27 Jul 1893
Page 1
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Newspaper
Bloomington World
Location
Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1893
Page
1
A sprawling chronicle of court cases, foreclosures, and property disputes in Monroe County plus social tidbits on visits, vacations, church and school events, and local business changes. Names of lawyers, towns, and residents highlighted amid foreclosure actions and community notices.
A fragment notes a groom requesting approval for a July wedding while the bride’s father opposes the match. The publicized date was chosen but temper issues prompted a plan for the girl to slip away from home on the Fourth of July.
The Harrodsburg Enterprise notes likely a new railroad election in the township following a previous vote. It criticizes men who oppose aid despite not paying $4 taxes and urges consistency in public finance decisions.
A Big Four train with fifteen wool cars left Crawfordsville for Philadelphia last week. McClure and Graham bought the lot, paying above market price. Wool across counties ranged from 14 to 22 cents, with Montgomery County’s 150000 pound shipment the largest ever from the area.
A collage of verses and quips from 19th century papers. Kate Field remarks on lovers and rhyme in weekly notices while Mary’s trimmed handkerchief becomes a bathing suit for swimming. The Board of Lady Managers begins its work as weather cools and tensions ease.
Charles L. Simmons recounts a humor at the White City where a couple with notebooks believed a door labeled Exit concealed the exhibit. They entered the exit by mistake and retraced their steps baffled, planning to tell their children about the sights they missed.
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