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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1870
Page
2
Auditor of State Joan Shoemaker is identified as the official connected with Perry County in the partial OCR text.
A partisan alert warns taxpayers about false circulars and slander on election eve. It accuses Republicans of buying votes with money, cites tariff fights, labor costs, and extravagant funeral expenses to illustrate radical excess, and urges honest voters to rebuke deceitful acts.
The text notes a high tariff on slpsca at 613 percent and compares wheat costs over time. A farmer with nine bushels of Ohio wheat could buy a stave in New York for 8940 in the present context, while in 1840 the same item would cost under five and three quarter bushels, illustrating price shifts across eras.
In Rosewood Indiana on Sept 20 1870 Sam Barroz defends himself against Radical party claims of mismanaging public school funds. He denies withholding payments to teachers and says he has always paid when proper requests were made, noting no private money handling.
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