This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1894
Page
4
A fragment from Longmans Magazine contemplates life, sunlit marsh, and music with nature imagery alongside a separate note from the Cincinnati Times-Star about the mild danger of germs. A physician argues most germs are harmless and that strength and precaution prevent disease without panic.
A New England judge famed for legal skill and horse knowledge presides in Saco Maine. When a witness struggles to describe the horse the jurist says only Saco fellows know that air horse, naming the Bill Littlefield horse once driven by Al Hodgkins. The courtroom lightens with laughter from local men.
The Acarnanians were famed as Greece’s most skillful slingers. They used stones and lead balls, with Marathon plain yielding many metal projectiles. Inscriptions on relics name individuals with epithets, often meaning Look out! during exchanges.
A Washington Star note recalls a woman awaiting cherished letters when a new postman Bill Dooley arrives. The Baltimore Traction line carries hose over cable cars to avoid fire delays. Maine deer close season boosts wolves and deer, while Berlin’s public buildings shift to stone. Weather data spreads nationwide from 1622 stations. Central America humor notes revolutions. Hemingway Glass in Mueneix to resume, 300 men to be hired.
Markets review lists Wheat Corn and Cattle prices from Chacianati Toledo and Chicago with ranges for prime and common cattle Sheep Lambs and oats and hay. Prices include Wheat 59 59c Corn 84 40c cattle ranges 300 4 25 to 390 4 25 and sheep 81 50 3 75.
Articles describe how sunlight improves mood, energy, and digestion, with experiments from Dr. Weber and Bouknoff noting skin color changes and clothing’s role. It notes white clothing with black lining to reduce heat and chemical effects, sunlight’s importance for consumptives and epidemics, and a comparison of sun exposure on skin color.
A remark from the Atchison Globe notes that women open to cold baths and fresh air in the morning tend to have husbands who catch cold near keyholes, reflecting a playful old edition sentiment about domestic habits.
From the southern provinces reports say the insurgent cause loses ground as disaffected troops pledge loyalty to the government. Mello lies ill aboard the Aquidaban from wounds after Nictheroy forts action, threatening rebels with a decisive setback. Shanghai dispatches recount Ning Ho temple fire during a Dec 8 celebration killing 200 to 800 women and children, with men gathering below as straw ignited a stairway blaze.
A historical tribute notes Sir Andrew Clark’s skill in explaining a patient’s condition to relatives. It highlights his fluent, decisive language, the comfort it brings families, and his precise diet instructions as key factors in patient respect and trust.
A Japanese humorist requested his body be cremated immediately without washing. As the pyre burned, mourners heard several explosions from hidden firecrackers the deceased had stowed away. The crowd investigated and confirmed the prank, noting the humorist’s preparations were intact.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland hosted their first cabinet dinner at the White House on Thursday night. The event drew praise as a brilliant affair with rooms richly decorated and a Marine band provided by someone named Ge ie. A barber named Crivaive from a city line is injured in an accident and bound over on a $4500 bond, claiming the pistol discharged by accident. Meanwhile Hocking Valley Railroad announces a 10 percent wage cut for workers, effective January 15, excluding those earning $50 per month or less.
An 19th century note tells of Carlsen the Copenhagen banker who resembled the czar so closely that crowds cheered as he paraded in a czarlike launch and four-in-hand. His vanity grew, he imagined himself czar, and drifted toward madness before fate intervened. The tale then shifts to a brief Gibraltar style account of Tangier and a London exchange quip about Charles Sumner and a schoolboy autograph prank.
An advertisement touts Royal Ruby Port Wine as grand for sickness convalescence and strength. It offers a $500 reward for any bottle under five years old or adulterated and promotes bottled formats sold by R. E. Eveleigh in Bloomfield, Tid.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.