Bloomfield Democrat announces daily issue details
The Bloomfield Democrat, the only daily home print paper in the county, boasts double the circulation. Advertisers are invited to inspect subscription books. All business letters go to the paper, not to individuals. Subscription price is $1.50 per year. Entered at the post place at Bloomfield Indiana as second class matter.
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Broomfield
Indiana
George C
Canada
Panick
Prince
Royal George
Toronto
Lucy
George Palmer
Old Royal George
Black Warrior
Lippee
Odgen Messinger
Beile Hamlin
Tatter Sykes
Mike’s
Black Wagen
Old St. Lawrence
Farshea Royal George
Nellie
Morgan
Messinger
Destructive cyclone and census notes in scattered items
Snowfall in Sherman Wyoming. Census figures for Worthington Bloomfield and Linton. A destructive cyclone near Mexico Missouri with loss of life and damage. Kentucky Democrats nominate John Young Brown for governor. President returns to Washington from electioneering swing. E B Bartow sells the Anti Monopolist to the Herald Publishing and it becomes Laborer's Herald. The People’s Party organized in Cincinnati. Editorial Convention urged for Democratic editors at Maxinkuckee. Criticism of Green B. Rata Jr. and Cragun buys Lebanon Patriot. Call publisher urged itemized statements on printing charges. Speaker hopes for Wm D Bynum as House speaker. Tax law sections 153 154 require delinquent taxes to be collected.
Linton Residents Question Terhune Over Street Spending
Citizens demand explanation from Mr Terhune as six dollars in expenses yield only one dollar of street work in Gilder County. The dispute centers on municipal spending and taxpayer burdens amid ongoing street improvements.
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Terhune
Linton
County Superintendent Duty Emphasized By Indiana Journal
The Indiana School Journal urges trustees to appoint the best available county superintendent regardless of church or politics. It argues the office shapes school quality and should be merit based, with experience favoring reelection only if the incumbent truly fits.
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Indiana School Journal
County Superintendent Election Editorial and Local Critique
The Vincennes Commercial touts the county superintendent race as vital for public schools and national future, urging trustees to weigh duties. It cites Jos E McDoxarp as a likely 1892 Democratic candidate for governor and criticizes Linton editor for alleged self interest while listing town expenses totaling $332.19 for officers and $10.00 legal services.
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Lioteen Call
Linton
Pople
Evern
Moss's Lobbying Shifts State School Funding Fortunes
The Indianapolis News reports county and state superintendents credit Moss and La Follette for exposing padded city enumerations. A new method under Thomas Peck shows Indianapolis may lose 50 000 to 60 000 in school revenue, while Greene county could gain 1 000 to 32 000 elsewhere if statewide reductions hold. The Sentinel notes the broader impact of last winter’s lobbying on apportionment and calls for careful verification of numbers.
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Mesa
Greene County
Indianapolis
la Follette
Moss
Thomas Peck
Flick
Supt Jones
Peck
the Sentinel
City 13
Canary
Mr Blaine May Resign From Harrison Cabinet
Credible reports say Mr Blaine weighs resigning as secretary of state to pursue a presidential bid. Health concerns may allow a quiet exit, avoiding party split accusations while keeping relations with the president strained. Washington Special notes dissension between Blaine and the administration. A Mason's annual gathering in Indianapolis is planned for May 26 with delegates from lodges across the state. The agency offers hog and chicken cholera vaccine discounts.
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Blaine
Harrison
Binda Bini
Geo. Headson
Stata
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Farm Notes and Rural Attitudes Column
Practical farming tips on forage, breeding, pruning, and crop diversification. Includes admonitions on feeding, overbearing fruit, and the value of sunflowers, clover, and corn meal with milk. Contains a long anecdotal essay on town and country life and an Indianapolis trip offer for the May Musical Festival.
Indiana tax law may curb land monopoly in Park County
Clinton Aague reports that a major Park County landowner plans to sell thousands of acres as the new tax assessment taxes land at cash value. The reform, aimed at increasing small farms and home ownership, may reduce tenancy and spur citizenry, while warnings about district cholera measures are noted as practical guidance.
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Clinton
Indiana
Park County
Market the New Potatoes Early
Early potatoes will fetch better prices if in market quickly after digging. Skin slips easily and handling affects value, so a simple one bushel wooden box is ideal. Box dimensions: sixteen inches long thirteen and a quarter inches wide and thirteen inches deep to hold a level heaped bushel for efficient wagon transport.
Fragmented Philosophical Quotations on Madness and Happiness
A fragmentary set of maxims discusses creativity and madness as prerequisites for greatness, the nature of poetic genius, moral dualities in women, and the idea that happiness reflects the soul’s health. It contrasts reason with animal instinct and comments on envy, wealth, and perception of enemies.
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Dante
Hell
Ian
Punishment of Naughty Boys and the Whipping Debate
A London Standard editorial discusses a Home Office bill allowing magistrates to whip male youths under sixteen for offenses punishable by the court. It outlines safeguards, parental involvement, and fines for parents, arguing flogging could deter delinquency more than prison. The piece also mentions unrelated, garbled passages about laundry and Dresden.
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Queen's Highway
Home Secretary
Matthews
London Standard
Advertising shifts to engaging campaigns and novelty
The passage recalls a clothing house using mass giveaways like 500 000 puzzles and 40 000 Waterbury watches to draw readers. It argues newspaper ads must be interesting and fresh to capture an advertising readership that now reads ads daily, not simple location-based appeals.
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New York
Cave
Waterbury
Advertising and the rise of the newspaper ad department
The text argues that advertising has become essential to business success and that top papers now rely on skilled ad writers. It cites Cleveland Plain Dealer, Pittsburg dealers, and Knoxvill e Sentinel to illustrate how well-advertised merchants prosper, urging strong promises, catchy phrases, and practical honesty in ads.
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Yenowine
Plain Dealer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Advertising insight from merchants and authors
An essayic reflection argues judicious advertising aids business and public memory. It cites enduring campaigns like Kodak and begets a moral from David Copperfield on earnest effort, punctuality, and total dedication as golden rules for success.
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