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Newspaper

Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1916

Page

2

The Beautiful Pine Tree of the Green Forest

A long tale follows Happy Jack Squirrel's family and a tiny seed that grows into a Given Pine. The tree grows, faces loneliness, and finally becomes a Christmas centerpiece in the city, spreading joy to many children and embodying the spirit of giving and peace.

NCE Happy Jack Squirrel Happy Jack Jack North Wind Jack Frost Rough Brother Old Mother Nature South Mr. Sun Great Ocean Peter Rabbit Green Forest Green Meadows Jack Squirrel

Sweet Revenge Mentioned In Club Gift Event

A narrator recalls sending Nellie Sly a long hair switch as a present at her club. The gift provokes mixed reactions as friends gather to watch her reaction and question the sentiment behind the gesture.

Nellie Slyboots Nellie

Defining Success Across Minds and Tasks

The text argues success varies by individual gifts, comparing painting, writing, hat trimming, and gardening. It states true success is doing what one is fitted to do to the best of one’s ability, emphasizing personal fit and effort over universal standards.

Raphiel Shakespeare

Origin of Phosphorus From Florida Phosphate

The New York Sun notes phosphorus, vital for plants, comes from phosphate rock mined in the U S and abroad. Florida supplies most of the product to the United States, with annual output recently valued around nine to ten million dollars.

United States New York Sun Florida

Mandy's Compliment from the Coming-Out Party

The morning after the event Mandy, a cook, praises Annie for her transformation. She notes Annie looked exceptionally sweet last night and says there was nothing about her that did not look neat.

Mandy Annie

Poets Names Create Atmosphere by Their Sound

The article asserts that words forge a special atmosphere and that the names of great poets evoke an aura beyond their work, with the sound of the names reflecting each poet's quality.

Makes for Success as a Process Talent

A reflective line on success emphasizing mastering what one can do well and performing it consistently without seeking fame. The text presents a pragmatic view of achievement through skill and discipline rather than notoriety.

Plan to Resume Railway Inquiry After March 4

Washington dispatch says the Congressional Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce suspended hearings on government regulation of transportation, planning to resume after March 4 and seek a unified federal regulation scheme. Shippers, investors, and rail interests advocate one national system to improve credit and facilities.

Washington Congressional Joint Committee On Interstate Commerce Congress Commerce Committees Wilson Newlands Committee Newlands Chamber of Commerce of the United States National Industrial Traffic League

Circuit Court Proceedings and Estate Tax Distributions

A list of Circuit Court sessions from December 25 to 30 1894 shows cases like State Ex Rel v Modglin and various estates. Executors and guardians filed final or current reports and were discharged, with inheritance tax dispositions noted as due or not to be collected.

State Ex Rel Modglin Kidd Weighmer Farrel Mogg Lehman Phillips Howard Greenway Jave Solomon P. Dixon Mary Danley Harry Buckner Wesley Buckner Thomas Sharpless Samuel Edwards Mattie McBride John Ferguson John Q. Ferguson

Habeas corpus ruling settles custody and visitation terms

Clella Graham v Hershell Graham et al ends with custody awarded to the plaintiff for Russell. Grandparents Samuel and Mrs Graham to have the child visit at least twice yearly, not more than two months per year. Other cases notes include various dismissals, judgments, and a divorce decree with child support.

Clella Graham Hershell Graham Herschell Graham Russell Samuel Graham William F. Canada Charles Cullen the Richland Investment Co Onnie Hamilton Federal Chemical Co William E. Booher Marion C. Feutz Booher Walsh & White James Penninger Don Lewis Isa Lewis Agnes Passen Joseph Passen Theodore Grace Catherine May Hoagland O. L. Hosea

Probate actions list appoints multiple estate administrators

Linton Trust Company named Administrator for Mary E. Woods estate. Anna Sinclair ordered to pay 17.80 inheritance tax. James D. Neill appointed administrator for Winfield S. Long. Mary E. Anderson named administratrix for Wiley R. Anderson. Ford Beard authorized to spend up to 100 for a monument. Arista R. Shields named Executor for Alonzo R. Sharpless estate.

Linton Trust Company Mary E. Woods Anna Sinclair Sarah C. Winters James D. Neill Winfield S. Long Mary E. Anderson Wiley R. Anderson Ford Beard William D. Beard Arista R. Shields Alonzo R. Sharpless

Multiple Civil Actions and Marriages Listed

A list of legal actions includes notes on divorces quiet title and habeas corpus in cases with parties such as American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. Joseph Freeman and Florence A. Greenwood v. James A. Greenwood. Marriage licenses issued include Charles Chapman and Dollie Hunter, Rufus G. Mowery and Georgia Martin, Don Lewis and Elsie Flynn, Glessie Edds and Dora Brewer, Carl Kaelin and Iva Frederick, Wilgus H. Howard and Mary Basden.

American Agricultural Chemical Co Joseph Freeman Paul Kuhn Joseph I. Hays Herman Switz Frank Morgan Walter Holmes William H. Mansfield Florence A. Greenwood James A. Greenwood Gilbert H. Hendren, Jr William A. Boyce Charles Lester Ulysses G. Clark Southern Indiana Mutual Building Savings and Loan Association Harvey A. Wonder Clelia Graham Herschell Graham Charles Chapman Washington Dollie Hunter Marco Rufus G. Mowery Daviess Co Georgia Martin Newberry Don Lewis Bloomfield Elsie Flynn Koleen Glessie Edds Sullivan Co Dora Brewer Wright Township Carl Kaelin Iva Frederick Linton Wilgus H. Howard Mary Basden Jasonville

Victim of Man's Cupidity and the White Whale

The article notes the bowhead whale was hunted to the brink by whaling from 1612 onward. Two centuries of pursuit pushed it into the Arctic fringes, reducing numbers so severely that even after whaling ends its recovery remains doubtful.

Arctic Ocean

Best Lightning Conductors and Insulators Ranked

Experiments rank lightning conductors from best to worst as metal, gas coke, graphite, salt solutions, acids and water, while best insulators end with India rubber, gutta percha, dry air and gases, wool, ebonite, silk, glass, wax, sulphur, resin and paraffin according to the Rochester Herald.

India Rochester Herald

Petunia Tavern Landlord Quips City Slogan Debate

The Petunia Tavern landlord mocks the Commercial club slogan adopted for the city noting it may merely shout to keep the town awake. The judge remains unnamed in the quoted remark as part of a broader local vignette.

Petunia Tavern

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