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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1891
Page
5
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a healthy and effective remedy. It claims wide popularity, domestic availability in California and Louisville, with price noted as $1.00. The text urges prompt purchase and rejects hesitation in trying it.
A lengthy, fragmentary report describes Maria Storer daughter of Nicholas Longworth and wife of William Storer, active in Cincinnati politics. It mentions her influence on her husband’s congressional nomination, her own business efforts, and social intelligence within Democratic circles. References to Jagged names and scenes reflect campaign etiquette and local power networks.
A group of Chicago businessmen including W. W. Catlin J. W. Howell and E. L. Brooks organize a $16,000 four acre project in Evanston. Eleven families pay $3,000 each to own their house with a share in a central kitchen and plant, building a semi communal community with ad libitum cooking and private homes.
Clarence Banks a Georgia born former slave is cited as one of the few colored designers in the United States. Raised in Springfield Ohio he showed early talent by winning a school prize and producing original designs for wallpaper oilcloth and book covers. He studied at Cincinnati art school and earned honors in New York though color limited advancement.
The San Francisco Examiner recounts an incident where Captain Richard Owens pleads for Colonel Fremont to spare Don Hosdenheg Pico. Fremont pardons Pico, who kneels to kiss Fremont's sleeve, declaring life returned to him and pledged to serve.
The text parodies language mastery and mishearing in English, cites a German grammar figure, and reports an eccentric traveler who ate a large meal. It mentions Sun and Moon apparent size experiments, a New York lecture by a soprano, and a geographic note on the Strait of Georgia as a channel versus gulf near British Columbia and Vancouver.
In Switz City Indiana local paper notes Thoroughbred Awa entry Citas drawing attention. Readers expect updates on race status and owner details as city buzzes over the event in the agricultural community.
A reader appears to describe the large number of Smiths in New York City and notes social contrasts among families. The piece references urban poverty, saloon culture, and the presence of notable individuals as it sketches a portrait of the metropolis.
Fragmentary note describes a sick infant, preference for Castoria, and unclear text about remedies and warnings. A stray line mentions a “Chili” and nonstandard terms, making details uncertain.
A faded plea urges readers to obtain a positive remedy for consumption. The note asks those with the disease to send two bottles of a remedy along with payment and a P O address, signed by T BLOCUM M C at 151 Pearl Street.
Fragmented ad text claims a preorder scheme affecting the entire system with a $1 receipt and preferential access. Mentions Selina BW and SHOLTY, with unclear references to regions and lines of sale.
Fragmentary timetable shows routes between Evansville and Indianapolis with listed trains and times. The text appears as a garbled early schedule including departures near 4 43 am and connections to Worthington and Fowler. The source preserves a rough historical railroad listing without clear dates beyond December 1 1839.
A notice proclaims costs at 25 cents with weekly delays, arguing the yearly subscription of one dollar is a real bargain and urging readers to address THE WORLD in New York for details.
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