Local notes and notices from Bloomfield and vicinity
Rural school day tallies for Teyler and Highland townships. several residents receive pensions including Carey Fuller Ezra Roberts and Wm Hendricks. Court session set for February 13. loans offered at seven percent. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised. fraternal aid mentioned. Normal school openings for fourth fifth graders. land sale pitches and burglar scare near Rose residence. local teachers and editors highlighted.
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Newbery
Carey Fuller
Bloomfield
Highland Township
Ind
R. Knapp
Jaconville
Wm. Hendricks
McVille
Ezra Roberts
Jasonville
George Kinman
John Workman
Fairplay Township
Hood
Worthington Democrat notes community events and political debate
The page records local items from Bloomfield and nearby towns including church schedules, pension grants for Chase and others, and a surge in Democratic subscriptions. It reports railroad deals rumored with the Little Monon line and a new Salem church by the Separate Baptists. It also includes letters critiquing vote selling and honoring veterans.
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Freedom
Newark
Solaberry
Col. Matson
Whittaker
Democrat
Worthington Times
McVitie
Grand Jury
Chase
Graham
Owenaburgh
Henry Fulk
Worthington
Indianapolis
B. & B. Railroad
Little Monon
Sullivan Times
Owen County
Salem
Ida Wilson
Wm. Mason
Evansville
Mason
Bach
Warner
Gilt Edge Mills
Switz City
Rose E. Cleveland
J. E
Vermillion
Illinois
Laughlin
Mineral City
Kentucky
Edwards
Coen and Clark offer top prices for country produce
Coen and Clark advertise high cash prices for all country produce and urge farmers to trade with their dealers. They promote Coit and Co. paints as the best choice and warn against other brands. Also notes 2 cabbages and other produce at Cash Grocery and mentions Castoria ads and a moving sale in Bedford Indiana to reduce stock.
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Coen, & Clark
Coit & Co
Cash Grocery
A. J. Dickey
Scotland
Ind
Al G Fields Minstrels At Opera House In Shelbyville
The Al G Field's minstrels performed last evening to a large audience with a strong first part and lively fun from Mr Field. The troupe includes twenty four members with a full uniform band and is described as balanced and up to the standard. The Shelbyville Times notes a future appearance in Jones hall in February with the same ensemble.
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al. G. Field
Opera House
Mr. Field
Shelbyville
Jones’ Hall
Vandalia Offers One Thousand Mile Tickets At Two Cents Per Mile
E A Ford announces sale of one thousand mile tickets at two cents a mile or twenty dollars each. Tickets are non transferable and valid six months from sale. Tickets cover East St. Louis to Chicago and East St. Louis to Cincinnati on the short line mileage.
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G. A R
Boys In Blue
E. A. Ford
East St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Greene Circuit Court
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Plainiff
Pherby E. Dishman
Jeremiah Dishman
Mary Dishman
Harriet Dishman
Walton Speaks for the G A R in Bloomfield Letter
J E Walton issues a formal response for the G A R from Bloomfield dated January 27 1888 defending the organization against claims in the January 20 letter. He denies authoring the contested piece and rejects involvement in vote buying or selling, urging accurate understanding of G A R aims.
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J. E. Walton
G. A. BR
G. A. RR
Addressing political attacks on the G A R and wartime vets
A veteran writes from Indiana defending the Grand Army of the Republic against political misuse. He urges reporting any member who buys votes or breaks laws and asserts the order’s moral standards while noting his own representative role. The piece includes livestock and grain market details from Indianapolis dated February 1.
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Ench
South
K. of P
Indiana
J. E. Watton
Mem. Cou. Adm. Dept. Ind
G. A.R
Bargain Produce and Oil Sale Ad
An old ad lists standard California Bartlett pears at 20 cents a can, blue berries at 10 cents a can, and a gallon oil can priced at $1.75.
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California
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