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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1891
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat proclaims itself with double county circulation and invites advertisers to inspect subscription books. It directs business letters to the Democrat office and notes a yearly subscription price of $1.50.
The treasurer-elect ALBeet GALL has assumed duties of the State Treasurer and is actively discharging them. LexaToR Voorgurss has recovered from illness and will resume work defending the people from monopolistic pressures. The text argues against House Bill No. 68 forcing trustees to be agents of county commissioners, claiming no demand for such a law and that trustees are generally better than commissioners.
A local column argues for cleaner public outhouses around the courthouse to improve appearance and convenience for travelers. It notes minimal cost to replace dilapidated facilities. The piece shifts to national politics, alleging a re apportionment bill shifts House seats, accusing census fraud and party aims for 1892 gains.
Senatorial Bill 152 would require a 60 percent vote among 500 petitioned voters to relocate the county seat, with counties bearing immediate high building costs and ongoing seal disputes. Knox representative W A Cullup proposes a fire loss liability bill forcing insurers to cover full policy risk. The Democrat backs Cullop calling insurer practices unjust and long resisted.
The speaker urges two bills: break up a state insurance trust to restore competition and require annual asset disclosures in large newspapers across counties. Also notes that Republicans and money interests will oppose free coinage, warning that passage in Congress hinges on the White House.
Discussion on road improvements in Indiana and a policy pledge from the Democratic state convention. A horse insurance bill requires foreign insurers to deposit 50,000 with the auditor, with a 100 per day fine for violations. If enacted, it could add 7 million in property value and 80,000 yearly revenue, raising public taxation concerns and opposition from insurance agents and voters.
Rochester readers digest a heated exchange with Dr J B Hanson who recounts his health crisis and rescue. He faulted physicians for treating symptoms not disease, highlighting Bright's disease as the root of many deaths and urging early remedy.
The article recounts a patient cured by Warner's Safe Cure after a physician warned of a fatal Bright's disease diagnosis. Dr. Henson and Dr. Lattimore corroborate the remedy's purity and potential to cure kidney disease when detected early and treated promptly.
Miss Sickles, a four year teacher among several tribes, argues that treating Indians with kindness is the surest path to the Indian problem's solution. She recalls respectful conduct from Indian men and contrasts it with unpleasant behavior she encountered from pale faces on a train from Washington to Chicago.
A Hamburg merchant returns to find his bookkeeper fled abroad with notes admitting embezzlement totaling 4500 marks. He had withdrawn 500 marks from the safe before sailing to America to seek fortune. The wife is cleared of fault as a letter from the man’s estate suggests restitution. The merchant pays 1000 marks to support the family and covers potential 6000 marks as a debit. He offers further help as needed.
The 1889 census will likely show a population over 5 million in Canada. Public debt at end of October 1889 stood around 287 million dollars. Major cities include Montreal 200,000 Toronto 170,000 Hamilton 45,000 and Ottawa and Halifax about 42,000 each.
A Berkeley tale recalls students placing cement barrels on a library cupola that remain. A second anecdote from Narragansett Pier describes Miss Flipperty’s thwarted attempt to fix a fringe of hair under a coach party hat as a fish net snagged on a low bridge and the hat was recovered with the bangs in place.
The New York Sun profiles Kageama Hidde an Osaka schoolmistress and leader of a radical movement promoting self government and mass empowerment. She advocates gradual political evolution, secrecy, and the founding of educational groups for women's advancement, aiming for a government by the people.
In a New York Herald feature a tall, spotless peddler recounts twenty eight years in the trade. He explains buying from importers of novelty goods, pricing at five to twenty five cents, and stockpiling sixty itinerant sellers who move 25,000 worth of goods annually.
Octave Thanet cites a Century report describing Irish landlords during the 1845 famine as largely ruined by a vast gap between rents and obligations. Many estates became encumbered as rents vanished and creditors seized on the rent roll. Some landlords lived on allowances while agencies managed estates, leaving tenants with little relief.
An amused early verse notes a fond father asking a cynical friend about his baby’s likeness. The critic hesitates but concedes the child resembles the father and jokes he may improve with time. The quip recalls a writer of Herod listed as a favorite historical character.
The watchmaking sector, second only to textiles in importance for Switzerland, experiences growing anxiety as profits shrink. US and UK compete fiercely, and demand drops in several markets, notably the United States and France.
An Italian Luigi Bertini of Milan bent nails and broke thick Ginger, while the Duke of Gramont Napoleonic minister of foreign affairs who declared war in 1700 amazed court ladies by bending a twenty franc piece. Claudius speech is engraved on bronze plates in Lyons town hall, found in 1528 on heights near Sebastian above the town.
J Norman Lockyer argues in Youth's Companion that many stars differ from the sun. He suggests stars may be vast swarms of tiny bodies and dust particles whose light and heat arise from collisions and motion, unlike sunlight from the sun.
An old man declares a rabbit's foot a powerful charm that keeps ghosts away and can save a life amid a crowd on Monroe Avenue. Others doubt the superstition as the tale unfolds with humor and disbelief at the scene reported by the Detroit Free Press.
The English wit Abraham Hayward, famed for social prowess, dislikes interruptions from an ambitious French speaker at a dinner. After the exchange, Hayward compliments the hostess on the lively table talk while noting the rival’s skill in conversation.
The text notes Japan’s patent laws draw on U S practice with exclusive rights lasting five to fifteen years. It states authorities can refuse patents for inventions of general importance or military value, and compensation may be provided to the inventor when a patent is denied.
A passenger complains of a draught in a parlor car as a porter explains the car is split by a New York party at one end and Philadelphia exclusives at the other, leaving him stuck between them.
A British source notes a surge in umbrella manufacture with 1865 figures listing 5,895 workers. Birminhihii employs 1,006 in the trade, while Belfast owner Mr Johnston runs the world’s largest umbrella stand with a 12 foot rotary window display of 7,000 items and over 6,000 breas annually.
The advertisement claims most people have impure blood and that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, removes scrofula taint and diseases caused by impurities, and restores vitality. It urges readers to try the remedy as a sure path to health.
A Chicago candy maker built a strong brand by plain, persistent advertising that linked his name to his sweets. The piece argues ads should reflect the advertiser's personality and be continued over time, with readers approached through linked future notices.
A discussion on typographic care in ads cites a publisher's note and shows how minor headline changes can affect results. The piece then explores rice paper from Formosa, its production from Aralia pith, and a nighttime workshop described by Hosie in Western China with a cautious craftsman shaping square sheets.
A New Hampshire woman struggles to hire locals for odd jobs as nearby tradesmen shun menial tasks. A carpenter neighbor, idle on his porch, declines pulling down an arbor saying his training and time are needed for his trade.
A Colonial ad credits Simmons Liver Regulator with relieving despondency from liver disease and promoting digestion. Sarsaparilla is touted as a top blood purifier and tonic. A Colorado rancher received a flood of mail for a listed wife, delaying a choice. New York Weekly notes the remedy’s dinner-time use to prevent indigestion.
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