21 Sep 1888
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1888
Page
1
Bloomfield Indiana court office ads list attorneys Van DusKire Van Buskier Ack. Daytin Moffet & E setback, Rankin, Gray. Cravens Cravens Lowder Burke and other physicians and surgeons offer prompt calls, real estate abstracts, and court appearances in Greene and surrounding counties.
A county news cluster highlights social events with Mr Young of Newark speaking at Jackson school house on Thursday night and music by Marco, Easantville, and Island glee clubs. Weddings, fairs, and visits are recorded, noting neighbors at near Moonberry and Spencer fairs and several trips to Terre Haute and Bloomington.
Hastings proprietor offers first class accommodations with sample room, mercantile agents, feed and sale stable at Riverside Here Ly Newberry Indiana.
Wal Powell trustee announces weekly sessions in Jasonville on Tuesdays and Saturdays mornings to transact township business in Wright township Greene county Indiana. The hours are limited to those days as provided by law.
NOVICE is hereby given to the people of Stock ton township Greene county Indiana that I will transact the business of said township at my office in Linton on any day in the week except Sunday Joseph Moss Trustee.
Notice to people of Taylor township Greene county Indiana that To will be arra y officer at my reality live on Saturday of each week during my term of office to transact the business of said township and no business will be transained only on those days as provided by law Henry Bolle Prustee
Notice to residents of Caza township Greene county Indiana that Jound Moore Trustee will be at his residence one mile southeast of Newberry on Mondays and Tuesdays during the term to transact township business. No business will be transacted on other days as provided by law.
Notice to residents of Graft township Greene county Indiana that To will occur at the residence two miles south of the precinct each Saturday. WM H Deckard Trustee.
Poowill transact the business of said township at my residence on any day of the week except Sunday Lemon Bland Trustee SRTOTICE is herebs
George Logard Trustee announces weekly office hours on Saturdays to transact Aid township business, with no other business conducted on those days as provided by Rio.
Ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as giving a fair equivalent for money and claims the headline One Dollar is original to the product, inviting tests of authenticity. Mentions sales by all druggists.
Mrs Fox of Bicknell and Mrs Walter Wake field hosted Mre Fitzpatrick on Thursday. Jesse Shacklett of Springville sawing for Polk Gardner. Suzie Emory of Koleen visiting her sister Mrs Billy Haywood. Miss Hattie Riley of Peoria and Willie Harrah visiting Solsberry. Polk Gardner plans to move his saw mill to Shryer's marsh land. Dr Cole in town seen riding with ladies. Frank Skinner has a new girl. Mrs Lenox the lady preacher was in town. Bin Bradéclad of Linton in town Saturday. Charlie Wakefield works as a clerk in his brother's Marco store.
Advertisement touts a all purpose salve claiming cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and piles with money back guarantee. Box price 25 cents. Sold by Steve Staleup.
Join Brough visits Worthington mill on Wednesday. Hiram Stamper travels from the north precinct to his mother's farm in the south precinct increasing Democratic votes. Slugh Sample Alva Burke and Joe Hickam depart for Kansas and Owen county. Oss Freeman writes from Illinois planning to return by the 21st. Abram Dilley praises the corn crop with Gip Gaston as second. Robert Dilley and wife visit Abram Dilley after 32 years. Eliza Garden from Minnesota visits Abram Dilley.
W D Hoyt and Co of Rome Ga advertise Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as two year best sellers claiming remarkable cures for consumption and other ailments. They guarantee these medicines and note several pronounced consumption cases cured with a few bottles.
MooA Porter attended the Bedford fair Ey Lancaster and Maggie Alsam have been put to trot together in harness. Ohio is referenced as old home. Park passed through on Saturday to Scotland. Jacob Osborn and J E Manley of Martin County visited relatives. John Stone and wife tended to an ill mother. JD Boru of Owensburg will teach school this winter. Republican turnout at Dresden was strong, with Democrats in lesser numbers. Woratio Rimbolt visited from Hobbieville. Elder White Baker from Mourtin County preached here on Monday. Bloomfield Fair expected to be well represented locally.
An old advertising verse highlights Castoria as a remedy across generations from baby to adult. The jingle emphasizes the product as a trusted solution for children and mothers, reflecting midcentury consumer culture and brand nostalgia.
Mobile resident Mr N Frobrichstein recommends Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption bronchitis and catarrh praising instant relief and cure. He notes trying other remedies with no effect and mentions Electric bitters and Dr Kings Life Pills as also beneficial. Trial bottles free at S Stalcups drug store.
MC Marshman and Link Casuer show slight improvement while Joe Gibbons remains unwell. A daughter of Vincent and Mary Moke died of diphtheria and was buried in Newark cemetery. Joseph Gross of Spencer passed through on Saturday toward Bloomfield. Dr Intosh and J W Pryor spoke on tariff at Hardscrabble school in Owen County. The Star Roman Brass Band played. David Thompson started Monday with his match team for the State Fair. A county trustee notes an agreement to hire township teachers if sufficient, questioning its strict adherence. A correction: six head of cattle price was $810, not $310. John Pryor of Spencer visited M C Harshman. Republicans sea rch for English labor to run industry, a scare likened to 1854 slavery fears.
Duhamel Clark of Lynn Massachusetts reports lasting relief from hay fever after using Elv's Cream Balm. He claims to have felt entirely cured after two weeks of treatment and praises it as the greatest medical discovery known.
The piece notes Simon and A Wn Asherate aligning with full tickets, Dresden Republicans backing a pension, and Dr Herold endorsing Harrison as general and statesman. It mentions Henry Werold, John G Duke, and R Manstell recounting ideas, plus local figures visiting Marion Indiana and Bedford fair attendees. It ends with Democrats gaining traction and Grover Cleveland vetoing a dependent pension.
A vintage ad copy traces Castoria's reach from infant care to motherhood. The jingle highlights a mother giving Castoria during infant illness a four year old's cries for it and later to her own children.
Wim Slocum of Duggar set down on the boys during their degree ceremony. H F Perry of Loomington visited last week. J I Phelps of Plainfield attended the Odd Fellows initiation organized by DG M Slunt. Mrs Carpenter, Zeb Hornbeck and Mrs Bell Stein and daughter Dora visiting the state fair. John Briggs spoke at Newberry. Lo Ennis went to Worthington on business. Dr Edwards returned from Pleasantville. Democrats and Republicans both have club wagons in fall. John Davidson was in Linton. Base ball activities checked up as Mra Reid drove through the grounds. Heath Goodwin in the locality.
Reports from Bedford Association yearly meeting at Springville church detail preaching sessions, church letters, and calls for more preachers. Casual remarks critique church fundraising and religious commerce, with leaders named and a proposal to form county associations for mutual help.
Wheat market shows resume of activity with loading and freights totaling 7518 dollars monthly and about 25 cars of ties and RR staves. Farmers report 20 bushel per acre wheat and 50 bushel per acre corn. John Briggs delivers a strong tar reform speech impressing both parties as Rev Sappenfield travels and Rev Hawes attends Mt Vernon conference.
The Democrat promotes a four month trial of Stawkeye Sistings at ten cents per address. The large eight page paper promises humor and literature with about fifty illustrations per issue. Premiums include eighty acres of land and watches for the next 2,000 subscribers, sent by enclosing a silver dime to Hawkeye Sistings in Des Moines Iowa.
W T Thompson communicates with Margaret BE Walker while Emmett Carroll writes to Lydia E Timmons. The brief notes record two personal correspondence exchanges between named individuals.
The Bloomfield Fair unveils premiums for poultry display and horse classes. Awards include best dim play of poultry five dollars, gelding under three years with first and second prizes four and two dollars, light harness four and two forty, and draught four sixty and two dollars. Also notes a public square Routt corner sale, bargain terms available through the office.
An advertisement from T A Slocum of 181 Pearl Street New York offers a positive cure for consumption claiming thousands of hopeless cases were cured. He pledges to send two free bottles to readers who provide express and post office addresses.
An editor calls Indiana State S B Union support from Sunday schools statewide requiring each member to donate one cent annually. The first Sundays in October are set for collections and funds should be sent to the county com- mittee to forward to Indianapolis. Emma R Hill urges readers to notify local Sunday schools and ensure a prompt response.
A historical song lyric written for the Democrat by Peter Van Slyke criticizing Hays, tariff reform, and Cleveland era policy. It references 1883 1888 political figures and themes of protectionism, taxation, and the populist lines of the era in a skeptical chorus driven piece.
The Terre Haute Gazette reports Maine voting shifts in September 1888 with Democrats 61 108, Republicans 79 603, Prohibition 2 971 totaling 143 682. Democratic edge over Republicans narrows from 19 709 to 18 495. Prohibition gains 828 with broader implications for tariff trust politics.
Testimonials claim Hood's Sarsaparilla cures salt rheum and blood diseases. Sufferers describe severe itching, cracking and bleeding on hands legs and body, noting health improvements and weight gain after use. Sold by all druggists, 100 doses one dollar, prepared by C I Hood & Co.
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