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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
8
Hugh and Lee Wilson of Sullivan showcase a diving suit enabling 30 minutes underwater. Air comes from a hand pump, with ascent aided by a boat crew or independent release. They expect to gather at least one ton of shells daily from logs inaccessible to other fishers.
President Wilson on Tuesday named George W Norris as farm loan commissioner head of the Farm Loan Board. The board is touring to locate banks across the United States, which will be divided into 12 districts with a farm loan bank in each to provide farmers long term loans at low interest.
Break in at Gilbreath Bros cigar store on East Vincennes street yields four dollars and possibly goods. A one dollar bill hangs in the broken rear pane as evidence. The same night Willard Calvins saloon on A street northeast is entered through a rear window with about nine dollars stolen. A dog trail leads to the city's east end.
Washington reports Ira Nelson Morris says U S prestige in Europe has risen since the war outbreak. He notes warm, friendly views in Scandinavian and belligerent nations toward the United States and its neutral humanity. Morris plans to sail for Copenhagen with Mrs Morris aboard the Norwegian American steamer for Bergensfjord.
A reunion of Alfred Kutch descendants gathered Sunday at the Kutch farm three miles north of town. Letters from Dr. John Kutch of Los Angeles and Mrs. Eva Vestal of Thayer expressed regrets at their absence. A noon picnic and afternoon ice cream and cake followed a day of family fellowship with many relatives in attendance.
The passage lists numerous relatives from Allen Chapel Camp Ground Fairplay township and Bloomfield along with friends from Tulip and Bloomfield attending a social event. Names include Al Bradford L P Doyle Harry Doyle Louie Levi Bauer Kate Myers Wesley Killinger Lewis Wilkerson John Frater and P J Harrah.
The Hicks family held their annual reunion last Thursday at the O. W. Skryer farm. The event was a fish fry enjoyed by a large crowd of relatives and friends in attendance.
Last Sunday Mr and Mrs W D Killian of Newberry held a family reunion with thirty five present including Lewis Musselman of Mt Carmel Illinois Mrs Mary Pirtle and Harvey and Herbert and Jane Ferguson of Lyons Mrs Oll Culmer of Fullerton California Elmer Killian and family of Odon and others.
A home wedding took place Thursday evening August 3 at eight o'clock at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Scharb in Camp Ground. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Henry Flory with about eighty guests attending. Afterward, ice cream and cake were served. The couple, both 1914 high school graduates, will reside with the groom’s parents in Coen.
Dr. Julian Clarke in Farm and Home urges better bedtime routines to fight nerves stomach troubles and headaches. He advises nightly baths and open bedroom windows to ensure fresh air and healthier skin while warning against sleeping in close stale rooms and closed sashes that may fuel illness.
I make abstracts. I have abstract books by which I save time and expense. Good work costs no more than poor work. Let me prove it. 81th M. F. Pate.
A selected quotation emphasizes the heart’s perpetual hunger and the happiness found in friendship. It asserts that no man is truly content alone and that wisdom grows with good friends.
The pastor asks John about today’s sermon and John replies that its impact came from the preacher’s perseverance. He recalls how the speaker repeated core points again and again, leaving a strong impression.
A sweeping Indiana piece notes the Rural Credits bill as a major reform aiding farmers with bank accommodations and farm securities. It highlights state geologist Edward Barrett's annual report, savings of $25,000 yearly in Indiana, and cites Senator Mercer and Candidate Hughes amid prosperity claims and farm prices.
A political row erupts as Hughes abandons parts of his platform to woo women voters. The Women’s Roosevelt Party claims four million female votes and questions the backers behind the offer. Women voters denounce the treat as a “delivery plot” and insist they act on issues, not blocs.
Bowman Elder national chairman for Indiana registers hundreds of young men as members. Many are first voters showing strong support for Wilson and Marshall. Indiana aims to lead in membership volume and appears set to succeed.
The New York World portrays Herbert Hughes seeking guidance from Henry Lane Wilson and Senator Fall of New Mexico as it suggests ties to interventionists and German-American interests. It cites Wilson’s role in Mexico and hints at contacts with von Rintelen Boy-Ed and others as potential influence on Hughes.
A Wednesday incident left Otto Carter with a mashed finger while assisting the movement of an automobile motor. The injury required evaluation but no further details on treatment were provided.
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