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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
2
A brief item references annual rate changes including a $1.35 figure tied to May and a $1.00 annual rate, with an unlabeled note pointing to an ostomige matter and Bloomfel4. The fragment discusses financial terms without clear context or full names.
Fragmentary text questions how long officials will continue actions seen as aiding the Republican party in Portland. The piece hints at ongoing political pressure and voter reactions without detailing specific events or dates.
A fragmented Bloomfield News note references T. Lame and a Republican paper headed by Aiger. The readable text hints at a political discussion or stance, with mentions of gold, down steps, and foreign policy. Details are unclear due to OCR garble.
The figure will stay at a rural property until after the election. If Republicans win Greene county he will buy back the paper. otherwise he will let his son-in-law manage the publication. The ring aims to run the News as desired.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes Republicans plan a hurrah campaign focusing on patriotism and waving the flag and avoiding policy issues. Roosevelt as a campaign symbol and rough riders clubs are seen as tools to draw in voters and leverage military imagery.
Mrs Mae Vandeventer teaches Miss Golda Dann in music. T Smith and J W McIntosh visited Newark. Frank Dnown and John Coffey were in Spencer. Aunt Amanda Niel suffers from facial cancer. John Green's family visited George Orsband's family. Walker Wood from Pottersville appeared on our street Saturday evening. Mamie and Gertrude Smith teach a new guitar. Marion Conder and family visited Wesky Carpenter's family. Charles Hickam hardware man from Freedom was in town. Mrs Ida Eyankli of Calvertville visited relatives here over Sunday. Dann and family and Smith and family visited J T family Sunday. S Smith and Dora Conder of Worthington visited J T Smith's family Sunday. Stevens and Mina Coffey at Freedom commencement exercises last Friday. Harry Foley of Worthington on our stream Thursday evening by wheel.
The report lists residents visiting in Dixon and surrounding areas. Mentions include Chas Bartley and wife visiting the county seat, Mrs Avery Beck calling in Dixon, Mrs James Beck sr and Jr visiting Betsy Holt, and Wm Rector returning to Lawrence County after a Saturday stay. Charley White plans threshing, and flour prospects for next year are noted. James Bampley of Bloomfield normal, previously local, and lewaom and daughter attending Switz City church services are also mentioned.
William Medaris hauls hay to Sp ar good as wheat fails. Mrs da Raper worsens. Census taker Moreland lists households visited. Bollie Raper and Saniel Sample dropped by Spencer on business. Isaac Brown Jady at Spencer. Joe Hitham and family at Samuel Sample’s. James Burk buys cow from Bert Sloan for $50. Gwin and Delia Wilson visit Spencer. Epzie Gwin expands store at Freeman. John Burk’s kin from Owen county visit. Joe Hickams buys four steers for $200. Mertie Burks visits brother Charley in Owen. Dough Boriff seeks Lyons restaurant venture. John Rogers injured time ago, still about.
Burford and Spencer area residents report visits and travels including Mrs. Theodore Brinson visiting near Bloomington, John McHaley and Iady visiting Guss Britt, Jessie Raper from Spencer with T. A. Raper, and Lola Baxter visiting Monroe county. others mention Albert Freeman, Miligan Hudson’s health, and trips through Newark to Ellettaville to see Sherman Arthur.
Mayville sees multiple new structures under construction while residents mingle. Tom Begard and Mrs H D Lutz host visitors, with Miss Algie Dagley in Hobbieville and Pere en route from Linton. Various locals travel to Cincinnati and Bloomington area events as roads and lines see progress.
North Beech Creek community reports visitors and gatherings. Bessie Noe hosted by Myrtle Conaway. Manuel Wilber from Spencer and Bennie Brown from Freeman visited. Fred Kelley and wife visited Mrs. Sarah Reed. Mrs. Thomes Bruner and Emma attended Salem church. Mary Lee returned from White Hall. Lizzie Bruner visited her father Enoch Bruner. Bertha Thacker and Freddy Bruner visited grandmother Sallie Fuel. No wheat in area. Cora's health improving with oats crop. Mrs. Carley Noel sprained ankle and uses crutches. Denis Deanes Henry Smith and Walter Noel toured to A L Stultz for music. George Coley retrieved son Johnnie from grandpa rente. James M. Noel at Fairplay township. corn crop looking well. Oliver McHaley of Hendrickville and John McHaley of McVille visited William McHaley.
A Waterloo Indiana preacher Rev S P Klotz describes twenty years of indigestion and stomach trouble. He credits Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with great relief after using a ten cent bottle. He has since taken nearly one large bottle and feels a changed person. Sold by George E Cravens. June.
Hobbieville reportsBozard and Brown supplied a coffin for Dad Callison. Master Lee Floyd suffers a bad ankle from a thorn buried in his heel. James Cox appears unusually lean after a hearty mulberry feast. The town crew comments We are wet but not entirely.
Alternate sunshine and showers forecast settled weather while flood mud and high water disrupt daily life. Dudley Callison died Sunday and lies in state. Eila Bogard and Otney Price returned from university in good health after study.
The heaviest rain of the season fell Friday morning delaying harvest and repairs. Loranz Pershing Opha Pershing and John Stewart are on the sick list. William Heath, road supervisor, is rebuilding bridges washed out by floods. Graduation at Providence church Saturday evening with Superintendent Cushman delivering the address.
Envious readers with stomach and liver troubles are urged to try Dr King’s New Life Pills, a stomach and liver remedy that promises appetite, digestion, and energy. Available for 25 cents at J B Stalcup’s drug store.
A sequence of short notices lists Sunday visits and weekday trips by residents including Ethel Kidd Ed Hobbs and R A Hudson. Several families like Martindale Dickey and Ferguson welcomed guests while others traveled to Bloomfield Cincinnati and Burns City. A Sunday school election named Dobbins Ferguson Flack and related staff.
Scotland citizens savor homemade cream as Rose Hill hosts an ice cream festival Saturday night. Lydia Reagans of Indianapolis visits, Henry Haster travels to his farm, and locals witness a barber mowing the sidewalk. Summerville and Whittaker visit Shoals with Miller and Rev Warriner last week.
Our town saw July advertising crowds flood in with 4th of July notices. Ki Laughlin nears completion of census work in Taylor. Isaac Isenogie learned Rose Hill joys on Sunday. Ingles returns from Indianapolis after a multi day visit. Geddes and Barter bought John Shirts pigs Saturday. Dickinson, a ladies man, migrates northward each weekend as missionary. Martin county boards wrongly let Republicans control nominations. Big Bill Summerville fell.
Mrs. Ann Lawhead visited Ferguson Friday. Grace Young called on Mrs. Booker Saturday. J. G. Gaston was at Ferguson last Friday on business. Viola McIntosh of Vilas called Opal Hart's Saturday. I. A. McHaley and wife visited Guss Britton last Saturday. Henry Minka and son cut wheat for John Wadkins Saturday. George Fry has been sick but is some better. Farers expect corn losses due to rain. Republican unanimity noted in Indianapolis News.
A Texas mountain cave on the Brazos near Cleburne holds millions of bees and tons of honey in crevasses. A cowboy lowered by rope found great combs twenty to thirty feet long and, after tasting, fled as serpents approached. Locals warn others not to enter Bee Mountain’s cave where treasure and danger lie.
A vivid account notes 6000 French radicals listening in hushed awe to the Marseillaise with a soaring chorus. Applause erupts after each verse, then a final, equal rush for encores from the audience, while observers describe the scene and assign temperaments.
A detailed survey notes Palestine hosts 40 000 Jews, half in Jerusalem, with 22 colonies funded by European donors and organizations. Major sites include Jacob Memorial, Firat to Zion, and Hope of Israel, engaging agriculture, schools, and wine production amid political and transport developments.
A Chicago News item notes monkeys disclose vocal complexity in troops with harsh but expressive sounds. It links monkey facial cues to emotions like laughter sorrow and anger, comparing them to human expressions and noting primal speech traits across species.
A playful notice on shifting social norms as women embrace independence and men loosen traditional courtship. The piece contrasts old expectations with new trends, noting weddings and symbols evolve from diamonds to frames and from sleeves to modern attitudes.
Curious exchange between Bronco and Tornado Tom about sights in New York. The fragment hints at humorous banter and smoky anecdotes without concrete events or names.
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