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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1893
Page
1
A curious column touts “Diadems of Items” including a Paris correspondent’s notes on curiosities and cures. It advertises a potently bizarre salve for skin eruptions and piles priced at 25 cents, sold by S. Staleup, claiming guaranteed satisfaction or refund.
Real estate ad highlights multiple farms and houses near Bloomfield and Worthington, including Highland township parcels with timber, grain, and fruit stock. a three room residence in town, several acreages with improved water and timber, and an Otis drug store listing. Emphasizes flexible terms, cash, or trade offers, with broad scope across farms, orchards, and town dwellings.
The column lists townsfolk and visits across Spencer, Newark, Wellsville, and nearby areas. It mentions Lola Sample, Nannie Gaston, Miss Hickman, Dr Irwin, J.B. Wilson, and others with notes on visits, travel to North Carolina, farming activity, church preaching, and a new mail carrier. A health advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung trouble.
Prose reflects bright spring hints as readers report church life in Hebron. Reverend M Falk shepherds a loyal flock while residents like Carmichael and Bovcher travel. Local visitors Everett Lowder and Lora Faucett are noted amid a spread of social activity and early corn planting.
Fragments indicate a community noting past times and ongoing church and Sunday school activities. References to individuals like Barch and CGanciniact hint at local names attending meetings.
Local notices promote Electric Bitters and Wells Fargo style tonics as cures for malaria and blood impurities. Claims include a guaranteed cure with a $100 reward for any failure, plus testimonials and mail order prompts. Social items note baptisms, visits, and small town movements amid the hot day and cool spells.
AviD Dickinson E M West Ed Cole and Bruce Langton returned from a spring tour. Various local names are noted for visits, attestations, and community matters, with scattered references to farms, insurance, and agency activity. A medical line advert shows Simmons Liver Regulator One Ball table tonic advertised as a laxative and digestive aid.
PAXIL farmers have corn planted in the vicinity. Sunday church service planned. Miss Lilly Dobbins visited Bloours and Newberry with Frater. Nera Hinton went fishing Saturday eve. Samuel Anderson passed through toward Seymour. Lilly Chaney from Walnut Grove visited Frater. Miss Eliza Heaton mentioned. Walnut Grove is urged to write back. Doll Smith and David Blaker were here on business. Lilly Dobbins visited Miss Lydia. Sam Anderson’s attention drew notice. Sam Anderson and his mother left the vicinity. Several attended Sunday Tenna Liolman kiss gone to Vincennes. Ed Anderson and Jones the merchant were seen on business. Link Mullens and wife were up at 10. Everyone in the field Saturday. William Thompson’s son Lydia Fliter Liz a and Mary Flip Jones visited Sunday week. Wrenger hosted Norah Thompson. Lent Heaton took Wren sert. Ake Andrews at Walnut Grove. Tulip folk went to Bloomfield Saturday for a visit.
A damaged fragment mentions Worner Ockerman of Walnut Crowe en route to Bloonfield Normal and hor ge Durge of Chicago visiting Terre Haute for a show. The text references trusts and combinations and a party repost Latin Barca parila and Steepe urustis with unclear context and scattered names.
Miss Florence Quimby visited Miss Myrtle McDonald with Sunday guests. Mia Rutledge and her son visited Eckhy Conds, while Geo Brandon visited Jasper Long. A good number fished Sunday in Ridge Creek and A E B McDonald’s studies closed. Mins Mary Fields stays with Uncle John Jones. J P Orr notes one hog lost from forty eight due to Hog Cholera remedy Dead Shot.
Sunday school at Mood Chapel progresses with Rev. DOC Road superintendent duties noted. Mood cemetery to be decorated May 30 by GQ AL Rs and S. Infant son of Richard Clemons dies from measles and burial at Mood cemetery. Geo Sparks and James G Allen traveled to Fgrpt to buy a corn load. Joseph Ookerman buys hogs Saturday. Measles rage in the area as residents report illness.
Terrs Pitts makes pure blood. A Bloomfield event lineup includes a candidate for mayor moving town matters on Tuesday. George Davidson plans store improvements and a grand lodge attended in Indianapolis. A party to Bloomfield featured a mud-filled ride home after a speech closing with a late night arrival. The St. Louis Republic offers four new yearly subscriptions for four dollars. A fine young pony for sale, described as gentle and suitable for a good boy, is available at the office.
Excursion tickets to Chicago via the Pennsylvania Lines start April 25 and run daily until October 30. Return coupons valid until November 5. Reduced fares apply. agents offer details on request.
DILY Ray welcomes a boy. Sherman Hash hosted Joe Hunter on Sunday. Sarah Hon Herson visited relatives at George Fry's. Saul Jones was at this place Saturday. Lizzie Bingham and relatives visited Sunday. Dine Shatter and wife came Saturday. Lewis and Charl Florida found mail at this place Sunday. Mimmie Workman Bill Scott Hannah Owens and George Brandon attended Sunday school. Beuna Girkin visited last week. The Hash family was here Thursday. Mary Hardesty visited Saturday. Tenderson Hash's horse died last Saturday. Johnny Workman headed to Falk schoolhouse Sunday. Sunday school organized at this place last Sunday. good prospects ahead. Read Esau, a true Greene County story by a Southern Indiana author, sold by R. E. Eveleigh for 25 cents.
Community updates show Sunday school progress led by John Baker and visits by several locals including Charles Frakes Charley Veltas Laura Slanter Thomas Ginghany and Emery Corn. The Pleasantridge church plans are discussed with a future house correction and a Saturday night service inviting all. Local visits include Joe Mullins Jin Ciand and Maud Miller with quilting and repairs noted across town.
A jumble of local notices mentions residents and visitors including Mrs. Maggs Bradley and Miss Annie Foster in Indianapolis, Will Sherwood in town, and others from Speawer and Speancer. Reports on community figures, small-town events, and a large 41 pound tumor removal by Dr. Eastman appear amid casual remarks on trees, furniture, and civic pride.
scattered items recall visits and illnesses in Bloomfield and Clay City. families and neighbors attended a Grey Shrier event in Bloomfield and a dance at Taylor's. Frank The machine shop keeps busy while Forepaugh’s circus comes to Terre Haute. Wesley Jessup dies in Clay City. burial follows in town.
A lengthy local note reports a very heavy storm with rain and hail on Saturday and last night. It notes street sprinklers, frost risk, and a wish for bacon and beef. It also records visitors Mrs Wallace and Miss Cosby, plus various community happenings and local gossip.
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