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Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1891

Page

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Local notes on town life and sports from the county

A collage of rural items reports on weathering roads, rabbits, and new guns bought. Oliver O ary resumes walking after a knee injury. local sportsmen enjoy a chase day. mischief with mud and doors is noted. George Emerso visits Friendship Island to see his girl. Joe Goodwin returns from North Dakota for winter with plans to return in spring. Ely's Cream Balm praised for catarrh relief by A E Newman of Grayling Michigan claiming a cure and a large value for sufferers.

Wek George Emerso Friendship Joe Goodwin North Dakota Chang Oder Soave W.H. Bourke Scotland Indiana

Local Notes From Bedford Area Sunday Visit and Trades

M Edington was at Bedford over Sunday. Fred Ash craft returned from Kentucky Monday and bought stock. Miss Maud Corbin of near Dresden was here Saturday. Allen Wright of Black Ankle assists in barn work for his brother. Marion Taylor's brother near Dugger visited last week. Charles Taylor and Theo Rogers of Dugger are visiting. Mrs Isaiah Robinson, ill, is improving. Mrs Sarah Ashbra t will go to Anderson to learn dressmaking. A shooting match is planned this Saturday before Christmas.

M. Edington Bedford Fred Ashcraft Kentucky Maud Corbin Dresden Allen Wright Black Ankle Marion Taylor Dugger Charles Taylor Theo Rogera Isaiah Robinson Sarah Ashbra‘t Anderson Tinter H. Reid Bloomingto Milling Co W. Catt Wag Walter Villa Moljt Brookshire Linton Lyons John Bracken Lyma Lyons Lodge Newberry Guiltner Tink R Wilson

Salve Claims Universal Cure with Money Back Guarantee

Advertisement promotes a salve said to cure bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever gores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded and sells for 25 cents per box by 8. Stalcup.

Stalcup

Thanksgiving notes and town news in brief

A mixed town column reports residents dining with Merchant Johnson, kin visiting Newark, and local people leaving for or returning from various engagements. It notes Governor Hovey’s death with respect, a soldier’s pension increase, and social items including Miss Lera Shield’s return to Bloomfield and Ed Crane’s new watch chain. Temperance upcoming Saturday night is advertised.

Nervous Prustration Nerve Tonic Offers Quick Relief

A vintage advertisement proclaims a "Nervous Prustration" tonic as a cure for fatigue insomnia and irritability. It promises restored appetite digestion and liver and kidney function with a bottle offered at 50 cents through S Stalcup's Drugstore.

S. Stalcup’e Drugatore

Local Teachers Attend Highland Township Association

A. Oliphant, a young student from the Late University, returned home Wednesday to attend the Teacher's Association as all Highland township teachers did. The note mentions Red nour buying tobacco and a surprise supper for Beech Grove F M B A lodge members.

A. Oliphant Teacher’ Association Highland Greene County N. H. Rednour F.M.B.A Beech Grove Jobo Foley Japan J. T. Smith David Haton Tennessee Emma Daniels

Lighthouse keepers' daughter cured by Dr King’s New Discovery

Mr and Mrs Loren Trescott of Sard Beach report their four year old daughter suffered a severe illness last spring with measles cough and fever. After home and Detroit doctors failed, two and a half bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her completely. Free sample offered at S Stalcup's Drugstore.

Loren Trescott Gov Sard Beach Michaod Mearles Deroit Dr. King

Town Faces Mud Hardships As Mine Reopens For Work

Rain and mud linger as John Bennett restarts the old tet mine in the arn part of town. He sells ore in ten bushel lots until all are plered and then plans full separation. The town sees activity with workers finishing another house while rabbit hunting remains a noted local pastime.

John Bennett J Was Moes

Town News Briefs and Obituary Notes

Local items include Wil Bewley and wife visiting town on Thursday and ER Morgan returning from Chicago. Mrs. Casta Wills was buried at Linton cemetery after her ME church service. she was loved by friends and schoolmates. A model camera purchase, church notes, and Wright township trustee O Win Powell on the street are also mentioned with various faculty concerns.

Duever Wil Bewley Morgan Chicago Casta Wills Walter Wills Linton H Jonen Sonith Toownsdige Cacmera Seurday Lilies Martha Pape Einter Pope Wane Win Powell Wright Township L Cravens W. M. Poe

Cough Syrup Ad Highlights Dr Bull’s Remedy

An ad fragment touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the greatest cure on earth for pain. It mentions travelers to Yellowstone Park and advises packing the syrup for a North Western trip and night encounter with a buzzard.

Yellowstone Park Dr. Bull

Town Notes and Personal Gleanings

Local items include William Bradford’s restaurant note and a fair in town. Mentions of W H Bridwell Leonid Ferrell and George Terr UL with Campbell ite preacher Sullivan Edgar Senty absent Sunday. Eliab Edington to Bedford on business and John Alcorn buying Mrs Martha Bock property. Andrew Ferguson justice of the peace dies after long illness.

Illiam Bradford Bob W. H. Bridwell Eisinn Leonid Ferrell George Terr Sullivan Edgar Senty Eliab Edington Weaot Bedford George Stultns John Albcorn Martha Bock Tully Quinn Mitchell E K. Dve Mary Boruff Prof Price Switz City Andrew Ferguson

Too Late Warning Prompts Caution On Dreaded Disease

The piece urges heed to early warning signs of a deadly illness and urges prompt action. It cites Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy that can drive away consumption and warns against waiting until it is too late. The text appeals to readers through literary reference and emotional appeal.

Tennyson

Cal. Fig Syrup Company Promotes Gentle Cleansing

Purported health copy notes syrup acts gently on kidneys liver and bowels cleansing the system though it admits no cure-all claim and that not every bottle will satisfy every user.

Cal. Fig Syrup Company

Local Town Gossip and Upcoming Meetings

The town plans a literary Friday gathering at the end house to organize a Christman tree event. Residents from Martin County visit kin or host friends while chores continue. sidewalks near completion and local hustle fills the season.

Local Life Notes and Community News From Bloomington

A scattered diary of daily farm work and small town happenings shows harvests ongoing with corn and hogs managed by local traders. Church services, school life, neighborly exchanges, and a testimonial for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup mark the period.

Coal mines prospected near local farms in Taylor township

The report notes two coal mines near this place on farms of John E Hutson and Martin Boling with favorable results possible. Other items mention residents in nearby towns attending associations, travels by teachers, birthdays and visits, and local marks of winter conditions.

Mrs Brown Influenced by Patent Medicine tale

In a local tale a sick Mrs Brown is told by companions she will not recover. A friend urges Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female troubles. Mr Brown, taking the medicine, improves and years later has a healthy son with his wife.

Mr. Brown Dr Pierce Brown

Multiple Accidents and Crises Hit Indiana Regions

Reports detail H Underwood of Indianapolis maimed after being struck by a Big Four train in Mescie while attempting to board. Indiana Midland tax collection actions threaten railroad ownership transfer. In Elwood city raid nets twenty eight gamblers. Unionport farmer John Tinkle dies after being crushed by wheat wagon. Mrs Joseph Hartman of Fort Wayne dies after electric car injury. In Hartford City a shooting injures a woman. motive unknown.

Mescie Ind H. Underwood Indianapolis Joseph Hartman Fort Wayne

Royal Baking Powder Tops Tests for Leavening Strength

Government tests and Canadian official reports declare Royal Baking Powder superior in leavening strength. Endorsers Edward G. Love Henry A. Marr and Wa. McMertraire praise its purity and reliability, noting it contains no alum or phosphates.

United States Liland Edward G. Love Px. D Henry A. Marr Royal Baking

County Teachers Hear Essays on School Life and World Fair

Greene County Teachers Association meet in Worthington as reports praise local schools and urged penny drives for the World’s Fair. President Danielson and Supt. Moss urged enthusiam, elocution gains, and better school rooms while Danie son, Zartman, and Cushman spoke on literature, organization, and proper funding.

County Board of Education Bloomfield Teachers' Association Greene County Teachers’ Association Christian Church Worthington Atford Vo Zarman Christian Danielson E. B. Combe Theo Linkard Moss van Det

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