Local Textile Goods Parade Shines in Display
A showroom features carpets, mattings, fabrics, shuttles, blinds, and felts in a wide color range. Items include Hays Gil Cloths Wisden shuttles Tarkish Tow, with options in all colors.
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1888
Page
3
A showroom features carpets, mattings, fabrics, shuttles, blinds, and felts in a wide color range. Items include Hays Gil Cloths Wisden shuttles Tarkish Tow, with options in all colors.
Local catalog listing features a range of garments and accessories. Includes seaside items like coats hats suits and children goods plus shoes, boots, belts and umbrellas offered under various labels and styles.
The store proclaims a great sale on dress goods from plain and fancy prints to ginghams and sateens. Includes wool and cashmeres, laces, embroideries, white goods, notions, and men’s wear items. Requests customers to ask for any item they need.
A newspaper notice invites customers to mail orders for home work chain articles. It promises cash purchases for orders totaling ten dollars with a refund of round trip railroad fare for eligible customers. The offer lasts thirty days.
Advertisement notes subscription price for the Bloomfield Democrat at 1.50 per year in advance.
Wanted for sale notices offer the highest two percent cash price for second growth ash by Sanford Fork and Tool Company in Terre Haute Indiana. Also a good substantial buggy advertised plus inquiry details for washing machine agents with prompt note.
Local items report rival towns Linton and Worthington contesting the state boom, ticket printing shortages and urging early purchase. Bloomfield Normal opening with Rev Adams in charge, rising attendance and boarding options.
A sample of unsolicited letters from neighbors praising Warner's Safe Remedies. The testimonials claim recovery methods offered by H. H. Warner & Co of Rochester New York are effective and urged for personal medical crises.
A husband reports his wife suffered long from general debility due to kidney and liver troubles. After two bottles of Warner's Safe Cure she could again perform her work. He asserts those two bottles were worth hundreds of dollars to him.
The Greene County Democrat reports a crowded issue with ads and multiple local items omitted due to space. It notes two column article by Ed Eveleigh and poems, and urges renewals for next week while promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla.
In Switz City on March 24, 1933, the Grant township Democrats met to nominate a township ticket led by chairman Grave and secretary Rodenbeck. The ticket includes Win H. Deckard for trustee, Walter Wakefield for justice, Frank Lea for constable, and supervisors Allen Mitchell, William Wakefield, and William Vangilder. A large turnout occurred despite rain, with some Republicans present but less animated.
About a nine year old boy riding a gray mare bareback without a bit, wearing a black overcoat and black fat, with red hair. He left home Monday, son of W. C. Hinbrook of Grant township. Post office Switz City. Last seen below Dog Island church. Forward any information as above.
The Etna Phonix Orien GereMania Gernig Arneceei and Reval Companies will provide protection on Or HEROLD Axgcut. The names indicate involved parties and the scope of protection services planned for the area.
A string of town visits and social calls appear in our notes. Residents from Bedford Worthington Bloomfield and Fairplay township are listed with brief mentions of calls, subscriptions, and social visits, including educators and local officials.
Yesterday's convention drew a large audience with harmony and high enthusiasm. Delegations were appointed to all conventions and instructions were issued for O'Neall for Congress, with further instruction to follow next week.
Sliced ham at Walker's meat market and new smoked ham available this week. Eveleigh's drug store promotes a large wallpaper selection and cheap wall coverings with prices on pateros. Pringle Williams sells sorghum molasses at 50c a gallon and The Elaine coal oil claims top quality in Bloomfield. A bankruptcy liquidation offers women's shoes from 75c to 1.00 at City Shoe Store. Coit & Co. paints are marketed with guarantees and warnings against rivals. Excursion fares from St Paul to Minnesota and Dakota are advertised with long validity and routes through Manitoba. March 20, 1888.
Pearson Bros of Bloomfield offers for sale at public auction on Saturday April 28 1888 a pony eagle saw mill Nichola and Shepherd 10 hp portable engine and a vibrator separator with new belts. Items are described as in good order nearly new and viewable day of sale. Terms require one third in six twelve and eighteen months with secured note bearing interest from due date. Auction at 11 am at the saw mill two miles north of Bloomfield near Koho Maller Jr residence.
Owenburg Normal begins April 3 for a ten week term. Teachers' class and special examion to qualify for Bloomfield county institute. Free penmanship and assistance for teachers licenses. Tuition varies by grade from $4 to $8 with board from $2 to $10 daily. Address C. E. Heroto, Beston George for details.
A letter from T. Slocum M.C. in New York offers a “positive remedy” for a pained disease and claims thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. He proposes sending two bottles of his treatment to readers who mail their address and mother’s express details to 181 Pearl Street.
The real estate described lies in Greene County Indiana within Ward boundaries. It covers the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter and other portions in section nineteen township seven north range four west, plus part of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty four township seven north range five west. The tract totals about 180 52 100 acres. Bids received for the property after sale terms: one fourth cash, one fourth in twelve months, one fourth in eighteen months, with six percent interest and approved freehold security.
A formal notice warns non residents to answer or demur to Complaint No. 3263 filed by Wallin et al their attorney in the Greene circuit court. The notice sets the next court with a date in April 1838 at the Bootufiely courthouse and requires a response or default judgment.
The document outlines a civil complaint involving a plaintiff identified as Sow and a defendant Albert Fr. Bint resident of Suadianns chat sail activ Move. Details reference property, alleged injuries, and demands for relief within a Herasiany party context, with unclear dates and scattered names.
A fragment lists parcels near Robinson and Newberry with 120 acres 2 miles north of Robinson, 40 acres cleared, timber, 60 acres creek bottom at 130 dollars. a house and lot in Neaberts. and a 60 acre tract 5 miles south of Newberry described as an excellent fare.
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