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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1891
Page
1
A historic Bloomfield Indiana page lists attorneys and physicians in town with trustee notices for Greene and surrounding townships. It includes office locations near the public square, names of practitioners such as Cravens, Davis, Powell, Bogard, Calvert, Moss, Moore, and Stringfellow, plus trustee notices detailing weekly or Saturday business sessions across multiple townships.
Notice served that the superintendent will hold weekly office meetings at the court house on Saturdays. Further notices advise about examination administration and teacher license exams scheduled monthly at the Bloomfield school system.
A troubled editor juggles unpaid debts and mounting pressure at the newspaper office. He faces demands from foreman, printer, and others while trying to keep the paper afloat and the boys fed, amid mounting emotional strain.
Correspondence from Bloomfield reports George Shields in town on business and BF Switch with family visiting from Kansas. W S Arthur wed Della Stuitze with Booker officiating. Uncle Jackson Martindale ill. Farmers busy with harvest and blackberry crop. Rev McAllister preached at M E church and M F McIntosh selling fertilizer. Next Christian church meetings scheduled for Saturday night and Sunday.
Wm Timmons Postmaster reports Electric Bitters helping kidney and liver trouble. John Leslie farmer calls it best kidney and liver medicine, making him feel renewed. J We Gardner hardware merchant says it restores strength and appetite. Only 50c a bottle at S. Stalcuy’s Drug Store.
May drought cuts short crops in Hobbiville as Rain is needed and clouds lower. Addison Cox on sick list with lagrippe while Sol Rainholt inflamed ankle appears. Morton Cox and sister return from Missouri in good health. Cy Bennett and wife visit Avoca. T Cole and daughter traveled to Bloomfield for wallpaper. Residents attend Dresden basket meeting and local trading continues.
Husbands and parents urged to prevent headaches dizziness neuralgia sleeplessness and fits in children by using Dr Mila Restorative Nervine. Druggists nationwide report high sales and satisfaction with no opiates. Trial bottles and a free book on Nervous Diseases offered at R E Eveleihs.
Sunday night sermons and Monday baptisms in White River as Rev Nash preaches. Local health updates and travel notes among Switz residents. Ball team loss at Linton prompts call for practice. Ely's Dream Balm praised for catarrh relief. Palm query and voluntary statement from J W Mathewson of Pawtucket R I included.
Local residents including Marlin Moser J H Quillen and Aunt Sallie Waggoner visit family members in Lyons. Trades and moves noted as L D Ennis moves east town, Mose Kaufman returns from Indianapolis, Aaron Kaufman and Aunt Bobbett Kaufman visit Lyons. Washington township wheat market expected at $1,000,000. Calvin Hannah maintains a steady Lyons practice. Quillen makes quick trips to Dugger and Linton.
R. E. Eveleigh, a druggist, promotes a wide range of perfumeries and medicines including Dr. Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine. The card urges readers with heart and sleep issues to try the products, claims large sales and offers a free testimonials book.
Local notes report Newberry J Ueat arriving at market and list residents visiting, traveling, or hosting. Dr Burke from Scotland was in town last week as Bloomfield youths enjoy an ice cream fundraiser for a blind boy, while families and clergy visit county seat and nearby towns.
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for La Grippe and related chest and lung troubles. Claims rapid relief and no after effects with a satisfaction guarantee or refund. Promotes trial bottles free at Starcup’s Drug Store and large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Distinctive notices report Mrs Brouilette mother in law of James Austin dying, remains moved to Vincennes for interment, and various local visits. The Christian church plans a new parsonage as minister moves from Washington. Transport updates note EO 1 freight service with Dustin Crawford as conductor. A large reunion of Civil War units in August draws broad interest. several residents, including Fred Wingate and Jim East, are mentioned visiting or traveling.
A collage of local happenings in Ohio includes visitors in Indianapolis, a summer event at a high school, street amusements and music, bicycle speed warnings by City Marshal Fox, and remarks on local figures and Wheat trade led by Jas E. Miller. Also an 1881 sworn state oath ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo with testimonials and product notes.
A rough weekly digest from Silverville area reports Sunday visits, burglaries, and arrivals. It notes residents like Andy Ferguson and George with family changes, plus local chatter about wages and occupations. The column hints at civic sentiment and small town humor.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a royal remedy available to every woman. It promises to cure weaknesses and irregularities with a written guarantee, offering money back if not satisfactory. It boasts many testimonials and wide use in homes.
The F M B A met at the Bloomfield courthouse on Tuesday July 14 1891 with 43 lodges and about 60 delegates present The next meeting will be in Bloomfield on the second Tuesday in October Resolutions reaffirm principles vows support for labor and agricultural groups and call township assemblies on July 25 1891 to choose precinct com mitteemen These picks will form a county committee and select delegates to a state conference in Indianapolis July 30 1891 Two Greene county lecturers will be chosen to speak in townships under county committee supervision and expenses will be paid The assembly urges strict adherence to all orders and a copy of resolutions will be sent to county papers.
The ad touts a salve claiming cures for cuts and a wide range of skin ailments with a money back guarantee and 25 cents price. It lists S. Stalcup as seller in a June notice. The text also mentions a file factory employing many, and reports two fatal and injury incidents, including Jesse Pauls killed at Bourbon and Woolf losing a leg in Mitchell, TN.
Jonny T. Beasley of Sullivan Indiana argues in favor of the 1891 tax law increase from 12 to 18 cents and defends its fairness. He emphasizes revenue needs, compares rates with neighboring states, and cites provisions for true valuation and corporate taxation, calling opponents’ criticisms misinformed.
The ad extols a cure for chronic coughs lung weakness bronchitis and asthma claiming the product cleanses blood invigorates the liver improves digestion and builds strength. It touts small pleasant doses and large bottles priced at one dollar available from all druggists.
A digest of items reports Squirrel shooting legal in Ohio and Indiana. West Virginia to build a 20000 dollar building for a world’s fair. Russia accepts world’s fair invitation. Illinois licensing North Chicago Elevated Railway to suburbs with NY Boston Philadelphia backers. Other notes cover a tin plate factory investment, July celebrations, Arizona Indian incidents, a Cook locomotive works shutdown, crop news, Farmers Alliance meetings, Indianapolis encampment prize, a mysterious California desert lake, Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge bill, bank examiner resignation, crime and accidents including a fatal shooting in Ada and a deadly Fourth of July injury in Akron, and international visits by Kaiser Wilhelm.
No coherent event or full sentence readable. The fragment lists place names Bloomfield Mineral City Newberry Owensburg Heaton Beech Creek Newark Highland alvertvitle Jefferson Worthington Smith Worthington Fairplay Switz City Grant Washington Lyons Stafford Stockton Wright implying a county township directory.
Cumberland Presbyterian and H C Cockrum preach on Sundays at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Y P S meets every Tuesday at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesdays 7 30 p m A N Elrod preaches Sundays 7 30 p m and alternating Sundays 10 30 a m Also class meeting Sundays 9 30 a m Epworth League Sundays 7 p m
A long listing of Masonic lodges in Bloomfield and surrounding towns notes meeting nights on or before full moons, with officers named for Bloomfield Lodge No. 1 and sister lodges including Solaberry No. 411, Solaberry Post No. 468, and Worthington units. Other groups such as G. A. R. post, P. M. clubs, and K of P chapters are shown meeting various weekly days with designated officers and locations.
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