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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1891
Page
3
The document notes it was entered at the Bloomfield Indiana post office as second class matter, indicating mailing status and processing category for publication. The terse line records the filing location and classification.
The case State ex rel Rumsom Reese versus Geo Bogard regarding the Washington township trustee's office ends with Bogard retaining the position until a successor is elected and qualified. Judge Briggs delivers the ruling and no appeal is anticipated.
Fifteen major Chicago importers appeal a New York board of appraisers decision arguing the McKinley bill imposes oppressive duties. They call the tariff increases outrageous burdens and unconstitutional and vow to resist the measure publicly.
A historical column argues over January 1591 public debt rising over 16 million, attacking Republican tax policy as extravagant. It cites attendance rates in Indianapolis Jeffersonville Clarke County and Marion counties, advocates Democrat aims for revenue based on actual wealth and school attendance rather than voting strength, and warns against distributing funds by vote due to urban rural disparities.
The author argues the Brazil treaty harms labor and offers no gains for farmers. He notes coffee and hides remain on the free list, molasses from Brazil is negligible, and Brazil exports little to the US. He compares with England, France, Germany, and Argentina to claim reciprocity benefits manufacturers, not farmers.
Friday and Saturday sessions saw the senate approve measures including enabling unpublishing towns to use Barrett improvement law notices, legalizing electricity as a motor, and reforming building associations. Other actions set an appellate court with $3,500 judge salaries, created a state board of arbitration, and regulated dairy labeling and street repairs. Memorials for Gen Sherman and Admiral Porter were read. trustees for Plainfield reform school were named.
The text argues advertising is an art that must be practical and tailored to audiences. It compares effective ads to targeted fish bait and stresses the newspaper as an essential, cost effective medium for promotion and profit.
In this educational column Emmet S. Allen argues the Indiana school funding system favors cities over rural counties. He proposes apportioning tuition money solely by actual daily attendance and removing the enumeration, claiming it would lengthen country terms, raise rural teacher pay, and give every child a fair chance regardless of locale.
The speaker rejects typical schemes and large insurance promises, insisting the solution lies in standard remedies like the Golden Medical Discovery and Simmons Liver Regulator for early throat and lung issues, as advocated by Rev Jas M Rollins of Fairfield Virginia.
Jackson township teachers pass resolutions praising the county institute program and Reading Circle work while seeking higher wages. They thank the county superintendent and township principal, and call for continued township institutes and dissemination of the resolutions to the trustee and county papers. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad appears at end.
The Dutch royal child Wilhelmina enjoys dolls pigeons and country drives rather than etiquette or ceremony. She rises early attends language and art lessons before gardening and pet care, with Queen mother and Miss Winter guiding her education in a relaxed household.
A journal may maximize advertiser impact by sending 5,000 extra copies weekly to random or sample recipients, reaching 285,000 people annually, compared with 30,000 if only paid subscribers receive copies. A single specimen card garners less attention than ads in a reputable journal.
A gray haired Harvard man recalls a brutal initiation described by the New York Star. He endures a dark ascent, a water baptism, masked figures, and a branding ritual using ice and beefsteak to simulate burning flesh. The tale emphasizes fear, ritual conformity, and the somber mood of old-world secret societies.
The St Louis Republic reports a vast adobe pyramid west of Pueblo Old Mexico, towering 172 feet with a 1 855 foot base. Its four stories are linked by terraces and a top chapel to the Virgin of Remedios. Interior finds include stone and bronze idols, skeletal remains, and varnished pottery vessels.
A report in Chambers' Journal describes immense Atlantic rollers off the west coast of Ireland near Ingle Bay in 1864. A lifeboat crew, led by Mr. Kearney, braved a towering wave and perilous surf to rescue comrades, returning to safety after a dramatic submersion and flooding.
A Philadelphia theatre visitor glimpsed Edwin Booth in his dressing room smoking a cigar behind a slightly open door. The guest feared a blaze but found Booth calmly puffing away, his ritual described as slavish dedication to the cigar.
Talleyrand critiques La Fayette noting his noble Auvergne lineage, large fortune, and marriage into Noailles. He argues La Fayette lacks self-reliance and seems guided by others, predicting limited impact unless he acts independently. The piece places France's interests with northern Africa over America.
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