31 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1891
Page
1
A reflective meditation on time, mortality, and memory, tracing how life ends and rest follows. The piece muses on rulers, fame, cosmic silence, and the natural world as it receives the departed, tying personal fate to universal passage toward oblivion.
Multiple Greene County notices announce trustees and public business hours across townships in Bloomfield Indiana. Names include WM Powell George Baird Henry Lortor and J P Moore with weekly Saturday sessions and Tuesday or weekday visits for township governance.
A collection of society gossip and personal mentions notes Newark singer class request by Manes and winter work search by Vernon in Scott county. Mentions two boys in trouble help, Glover boys working for R W Jennson, R A Ogg sermon, Mrs Jenkins recovering, Miss Florence Wilkerson with typhoid fever.
An advert promotes a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers rheum fever totus cetoie chapped leads chiles corns and all skin eruptions and piles or money refunded. It guarantees perfect satisfaction. Price is 25 cents per box and for sale by S Stalcup.
The community anticipates two upcoming weddings and a basket meeting planned for the first Sunday in August at Pleasant Ridge. Reports describe a disturbance at Ray cave with eight men drinking and gambling, urging the inquiry to address the invaders and prevent future offenses. An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Pils claiming remedies for digestive issues with samples available.
Road conditions and local movements are reported from Orleans with visits by Mie Elsie Tuman and Gate Fields. Court plans emerge for defendants in a buggy incident. Community updates include church events, health notes, and a medicinal advertisement for California figs in July.
QE Bland and family of Linton visited Wren Sims Sunday. Cnas Franklin has rented a farm in Owen County and will move soon. 00 Harrah visited friends at Linton over Sunday. Milton Carr visited Wm Collins near Switz City last week. Mrs Wilson and her father Mr Snyder of Fairplay visited Bartley and family Sunday. Elisa Mamie Warrah visited Switz City over Sunday. James Dertain visited friends at Newberry Saturday and Sunday. Zie Murphy of Worthington is visiting Dr Harrah and family. Chas Franklin and family visited A Dyer at Calvertville last week. Fairplay Sunday School convention postponed. Mrs Woo Steele is on the mend. James Sheburn and family and Mrs Vaomas Franklin and daughter plan a farm reunion near Billietsvalle in Monroe County August 5.
A J Cox visited on Monday while the town plans dwelling repairs and residents report a need for rain. Dick Thompson was ill last week. Mrs Sallie Surepes returned to Indianapolis after a week with relatives. Services held at M E church Friday evening. Mrs Jennie Craft of Bloomfield visiting Mrs Dr Talbott. John Fitzgerald of Linton visited last week. Community health is good though residents feel restless. Sher Marco quiet and K P growth slow. Fruits abundant with cherries and blackberries ripe. Tory Sharp Anna Powell and Laura Myers shopped in Lyons on Saturday.
An early 1900s notice touts a new remedy called Restorative Nervine and claims it eases excessive nervousness and headaches. The ad references a world’s fair in a young city and contrasts the remedy with other drugs, offering a trial bottle and a book on nervous and heart diseases with testimonials.
Civil government algebra and bookkeeping classes form while new scholars arrive. Burch passed Bloomington Monroe county exam. F M Price teaches psychology with interest. John Carr and E K Dye, Bloomington college graduates, visited. Miss Grindstaff visited sister and normal students. Geography exam held by J Price W Pruett. Emerson Brock and others passed exams and seek licenses. Arithmetic and physiology classes show vigor and progress. Emerson Brock, our poet, may write at term end.
Advertised druggist offers Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee after a fair trial. Trial bottles free at Sinkcup's Drug Store with large sizes 50c and 1.00.
Ransom Wall and wife of Greencastle began spreading gravel on the west end of the road. Bloomfield visitors include R R Taylor, Frank Reid threshed 1396 bushels of wheat last week, and J E Bull with daughter Verney. Local people and travels between Lyons, Sullivan, Indianapolis appear in this rural note.
Claims emerge that heart disease can be cured with proper treatment. Testimonials from Mrs Elmira Batch and Mrs Mary Baker credit Miles New Heart Cure with long time recoveries. Levi Logan says two bottles revived his health after 30 years. Product sold and guaranteed by R E Eveleigh with a free testimonial book.
Patchy references to rain calls and agricultural toil accompany church praise and town chatter. Rev Robinson delivers hard rebuke, Sunday school revival led by F M Oliphant, and local trades like T Cole as hod-carrier and John W Meredith barn work. Emma Calkins visits. J Esgard drives past Owensburg amid a traction engine scare with no injuries.
Local bulletins report good wheat yields from threshing and blackberry gathering underway in Tulip. Rain is needed to save late corn. cider press running and requests for apples. News mentions a sick child, medical remedies, and a reader’s note on Bloomfield Democrat.
Good looks depend on healthy viral organs. A healthy liver ensures a bright appearance, a troubled stomach brings a dyspeptic look, and affected kidneys yield a pinched look. Electric Bittera is promoted as a direct tonic for obese organs, clearing pimples and blotches. Sold at S Stalcap's Drugstore for 50c a bottle.
A community column reports visits by Mrs. M J Killian and family, Bruce Lngton passing through en route to Indianapolis, Benton George from Odon in town, and others including Joshua Barker and Jeptha Mea. Mentions a new show Uncle Tom's Calpine, marriages of Edward Messer and Alice Christenberry, and local improvements and well wishes.
Frank J. Cheney and Co. of Toledo offer one hundred dollars for every cure of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document sworn before J A W Gleason on December 6 details the promise and internal remedy claims.
The town reports a list of residents visiting relatives and making small improvements. Andrew Bruce moves from Bedford to the area while Joan Seotney adds a coat of paint to a large dwelling. Several townsfolk attend events, purchase livestock, or plan dances and fairs.
Lyonten Paris King enjoys a return to outings after illness. Lucy McElroy visits Illinois. Emma McElroy and M. W. Catrons of Odon tour area. Chas Ledgerwood and John Feutz travel from Martin and Mineral City. Mrs S P Mostetter of Coal City visits relatives. Mrs P A Aiken returns from Coal City. Miss Ota Haig and mother visit sick child of E J Ingles. George Butler and wife from Linton visit Dr Hannan. Phillips troupe performs Uncle Tom's Cabin to large, well behaved audience. Mises Street and Francis McGinnis of North Taylor visit Jacob Isenogle's. Miss Mattie Haig and Odonites visit Sunday. Chan Ledgerwood goes to Newberry. Mrs Kate Ritter visits Bloomfield. Rain is badly needed in the community.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as the medicine to relieve loss of appetite and indigestion. Claims it gently tones the stomach and aids digestion, making users feel hungry and eager for plain food after a few days of use.
The Tynge case of J H Trent versus A J Hermes was tried before six in Squire Beck's court last Saturday. After two hours, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
W. H. Allison of Iowa argues agriculture gains no protection under custom laws. He notes a small duty on wheat and other crops does not shield grain regions, since farmers rely on home demand while market prices follow abroad and London markets. He cites competition with Crimea Hungary and Baltic pauper-labor grain.
A Cumberland Presbyterian church led by pastor H C Cockrum offers services every Rab bath at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm Y P 38 c holds Tuesday 7 30 pm prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm all in regular weekly schedule.
A long list of farms and houses for sale around Bloomfield Greene County. Properties include 25 acres with orchard near east Main Street, a 7 room house with two porches, a south Bloomfield house near a gravel road, a brick business house on the public square, and multiple 10 to 200 acre tracts with descriptions of water, soil, and improvements. Prices range from 300 to 1500 dollars, with notes on payment terms and trade possibilities. The advertisement invites buyers to inspect and offers to trade or sell remaining properties.
Incorporated under New York laws in 1881. Reorganized under new management in 1890 and reincorporated in 1891 under the 1887 act. It requires a $5,000 deposit in a bank or trust company to serve as a permanent guarantee for full payment of maximum loss.
A local harness shop advertises saddles harnesses collars bridles and related equipment. It promises best quality goods and prices to suit customers.
A long list of Masonic and fraternal lodge meetings is recorded, detailing Bloomfield and nearby towns. It includes meeting nights, full moon timing, and officer rosters for dozens of lodges such as Bloomfield No. 83, Linton No. 560, Solsberry No. 411, Worthington No. 137, and others, with names of worshipful masters, wardens, treasurers, secretaries, and chancellors along with meeting locations and schedules. The compilation covers multiple organizations including Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and other local fraternal groups, noting dates like Saturdays before full moons and second/fourth Mondays.
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