupon offer. The notice promises three daily glimpses of attention and urges subscription at four cents a week, contrasting with a neighbor paying a dollar for similar goods and news.
Local notes mention using "Dead Shot" for hog and chicken cholera. The piece also reports on a gypsy visit, sickness of Col. Aden G. Cavins, and various local notices including fairs, marriages, and sales. Readers are urged to subscribe and to respond to coupon offers.
To the kind friends and neighbors who rendered timely aid in our bereavement we extend unfeigned thanks. Their sympathy will be remembered and we pray the God of the widow and orphans repay them for their kindness. Mrs. Lorain Calvert and children. Also note excursion tickets at reduced rates on August 25 September 15 and 29 from Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh to Western regions good for thirty days.
On August 18 1891 Sorspenry Inc notes resolutions of Clover Bottom lodge No 2924 of F M B A. They resolve no cooperation with the third or Peoples party and no aid as members of the F M B A. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to county papers. Officers listed include David Nipy president and David Thosrson secretary with committee members J T Joseph John Baker and C H Glover.
The Markets section lists grain and cattle prices in Cincinnati and Cleveland with detailed figures for corn wheat and livestock across several grades and regions. The piece ends with ex-Senator Bruce opposing negro immigration to Liberia, arguing Americans of African descent should stay in the United States and noting Bishop Turner as a sole prominent Black advocate.
Prof. Robert Lyons visits town along with Jeff Pickard and many others stopping Monday to Saturday. Residents such as Rev. Thomas Fergaon, James Blackmore, Claude Moss, Rudolph Linneman, and John Hoagland appear in town for calls, subscriptions, or social visits. Local officials like Col. C. C. Matson form partnerships and plan moves while teachers, farmers, and Democrats mingle in a bustling week of social rounds and neighborhood news.
The Democrat of Bloomfield Indiana advertises General Grant's Memoirs in an unprecedented sale, offering the two volume original edition for 30 cents with a one year Cosmopolitan subscription and optional add-ons, including Sherman Sheridan and McClellan memoir sets. The pitch stresses vast prior sales and subscriber rates, urging immediate orders.
In Shelbyville Mrs Hacker widow of William Hacker suffered severe burns after lighting a second match while natural gas was still on. The blast demolished the stove and caused painful injuries. family members helped prompt relief to prevent further harm. A Bloomington cloudburst Aug 18 flooded streets and caused extensive damage with repairs planned citywide.
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