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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1892
Page
3
The piece presents a blurred meditation on fate and guidance with lines about a boy guiding his mother and warnings of slips and failures. It references a Hedford Democrat attribution and uses a dreamlike, rhythmical style. The text is fragmentary and unclear in meaning.
Our correspondence records incidents around Odon and nearby areas. Visitors include YRUS Isenogle and family, Miss Mattie Summerville, J. L. Keith on the road, and Ben Catron returning from Eureka. Local church news, moves, and small town social details mix with ads for Ball's Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil.
UR boys report good sleigh riding. John Woodall returns home from Monroe county visit. Mrs Wm Ashbaugh sick with grip. John Ashbaugh's baby scalded by spilled hot water. Surprise birthday dinner for John Rollison. he moved his sawmill to Foster farm. Jacob Beem visited Plummer family. Mollie Elliott went to Switz City. Mrs Thomas Plummer died and was buried at Castle Hill graveyard. cause consumption. Sleighing party from Lyons surprised John Hill. Strauser cousin visiting from hills. Joel Strauser and wife attend burying of their son in law. Mrs Falk improving after illness.
Advertises a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcera salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and eruptions and piles with money-back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by S Stalcup.
Snow brings sleigh rides as Bill Yakey and Nathan Weatherwax visit. Grandmother Stockrahm and Grandma Butler die, with funerals at Olive Branch. Several locals fall ill including Thomas Terhune and Barney Saucerman. E A Morgan and E W Bean listed among the sick and deceased. undertaker ships eleven coffins in eleven days.
Saturday events include Buck Prisest in town and a weather disrupted show. Prof Price dismissed school due to his father’s death. A protracted meeting at the M E church ends next week. Dances run by Wood Combs and Co. wedding of F M Hatfield and Margaret Lidington. Burrell Smith buried Sunday. Harrison Melton plans to move here. Nick Jackson claims the play Ten Nights in a Bar Room harmed his business.
Ira Miller and Asena Snyder are listed as sick. E W McIntosh, a young attorney, won his first Monroe county circuit court case, hailed by friends as a sign of depth. Davis vs Dunn contest over a will ends in Dunn's favor. Kelley school dismissed for sickness but resumes. John Anderson returns from Muscatine after 35 years. De. Hixon suffers a train platform accident near Spencer after a late return from business.
Guaranteed relief or money back with Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption bronchitis asthma whooping cough and croup. Safe pleasant tasting remedy offered by 8 Stareup 8 drug store with free trial bottles.
Through our small village last Wednesday passed a group including Law children en route to Solsberry cemetery to bury their father, James Law. Oscar LaRue of Ray County Missouri, with his Scotland-born brother, visited the area last week. John Ballard, Greene County deputy auditor, stayed Tuesday night. Charley Abrams and Ford Beard opened a blacksmith shop here and seek local support. Our school advances under J H Holtzclaw and his wife. The 8S of V's failed to meet Friday due to grip. Local youths took a sleigh ride to Pleasant Ridge last Friday. Morton Harrah and Schuyler Coffee from White Hall visited to see two local girls. Homer Stephens of Redman Illinois returned home to care for his mother during illness. Dr Terence and wife of White Hall visited the Drs parents. Rev Julian preached an engaging sermon here last Sunday.
Sunday night death of Henry Scott. Hank Price burial at Ridgeport. Mr Price buried at Dishman. John Sharrin ill. James Burch nursing. Aaron Comby passed. Jasper Long very ill. Fry’s mill idle due to broken eccentric. Kinsey Cullizon to Rockwood to see the saw mill. Democrats elected G M Burch township committeeman. Tom Pethtel and Horace Cassner died Saturday night. James Hudson reports on bereavement and town affairs. Community items include visits, sickness, and local travel notices.
Center Township reports a cold snap bringing rabbits to two per patch. E Anderson dined at John Martinable’s. Aaron Combs visited Terre Haute and returned with a fine span of mules under Sherman Hash. Granville Anderson, a Democratic assessor, moved to American Prairie. Uncle Jim Ray recovering from grip. Protracted meeting under Rev Isaac Bingham. Dog fight causes Sunday sensation. Fry Lodge M B A meets. Ridgeport progress and teachers’ visit meeting planned. Born to Jas noted with teachers present. straw hat supply to be discussed. The meeting adjourned sine die.
A flood of notes from Clay City and nearby towns covers ice deliveries on the riverbank for Wm Wolfe, visits from travelers and relatives, and local politics. Residents include Peter Schloot, Duston Crawford, Jennie Price, Bert Cox, and many more. The community reports sickness, sleigh rides, skating feats, and upcoming Democratic activity.
Be at the office now and supervise affairs. Albert Rott man of Indianapolis visited his parents last week. Mince pies were served Wednesday and Thursday at Panic and J M Dyer stores. A local youth declares a motto No female need apply.
The column explains teaching compass directions from the school and home, map drawing steps, and integrating physical geography with history. It then lists 30 practical teacher directives on classroom management, discipline, and student conduct. A second item comments on growing unrest in Miami County Sentinel amid burdens.
The Greene County Indiana treasurer announces the 1891 tax duplicate is available for payment. Taxpayers may pay in two installments by April and November 1892 with penalties for late payment, includes dog taxes, road taxes, and notes on receipts and parcel ownership across townships. The delinquent lands sale is set for February 1892, with notices on refunds and irregularities handled by the auditor.
The piece argues that while some gain advantage and others suffer, the public can avert disaster by exercising the ballot. It urges readers to support Dr Kings New Life Pills Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, guaranteeing satisfaction or refund, and promotes subscription to The Democrat.
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