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Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1889

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Local Attorneys Advertise in Bloomfield Court House

Bloomfield Indiana law firms advertise offices in the New Court House. They offer abstracts and specialties in Greene County and adjoining areas. Longstanding firms list successors and emphasize real estate services and mining ties. Dr. Rankin advertises from over S Stalcup’s drug store with 24 hour call service.

W. L. Orney Nai Greene Court House Bloomfield Indiana Gallemore Ofice Public Square Eveleigh Vo W. Moffett Dayvis EE Thorneys Shaw & Bays Greene Courtty Sg ‘Bc

Notice of weekly office hours in Washington township

George Bogard trustee of Greene County Indiana announces weekly office hours at his residence on Saturdays during his term to transact township business as required by law. No other business will be conducted on non designated days.

Wright Township Greene County Indiana Jasonville WM. Powell Washington Township Eaid Township George Bogard Trustes Tylor Township Henry Borter Michener State Auditor’s Willis Board of County Commissioners Sullivan Sullivan Democrat

Trustee John D Moore Announces Weekly Township Sessions

Notices to residents of Cass township Greene county announce that trustee John D Moore will hold transact business at his residence one mile southeast of Newberry on Mondays and Tuesdays each week during his term, with no business on other days as required by law.

Cass Greene County Newberry Asid Township John D Moore

Trustee's Notice for Bockton Township Greene County IN

Joseph Moss trustee announces township business will be transacted at his Linton office on any weekday except Sundays. Notices to residents of Bock ton township Greene county Indiana. The officer invites public participation and affirms ordinary township affairs will be handled at the office.

Bockton Township Greene County Indiana Linton Joseph Moss

Weekly office hours notice by county official

William M. Moores County Superintendent of Bloomfield Indiana announces weekly office hours at the courthouse every Monday until further notice to transact official business. Dated June 8 1889.

Court House William M. MO Bloomfield Ind

Examiner announces monthly teacher license tests at Bloomfield

Notice states a monthly examination for teacher licenses will be held on the last Saturday of each month starting at 9:00 a.m. in the high school room at the Bloomfield schoolhouse in Indiana. County Superintendent William M. Moore signs the notice dated June 5, 1859.

Bloomfield Ind William M.mo38

Farm and Garden Tips on Ladders Vinegars and Seed Sower

In this issue farm guidance covers making varied light ladders from basswood and simple board ladders. It suggests a willow basket for fruit gathering with a hook and line for lowering to the ground, plus improvised tree foot rests. It also reproduces an unpatented seed sower device priced at 5 to 7 dollars.

Unpatented seed sowing wheelbarrow design

The description explains a seed sower using a feed motion from the hub of a wheel rather than spokes to reduce friction and lighten the run. It details a three foot diameter wheel, box length to suit drill width, a false bottom with grooved bottoms, and precise hole placement to ensure even seed distribution. Adjusting cord height controls application from four to sixteen quarts per acre, with a coil spring securing the feed wheel to a hub assembly and wind resistance considerations.

Silo guidelines and a barnyard joke from the exposition scene

The text discusses seeders and mechanics with figures and explains farming rules by Professor A J Cooks, then shifts to a Chicago joke about a world fair preliminaries in a barn scene. It mentions Bobby Stapleford and a dog named New York Chicago and a bone with exposition.

Chicago Mr. Kajones Willie Bobby Stapleford New York Chicago Tribune

Making cider vinegar from apples and byproducts

The article advises orchardists on turning fallen apples into vinegar, noting pomace fermentation, storage in open vats, transferring to barrels, and warming conditions for winter. it covers dilution, barrel aging, and methods to speed acidity, plus a section on using sheep in corn fields and a chicken cholera cure with kerosene.

The New York World Georgia South

Responsibility of the common school teacher

Joseph Carhart of De Pauw University argues the classroom shapes society through eight thousand six hundred forty hours a student spends with teachers, urging Indiana to invest in facilities and staff. The column lists Worthington, Jefferson, Stockton township teachers, exam questions, and calls for reading circle work to build lifelong learning.

Joseph Carhart de Pauw University Heaven Hell Indiana

Virginia and Arkansas legislative votes on secession question

The Virginia legislature refused April 4 to submit the secession question to voters but later voted to do so. Arkansas lawmakers voted April 14 to submit it but the measure passed May 6.

Virginia Arkansas Herodotus Xenophon

Fayette County School Board Reverses Textbook Orders

The Fayette county school board countermanded three orders for new school textbooks, declaring they were not in compliance with the law. The piece suggests political opposition to the school book law and alleges past book rings profited from public funds.

Hancock Jeffersonian Fayette County Fayette Huston Harrison

School book law gains appeal despite partisan opposition

The Morgan County Gazette notes that a new school book law faces narrow Republican opposition yet is likely to become popular. The law targets cost concerns for families with multiple children and appeals to the pocketbook of every parent sending children to school.

Morgan County Gazette Schol Book Ring

Indictment Question Sent Against State Officials

The letter calls for Indiana grand jury action against Van Antwerp Bragg and State Superintendent La Follette for conspiring to defeat the school book law. It urges testing the case in a county where the official is active and seeks punishment if proven.

Ersusville Indiana van Antwerp-Bragg la Follette van Antwerp, Bragg & Co

A Warning to Girls From a Cosmetic Mishap

A Bowling Green woman with uncertain age used a beauty cosmetic containing nitrate of silver and arsenic. She fell sick, sought relief at Brittenden Springs, but the sulfur in the water darkened her skin to an almost passable mulatto shade. She has gone to a New York sanitarium for treatment likely lasting a year.

Owensboro Biessenger Brittenden Springes New York

Timber Agent Hornaday Under Fire by Sentinel Critics

A New Augusta citizen defends timber agent Eric Hornaday against charges of swindling. The letter claims funds were squandered and not used to buy hogs, notes a debauched lifestyle and ties to Ton Branch, calls for revocation of his appointment and recall to private life.

Hornaday New Augusta Sentinel Harrison Eric

Good Drug Store for Sale in Growing Bloomfield Area

Good location and growing town value a drug store business placed for sale. For information inquire of Wm. M. Moss in Bloomfield.

Wm. M. Moss Bloomfield

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