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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1891
Page
2
A reader note labels a subscription price as $1.50 per year and directs letters to The Democrat and to a Bloomfield Post Office box. It mentions second class matter status and the term Indian as a local reference.
The piece discusses Tux Paoli News in Orange county, political tensions with the Call, and accusations of perjury and corruption. It notes state board actions on AXTELL's assessment, real estate appraisals, and commentary on trustees pay, legal transparency, and Indiana census data. It closes with Indiana State Fair notes and L T. Bagley's invitation.
Trustees demand copies for all teachers and insist on strict compliance before school starts. Pupils must be graded to match the new curriculum and parents must buy new spellers grammars histories and physiologies or the trustees will provide them at county expense.
James E Ball hands over county treasurer duties to John French a Democrat expected to serve four years with solid financial credentials. French born May 24 1848 in Orange County Indiana moved to Knox Greene counties before farming in Stafford township. He is married to Louisa C Douthit and resides in Bloomfield with wife and two local references. His deputy William J Yakey born July 1 1869 in Beech Creek is 22 and active in politics with Civil War veteran father Nelson Yakey from Co K 120th Ohio.
The county lauds a veteran figure and notes his son enjoys public trust. The Democratic party backs a recent appointment as optimal. The Central Press Association is delayed in delivering Mr. French's order, with promises to publish once received.
Texans led by R J Kleberg and ex Senator Collins plan a private, conclusive rainmaking test if the El Paso results are inconclusive. They represent the King estate and large ranch interests, will seek Austin support from Governor Hogg, and insist on removing doubt before further government aid.
A roundup of Indiana incidents reports two fatal sunstrokes near Columbus, a cave-in at Jeffersonville injuring two, a midweek storm at Thornton, and multiple local accidents and crimes. Notable items include a mad-dog bite near Logansport, a dead child near Farmland, gas and oil finds near Seymour, and a man found dead in Brightwood. Also noted are labor suit claims in Indianapolis, a farmers’ boycott in Montgomery county, and several fatal assaults and suicides across the state.
A collage of observations and data points spans telegraph mileage ancient almanacs palm leaf fans decorative use in summer houses and social notes. It includes demographics of voters and railway clerks, agricultural measures in California, remarks on sociocultural views, sewage filtration experiments, and fashion items from France and furniture trends.
A Washington market near the market stalls will be cooled by a new central refrigerating plant. It will supply cold air through pipes to over 30 stalls, with aims to reduce heat rather than add it. A worker likens the system to distributing minus heat, a larger scale version of existing steam distribution concepts.
A blend of 19th century notes recounts progress from ice handling in markets to a hotel saving over 75 percent, plus a pension story of Frank M. Pennington with Civil War service and Fort Fisher honor. Other items warn on limewater use for babies and describe a combing towel for toilet use with decorative detail.
A year after a Chickering hall meeting the Consumers' League organizes to aid women in retail shops. The group lists fair wages, equal pay for equal work, weekly payments, and humane, sanitary conditions with seats, vacations, and overtime compensation. The league plans a white list of compliant firms and seeks broad shopkeeper signers in New York. A second note records a historical table in Wilmington where Lincoln’s coffin lay before burial in Springfield.
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