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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat, Greene county's weekly and semi weekly paper since 1861, lists W L Slinkard as proprietor and editor. Subscription rates are one year in advance at 1.50, six months 0.75, and single copies. advertising rates apply by line with minimums.
Red Cross chapters across Indiana plan a December 17 to 24 membership drive aiming to enroll at least 21 percent of the population. Indiana’s current 193,000 members target 450,000 by Christmas Eve to be sent overseas. Call to action urges every person and family member to join.
An El Diario report describes Herr Wurzel a German reserve captain who settled in Argentina after 1914. Posing as a hotel manager and farmer, he built German colonies and acts as a major domo in spy networks, connecting high officials with mid level operatives in Buenos Aires.
Harry Stevenson an optometrist from Spencer Indiana will visit Bloomfield December 13 at the Elmora hotel to test eyes and fit glasses for Christmas potential.
The lesson surveys Nehemiah 8 with Ezra reading the law before the people as one assembly. It notes reverence in reading, translation into the vernacular, and the Holy Spirit’s role in understanding. Five results follow: conviction, joy, peace, service, and worship.
A community honors a man who died at nearly eighty two, a lifelong resident, devout Lutheran, Sunday school participant, and active contributor to morals and civic betterment. He witnessed generations born and buried in the same town and was laid to rest among neighbors who showed deep respect.
Nathan Vincent Slinkard, born April 20 1836 in Cass township, died December 2 1917 at eighty-one years seven months twelve days. He married Sarah Edwards in 1863 and leaves six children and several grandchildren. A carpenter and farmer, he was a lifelong Lutheran and I O O F member. Funeral at Newberry Lutheran church with Rev. Wesner and Rev. May officiating. interment at S A Slinkard cemetery.
Dr. T Brailsford Robertson of the University of California donates all patent rights to his wound healing substance Verhelin to the university. Profits form an endowment for medical research as tests in European and American hospitals show strong healing potential amid extensive wartime injuries.
Medical investigators report Tethelin as highly useful in healing wounds that fail to respond to aseptic treatment. It especially helps frostbite burns and varicose-damaged tissues, stimulating sluggish cells to promote natural repair. Open sores that resisted healing for years have shown rapid improvement with Tethelin.
George Luskas, sixteen, identified as the youngest American soldier to go to France, returns to Cleveland after two years in uniform. He joined in 1915 in Cleveland but officers learned he was underage, ending his overseas service.
The text follows George Puskas a youth who lied about his age to serve in border skirmishes and in the German war front. His parents warned officials, sending him home, yet he vows to re-enlist once he is old enough. His Lorain-based father is a subject of Emperor Charles, while the family now opposes the Kaiser and his allies.
A humorous courtroom quip contrasts a father objecting to his son reading propaganda with a mother noting the boy’s remark that relatives should not fight relatives. The judge comments on the exchange.
Large quantities of hydrochloride of soda are used in a hospital laundry to destroy micro-organisms and remove stains without harming fabrics. The solution is made by electrolyzing a 4 percent salt and water mixture.
The Provost Marshal General creates a Local Advisory Board in Greene County Indiana to assist drafted men in completing and returning Questionnaires. Members listed across multiple towns will volunteer without pay, meeting December 11, 1917, at Bloomfield to take oaths and receive instructions for the December 15 mailing start.
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