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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1891
Page
2
A local advert touts newly added stock of wall window shades and cab sets. It highlights a distinct design character and harmonious styling, promising fashionable options at appealing prices. The copy notes fresh inventory and emphasizes unavailable old stock to attract buyers.
Sunflower culture and farm work are noted along with community notices. Election plans at Walnut Grove schoolhouse, church trustees named EB Love and D Roach. Sullivan Times Masonic calendar issued for county lodges. Bloomfield reports more music and a promising fruit crop with buds swelling. A bridge near the E and I roads toward Newberry recently broke down.
A jumble of advertisements and town notices discusses Simmons Liver Regulator and Hood's Sarsaparilla, a local tailor and the Racket Store sale, a horse theft report with reward, creek and train disruption, author promotions, and obituaries. Names include H. Ry, Simmons, L.A. Starcup, Mrs. Hiram Alkire, Prof. Allen, Ridpath, and A.P. Allen of Sullivan Indiana.
An archival item references Graham and Worthington Mills as markers of high quality. The fragment suggests a promotion or label praising Graham as an excellent quality product associated with Worthington Mills.
Mr and Mrs J M Cravens express heartfelt thanks to numerous friends for assistance and sympathy after the death of their daughter Carrie in a great bereavement.
An advertisement touts the best salve in the world for fur sores bruises sores and eruptions including chapped hands chilblains corns and related conditions. It promises guaranteed satisfaction or money back and asks 25 cents per box with S Staleup as the seller.
The auditor states it is his duty to advertise lands with interest due and unpaid as of January 1. The delinquent list will be prepared and given to the printer in March 1891. Owing parties should pay by the date to avoid extra costs. Thomas C Owen, County Auditor. Use Dead for hog and chicken cholera.
A Victorian advertisement proclaims a new book claiming women can become mothers without pain and offers instructions for managing morning sickness and swollen limbs. Endorsed by physicians, the circular urges sending two cents for a descriptive pamphlet and confidential letter, addressed to Frank Thomas & Co. in Baltimore Maryland.
Margaret R Routte Livingston died February 18 1891 at her home in Green Costly. Buried last Friday in Bloomfield cemetery. She suffered years with stomach and liver cancer and was mother to John J Milin by her first husband and Mrs Aden G Cavins by Hugh L Livingston. She was nearly 75 and led a noble Christian life. The Democrat extends sympathy.
The K of P lodge marked its 27th anniversary with a supper at the Delmonico after the meeting. Guests included Frank A. Collyer of Washington lodge No. 118, John Beggs of Neorho lodge No. 43, J A Seneff of Odon lodge No. 272, J W Skerd of Indian Springs lodge, N G Siskin of Odon lodge No. 272, and J R McGannon of Lillian lodge No. 69.
On February 14 a group gathered at William Shoptaw’s residence near Lyons to honor his eldest son Frank Shoptaw. A noon feast followed by games and socializing delighted guests, numbering around forty two at the table. The event closed with prayers for lasting blessings on Frank.
Advert says La Grippe season proved Dr King's New Discovery best remedy for consumption coughs and colds. Reports claim quick relief and no bad after effects. Trial bottles free at Startup's Drug Store with 50c and 1.00 sizes. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
The community in Bloomfield bids farewell to Miss Carrie E Cravens daughter of James M and Angie M Cravens who died Feb 20 1801 at 2 40 am of brain fever at age 20 years 9 months and 24 days The obituary lauds her as an esteemed high school graduate of ordinary intellect kind and beloved by both young and old Her funeral drew a large crowd reflecting the towns high respect and sorrow and the prose paints her as pure angelic and beloved with comforting references to heavenly rest.
A memorial from the C. P. Sabbath school expresses deep sorrow at the loss of Carrie Cravens. She was bright, cheerful, and inspiring, with a devoted Sabbath school record. The note asks Bloomfield papers to publish copies and extends sympathy to her family and friends.
Odds and ends describe Henry Seile redrawing maps, a pocket bank that opens with five dollars, sailors keeping a horseshoe on board, Madison Square Garden’s vast amphitheatre, a multilangual town notice scene, and Indiana coal mines damaged by floods halting hundreds of miners. all reflecting a day’s varied curiosities and news from Harrisburg and Washington.
A flood of names from Wes Starcup to John Combs fills the town diary with visits, renewals, and court business. Citizens including D C Roach, G W Elis, Bland, Carmichael, Ross, Morgan, Williams, Spears, Brannon, Beaty, Ferguson, Bucher, Cox, Moss, Cox, Slinkard, Ault, Feutz, Hanne, Breeden, Fisher, Mattox, Riddle, Neff, Grose, Columbus Workman, Shields, Elgan, Bridwell, Barker, Lehman, Chestnut, Deckard, Ross, McIndoo, Austin, Hendren, Cravens, East, Hays, McKissick, Rose, Lovall Anderson renew subscriptions and attend court or calls. The spread shows active civic life and strong Democrat alignment.
The Signal Office warned of imminent high water in the Mississippi below Cairo with Cairo at 44.3 feet and rising and a potential 47.5 feet by March 3. Cincinnati reported a 16 foot rise in six days while St. Louis saw a 5 foot daily rise. Projections listed Memphis, Greenville, Helena, Arkansas City, Vicksburg and Baton Rouge reaching notable stages by March 6 to 10. A west cold wave reduces near term rain in the Ohio valley.
An old-time note urges workers to avoid wasting time and credits Simmons Liver Regulator with preventing such losses. The promotional line implies health and productivity benefits tied to the remedy.
A northern Illinois farmer urges neighboring farmers to pasture livestock on wheat to crush wheat stem maggot eggs. He claims eggs are visible in a wheat bundle, three to five pale eggs per bale, turning brown with age. He advises removing stock when ground is dry and pasturing late into spring to save thousands of bushels.
Advertises Ridpaths Universal History in four Imperial Volumes as the great general history. Claims War Book of the Century and Civil War Leaders and Battles as authentic and impartial. Also offers New Peoples Cyclopedia in four octavo volumes with installments of two dollars per month. Address A. P. Allen Sullivan Indiana for circulars.
Advertises Gage Tool Co planes made in Vineland New Jersey with a 30 days trial for farmers mechanics and householders. No Bloomfield dealer stocks the plane. writes to the company for circulars.
JEANESVILLE PA Feb 24 Five men entombed in the mine for eighteen days were found alive at 11 30 last night Names are John Tumaskusky Joe Mastuskowich John Berne Bosco Frinko and an unknown Hungarian who was with Berne on the disaster day Rescue workers found the bodies of James Griffith Bernard McCloskey and a Hungarian laborer near the east gangway entrance later that day They were bloated and brought to the surface The remaining Hungarian was found in the afternoon making all eight men accounted for The discovery ends a dramatic flood time ordeal in Pennsylvania coal country.
Indiana Senator Gilman introduced a bill to curb White Capism. It would allow a person damaged by White Caps to sue the county where the act occurred for damages. Whippings would carry 2000 to 5000 dollars, while a whipped woman could claim 5000 to 10000 dollars. If perpetrators reside in multiple counties, those counties would share the damages.
Rio Janeiro reports the assembly’s approval of the new constitution amid enthusiasm. The question remains if government will ratify the reciprocity agreement proposed by the United States. Some circles expect rejection.
On the sixty sixth day the senate backed a copyright bill by thirty to fourteen with nays. The Indian depreciations bill moved forward as the house elected Payson speaker pro tem during Speaker Reed’s illness. The Indian appropriation and postoffice bills advanced while the canal and immigration questions appeared. On the sixty seventh day Senator Ingalls resigned as president pro tem. The House debated post office and immigration measures after passing amendments to the depreciations bill and beginning canal discussions.
Recap of days in the legislature detailing senate debate on the Nicaragua canal bill, house approval of a relief bill for the Supreme Court with added circuit judges, and ongoing appropriations discussions including post office and sundry civil items. County and state allocations noted as Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky funds.
The piece argues that steady persistent advertising yields better long term results than sporadic campaigns. It compares the frequent, evolving ads to fireworks, emphasizing that continual presence keeps a business before potential customers and builds advantage over time. It warns against stopping or briefly advertising.
A wide mix of items notes pension bills for Admiral Porter’s widow, unions pressing eight hour day and recognition after Chicago fair labor debates, a Salt Lake City snowstorm leaving salt deposits, Ingalls resigning as Senate speaker pro tem, and Cleveland not seeking renomination. Indiana census centers near Greensburg. Kyle supports low tariff and silver, Pan American Railroad group formed, SD temperance push, and 1892 election chatter. May Day miner strikes loom. Louisiana lottery case nears decision. Philadelphia mayoral race tops off with Stewart victory. sleet storm disrupts telegraphs. Captain Andrews plans new southern dory for an Atlantic crossing. Rhode Island elects a Democratic congressman. Cleveland denies presidential bid talk. Sir Knight Dickerson’s graft transplant tragedy. U S money supply stands at over 2.13 billion with significant Cherokee Strip settlement. Frances Willard opens the women's council session critiquing society dress and noting Cleveland’s remarks on women.
A series of lethal encounters and accidents are reported including Edwin J Young shot dead in Dallas by Ww Tk Cash over a suspected affair. a fatal tunnel crash in New York with seven dead. a 15 year old crushed between freight cars in Wapakoneta. a Birmingham robbery netting 1500 from Joseph Trousdale. a New York tenement fire killing seven. Frank Holland fatally shooting his sister in Philadelphia. ship Elizabeth wrecked near North Head with nineteen crew and four rescuers dead.
Professor Alexander Winchell dies in Ann Arbor Michigan. H K Enos president of Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad dies of pneumonia at his residence in New York City. Gen Robert McAllister commander of the Bloody Eleventh dies in Belvidere New Jersey at age 78. J Thomas Hall inventor of the turbine wheel killed by an Erie railroad train in Rahway New Jersey. United States Senator Wilson of Maryland dies suddenly in Washington from heart failure.
The report notes a royal visit by the Prince of Wales to Ireland. It also mentions Miss Gladys Knowles receiving £6600 from Leslie Fraser Duncan of London as satisfaction of a judgment for breach of promise of marriage. Credit is given to the German emperor for modernizing Europe.
The Fire Record reports the Grand Opera House in Rochester, N W burned with an adjoining hotel badly damaged. Estimated loss runs to about $70,000, fully insured. The fire is attributed to a furnace explosion.
Ottawa report states the fishing modus vivendi expired December 31 and may not be revived before the spring season. If not in force, Atlantic coast operations could face many unpleasantnesses. Parliament meets in two months after season opens. government action could affect U S fishermen in Canadian waters.
A pasted page of miscellaneous items cites diverse facts from last year’s London auctions to seas and damming the Nile. It mentions a Port land man with £200,000 estate, a Parisian fad in elderly matrons’ gowns, coin silver content, and reforms in speech etiquette for children. It also notes hair darkening methods, washing silk handkerchiefs, tempering steel, and a lighthouse collapse at Wolf Rock with a correspondent recalling park baskets and lunchtime paper bags.
In a domestic vignette from the Cornhill Magazine, a collie outshines three dogs at breakfast. A small mongrel watches enviously as scraps vanish down the collie’s throat, then seeks kindness with a comical half-protest gaze. The narrator learns the value of stern manners to end the scene.
An American observer recalls English holiday feasting with twelve months apart and lavish pies. mince pies without meat, rich in suet fruit and liquor, highlight village generosity as children visit for wishes and pies. New York Times style reminiscence.
The New York Sun recalls James Mullen a longtime Brooklyn Wall Street newspaper vender who once ran No. 25 Hose and wielded influence in Bowery and Sixth Ward politics. His era with Dead Rabbits and Bowery Boys shaped a path from power during Tweed to later years selling papers on the street.
A Detroit Free Press fragment recounts how medicine men among the Indians warned that ghost shirts would not truly stop bullets. A warrior supposedly tried to hang his shirt on a limb and shoot it, but the plan failed, leaving the incident labeled a cheap disappointment.
In Kansas City Missouri a street railway stoppage affected five lines for an hour due to unrelated accidents. The disruption disrupted traffic across gleven streets with no shared connection between incidents.
Fragmented OCR describes acres in an orchard near Taree with a cistern, barn, and highway access. Mentions a price around 30 dollars per acre and a 10 percent payment note. Includes unclear terms like public square and additions, but core items are the orchard, well built improvements, and mixed measurements.
A terse notice indicates a company facing financial distress has signed an agreement to settle with its creditors and stakeholders. Details remain unclear in the fragmented OCR text, but the action signals formal talks and potential restructuring. The piece cites corporate entities and mentions a signed arrangement.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a plea or notice likely involving funds for a person named George Osborn Blomfield. The readable text is insufficient to confirm context, date, or exact action. Further readable content is needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
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