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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1891
Page
6
Readable lines hint at a humorous verse or column fragment. Names and clear context are scarce, but the piece seems to be a playful note or tease about poetry, fees, and a public scene. The exact event or speaker remains unclear from the OCR.
A Memorial Day sermon frames North and South as one nation, urging postwar unity. The pastor twists two garlands over living and dead alike, praising courage on both sides and urging a future free of sectional hatred. He recalls Civil War memories, honors fallen soldiers, and prays for lasting national peace.
A Bath clergyman bought a rat trap from a Front Street merchant and later returned with a sad face, saying he could not catch a rat. The dealer advised baiting with faith, and days later the reverend man returned smiling, claiming he trapped three rodents the previous night.
A collage of notes discusses perfumery flowers in Florida, English Congregational growth, Montana sizes, fog-penetrating light, miniature spoon brooches, ash motion, reverent laughter, independent thinking, garnets from ant hills, a Leeds dentist scene, Charles Bradlaugh’s chess, Benjamin West’s cat-tail brush, earrings in the South Seas and Africa, workhouse longevity in England, a new bleaching process for textiles using salt and water, and its impact on jute bags, with improved color, fireproofing, and pliability.
Monday morning Magistrate Fulmer was idly reclining in his office when a smiling couple asked him to unite them at matrimony. The magistrate began to draft the marriage certificate before an unexpected interruption halted the proceedings.
The Philadelphia Times recounts a whimsical scene where a groom negotiates a marriage certificate with a one dollar fee. The magistrate remains firm, stating five dollars is standard and demanding the extra four dollars before issuing the certificate despite the groom’s claim of marriage.
The sultan’s favorite wife, once a poor coal mine girl in France, rose as a dressmaker’s star in Paris and was sent to Constantinople. Years later a relative’s inheritance prompts notices, a grand embassy visit, and her return to claim kinship while renouncing the legacy.
The St. Louis Republic notes leap year superstitions in many lands. Rural England folk claim peas and beans grow oddly in leap years with seeds planted in the opposite manner from typical years.
A brief column notes a playful exchange where a poet asks who expresses love and a practical speaker replies with two donkey power as the unit of measure from Munsar's Weekly.
The article notes the link between politics and advertising as Lt. Governor Jones of Binghamton pursues New York state governorship. It highlights how his prominent campaign catchphrase Jones He Pays the Freight boosts public recognition and aids both business and political prospects, with humor and free notices aiding his visibility.
The piece urges residents to support local shops and tradesmen to keep money circulating in the community. It warns that buying from foreign outlets harms town prosperity and quality goods at home are often comparable or better.
An Exchange quote compares advertising to planting corn, noting that consistent, bright ads attract attention and require time to bear fruit as wheat ripens after sowing. It emphasizes sowing seed and patient growth of results through persistent effort.
A collection of quotes on advertising worth and business outcomes. The Chicago Herald notes a merchant who shut his store after a Sheriff's Sale notice. The Printer's Ink and Cincinnati Commercial Gazette weigh introductions, style, and the allure of ads in attracting attention.
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