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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1892
Page
1
A readable column from Bloomfield includes Valentines at Eveleighs, local ads, and notices. It lists residents buying land and farms, building additions, and town developments. Also notes a church service, a free ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and updates on residents and local businesses amid a busy town scene.
Reports include Jefferson township residents serving on the grand jury and local real estate brokers offering land sales and title abstracts with loan terms at six and seven percent. Notices honor Rev H C Cockrum of C P Church and mourn Mrs Elizabeth Fuller of Smith township, born 1832, mother of twelve with six surviving, praised for faith and family devotion.
The Democrat will be sent to new subscribers inside the county until November 15 for 75 cents cash in advance. In clubs of 10, it will be sent for 50 cents for the same period. Encourage neighbors to form a club.
The Pythian Banquet at Eveleighs will feature an elegant spread and a literary program next Friday night. Address of Welcome by C E Davis followed by Damon and Pythias by C H Drybread. Pythian Charity remarks by W W Moffett. Bloomfield Socially by Thus Van Buskirk. Our Secret Work by C Danielson.
A Democratic County Central Committee meeting is called for February 23 to set the time for the county convention and cover other important business. The sentiment favors an early gathering, likely in April before the state convention. A full attendance is urged.
In the Solsberry notes from last week’s Democrat, four young ladies Ola Frame Torrence Cora Dugger and Missen Ola returned home after a dance that was not voluntary but expected to be a party. A Florida letter from S E Slinkard notes summer weather and new garden produce in Ocala Florida.
The February Brainard's Musical World lists three new piano pieces La Fontaine by Bohm revised by Liebling Melusine by Ressiger and Car nation by Lichner plus a new song My Love's Dear Eyes by Richard Ferber. Also advertised are The Musicians' Guide 1892 with 212 pages 150 musician biographies and 25 portraits and three new songs My Kathleen Coming Back Last Night That is Love.
Resolutions from Hall of Bloomfield Encampment I 0 C F No 189 Bloomfield Feb 8 1892 mourn the death of Mary Mitchell wife of Patriarch Wickliffe B Mitchell. Lodge expresses sympathy and notes her example as wife mother and sister. Copies to Brother Mitchell and Bloomfield papers.
A fragmented line notes a club or group discussing advance payments of 50 cents and timing, with unclear context and missing details about participants or purpose. The readable portion hints at dues or dues collection in a club setting.
A parade of names visits towns on Monday and Monday night with many residents from Spencer Linton Newberry Jackson Highland and Smith townships listed. Ed East A Palmer Riley Mansfield Inman Fowler G W Ellis J D Edwards D J Terhune Andrew Humphreys Joe Moss and others are noted as in town or attending events with several calls on subscriptions and local business meetings.
Seventeen victims recovered from the Hotel Royal fire ruins as of Tuesday. Workers cleared offices and dining areas, with the seventeenth body found at 1:55 PM. Police and crowds watched as more remains, clothing, diamonds, and Mrs. Hattie Van Norden's jewels were unearthed. Six of the seventeen identified, including Mrs. Cohen and Archibald Jacobs confirming two, plus Sarah Blake identified by Charles Blake.
A devastating Memphis blaze Monday night swept Bruce Beine Co. through a long block of Main to Monroe, destroying Leuhrman hotel and numerous firms including Langstaff Hardware Rosin & Hurst Lemon & Gale Welter Manufacturing and Jones Kuhn printing. Loss could reach 1 million with 750000 to 1000000 total. Officials fear further spread. Nashville and Little Rock are sending engines, eight hours to arrive.
Washington February 10 The house committee on coinage weights and measures will adopt a free silver coinage bill. If attendance is full the vote may be eight to five though Gen. Tracy of New York is absent. The bill creates pure and simple free coinage for all silver amounts of 100 dollars or more and issues certificates payable in coin. It keeps parity with gold and silver and defines a dollar as 4124 grains, with a possible 400 grain dollar if an international conference dictates.
In Point Pleasant West Virginia a bloody affray at a boat house run by Ora Clark left Charles Knapp mortally wounded after a quarrel over an inmate. Luther Knapp John Burke and others were wounded as Ora Clark escaped unhurt and all are in custody.
WALMINGTON Feb 9 It is likely there will be discussions in Congress over the extravagant spending for interment of deceased members of the house or senate. The house and senate committees on accounts and contingent expenses cannot understand the discrepancies in these funeral bills.
Gen Enochs in Washington introduces a bill in the lower house to fund a survey for a ship canal from Cleveland to Portsmouth via Columbus Circleville Chillicothe and Waverly. He asserts the canal would greatly aid Ohio residents. Columbus debates a 1000000 dollar plan to build a new statehouse on the current site due to poor ventilation.
Weston February 9 Gov McKinley tendered the warden ship of the Ohio penitentiary to Col Charles C James who will accept and take the position as soon as Mr Dyer steps down and out.
In CorusiBrA South Carolina on February 9 Rev. Geo. W. Widow a Presbyterian theological student wounded himself seriously by cutting his throat from ear to ear in the presence of his young wife. Insanity is the alleged cause of the act.
In Burnincroy Mississippi the draw span of the Burlington railroad bridge swung successfully as the Mississippi river rose three inches and a huge ice field cleared above the bridge. The draw now rests safe from ice gorge. In Greenville a fatal affray between prominent locals left Dugay Ferguson, son of Gen S W Ferguson, dead by a shooting of James Goodman, a merchant and planter, and Goodman's brother wounded, the incident occurring at Leesburg Mississippi.
In Koxono Indiana on February 10 a boiler exploded at Armstrongs saw mill near West Liberty destroying the mill and its machinery. Six men were injured including two fatally believed, Sherman Armstrong and Jacob Sifer. The milk dairy owner Wilber Armstrong. In Redmond Parnellite Leader: London February 19 the Parnellite MPs met and elected John Redmond chairman.
In Sedalia Missouri February 10 lawyer William Parmelee shot and killed railroad brakeman Wm J Condon in Parmelee’s office. The case stems from a salary garnishment dispute. Condon left a wife and two children. Parmelee says Condon had threatened his life and he acted in self defense. The report notes a prominent farmer Hon Robert Malorie involved.
A correspondent details uncertain tin deposits in the Black Hills, noting uneven cassiterite patches and difficult mining conditions. He discusses Malacca stream tin, labor costs, machinery, and McKinley era tariffs, arguing for protection and a 4 cent tax on tin to balance costs and prices. The piece critiques free lists and tariff policy as a misapplied burden on local miners.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses United States wages and prices for goods, mentioning measurement in yards and ounces. It hints at higher rates and a quoted price around 2.65 cents per yard or similar, but the text is incomplete and inconsistent across phrases.
The Americans weave turns yards per week and earns seven dollars ninety five cents or more, as reported in the financial notes of the period.
Readable bits show an English wage remark noting earnings of about 2.71 dollars per week for 105 yards produced. The fragment hints at low pay and sparse context without full details.
Readable fragments indicate price comparisons in weaving, noting American yarn costs versus English competitor. The text suggests weekly pricing pressure and a 190 percent reference, implying substantial tariff or wage-related gaps affecting competitiveness.
Fragmentary OCR mentions an Anita born in 1797, noted as an active elderly lady who managed charitable concerns for the poor. It references her four children and husband since 1869, with claims of one ancestor per year and a housebound life. The passage also sparsely touches on rope, twine, and supply duties, plus SAQR Rss.
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