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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat is Greene county Indiana's weekly and semi weekly paper founded in 1861. Proprietor editor W L Slinkard lists subscription rates four terms and advertising rates with a Bloomfield postal designation and phone number.
A critical editorial attacks Governor Goodrich for proposing bills to strip voters of control over key offices. It denounces plans to remove Attorney General elections, centralize power with a state board, and create one man authority over tax, inspection, and conservation agencies. The piece warns of diminished local authority and taxpayer impact, contrasting past practice with modern push for centralized appointment power.
A political editorial accuses the governor of seeking to fix oil fee amounts and salaries, and to appoint and remove officials to build a partisan machine. It condemns plans to divide the Public Service Commission, oust Democratic appointees, and elevate a six-person panel at a $30,000 net salary, threatening Edwin Lee’s right to a fair trial.
Senator J A Hemphill introduced a bill in the Indiana senate to permit manufacturers of alcohol spirits and liquors to produce and ship outside the state. He notes only a small share of Indiana’s 40 million dollar output is used locally and argues the move is economic not moral or pro prohibition. Terre Haute pledges strong support amid concern for industrial centers and farmers. The proposal also cites national war needs and government stores impact.
The House approved by four to one a senate measure to bar liquor imports into prohibition states, a bid to expand dry territory. President Wilson is expected to sign within a week, widening bone dry areas by about a third of the continental United States.
The family extends sincere thanks to friends and neighbors of Bloomfield and the Flynn cemetery area for kindness during the illness and death of their mother Catherine Long. D D Long, Martha Ashcraft, E K Ashcraft.
The Bloomfield Democrat offers a twice weekly subscription and the Terre Haute Tribune offers a daily edition for one year at a total price of $3.00.
The lesson recalls Jesus at Jerusalem for a feast where he heals a long bedridden man by command, illustrating faith, will, and divine power. It emphasizes Jesus noting need, offering healing, and the call to witness, while presenting Christianity as the remedy for body and soul and noting providence in sickness.
In Kentucky, John Williams of Casey county digs for a legendary buried pot of gold. His mule plow struck a huge rock, quelling the treasure claim despite ongoing searches across Boyle and Garrard counties where silver and gold are said to be buried by frightened war-era savers.
Wireless radio programs from Dr. Lee DeForest's Highbridge lab mix war bulletins with opera, popular tunes, Hawaiian medleys, and phonograph selections. Xylophone and accordion best for wireless, though soprano voice and brass bands also carry well to amateur stations.
The article recounts old beliefs in remedies against disease. It describes a carved mistletoe doll kept in a box washed with wine and water each month. It also mentions a mistletoe cut with a gold sickle, a white vessel, and relics like bell metal rope and bloodstained cloth as protective charms.
The Atlantic Monthly reflection envisions death receding as grief shifts with global conflict. It argues the war has wrought an unprecedented wave of death and parting, suggesting mortality may soon lessen as society seeks new horizons beyond loss.
Tarold longs for meat with legs for Christmas and learns his mother may serve duck goose or chicken. He accepts any legged fowl as a solution, reflecting a child’s simple holiday wish.
Swiss farming reports show average yields up more than 20 percent due to wartime increases in serenge under grain cultivation, surpassing prior 114 figures and signaling broader agricultural adjustment.
An invention from Germany embeds a chemical in noncombustible linoleum that releases a flame quenching agent if ignited. The item aims to reduce fire risk by suppressing flames in contact with heat or flame.
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