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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1892
Page
3
A long list of veterans from the 97th Infantry were honored as Bloomfield held a welcoming ceremony. Local residents cheered as families and townsfolk gathered to salute Aden Cavins and the regiment’s old guard. The event featured choir performances, speeches, and expressions of gratitude for sustained service. Attendees included many listed wives and families, with community leaders and local officials in attendance.
A Washington and Philadelphia-angled critique defends President Cleveland over pension policy. It argues Cleveland expanded veteran benefits, corrected congressional errors, and increased authorized certificates, contrasting Democratic gains with Republican efficiency and expense. It cites figures on certificates issued, funds disbursed, and appointments, asserting veterans fared better under Democrats.
An advertisement-style note touts a salve described as best for bruises eruptions and rheumatic fever pains. It claims guaranteed satisfaction or refund and lists a price of 25 ecuta per box with a sales contact.
The piece questions Hon. Julius C. Burrows proposed abolition of protective duties to dissolve trusts. It argues this would betray McKinley tariff principles by taxing domestic producers and enabling foreign competition, effectively pushing toward widespread free trade and vast trusts across industries.
A detailed critique argues American tin plate is largely made from imported black sheets and Welsh labor. It cites statistics on steel and iron sheet imports, discusses Shively’s testimony, and questions protectionist aims while contrasting with American production and domestic finishing.
Berlingen resident Herr A. Neil unveils a clock said to run 10,000 years without winding. The device tracks day and night, week, month, season, year, lunar phases and sun position, with dial wands indicating each unit. Build took five years of patient labor.
Fragmented OCR text describes a chaotic scene on a New York beach with a man claiming a shooting occurred. The account blends confusion about who fired, a soda-water bottle explosion, and panic as bystanders react amid blurred names and places.
A San Francisco Chronicle dispatch notes that the West Indian archipelago and nearby regions are largely devoid of large wild animals. It describes forests rich in fruit but empty of monkeys, bears, jaguars, and deer, with domestic animals arriving only after Spanish contact and manatees once kept by a Cuban cacique.
The fragment discusses preparing lime water by soaking lime in cold water for several hours and adjusting acidity before use. It then shifts to a digressive note on planetary scales, distances, and historic exploration referencing Finilio Castelar in Century.
A Philadelphia letter quotes a dog fancier explaining why dogs run sideways after asking readers about animal habits. The piece riffs on fowl and rooster behavior and likens these questions to difficult astronomical problems.
Read about Eskimo stage performances where one actor imitates a bear and others hunt him, a ritual woven into entertainment. French peasants look to a Leap Year Ghost demon, a shapeless, irksome specter feared every leap year for its mischief. Local clerk jokes about a Biddeford delivery and a two prices for purchases in a playful exchange.
A young Briton falls in battle as comrades bury him in red snow beneath a fading sunset. His hand rests on a book bearing the Resurrection and the Life, his memory cherished by those who carry him to burial. The poem honors courage, faith, and enduring peace beyond death.
A collage of short items: mothers and children in a Philadelphia scene, Italian flour use and macaroni, English army parade notes, fire damp testing, Idaho peaks lost to erosion, Florida treasure hunting, a Vatican Bible price claim, and a piece on trout muscular strength in Beaverkill.
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