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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1890
Page
3
The notice explains that dates after a subscriber name show paid through a specific day and warns subscriptions are due weekly. It states papers may be stopped if payment is late, that prompt payment is preferred, and that out of county subscribers must prepay. bills are due every Saturday night.
Criticizes Greene county Republicans for Harrison era failures and calls for better leadership. Attacks Morton liquor ties, condemns district bias in Indiana, and discusses reform ideas for jury verdicts and education in a broad political debate.
The note specifies a geographic position north of the O. and M. and east of the E. and I. It directs readers to consult the Indiana map for additional errors or discrepancies.
The article recounts Mrs. Harrison recalling a Southern Indiana old man who sought the president-elect during his first vacation day in Dana Indiana. She tells how the visitor, ignored by the house staff, waited in the hall with a red valise, hoping for an audience. The piece attacks state pride as foolish and mocks Hoosier stereotypes while accusing Mr. Harrison of ballot corruption.
A lurid notice warns readers that some baking powders use poisonous compounds including alum and ammonia. It advises testing powders by mixing with water and boiling to detect ammonia and suggests avoiding cheap Cream of Tartar powders. The ad mentions Worthing Lot 8 and a price offer of ten for $50.
A Greene County proponent argues the wool tariff harms farmers by raising costs and failing to protect prices. He cites 1880 census wool production, imports from Buenos Ayres to Greece, and compares U S sheep density with Europe. The letter urges investigation, highlighting economic harm to farmers and calling for tariff removal to benefit the many over a few.
An educational column urges industrious living as the path to happiness and success. It contrasts wealth with virtue, cites historical figures like Johnson Milton and Shakespeare, and notes Greene County teachers receiving honors at a state meeting. It then lists a December 17 1889 institute program at Lincoln School with many declamations, seminars, and studies, and ends with exam questions in history reading arithmetic grammar.
Public notice warns against stories of traveling baking powder agents and their tests. It claims Royal Baking Powder is superior in strength purity and wholesomeness, with alum-based substitutes unsafe. Government tests confirm Royal as the purest strongest baking powder in the world.
A historical exam fragment lists questions across science of education physiology geography and logistics. It includes inquiries on Compayre, pedagogy versus education, mental habits and attention, brain structure, digestion, respiration, cooking of foods, tight lacing, muscle structure, exercise timing, European passenger travel, world city capitals, time differences, earth’s internal heat, geysers, and sample bid letters for Greene county merchants.
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