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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1891
Page
2
Public notices from Greene county Indiana dated June 1889 announce weekly township business sessions. Trustees Calvert Moffat Deck Moore and others schedule meetings at residences or offices in Union, Highland, Stockon, Casa, Taylor, Center, Smith townships and at the courthouse for official duties and examinations.
The notice outlines examinations overseen by the County Superintendent of Schools across subjects including Arithmetic, United States History, Reading, English Grammar, Physiology, Science of Education, Geography, Primary and State Licenses, with dates, conditions, and administrative notes for teachers, principals, and townships. It specifies scoring, methods, and the process for licensure and graduation examinations.
Advertisement for a salve offered by 8. Stalcup promising cures for cuts bruises burns ulcers and various skin eruptions and piles with a money back satisfaction guarantee. price 25 cents per box.
CORA WHITAKER of Illinois visits her sister Mrs. Dattie Riddle. Ten days of pent Farmers lodge Wednesday night debate on Thursday night. Seymour Riddle may change boarding place Jake would raise price if he boards. Our sick list includes J. H. Neal Manford Long Gennetta King Grover Kirk. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup praised by W P Clarke Philadelphia. Salvatico Oil touted as pain remedy 25 cents.
The note describes a large sheep at a fair or event with uncertainty about its end. A late Scott is noted as able to beat boys at checkers. Prof Shinn teaches school with Violin activity and Mr Shinn and a fiddle provide ongoing fun. Bob Edwards loses chickens to high water at Whiskerville. Some locals consider starting a poultry business.
When you decide to take Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be led to buy other preparations. Clerks may claim theirs is as good, but Hood's Sarsaparilla has a unique merit that cannot be equalled. Insist on Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier and tonic.
Weather disrupts social events and travel as Mrs Frank Rse hosts a birthday dinner with poor attendance. Local trades and partnerships form with Quie LaRue joining Harvey Asdell and Ranz Luster in the bottoms. Others consider selling farms or buying neighboring properties while Ely's Cream Balm is praised for catarrh relief.
EV Burris and Bill Timmerman dined with David Delay. Prayer at Stafford schoolhouse. Charley Brewer plans matrimony after selling his sawmill interest. W Maddox traded horses thrice recently. Burke protracted meeting starts next Sunday at Stafford schoolhouse. Jackie Garrett, Stafford champion, eager to visit Park. Nelson Richardson, township teacher, was away last Sunday evening. A love letter with expressive language was found. Weather reduced crowd at basket supper but attendees enjoyed it. Miss Cora Delay may summer with brother Albert in Missouri. Rev Burris to hold quarterly meeting at Jackson schoolhouse next weekend. Simmons Liver Regulator praised for its tested efficacy.
The town reports a new boy born to Mr and Mrs Price on Monday and updates on local moves. William Vox plans to relocate to Marco, the post office will move near town center, and the German Reform church nears completion with an impressive exterior. Martian Dugan returns from Beamarck and Harry Hunt plans a new house. Tribble obtains a bakery job, K P boys visit Sanborn to establish a lodge, Dr Riley visits Corydon, boys court in Broomfield, a local court case with Judge Briggs causes stirring reaction.
An old press gag highlights Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as a top seller in bookstores. The column touts its effectiveness and safety, promising cure for catarrh with a playful note about Old Saul's Catarrh Cure and a price of 25 cents.
Old weather notes describe water receding and hunting taking precedence, with remarks on local goings on. Sapo hints at a lively scene near Lincoln last Saturday night. Charles Meridith plans to leave the community, Nellie Griffith visits home, and district schools near term end. John Roe departs for Illinois to settle, while Tuffville anticipates a hardware store boom. Stella Elgan visits friends nearby.
An advertisement touts a remedy named the Gulden Medical Discovery by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo. It claims to treat inheritance linked illnesses including asthma, consumption, bronchitis, stomach and liver troubles. The ad promises universal access and a money back guarantee if it fails to benefit.
Eor ge Crooke attended church Sunday. Alpha Morrison bought his father’s business. Blackmace supplies fresh meat. Scotland plans a new blacksmith shop. James Hall visited for school issues. Misses Eliza Baker and Francis McGuinness in town. Mrs Belle Tsenogie visited. West and Blackmore order furniture. Ham Laughtie and Peter Hasler seen in town. Mrs Staggers visited her mother. Rumor claims Lewis Eaton to marry. garden flour preference noted. Eston moved to Tilman Barker’s farm. Mood to Greene county. Denney may move to Scotland. Paris King seen around Bloomfield.
It will coat you nothing and will surely do you good for coughs colds throat chest or lungs. Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds guarantees relief or money back. Sufferers from La Grippe found it to aid recovery. Trial bottles free at S Starcup's Drug Store. Large bottles 50c and $1.00.
Pleasant Ridge reports a newborn at Pleasant Ridge and a fine boy born last Thursday. Mary Holt returns to Daviess county. George Webster travels to Mineral City on business. A run away boy is tolerated weekly, then returns in days. Nathan Smiley dies at 73. he was a respected citizen. Lancaster visits to see his brother. Wheat looks healthy in the county with light sowing. Copyright notice filed by Ign Becher of Toledo. Congress Librarian A. R. Spofford notes new revenue mailed on receipt of stamps.
Community items report residents returning from Monroe county visits and social visits at Dugger and Mineral City. Several residents are ill or moving, including Maggie Conklin, Mra Maggie Weael, Mrs. Jane Huffman, and John Harvey’s daughter. Local travel notes mention Jim Thompson’s return and others moving or traveling to Bedford and Indianapolis.
The weekly edition of The Republic shifts to two issues per week on Tuesday and Friday, delivering news about half a week earlier. Priced at $1 a year, it promises broad circulation with Missouri Illinois Texas special editions and general editions for other states.
M Baker's brother from Ohio visits. F M Hornbeck warns of high prices. Huffmann's wife ill at icone. J H Quillen improving slowly as Dan Zach brewer sells home to John Ross for fall rebuild. McKinzie & McCarter to occupy Callahan stand with full groceries. M Kaufman returns to Indianapolis. Wm Aikman and wife visit John Davidson. Two weeks of school left. Maj James Grimele of Gosport seen on the street. Dr JG Arnold ill list. Bob McHarter moving to town to start groceries. Kaufman & Son sell to Arthur Jordan of Indianapolis. Abe Kaufman takes new position.
A millionaire claims wealth lies in the word S A V E and health in the word SAGE. He credits Dr Sage Catarsh Remedy with curing a severe catarrh that threatened death, enabling his financial success and renewed life. The piece extols the cures of the medicine.
Snow covers the region and a spell of cold weather persists. Local residents, including Oliver Scott and family, T. P Freeman, N. B. Hardesty and relatives, and several others attended services at Clover Valley. Multiple visits and illnesses are noted, with community members traveling through, calling on neighbors, and reporting health updates.
A fragmented OCR-long list shows individuals and locations such as Richland Bloomdale Mineral City Newberry Rush Owenaburg Heston Calvertville Worthington Newark Calvert, with many surnames and initials scattered across a challenged text. It reads like a directory snippet for residents and towns with no cohesive event or narrative.
Local fraternal orders such as Mascaic Bloomfield Lodge No 84 Worthington Lodge No 137 and Newark lodges list their meeting nights and officers. Notable names include W W Moffett Eugene Osborn Hays Hoke Moffett tied to multiple groups, with weekly or monthly gatherings across Worthington Bloomfield and Newark and induction of officers.
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