21 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1890
Page
1
An old advertisement extols Fiood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all for headaches pimples digestion and blood issues. It claims the tonic strengthens appetite aids general strength and even treats cancerous humor with reported patient testimonials from Warrin ah and J Niven Mass after sending postage for samples and cures.
Notice from WM Powell Trustee of Wright township and George Bogard Trustee of Washington township Greene County Indiana. Powell will be in Jasonville Tuesdays and at his residence Saturdays for township business as allowed by law. Bogard will be at his office and residence Saturdays for township business as provided by law.
Notices from Greene County Indiana township trustees announce weekly and Saturday business hours at residences and offices. Listings include John D Moore trustee Taylor Henry Borter Grant Highland Stockon supervisors and a county superintendent announcement.
A damaged OCR readout mentions a medicine sale and a price of 252 dollars. Readable words include Sellers Medicine and Teva. The fragment provides limited details and no clear date or location.
A muddled text fragment shows characters sighing and weary in a scene set near Treeschon. Voices reference data, happiness, and a solitary figure named Grant amid a troubled monologue. The passage hints at stage direction and emotional tension without clear plot details.
Frank P. Bennett presents a petition for free wool signed by about 530 550 prominent woolen goods manufacturers. He cites Rhode Island Maine Ohio and New Hampshire signers and argues reduced duties would boost domestic mills and wool growers, noting prior prosperity from low raw wool duties and high manufactured-goods duties.
At a Ways and Means hearing New York Electrical Lighting assn argues U S mines produce copper cheaply and should be duty free. They accuse a trust of manipulating prices while noting domestic costs and foreign underselling, citing mine dividends and price gaps between New York London markets.
A portrait of Rev Charles H Spurgeon details his labors in a pastors college and orphanages, his wide influence as a writer and editor, and his impact on English Baptists. It notes his health struggles, radical politics, and charitable works aiding the poor.
A Muncie editorial argues the Democratic party will triumph in Indiana in 1890. It praises Jeffersonian principles, condemns tariff favoritism and monopolies, credits Democrats with reforms and public works, and rebukes Republican betrayals to veterans and labor. The piece cites Indiana laws on women, wages, education, and finance as proof of Democratic governance.
Dr Bartholow explains two pneumonia classes crepous and catarrhal and notes winter outbreaks driven by microbes. He cites high mortality rates up to 50 percent in catarrhal form and 5 to 30 percent in crepous pneumonia. The piece discusses causes from moisture and cold exposure and long-term effects post recovery. It also describes the seventh day crisis as a key turning point in crepus pneumonia with rapid fever drop if favorable.
An educational column urges aiming high and pursuing noble goals in life and teaching. It emphasizes daily effort, good reading, and parental support for uplifting books. It notes a teachers institute at Prairie School house on Saturday March with a full program led by Washington township educators.
A detailed list of exam instructions and questions across writing spelling arithmetic reading history physiology geography grammar and related topics for a February 1890 pupil examination. It covers grading schemes, time allotments, and specific sample problems and prompts across subjects.
An old advertisement touts Syruport Figa as renewing health and aiding care and comfort. It claims the remedy works with nature to cleanse the system when costive or bilious. Sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles by leading druggists.
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