10 Jan 1890
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1890
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment references a peculiar tale and experiments, mentioning home cures and sales tactics. It hints at a testimonial style narrative with strange wording and partial phrases about health and preparation.
George Bogard trustee announces weekly office hours at residence every Saturday during his term to transact township business as provided by law. No other business will be transacted on other days. Greene County.
Notices inform residents of Cass Newberry Taylor Grant Highland and Stockton townships Greene County Indiana that trustees will hold weekly or weekend office hours at residences or offices to transact township business. Each notice specifies days and locations with no business on nonlisted days per law.
William M. Moss county superintendent of Stoomfield Indiana announces he will be in his office at the courthouse every Saturday to transact official business until further notice. June date referenced.
Notice that William M. Moss County Superintendent will hold monthly teacher’s examination on the last Saturday of each month at 8 o clock in the high school room at Bloomfield Indiana. Dated June 5 1900.
An Imperial hunt at Castle Grunewald near Berlin features Emperor Wilhelm II and Prince Frederick Prince in a boar chase through Crinmewald woods. The post-hunt feast includes St Hubertus Grunewald punch and a yearly dinner for Berlin journalists, who read a verised hunt narrative.
Adolphi Sutro pursues completion of the first folio edition of Shakespeare with a plan to obtain the last leaf of Locrine and the Droeschut engraving. Five complete copies exist in British Museum French National Library Munich Lord Ellesmere and Baroness Burdett Coutts. Sutro’s library gains seven missing plays, and the hunt continues for scarce engravings while noting Shottery Meadow rent rolls and connections to Shakespeare relatives.
In Stonepile district a bride’s wedding supper gathered relatives and friends but the groom failed to appear in time. The ceremony was postponed though the feast continued, as the groom arrived later in ordinary clothes unaware of the arrangements. Meanwhile a second item notes two large whales seen off Sausalito, the larger about forty feet with a smaller thirty feet.
The Duke of Edinburgh and other royals reportedly favor a formal agreement on succession to avoid future disputes if Prince Albert Victor and Prince George die without issue. London Truth and Chicago Herald note calls for timely public settlement before crises develop, with critique of Lord Sdisbury for delaying disclosure.
Brazil dispatch notes R Thresher, murderer of Fred Williams of Ashboro Ohio, captured after a week in hiding. The Detroit Free Press quotes ominous warning from observers about monarchies and revolutions in Europe.
Record of a grand feast for nobility and clergy at the Arc bishopric installation of George Nevil in 1470. Lists immense quantities of meat, fish, fowl, and desserts including oxen, pigs, sheep, geese, peacocks, tarts, custards, and pastries. Earl of Warwick served as steward with prominent officials and 1,000 cooks plus 62 kitchen helpers.
reports on experiments in judging distance by sound conducted by a London brigade of the Metropolitan volunteers. initial trials erred by up to 150 yards, but with practice many results improved to near accuracy though overall method seen as unsatisfactory for reliable certainty.
Joseph Jefferson recalls performing in Mississippi towns with no bills or stages. He and his troupe painted ads in hotel lobbies and barns served as the venue in Liberty, delivering The Lady of Lyons and The Spectre Bridegroom to an audience of about sixty under candlelight and moonlight, with the farmer financing the show and the moonlight shaping the performance.
The article profiles James F Kirby a Milwaukee figure linked to Chicago board of trade activity. Once a prominent operator, Kirby helped pioneer put and call trading and drew crowds with bold day trade stunts. Now quiet and largely unseen among newer traders, he remains a storied part of the old market regime.
A photographer displays a wall of portraits tracing an Indian chief from aboriginal garb to London fashion plates. Chief Bushyhead, governor of Indian Territory and wealthy, is shown with staged conversation about civilized life in Willard’s lobby, including a Queen Anne cottage photo.
A famous speaker visits a small Ashtabula County town and attempts a humorous lecture. Locals sit in solemn disbelief, swallowing his fiction as truth. After the show an old man offers a modest apology for the near laughter the performance provoked.
The piece notes women working as schooner owners in Martha's Vineyard and bea t workers on water in Cincinnati, farmers on large Maine farms, a cemetery sexton in Louisville, a marble cutter in Gardiner, a shoemaker and a livery stable keeper in New York, blacksmiths in San Francisco and Brooklyn, a bird hunter in New Orleans, and broad female enterprise in New Orleans including editors and manufacturers. It adds a humorous aside on eggs and meat.
The item warns of a penny-in-the-slot scheme involving a directory and a locked cover, aiming to boost revenue. It also discusses flag counts, differences in state admittance, and states that the average annual salary for 14 874 fourth class postmasters is 153 dollars.
The excerpt describes deupesna fishes dwelling miles below the surface that illuminate themselves. Each fish carries its own lantern or torch, with organs emitting a phosphorescent gleam and trails of light along their bodies. Some sport tentacle torches, while others show luminous spots in regular rows as they swim in a bright, torentight procession.
While visiting Louisville I witnessed blind boys at the Institution for the Blind playing baseball. Most players were stone blind, two could only see large objects. They pitched softly, the catcher tracked the ball by sound and surface, and runners navigated by echoes to reach shade-tree bases, showing remarkable skill and joy in the game.
A vivid travel sketch describes Thibetan women as sturdy and jolly, often disfigured by the tai ja face stain. It notes higher-class ladies riding white horses in Lhasa, wearing pa-tuk caps studded with jewels, and pangden bibs as distinctive dress elements.
Senator Frank Pettigrew of South Dakota stands as the youngest member in the Senate at about forty. He rose from humble beginnings to prominence, earning broad popularity within his party thanks to his unassuming demeanor and long-held friendships. A businessman and capable lawyer, Pettigrew is noted for his forceful speaking and strong career trajectory.
An unreadable fragment discusses a plan for smokers and whisky drinkers to taper by timing cigarette starts and pauses. It hints at a routine around Teelock and GroGat with daily steps to gradually reduce intake. The text is garbled but suggests a method to quit.
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