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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1891
Page
3
Local updates include school supplies at Eveleighs, loans offered by Geo W Osborn, and land listings by Moss & Axtell. Railroad and race news touch Sullivan and Terre Haute events, with farming notes on celery yields, wheat threshed figures, and a Pendulum of harvest prospects. Obits and marriages listed, plus weather and road work plans.
Greene County Indiana harvested the largest wheat yield in the state this year totaling over 2,600,000 bushels. Washington Township topped the county list with more than half a million bushels, while the piece notes local political chatter about George F. Brodon as a potential sheriff candidate and a quip about providence and calumny.
The Bloomfield fair closed last Friday and the management deserves great credit for furnishing an exhibition creditable to the county. Attendance was satisfactory and the exhibits, especially fruits and vegetables, were among the best in years.
The circuit court docket includes Voorhees Free men stricken on fale pretense, Bloomer acquitted on provoke, Stafford children sent to reform school, Hanley indicted for forgery and later sentenced, Johnson jailed thirty days, and a note judgment of 7158.07 against McClung. Divorces granted to Sparks and Kirkpatrick, Jacobs, alimony awarded, and a guilty plea for wool theft by Gainey and Robinson. The liquor license bid for Beasley denied, then license granted on appeal by twelve jurors.
A parade of residents and guests, including J. R. Bullock, E. Moss, and John C. Burbank, were in town this week. People from Worthington, Spencer, Center, and other townships stopped by for discussions, visits, and to renew subscriptions to the Democrat.
The piece debates pronunciations of advertisement versus ad vertisement highlighting authorities Chauncey Depew and Charles Dana. It notes no right or wrong and urges a uniform form aligning with related words like advertiser and advertising.
A compilation discusses ad writing aims for balance and clarity, quality circulation, and economical use of space. It compares outcomes of brisk, sincere ads with those of oversized claims and notes editors' duties, reader trust, and the economics of newspapers. Seven businesses burned in Dalviner fire with extensive losses and insurance.
A crowded street scene shows shoppers and steam of city life, with a well dressed storefront drawing attention to its eye catching gold painted signs while the busy throng passes. The piece contrasts the silence inside a great store with the advertising effort across the street. A note then shifts to excerpts on women building a library fund in a small town, the spread of ideas through community effort, and a humorous reflection on readers choosing what to read. It also includes notices about excursions and train schedules linking to the Grant Monument unveiling and the Veiled Prophets Parade with details on routes and prices.
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