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Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1889

Page

3

Primary Lesson in Financiering in Old Times

A satirical piece on the dollar as a measure of value exposing contradictions in currency use. It notes a dollar’s odd buying power for goods like coffee bread meat and cloth while mocking the idea that money is scarce or a legal tender for all debts and goods. It highlights the absurdity of using dollars as yardsticks and weight measures.

John Daggey Bedford Elijah Edington Monon Briggs Bloomfield Tobe Hert Otto F. Herold S. B. Coen K. C. Her Newberry Tom Skinner Friends of Incorporation W. W. Moffett John W. Graham J. B. Heaton John H. Rankin T. B. Rankin S. C. Cravens B. D. Grismore D. A. Wilson R. R. Taylor W. G. Jones Geo. W. Patt Bloomfield Mills Greene County

Worthington and Greene county notices and ads showcase local growth

Local items report court sessions on the 22d inst. Multiple ads note houses for rent farms for sale and building lots. New mills and trades open. millinery sales peak with Mrs Kutch and ads for organ sale. Editorials urge tax timing and political candidacies among Bloomfield and surrounding townships.

J.D. Atlen George W. Osborn Langworthy Bloomfield Ind Worthington A. J. Cox Gilt Edge Mills Park and Tulip Wm. M. Moss

Local marriage licenses issued by Clerk Ramsey

The clerk issued licenses for Oliver P. Cushman and Edith Whaley Noah O. Larper and Maggie L. Ault and Andrew Tungate and Nettie Brown in the latest report.

Clerk Ramsey Oliver P. Cushman Edith Whaley Noah O. [Larper Maggie L. Ault Andrew Tungate Nettie Brown

Star eateries and bread attract customers in town

A dramatic ad item touts the Star restaurant and Star bakery with light bread and a seven leaf loaf offer. It promotes Dead Shot cough remedy sample and announces a Washington campaign for salesmen in nursery stock, offering salary, expenses, and advance funds, through The C L. Van Dusen Nursery Co., Geneva NY.

Star J. T. Beem Washington C L. van Dusen Nursery Co Geneva N.Y

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