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Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1917

Page

2

Mollie Gilley Visits Solsberry and Local News Notes

SOLSBERRY reports visitors and travel details for residents: Mollie Gilley of Bloomington visiting this week. Campbell and wife visited Edon. Laughlin family went to Scotland for church. Ruths visited their son Harry in Franklin. Watkins and Thompson trip to Indianapolis. Will Wland and wife return from Michigan. Harrah family reunion at Eva Glover’s home. Troy Beard returns from Flint. Mrs. Perry Berlew and wife back from northern Ohio. Julia Glover returning to Kansas. Clovis Anderson takes section foreman job at Oblong. John Anderson ill with stomach trouble, prognosis poor. Annual home-coming set for the eighth of September, second Saturday. Many old residents expected. Jenkins and Guy Glover back from Flint, Jenkins to return next Tuesday.

Helen Eva Scott Samuel Flory Bloomington Earl Hard Oscar Long James Foddrill Mary Yoho Roy Moffett Lou Moffett Bloomfield Roy N. B. Hardisty Sharkey Wm. Hard Wm. VanMeter Cincinnati Hobbieville Marshall Davis Yoho Mollie Gilley T. W. Campbell Edon R. B. Laughlin Scotland W. S. Ruth Franklin Harry Elmer Watkins Wm. Thompson Indianapolis Will Wland Michigan J. M. Harrah Eva Glover Troy Beard Flint Mich Perry Berlew Ohio Julia Glover Anthony Kansas Clovis Anderson Oblong John Anderson O. W. Jenkins Guy Glover Mr. Jenkins

Eagle Nest buys four new buggies and local social visit

Joel Arthur purchased four new buggies. Joe Arthur traveled to Salsberry last Monday. Mr and Mrs P C Camden and Mr and Mrs Guy Lyons with their sons visited Mrs. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Joel Arthur Joe Arthur Salsberry P. C. Camden Guy Lyons and Sons

College Girls as Guards at Rocky Mountain Park

Four young women have become nature guards at Rocky Mountain National Park with Estes Park as the gateway. They pass federal exams and will accompany camping parties offering talks on trees flowers birds and animals for a nominal fee. Applications pour in as they begin service.

Estes Park Coto America Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park Village J. C. Way

Bombs Over London Court Still Hears Case

In a London courtroom during air raids, Rose Witten, a seventeen year old witness, remains in the box and testifies amid bombing sounds. The judge urges courage, and the girl responds with resolve to continue the testimony despite danger.

Londeo London Rose Witten Miss Witten

Develop Irish Peat Bags Boosts By-Products Venture

Irish peat bag production expands as German exports wane. Peat contains acetate of lime useful for cordite and sulphate of ammonia. experts note peat yields volatile oils, carbon pencils, cattle food, flavoring for whiskies, and as a fertilizer. A large firm with experts promotes peat by-products.

Bottomley King’s College London

Dressing Styles Spark Debate in Household

Mr Curmrox notes little difference between Gladys street attire and swimwear, while his wife argues the key point is the bathing suit fabric. She emphasizes it must resist shrinking and fading for swimming use.

Gladys Mr. Curmrox

Sponge cake plan sparks playful household debate

A lighthearted exchange features Mrs Flubdub seeking sugar eggs and flour to bake sponge cake. The reply quips that sponge cake is indeed needed yet jokes she sponges everyone involved.

Professor Winsome Caves Elopement Tale at Mountain View

In Staunton the Mountain View hotel guest Professor Winthrop of Hartsdale College leads two young women Mollie and Miss Annabel through cave exploration. A candlelight mishap, a late night note reveals Mollie and Miss Annabel’s plan to elope with Mollie’s affections shifting from the professor. The piece closes with Mollie’s farewell note to Miss Annabel.

Staunton Mountain View Mollie Miss Annabel Molise Annabel Tom Winthrop Hartsdale College Monticello West Milas Anunahel Phil McClure

Waste fuel from furnace waste saved by Dutch process

A Dutch originated method sieves furnace waste into four grades. Heavier fractions sink while lighter combustible particles rise. Recovered and dried, the fuel is reused. From two thousand tons of waste, about 38 tons of fuel are produced.

Netherlands

Proof to the Contrary

A terse household exchange reveals tension over a letter and a promised magil task. A wife asserts the letter was not given for a magic act, while the husband counters with the claim his hand remains in her pocket as a sign of control.

James Magil

Red Cross Dollars Help Soldiers Over Monuments

A Philadelphia Ledger writer argues Red Cross funding saves soldiers and hospitals. He contrasts a 10 cent violet with a wreath, calls Red Cross an insurance against death, and says Philadelphia's $38 million will preserve lives by supporting care over monuments.

Red Cross Philadelphia Ledger Gettysburg Valley Forge Philadelphia

How to Measure Humidity in Everyday Practice

A simple guide explains how to gauge humidity without a barometer. It describes relative humidity as the water vapor percentage in air, notes its dependence on temperature, and outlines methods using a hygrometer or wet and dry bulb thermometers to determine humidity through table references.

Weather Bureau

Life in Khaki GrouP: A Hut of Thirty Odd Roles

In a Khaki setting a writer, journalist, two actors, a land agent, a schoolmaster, an agricultural gentleman, and various businessmen share a hut. They maintain individual identities yet form a cooperative bond, a form of social solidarity noted by the London Globe as a rare ideal among political socialists.

London Globe

Cork Convent in Cork Like Rock Dwelling Near Cintra

A writer notes an ancient convent near Cintra Portugal built into a large rock. The Convento da Courti a or Cork Convent sits in isolation once surrounded by cork trees. Monks of the Capuchin order inhabited it from 1356 to 1884 with silence a core rule.

Cork Cintra Portugal

India's Wheat Crop Sees Record Planting and Yield

Advices from India show 33,040,000 acres in wheat this year up from 30,143,000 last year, a 10 percent rise. Estimated total yield reaches 10,160,000 tons, up from 8,518,000 tons, a 19 percent gain. Final reports cover 98.5 percent of the wheat area and the figures are the highest on record.

India

Divorce Clerk Seeks Fair Handling of Alimony Fees

In a terse exchange a divorce lawyer accuses a client’s husband of denying common necessities while the client complains the husband balks at paying a retaining fee. The dialogue highlights dispute over legal costs and basic support.

Joys of Travel Dialogue Snippet

A compact travel exchange notes the pleasures of seeing new places and meeting friendly people. The speaker reflects on the fleeting nature of encounters and the value of occasional anonymity in travel.

Regional crisis patterns in the United States and candy trade notes

The article reviews 1915 self harm rates across US regions, noting San Diego leads with 63.5 per 100,000 and Yeast City Tolyo ke at 3.1. It compares 100-city death by own action rates and discusses regional differences, causes, and consumer candy import trends versus American made candy. It lists many exporting countries and concludes with US candy exports to global markets.

United States San Diego Cal Tolyoke, &Fass Pacific Coast California Rocky Mountain Pacific States Austria-Hungary Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Russia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Canada Mexico Cuba China Hongkong Japan Turkey Asia

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