Bloomfield Democrat readers urged to examine subscription book
The Bloomfield Democrat notes its circulation, invites advertisers to inspect subscription records, and discusses state politics. It mentions Iowa turning Democratic, Campbell’s potential win, and local editors debating railroad taxes and the Australian voting system in New York and Indiana contexts. It references several political figures and newspapers in brief, period-voice items.
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New York
Indiana
Down They Go Next Year's Taxes Lower Than Ever
A Stockton township tax list shows the 1890 taxes and the anticipated 1891 amounts. The article argues that next year's rates will not rise for most taxpayers, challenging political claims and urging readers to save and share the lists to oppose the Democratic party. The start lists taxpayers and their assessed amounts to compare the two years.
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Stockton Township
Educational column urges punctual, orderly work in Greene county schools
A Greene county educational column extols improved prosperity and a unified start for all schools. It urges teachers to enforce reading circle work, develop punctuality, orderliness, concentration, perseverance, and thoroughness, and stresses the value of accurate, well presented work over mere memorization. It also recalls Bonner advertising in The Ledger, noting its impact on circulation.
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Greene County
Eapa
Nona
Red Ink Ad Boosts Fishkill Newsstand Spotlight
A Fishkill Standard novelty article details a merchant who printed a holiday goods notice in red ink occupying the upper right corner of page two. The paper was printed twice to render the advertisement red before the rest of the issue in black, a costly but potentially lucrative strategy that guaranteed reader attention.
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Fishkill Standard
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Straight Advertising Beats Swindlers, Printers Ink Says
A Printers Ink warning urges advertisers to use straightforward honest ads to combat gullible buyers and misleading promises. It argues that solvent businesses win trust by clear value for value, helping readers distinguish fair dealers from swindlers through honest advertisements.
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Printers Ink
Effective Advertising Creates Customer Trust
Advertising signals a shop’s eagerness for business and portrays the owner as industrious and civil offering best articles at fair prices. It suggests prompt, tradesmanlike service and genuine effort to please customers, encouraging buyers to choose the shop under those impressions.
Businessman backs Times ad push to spur dull season
A prominent local businessman who rarely advertised during late spring placed a large order with The Times to sustain activity through the quiet season. He stated that advertising and success in trade are inseparable, with experience showing that trade thrives when exposure remains constant through the year.
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Advertising as the Store’s Strong Representative
An Albany merchant urges merchants to advertise instead of merely stocking shelves and hanging a sign. He argues selecting a few strong, fast selling specialties can represent the entire stock and attract crowds, much as a single capable congressman represents a broad electorate. Emphasize a single article as the core offering to draw in readers.
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Albany
Toften
Beaman
Congress
Pressing ad copy tips from early 1900s notices
Readers learn ad strategy and legal notice echoes from a column cover. It highlights concise leadership in ads, brand push, and the value of quick recognition. It also surveys postal subscription rules and the public’s mixed feelings about newspaper coverage and editorials.
Community News and Neighborhood Tips Column
Readers are invited to share news from distant friends, improvements, and non-private updates with signature assurance. Submissions should avoid private family matters or quarrels and may be condensed or omitted to prevent libel exposure while preserving useful public notices.
Minnesota Senate Bill Seeks Full Name Byline on Publications
State legislators in Minnesota push a bill requiring that all articles and editorials in pamphlets magazines newspapers and handbills attributing any political official personal or social act to a living or dead person must be signed with the writer's full name. Penalties include a fine between twenty and one hundred dollars or imprisonment from thirty days to three months for violations.
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Senoola
Minnesota
State Senate
Food, housing, and diet in Thorshavn described
The piece notes Faroe food relies on rye, barley bread, soup, milk, coffee, and fish, fresh or dried. It describes wind houses called Kladlur for air drying, months with unmutton and white flesh uncooked, whale flesh with unappealing rind, and many fish and cats around Wine houses. It also mentions the musabrouk name for the northern wren associated with the klandlur chinks and dried meat.
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Musabrouk
Taouse
Fischer
James Keeps His Place in New York Recorders Tale
In a New York Recorder anecdote a small boy named James works in a mercantile shop. The pompous red faced merchant once in the senate gallery berates the boy after a misdeed. James replies politely, defying an apology and leaving the matter unresolved as the merchant ponders consequences.
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Roscoe Conkling
Jimtown
James
New York Recorder
A Car Driver Seeks Better Hours After Swell Job
In a New York Letter, a stout rosy faced man recalls his shift from a private coachman for a wealthy family to a car driver on Broadway. He details endless evenings at balls, late nights, harsh orders, and a cold reception at home after a 4 am return, praising the railroad job for stability and respect.
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Madison Avenue
Delmonico’s
Tony
New York
Free Year of American Farmer With Paid Arrears Offer
A promotional scheme offers a free one year subscription to the American Farmer of Cleveland Ohio to subscribers who pay all arrears and one year in advance or to new subscribers who pay one year in advance. The paper boasts broad national circulation and top status among agricultural journals. Samples are available at the office.
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