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Newspaper

Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1888

Page

4

Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Promoted With Testimonials

An advertisement touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy with a $500 reward for an incurable case. It lists symptoms from nasal obstruction to headaches and a foul breath, claims cure for catarrh and related complaints, and includes testimonials from Thomas J. Rushing and Eni Roppings praising its effects after usage.

Dr. Sage W. Hausner Ithaca Thomas J. Rushing Pine Street St. Louis Mfo Eni Roppins Bunyan P. D Columbia Co

Trains Arrive and Depart on Central Standard Time

Railway schedule notes trains arriving and leaving on Central Standard Time with no time zone adjustments. The brief item emphasizes consistent timing for arrivals and departures across services.

Blaine’s path to nomination stirs fervent party hopes

The Brooklyn Eagle notes Blaine faces intense support and peril as Republican factions rally around him. It discusses urban enthusiasm, potential pitfalls, and the impact of Birchard and Chicago creed on the campaign, forecasting a dramatic national contest across the United States.

Blaine Cael Biogee Chinepe Amd Dt Atleti Blade Ted Republican Party Warris Chicas James G. Pade Burchard New York Harrison Brooklyn Eagle

Kelley Sparks GOP Split Over Whisky Tax Letter

Mr. Pig Iron Kelley of Pennsylvania touts Blaine’s stance as conflicting with the Republican platform on whisky taxes. The platform favors repeal of internal taxes, while Blaine argues against repealing the whisky tax, claiming high license would be undermined. The exchange highlights intra party tensions.

Kelley Bhuine Claine Blaine Brooklyn

Two Stool Politics In Prohibition Debates

The Boston Herald notes the tension between Prohibitionists and Republican lawmakers as a party tries to balance opposing aims. It argues such split loyalties risk political casualties and warns that meddling on both sides could explode into a larger crisis.

Boston Herald Ind

Republican hurrah boys face no candidate or principles

The Philadelphia Record critiques partisanship, saying the Blaine and brass band school lacks a principled stance and any candidate to rally for, resulting in no hurrah or luzza and a drop of bamera.

Blaine and Brass Band School Luzza Bamera Philadelphia Record

Pennsylvania's protectionist creed drives its political stance

The piece argues Pennsylvania has long benefited from protection, shaping its economy and votes across eras. It notes shifts in parties and issues, yet Pennsylvania's commitment to protective policy remains constant, influencing tariffs, industry, and political representation. It cites past protests and votes tied to tariff debates as evidence of this enduring stance.

Tariff debates and 1877 strike echo in protected Pennsylvania

The piece argues protectionist tariffs do not lift wages but starve the poor while enriching the rich. It recalls 1877 strikes led by railroad workers and miners in Pennsylvania who endured starvation wages, and contrasts with immigrant labor and rising European tariffs driving more arrivals to the United States.

Mnet Belo Pitas Arentity Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Reading Lehigh Valley England Issa Pemmaylvania San Pradtciseo Examiner

Grant Tariff Doctrine Sparks Republican Backlash in 1883

The 1875 annual message cites duties as consumer paid costs and protection for foreign makers. In 1883 Republican leaders oppose Grants doctrine calling it un American and British, branding adherents free traders amid party dissatisfaction with tariff stance.

Congress Grant Buffalo Courier

John Boyle O'Reilly and tariff reform noted

A Boston Pilot editorial is cited contrasting tariff reform with Republican protection. The Buffalo Courier comments on Boyle O'Reilly adopting free trader views and criticizes Patrick Ford's view of the Pilot editor.

John Boyle O'Reilly Boston Pilot Cleveland Boyle O'Reilly Patrick Ford Pilot Buffalo Courier

Emigration Question Sparks Col Coleridge Insight

A quotation contrasts American workers contemplating emigration to Europe with a challenge to why western states do not migrate to eastern states. The Louisville Courier Journal cites Col by title Col ngersoll and Bob as voices in a debate on crowded Europe and strong royal systems.

Europe Colngersoll Cal. Bob Col Bob Louisville Courier- Journal

Political history reflected in 1840s campaign imagery and policy

The piece notes how the 1840 campaign badge amused voters with boisterous support, while the promised two dollars a day and roast beef failed to materialize. It claims that after voting for Polk over Clay in 1844, the nation entered its era of growth under Democratic leadership and a Democratic tariff.

IHG Clay St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Monopolistic Curse in Trade Policy Debates

The piece argues that Republican tariff policy blocked foreign markets enabling monopolies. It links strikes and mill shutdowns to overproduction with limited markets. It cites the Cleveland Plain Dealer and recalls a statement about protecting industry through commissions, hinting at bureaucratic protectionism.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

British textile trade growth cited in late 19th century piece

The article notes high American taxes on raw materials benefiting British manufacturers. It cites Great Britain’s cotton production reaching 1,544,000,000 pounds and wool totaling 25,000,000 pounds, with wool up about 4 percent in five years, nearly double the U S growth referenced in a prior section.

Great Britain United States Dro

Tariff Talk and Wage Levels Across Nations

Capt. Silas F. Miller argues tariff policy drives wage levels, contending cheap raw materials push wages up or down with protected industry power. The Louisville Courier-Journal summary notes mills faced strikes when attempting wage cuts, and compares U S and European wages in wool, carding, and spinning, urging interstate tariff support to sustain U S industry.

Debate proves tariff interest across the country

The debate shows farmers, mechanics, business leaders, and experts all study the tariff and recognize its impact on welfare. The Buffalo Courier notes no academic course is needed to grasp its basics, crediting those who have made the subject their life study.

Buffalo Courier

Forests Falling to Benefit Lumber Kings Says Gen Alger

The Utica Observer quotes General Alger of Michigan criticizing current policy for destroying forests to enrich lumber interests. He argues the system ignores American workers and homeowners, claiming tariffs favor cheap whisky over free lumber.

Gen Alger Michigan At Ones United States Uttea Observer

New York Inne Declares The American Sheep Must Go

A satirical jab from a protection paper claims the United States must remove the sheep to free wool markets. The Hartford Times notes strong anti wool protections impacting workers and manufacturers.

New York Inne Hartford Times

Free Whisky and Oleomargarine Party Faces Troubles

The Philadelphia Herald notes the free whisky and free oleomargarine party faces trouble in several Northwestern states with a gloomy outlook in Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois as taxation weighs on the party's support.

Michigan Wiscopain Minnesota Ulmois Philadelphia Herald

Tariff Debate Surrounds Wages and Goods Prices

A fragment notes that tariffs influence wages and the cost of various goods. It mentions operatives and duties described as forty-one cents on the dollar, with references to the Troy Press and general concerns about tariff-driven price levels.

Kntt Goods Troy Press

Early concern over General Harrison’s health

A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution questions if it is too soon to test General Harrison’s capabilities. It warns he will be a tired man months from now and reflects unease about his readiness.

Gen. Harrison New Atlanta

Free Wool Debate Impacts Berks and Lehigh Districts

A Pittsburg dispatch notes Chester Rolling Mill contract for a new Bessemer steel point costing hundreds of thousands and employing 400 men, with Mills bill commentary accusing party rhetoric. The piece criticizes the Todd fight over tariff policy, arguing free trade benefits consumers while neglecting labor, and contrasts Republican and Democratic outcomes.

Pittsburg The Tribune Chester Rolling Mill Company Bessemer Harrison Ijf United States New York World

Maine Republicans oppose liquor tax cuts pledge persists

The Maine Republican state convention resolution from June 13 1872 declares unwavering opposition to abolishing or reducing internal revenue taxes on liquors and urges tax relief on necessities not luxuries. Similar Michigan and Indiana stances reflect party loyalty strains over the whisky platform.

Maine Blaine Michigan Congress Indiana New York Post

Republican congressmen wary of tariff plans in Senate

The Philadelphia Times notes several Republican congressmen warn that any tariff bill the Senate considers will face sharp criticism. The paper calls the stance self defeating and attribute some discomfort in Washington to this cautious attitude.

Senate Washington Philadelphia Times

Reasons for Immigrant Origins and Tax Views

A collage of editorials questions why pauper laborers chiefly arrive from high tariff nations and why the poorest come from high tariff countries. It notes protectionist taxes favor foreign industries and cites party views on tariffs and Chinese competition, with quips from newspapers and a temperance lyric mocking cork taxes.

America Russia Austria Italy Germany Pittsburg Post

Partition action notices in Greene circuit court 1888

Complainant Emerson Short files a partition suit in Greene circuit court Bloomfield Indiana naming Anna Batte Rinaldo Batte and others as defendants not residents of Indiana. Defendants must appear September 1888 or answer. clerk Franklin Ramsey records the notice.

Eaevin I Timmons Miteah Derraced Amos W Tim Cen Circuit Court Greene County Podida Sroos W.pimmnens Mary Timmons Jatin Wo Pimmens bin Lk. Timmons John W. Wooltom Mawin T. Woolford Thomas Woolford Ctrcuit Indiana Sini Court David Assis Bloomfied Uorlinna Iskk State of Greene John Beaty Louisa Beaty Anna U.S. Short Emerson Short Anna O Rinaldo A. Batte Rinaldo (Batte Thomas Batte Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield Franklin Ramsey

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