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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1888
Page
3
Local items report building work at the fair grounds and subscriptions for Linton Enterprise. Pension updates, land sales, and business notices populate the Bloomfield scene with visits from town figures, church events, and political activity amid Democratic support and local commerce.
A mixed set of items describes a Newark resident’s con diarcase birth of twins in Pleasantville and a Toledo area birth announcement, plus political updates. The Democratic Committee backs a joint discussion between candidates BF Davis and Sabrest, while local towns assess trivial sensational matters. Cass township Democrats form a Hendricks club with 105 members and officers, Emerson Short speaks, and a meeting is planned for August.
The Greene County Central Agricultural Society stages its first annual fair on the Bloomfield grounds one mile east from September 24 to 29. Premiums touted as the largest in Southern Indiana besides Terre Haute and Vincennes include 800 for races with the fast trot at 250 purse. Ads offered to support expenses, rates five dollars per page or three per half page. Write Wm. M. Moss Bloomfield Ind for a copy and ad details.
The piece recalls a period of low whisky prices and widespread drinking, noting three-cent glasses and twenty-four cent a gallon rates. It cites the Providence Journal on government laxity, temperance debates, and the social ills of hard liquor across New England and rural towns.
Koiresx Indiana July 21 1988 the Democrats of Jackson township organized a Hendricks club with 70 members and growing. W J Mansfield elected president N H Kern secretary B J Lynch treasurer. Speaker W Y Mollet of Bloomfield praised Jefferson era party unity and tariff debate. Meeting adjourned to Friday next. N H Keres secretary.
The Vincennes Commercial reports a superb corn crop between the city and Evansville with tassels turning brown and stalks dark green. Floods hinder only minor risk. Ohio and Wabash Valleys farmers may gain wealth, wheat yields also strong with records cited in Gibson and Sullivan counties.
A newspaper exchange quotes the New York World and Chicago Herald arguing that high tariffs burden farmers by raising costs for machinery and goods while protecting wage and monopoly interests. Republicans push tariffs against tobacco duties. Democrats seek lower or shifted taxes to ease farm burdens. Congressman Shively calls tariff policy a combined protection and labor tax in a summary of the campaign lines.
A damaged OCR fragment presents a legal notice concerning real estate and court actions in Bloomfield. It mentions Franklin Ramsey as clerk and references proceedings, dates, and a docket entry with names such as Alexdaier and Chas, noting a September session and court orders. The text is garbled but conveys a formal legal filing and scheduled hearing details.
The notice promotes baking products and baking powders, floor paints, and household items at Pringle & Williams. It urges customers to buy early, with claims of quick drying floor paint and affordable lamp hardware. It also mentions raisins and various paints for floors and rooms.
In Greene circuit court September term Ess John Beauty Louisa Beauly plaintiffs sue Anna Short et al for a count. Emerson Short their attorney filed the count and attached an affidavit by a competent person naming defendants Anan Short Rinaldo A. Batte and Martha Batte with Thomas Batte as their wife. The Batte spouses are not residents of the state.
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