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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1890
Page
3
A brief note lists a meal sequence including Buttered Toast, Apple Sauce, Cold sliced Heart, and Tea associated with White Lake. The fragment suggests a dining order or menu item listing without broader context or dates.
A dense page of local briefs covers politics, society, and business in Bloomfield. Items include St Valentine events, school terms in Wright township, the Davers county fair dates, and a building and loan association loan. Notices on crime, sales and services, and local appointments fill the column alongside farming talks, social events at the National House, and a prominent court note on blank-note liability.
The Daily Events notes a raft of visitors from Cincinnati, Worthington, Decatur and beyond. Local figures like Dr. G B Gray, Rev J M G Sappenfield, Major J J Hardy, W C Bennett and Cyrus E Davis are recorded in town for taxes, printing, subscriptions, and political activity, with mentions of candidates Levi J Bowers and Calvin Hanna and several Democrats and Republicans visiting for business.
The Democratic central committee yesterday fixed May 22 as the time for holding a delegate convention to nominate a county ticket.
About ten days ago a mad dog bit the head of shoate and two sheep for Lewis DeVillings. He saw the dog but was unsure it was mad. The dog and stock have since gone mad or died. the dog was later seen near W. F. Vaughn's but escaped two shots. The town board met Wednesday morning and passed an ordinance prohibiting dogs from running at large within Bloomfield unless muzzled. the marshal must seize unmuzzled dogs or kill them if owners cannot be found.
In Sullvan last Wednesday a fire at Dr. F C Higbee's stable revealed the body of W E Crawley cashier of Farmers State Bank. Inquest notes long illness from flu and sleeplessness. Crawley purchased a long blade knife, visited his father in law, and headed toward the barn where he perished after attempting to cut his throat and igniting hay. Wife and two children left. Bank accounts found correct. Death attributed to temporary derangement from illness.
Amanda A Hays versus William F Hays ends in a divorce dismissal by the plaintiff. Several civil rulings include judgments against defendants for amounts ranging from 115.55 to 2412.74, with some cases dismissed at plaintiff or defendant costs and others set for appeal. The State trials docket lists cases across February 16 to 21 with multiple State versus defendants pending.
Health and strength are renewed and ease follows the use of Syrup of Figs as it acts in harmony with nature to cleanse the system. Available in 50 cent and 1 bottles from leading druggists.
Greene county delegates met in a large convention to appoint representatives to the district congress race. They unanimously instructed the Greene slate to cast thirteen votes as a unit for Cyrus E. Davis as long as nomination chances remained reasonable. The gathering endorsed Davis and urged Democratic support across the second district.
Yesterday's gathering in Greene county featured top local Democrats including Dr. P. H. Wilson M. W. B. Smith Dr. Gray T. J. East Wm. Hays and Z. P. East. Also notes Hog and Chicken Cholera tag Dead Shot. Clerk Ramsey issued licenses Charles Chaney to Alice Workman Charles Ringo to Myrtle Maiely Jonathan M. Riddle to Amanda Riddle. Rev H C Cockrum rushed to Oakland City to see his mother yesterday.
A local ads column lists properties for rent and sale, land and house prices, and a 7 percent loan offer. Also notes subscriptions to The Nations Democrat and cross-publication with Worthington Times. Includes a public sale of M. W. Branstetter’s personal property near Tulip on February 22, 1890.
An Italian fishing smack the Glorietta brought a large sea lion to Fisherman's Wharf around 10 o'clock. Collector Gilligan directed the transfer as the captive resisted, slipping into the bay when the rope gave way. The sea lion escaped and Gilligan ended up in the water, vowing to hold on. A second piece notes falling interest rates on mortgages and bonds, arguing real estate loans now yield more than government securities due to risk and management costs. The third item remarks on Vesuvius's eruption drawing crowds to Naples, noting such natural spectacles boost local business despite the danger.
A concise note recalls a woman using Castoria from her Miss title through motherhood. The text highlights Castoria as a constant in early life and childrearing.
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