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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
7
The article recalls George C Boldt’s memory technique to greet guests by name. He repeated a name mentally two or three times after hearing it, then linked it to the guest’s face and appearance to reinforce recall in social greetings.
A wartime message urges mothers to instill citizenship in boys from childhood. It cites Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and King Albert, noting a king teaches the gravity of leadership. The piece argues family duties mirror civic responsibilities and that upbringing shapes future citizens.
Seymour Deming reflects on the romance and drama of city life beyond stage glamour. He compares urban experience to a grand symphony and epic journey, pondering how the bustling streets shape hope, dread, and destinies among the great towns.
Panamanian baseball fans advocate the Isthmus as a training site for major league teams. They praise canal zone sanitary conditions under army and canal officials and note the dry season from December to April aids preparation. Baseball thrives there with strong gate potential for exhibition games.
The article notes rapid progress in high speed engine development over ten years. Early engines reached 1800 to 2000 rpm, while modern gasoline engines operate at 3000 to 4000 rpm and achieve their peak power near 3000 rpm.
A farmer warns an angler with a No Trespassing sign yet the fisherman stays, admitting he only quits after waiting nearly seven hours without a bite to show the sign’s meaning in a wry exchange.
A brief street exchange ends with a stranger correcting a mistaken identity as a youth jokes about a misdeal. The passerby clarifies his name is King, not Jack, amid a casual roadside moment.
Mrs D H De Sorphia of Oklahoma City lost a sapphire from a string at the Waldorf Astoria. A chambermaid Emily Cox found the missing gem and offered it. The owner kept the found stone or could dispose of it, choosing the new gem as more beautiful and leaving the found stone as a nest egg.
Sir Thomas Fraser warned about tobacco in the field recalling Wellington’s order to stop officers from smoking in messrooms and adjoining rooms. The piece notes it was not until after 1870 that the Queen's Guard senior officer was relieved from reporting no smoking during duty.
Governor Philipp told the Commerce club at Marquette University that hard work, discipline, and conservative practices build real success. He warned against get rich quick schemes and gambling on luck, urging individuals to choose a path and excel, borrow only with repayment plans, and maintain honest credit and square dealing. He cited no royal road to success, emphasizing industry and integrity.
The superintendent of education notes a Tipas and Oroquieta girls baseball game drew 2700 spectators, unadvertised yet packed. Baseball for boys and girls fosters friendly rivalry among once hostile tribes, though the report omits any mention of umpires.
Inventors patent a long net gangway extending from a vessel into the water with air tank supports. Hinged poles fold away in pockets below the rail when not in use. Lifeboats are kept near the gangway by grappling hooks to avoid waves crushing them.
In Constantinople the epicurean view touts Turkish fare as unmatched in sweetness with sugared puddings like minhelibi and couscous fish such as ous koumri among the finest. The narrator notes European tastes find many Turkish dishes too sugary for the average western palate.
The greatest storage dam in the world was dedicated after the National Irrigation Congress in El Paso Texas. The dam blocks a Rio Grande canyon 120 miles north of El Paso, stores flood and normal flow from a 30,000 square mile drainage, forms a lake 45 miles long and 65 feet deep with 200 miles of shore, submerging 42,000 acres. It cost 10 million dollars and will irrigate 185,000 acres and develop 85,000 horsepower.
A scanty-haired philosopher mocks women for lacking humor while a youth questions thirst. The philosophy dispenser replies Chey cannot pass the marriage ceremony without an audible giggle, illustrating gendered views on humor and romance.
Paris inventor Mons Francois Dussard develops a wheel of tungsten filament lamps that light in rapid succession to imitate continuous light. Each lamp powers briefly, dissipating heat quickly, allowing higher current and brighter output. Potential use in motion pictures promises sharper, fire-safe illumination near film.
An English inventor has combined a tiny electric lamp with a conventional razor to illuminate the beard while shaving. A simple clip holds the lamp to the razor and the cord flexes as the hand moves, guiding the blade through three days growth safely.
The corn crop value is estimated at 1.5 billion dollars for 1916. Farmers could trade 17 dollars worth of corn for every dollar of gold mined in the U S. The corn fields would cover the combined surface of Ohio Indiana Illinois West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stephen Langdon, curator of the Babylonian section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, opened a sealed clay cylinder letter from 2 200 years 1 Cy. The deciphered Sumerian text reveals a Babylonian merchant’s order for a flour shipment.
A Boston Globe reflection urges courtesy to telephone operators amid busy lines. It cites James Morgan’s reply telegram, “Don’t shoot the pianist. He is doing the best he can,” to emphasize that operators handle tough tasks with minimal recourse for complaint.
The French government forms a commission to promote postwar mechanical farming. It notes many tractors already exist and their numbers can grow, with plows harrows and drills prepared for hauling. Training for operators is planned asFrance’s small farms and open fields favor tractor use and cooperative effort will be essential.
Captain Koenig of the submarine Deutschland, in Baltimore before leaving, voices mistrust of allied warships waiting outside Chesapeake Bay. A local anecdote the paper relays quotes a child’s teacher and a response about a soft answer versus force, ending with a crude joke about a tomato.
A theaterman accosts Sam McGuire on Forty second street and Broadway New York seeking a splash bath for 81 40. The man says the hut was a bunk and that he received a shower bath instead of a regular tub after being slipped a drop.
In Newcastle England a Presbyterian minister studies Victoria Cross Military Medal and other valor photos. He finds most heroes do not have bull necked aggressive looks but rather kindly benevolent facial features.
A London Globe note reports two consignments of sweet potatoes arriving from the Azores. The article explains these are not true potatoes, but are used as sweets by Spaniards and Portuguese. When baked and split, they taste like chestnuts and need no additions.
A terse exchange mocks mental health care, urging compassion while questioning officials and alienists. The quip hints at public concern over how insanity is reported and treated locally.
The administrator of John Shirts deceased announces a private sale of decedent real estate in Indianapolis Center Township and Greene County Greene properties. Sale schedule begins February 11, 1917 at 10 am, with payments split into one third cash, and two deferred sums at 9 and 18 months. Parcels sell separately and are subject to court approval and taxes.
Frank M. Dawson as administrator presents his final account and vouchers for the estate of Joseph B. Dawson deceased. The Greene Circuit Court will examine the account on February 3, 1917 during the November term. Heirs creditors and legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved.
In Greene Circuit Court November term 1917 Frank R Harrison sues Clara B Harrison for divorce. Clara B Harrison is a non resident and must appear February : 13 next term to answer or demur. if she fails, the complaint will be heard in her absence. Clerk Kirby Ashcraft signs the notice.
Trustees in Richland Taylor Jackson and other Greene County townships announce bid and business hours. Notices specify offices and locations in Richland Scotland Owensburg Koleen and dates including Fridays Saturdays Tuesdays and last Saturdays each month. Public notices request residents to conduct township business at listed sites per weekly schedule.
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