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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1917
Page
2
A Bloomfield Democrat column features Maj W. B. Howard of New Orleans a Confederate veteran recounting how war service healed his tuberculosis weakened condition and left him sprightly at seventy seven saying open air sun and battlefield exposure forged healthier manhood.
About 250 North Dakota soldiers moved a 72 by 24 foot YMCA building at Mercedes Texas without machinery. The crew braced the frame, added runners, and had soldiers along all four walls lift and carry the structure 200 yards to a new site.
The article describes British Army boots built from chrome-tanned leather with a one piece front, back seam, and an iron plate under the toe. It notes British soldiers wear small feet, mostly sizes seven or eight, while a Russian soldier, Wr Atkins, has foot sizes showing nine or ten. It compares the Cossack boot reaching near the knee with a top buckle and similar construction but without welt stitching like the British.
The article explains calory as a unit of heat, distinguishing the greater kilogram calorie from the smaller gram calorie. It likens the human body to a furnace, with food acting as fuel, and notes calories quantify the heat-producing value of foods.
Congressman Charles R. Davis of Minnesota relates a Western train tale where a thirsty passenger asks to drink soda before departure. The conductor reassures him and offers to join him for a drink, turning a simple moment into a humorous exchange aboard the railway car.
War time price notice from Bloomfield Ice and Produce Company offering 60 cents per cwt for scrap iron.
A new immigration law narrows reading requirements for most aliens over sixteen while offering exemptions that favor Russian Jews. It permits those fleeing religious and economic persecution to enter without proof of literacy, reshaping the East Side Jewish immigrant influx as revolution changes Russia.
The passage contrasts Toronto as highly American in customs and commerce due to its border location. It notes similar attire slang and stores to Buffalo and other U S border cities, while lacking the picturesque elements of Montreal and Quebec.
In Isaac F. Marcosson's view in Everybody's, wartime effort transforms waste into value. He notes vast recovery of materials from destruction, turning castoffs into goods, and argues that war proves efficiency and organization in action. The piece frames war as productive work rather than waste.
Apple can be evaporated or dried to store indefinitely and cooked like fresh fruit. Juice yields cider or vinegar based on age and fermentation. By products include apple butter jams jellies and dried culls sold for four dollars a ton for export to Europe and later converted into imported wines.
Planters in the Laguna district near Torreon Mexico replace cotton with corn and wheat amid expected high demand and prices for staple foods. Mexican hacienda owners have plowed cotton lands and planted food crops to meet anticipated shortages.
Claud G. Bowers delivers a ceremonial banquet address praising Woodrow Wilson for guiding America through World War I. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editor lauds Wilson’s shift from peace talk to action, including conscription, shipbuilding, food coordination, and the Liberty Loan. He extols Secretary McAdoo and naval secretary Daniels, defending them against critics and urging unity.
A young man recalls a hot July day when he, then thirteen, delivered a package for his father who soon dies at the doorway. He reflects on the last words his father spoke, “You have always been a good boy to me, Joe,” and the burden of the coincidence.
In France the Chateau of Touraine parks may become potato patches as aristocrats join a tuber campaign. Countess of Noailles and Duchess d Uzes lead chatelaines promising lawn digging while flower beds yield to vegetables for national defense amid labor shortages and food goals.
An application for a device combines cinematograph and phonograph to show moving pictures with characters that speak. Synchronizing motion with speech has defeated earlier efforts, but the plan uses wireless telephone to transmit character speech to a phonograph synchronized with the camera.
A new electric fan model operates only after a coin is inserted. A clock mechanism in the base winds with the payment, letting the user choose run time by money spent. A nickel could power about one hour, with options for continuous or intermittent use. Additional coins allow extended operation.
The Avalon Islander reports the world’s largest fishing net to be deployed in local waters. The device measures 8,400 feet long and 300 feet deep with five purselike pockets in two inch reinforced mesh. Two 80 foot toss boats and a fleet of small boats will operate the net, costing nearly $100,000 for three months of fishing and stirring questions about fish life in the channel.
The Kansas City Star argues that diet is largely shaped by prejudice and habit. It notes wartime shortages show intelligent planning can secure necessary nutrition for less money than usual, challenging long-held consumption patterns.
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