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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
2
The Greene County newspaper advertises a weekly Friday edition and a semi weekly Tuesday edition. W L Slinkard is listed as proprietor and editor. Subscriptions cost 1.50 per year in advance, six months at an advertised prepaid rate.
The piece blends wartime rhetoric with local politics. It notes Wilson’s policy, Germany’s submarine buildup, and the Lusitania issue influencing diplomacy. It then discusses Indiana Prohibition, a river island land dispute near Evansville potentially granting Kentucky saloon licenses, and Evansville’s imagined development compared to Fort Wayne and Broadway New York.
A Newberry business man’s wife suffered years of dyspepsia and constipation. Dieting failed and she became bloated. One spoonful Adler-i-ka, buckthorn bark and glycerine, relieved her instantly. Adler-i-ka claims to empty both intestines and ease constipation, sour stomach and gas.
The Bloomfield Democrat and the Terre Haute Tribune advertise a year long subscription deal for $3.00 with payment due now. Readers are urged to send in their subscription while the offer holds good.
The Democrat price is 1.50 per year with a hold good offer for advance payment. Subscribers can choose combinations like Bloomfield Democrat twice weekly with Cincinnati Enquirer weekly for 1.70, or Bloomfield Democrat twice a week with Terre Haute Tribune daily for one year at 3.00.
Hanover College plans a two week whirl wind drive starting February 19 aiming to raise $125,000 for a new agricultural school. Prominent Indiana leaders join the effort. Since 1827 Hanover has produced over 5,000 graduates who became civic and educational figures nationwide. The college serves down state Hoosiers and is the only college in southern Twedisda.
Various Indiana stories report deaths including Laymond Combs of Carmelao in a Canadian regiment and John F. Bailey aged eighty three in Brazil. Fires gut the Daily Times and Democrat in Newcastle. Vincennes will dedicate a new high school. DePauw considers military training. Earlham women outscore men.
Governor Coodrich signed Indiana’s statewide prohibition measure in Indianapolis with many attendees awaiting its enforcement. Most sections take effect once promulgation occurs, likely in May, while two provisions on shipments and effective dates await later implementation. Drug storefronts face stock disposals as intoxicants tighten, and enforcement becomes stricter as the law rolls out.
George A. Bittler finished a two year term as state treasurer and Oz McMurtrie of Marion has assumed the duties. Bittler plans future work but will not disclose plans yet. Several of McMurtrie's views on his hometown were shared at his inauguration.
A column urges readers to embrace St Valentine as more than window displays, reminding everyone to recall past sweethearts and acts of affection. It notes the sentimentalist may err by favoring some while neglecting others, urging thoughtful gestures for all, including neighbors and elders.
The speaker notes it is sad to want a valentine and not receive one and argues the only remedy is for everyone to send a valentine to someone they love, to avoid missing the gesture entirely.
A Victorian style menu showcases two heart themed suppers. First course features toast hearts with potted relish and anchovy paste, creamed oysters, heart shaped beef tongue or ham, and light fare with coffee. Desserts include grapefruit with pineapple cherries nuts and Valentine cakes.
The text explains that long before Christianization Rome celebrated Lupercalia on February 15 with youths drawing names from two urns to pair as sweethearts for the year. Church fathers could not abolish the practice and shifted the festival to February 14, giving rise to Saint Valentine’s Day.
A brief note traces Valentine literature from 1797 when The Young Men's Valentine Writer aided indecisive swains to 1812 when The Cabinet of Love appeared as a more complete compendium.
The Indiana Senate passes the Maston bill granting women the right to vote on certain statutory offices including delegates to the constitutional convention and primaries. The 32 to 16 vote clears the measure to the House, with significant support from both parties and a large turnout of women observers.
China defies Germany by siding with the United States. Indiana legislative work accelerates with speed ups. President Wilson signs a bill creating a national home for lepers. Twenty five white American muleteers aboard the steamer Japanese Prince, sunk by submarine. The Switch and Signal Plant in Pittsburgh, a munition maker, destroyed by fire with losses of four million dollars. Germany’s note draws a muted response at best and faces flat refusal to discuss.
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