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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1892
Page
3
Maslin Underwear promotes muslin underwear as best value with clear claims of modern CK stitch manufacture and network chain stitch alternatives. They tout stock quality, low prices, and sales growth from right purchasing and pricing.
An advertises steep discounts on ladies waists from 23c to 50c and lisle pieces. It touts many items including 125 waists at 75c and 250 waists at 29c, plus lisle vests and combination suits, with parsols half price and closes with a note on nearly sold-out children’s garments.
Local items from Newberry and Worthington report meetings, visits, and preparations for the July events. Citizens like Aaron Combs, M. L. Conbs, and J. Smith are noted in town, with politics heating up around the gold watch contest and campaign fundraising efforts.
A long running gold watch contest enters a final push with votes accepted until Monday noon. Readers are urged to cast ballots early at Elliston mall where votes may be collected in blank form and counted only after the close, with results kept secret until tally. The current top vote getters include Maggie Gray and Sallie Hert among many named participants from towns such as Newark, Newberry, Owensburgh, and Scotland.
A 25 cent box salve claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped skin and even piles with a full satisfaction guarantee or refund It is sold by 8 Startup. Also includes a Fourth of July excursion to Terre Haute via E I R R with special train schedules and Worthington School board announces its year roster of teachers including J W Zattman Mrs W O Warrick Miss Berta Dyer and others.
The gold watch contest features Miss Maggie Gray of Worthington and Miss Sallie Hert of Bloomfield. Gray, about twenty, popular for charm and culture, has strong Worthington support. Hert, born near Quwensburg, faced hardship but grew into a courteous graduate with typing and shorthand training at Beatrice. Democrats wish both could win.
Notices mix a stock and fruit farm swap in Missouri for Bloomfield property with a subscriber drive for a Dievocrat. It lists July excursions via Pennsylvania Lines, 2d and 1d fares, and tickets valid to July 30. The notice also lists marriage licenses granted for several couples.
An advertisement extols Heavty Tip Bus as a health remedy for various ailments and lists sample pricing and sale options. It also details travel fare notices for several upcoming conventions and encampments with specific dates, sale windows, and return deadlines.
A historical sketch outlines Grover Cleveland born in 1837 in Essex New Jersey and son of a Presbyterian minister. It traces education at a local school and academy, admission to the bar, service as Erie County assistant district attorney, and terms as sheriff of Erie County New York and mayor of Buffalo. It notes his 1884 presidential nomination by Democrats and marriage to Francis Folsom.
A dense exam-like list covers Revolutionary War territorial changes and terms like Nullifications and Electoral Commission. It then asks about Dred Scott and other figures, school discipline, pupil attention, geography placements, climate, farming queries, math word problems, famous speeches, and reading pedagogy with extensive sample prompts.
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