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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1917
Page
4
Schedule details list north and southbound departures from Bedford and Bloomfield Indiana with trains numbered 3 7 5 11 447 and 10 6 12 8 and 53 for Sunday service. Agent F. E. Rees is shown in Bloomfield Indiana.
Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad timetable issued by John S. Talbot, General Freight and Passenger Agent, Terre Haute, Indiana. Contains schedules and route details for passenger and freight services between Evansville and Indianapolis.
The Bloomfield Democrat and the Terre Haute Tribune offer a combined subscription at three dollars for one year, with the Democrat delivered twice weekly and the Tribune daily to subscribers.
The article describes wartime soldiers in France playing a game called house. Players buy cards marked with numbers, a banker draws counters from a bag, and players strike out matched numbers until a card is cleared. The winner takes the pot minus a cut for the house operator.
The report highlights rapid progress among Indians with 75,000 literate in English, 180,000 abandoning native dress for white attire, and incomes rising by 6 million to over 28 million. Livestock holdings total 30 million, 678,527 acres under cultivation, and 36,006 farmers. Death rates fall as sanitation improves.
The ceremony marking the holy carpet's return from Mecca was held in the presence of the prime minister representing the sultan who is indisposed. About 30,000 pilgrims attended this year including 5,000 Indians 2,000 Egyptians and 18,000 from the Hedjaz Cairo.
A remarkable apple displayed at the Royal Horticultural Society hat in Vincent Square Westminster England drew attention. A potted apple tree bore a single fruit 16 inches in circumference and 5% inches deep, named after Rev. W Wilks the society secretary.
The schooner Penbrook laden with dried fish from St Johns Newfoundland sank after heavy seas caused water ingress and swelling of cargo. A Norwegian ship rescued the crew and landed them at the Azores.
Walter Jones, a one legged burglar, was convicted after burglary at the Vennom home. He crawled under the bed and slept, waking to threaten Mrs. Vennom as Mr. Vennom lit a lamp that exploded. Police tracked him by footprints, recovered both wooden legs, and captured him in the woods.
Former Governor Pennypacker kept a silver dollar as a pocket piece for 50 years. A World editor found colleagues carried various coins as lucky tokens from Chinese cash to Roman, Guatemalan real, and a birth year $5 gold piece. The display suggested the practice persists, despite changing times.
Japanese bankers recognized brass cash in China holds intrinsic metal value. Coins about the size of a quarter with a square hole circulate for cents when valued as money. As brass prices rose, the Japanese bought coins for metal, reportedly earning about $60,000,000 in silver, or half as much in U.S. money.
The exchange notes that Redd-Is Black will not travel south for winter as in past years. The reason given is that his wife’s mother has moved in, creating a warmer home environment with his wife and her mother.
A Philadelphia chemist presents a yeast-assisted mineral soup called synthetic meat or stone soup. The mixture uses sodium phosphate calcium carbonate and ammonium sulfate with sugar and yeast to yield a brown paste said to match beef extract in nutrition and aroma. Tests at the Franklin Institute found it palatable and cheaper than animal meat, though broad adoption remains unlikely soon.
Mrs Bensonhurst notes an afternoon of hunting with her husband yielding abundant hares. He asks about luck and she compares the experience to a birthday shaving brush given by him.
The Colonel tells Rastus the bank refused to cash a check. Rastus confirms the cashier blocked the man’s attempt, noting the teller declared the check invalid before examining it, as reported by the New York Globe.
Mrs Dubson dislikes the new flat but Mr Dubson notes an encouraging sign. She appeared content for a week, two days longer than her prior happiness record.
In a sharp exchange a black haired boy derides a tow headed rival, who quickly retorts that the other boy's mother launders for a living. The taunt implies the father’s incarceration as a pointed jab.
Lord Rhondda with large Welsh coal interests has taken over the Gwaun Cae Gurwin colliery the Swansea district's largest and reputedly the world’s largest with a 300000 ton annual capacity. Further mergers are anticipated and nationalization of Britain’s coal industry is expected.
In a light exchange cited by the Boston Evening Transcript a speaker complains about underweight bread and quips that his wife helps to “make up the average.” The remark reflects common urban bread concerns and local humor.
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