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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
4
A Collier's view compares motor and aircraft engines, noting aircraft engines weigh far less per horsepower and prices for a 120 to 150 horsepower unit start near $3,000. It argues sustaining 10,000 planes would require massive ongoing fabrication, risking astronomical costs and potential global bankruptcy, making prolonged air warfare untenable.
A health recovered New York businessman repacks fruit and vegetables bought from farmers and truckers and sells direct to consumers. He expanded from a one horse wagon to two double team wagons and two singles with four routes, plans an auto truck to cover more territory, and emphasizes neat packing, cleanliness, and customer courtesy to boost sales and loyalty.
Readers are advised to shade duck coops and brooders in hot weather and to move or build hot houses now to dry before winter. Protect nests from crows, provide greens for fowls, feed geese with a daily grain boost, and avoid keeping extra feeders. Turkeys need wide range. testing tuning forks by U S Bureau of Standards advances measurement tools for war department use.
A collection of short moral observations and wry aphorisms about aging vanity love and luck. The voice pokes at societal foibles noting premature gray hair flattering portraits and the king often near victory despite losses.
A collage of curious notes on infants from ancient Egyptians to modern statistics. It mentions midnight birth beliefs, hair belts in Ireland, rocking an empty cradle, and the British Museum's ancient feeding bottles. It also cites birth rates, twin timing, a Burrow Lancashire twin case, Italian butter preservation by milk curd, and birthday patterns.
Melbourne merchant H W Stephens warns that Australia will produce average yields but faces serious handling challenges due to lack of shipping. He notes that only a small portion of crops is needed domestically and calls for increased ship tonnage to export wheat, while mouse-damage affected the wheat crop and farmers learned to control the pest.
Fifteen years after the US Supreme Court evicted 300 Indians from Warner’s ranch in California, a Sequoia League commission moved the tribe to the ula valley. Father George G. Doyle now heads the revived chapel, once served by Father Ubach, for memory’s sake. Indians from the Pala valley gathered to pray at the old shrine during the Sunday ceremony.
A small bottle holds 1.25 ounces methylated alcohol and 0.5 ounce shellac dissolved by hot water. Add 150 grains borax in 2 ounces water while stirring, then mix in 4 to 5 grains methyl violet for color. The resulting waterproof ink is suitable for labeling bottles and other darkroom tasks.
A humorous excerpt notes a philologist in a church discussing marriage terms. He muses on how the word husband might derive from housing and binding concepts, while readers chuckle at the playful corruption of the spelling and pronunciation.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a playful exchange about a distorted mirror or headless reflection. The girl notes nature or the glass itself creates an odd image, while a character names Tawn Toupies.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Jenks and Jinks debating selective conscription and draft handling by banks. The text hints at opinions on PMT strength and selecting some drafts for bank processing, but details are unclear and aroun环.
Emmett Lane disrupts the Ashton family as Barton Clay seeks to take Emmett’s cousin from her father’s home. Betsy swears to wed, while Emmett warns Clay to marry properly. The father Arrives and grants consent with a wary but hopeful toast to enduring love.
Sir Edward Russell, editor of the Liverpool Daily Post, asks why Lord Davenport, the food controller, does not employ the American ambassador as a food demonstrator. He cites Mr. Page's life like talks on cooking vegetables and his practical receipts to reduce watery dishes and improve yimapkin use. For sale House and lot 99 by 132 feet in Indianapolis by L S Graham. Jobs concrete silo plant seeks stave makers leaders and constructors in Bloomfield Indiana.
Public auction at the seller’s residence one-half mile east of Bloomfield on Saturday August 18 1917 at 10 am. Cattle twenty five head including two year old heifers calves and milch cows. five horses and mules. wagon and harness. various other property. Terms: six months credit on sums over five dollars with note at six percent. cash for five dollars and under. two percent cash discount for sums over five dollars paid day of sale.
Evansville and Terre Haute timetable shows passenger and freight services on the Evansville and Indianapolis line. Schedules list arrival and departure times, with stops at key towns en route and notes on connections to larger networks.
Bedford schedules list multiple northbound departures with times 7 21 am 10 38 am 1 58 pm 5 50 pm 11 44 pm Sunday only Noe 58 and 9 16 pm agent L D Wood Bloomfield Indiana noted as station contact.
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