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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
4
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The Indiana County Agent invites letters on farming topics livestock inventions economics recipes and household matters sent to Plainfield Indiana with return postage. The paper notes the postal requirement and urges farmer input while highlighting a political race and a revived high school program with contests and intellectual activity.
A veteran Indiana observer, lifelong insider, and "living document" on state affairs shares fifty years of political history. He recounts Civil War era factions, crops and bass fishing, war preparedness, and figures like Lew Wallace, Wilson and Bryan, Tom Taggart, Booth Tarkington, John Kern, and Uncle Charley Fairbanks with anecdotes and insider detail.
A letter excerpt urges merchants to offer a square deal to farmers, criticizing poor returns of unsatisfactory goods and urging clear advertising of staple lines and bargains. It stresses honest advertising, courteous treatment, and reasonable pricing to keep farmers loyal and return shoppers.
Washington township boards levy funds to support a Plainfield library branch reading room at Avon. Backed after careful study and a valid petition, the plan promises better service for less money. It notes nearby townships could gain library access through regional affiliations, as some libraries already serve multiple townships.
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