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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1889
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows a garbled note about ladies wraps and an overlooked name or term, with unclear references and missing context. The readable bits mention a person or brand and possible donations or purchases, but the exact meaning remains uncertain.
A local distributor announces new fall and winter wraps with a strong online appeal. The manufacturer reports shipments will arrive Monday and urges customers to call early to secure items before inventory sells out.
A dense batch of items from Greene and Lawrence counties, noting fair dates at Vincennes and Washington, real estate offerings, millinery displays, and local advertising rates. Mentions Combs family, Hood's Sarsaparilla, and railroad plans for a Cincinnati Bedford line with John T. Barnard leading the project.
Amid heavy rains on Sunday and Monday, Bloomfield county fair turnout surges as sun returns. Officials praise management, note large livestock and art displays, and promise full premium payments while races and balloon ascension draw thousands of spectators.
A gang of toughs and fakirs roams the Sullivan area stealing and forcing meals on residents. They invaded the I and I S depot and other homes, even waking a sick girl to serve them. The sheriff and deputy repelled them with buggy whips, hinting the same crew may return and urging the public to watch out.
The Terre Haute ball club defeated Nic Clay Citys last Wednesday by a score of 44 to 1. They pushed 20 runs across in the eighth and ninth innings, showcasing a dominant late surge.
Friday at the Knox county fair in Vincennes features special races and a grand balloon ascent with parachute descent. A trial of "Dead Shot" for coughs is offered free samples, with regular size priced at fifty cents.
Excursion tickets from Switz City to Indianapolis via Pennsylvania Lines on September 23 to 28 priced at 2.35 dollars with return options open until Monday September 16. Check bills for train times.
Clerk Ramey reports 274 marriage licenses issued. Names listed include F M Fields to Anna Russell, Busenberg to Carrie Gilland, Jay Laffoon to Cora Byers, Andrey Wattabanagh to Mary Ellingsworth, Horatio Rainvelt to Mary Osborn, and Samuel Chaney to Savina Burcham.
Depredations report frost in northern Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska and beyond Michigan reports snow in the upper peninsula Michigan joins frost damage to vines in East Towns Iowa crops hurt along Winds Central route a buoyant steel pen trade grows in Birmingham with high weekly output and English pen usage noted in stationery offices.
A Chicago Herald piece recounts hotel clerks judging guests by how they sign the register. It notes varied types from matrimonially minded husbands to cautious elders and bold travelers, and even a famed scientist’s struggle with his own name. The article mixes social observation with humorous portraits of expected behavior at a World’s Fair era hotel.
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