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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1917
Page
4
The Great Creature and His Band visit the Redpath Chautauqua on the seventh day. Creatore, famed Italian bandleader, will direct the evening concert with the afternoon program led by assistant director as audiences expect a sublime harmony and dramatic performance.
Popular Mechanics describes a steel bar clamp for siding installation that grips boards as workers mark and cut. The device uses a weighted pipe segment to hold boards on studding, with bent steel parts forming a hook and a seven inch pipe handle, weighted by about three pounds of lead.
Gustav Adolf Holzapfel of Leipzig Germany receives a patent for a method described as making meat from whales seals walruses and other sea mammals suitable for culinary use. The patent details a new approach to preparing and preserving marine mammal meat for consumption.
The Pat ent Office Gazette describes a process to make meat foods from sea mammal meat. It involves alternating cold and warm water, then pickling in a salt sugar and alcoholic solution with savory vegetables, followed by pressure to remove excess liquid and unwanted tastes.
Daniel Willard, head of the B and O, recalls visiting his father in Windsor Vermont after acquiring the 99 car. His father, probing with a question about spirits, recalls old days as Daniel explains modern railroading. Plus a Hangchow YMCA sanitation talk prompts Buddhist temple interest.
Christian forces in China push improving social and sanitary conditions in Chinese cities through organized welfare and health efforts. The article notes growing effectiveness of these missions in urban areas.
In a brief dialogue, Gladys tells her mother she no longer speaks to Jeanette. The mother asks what happened, and Gladys reveals Jeanette has German measles, illustrating a strain over social ties amid illness.
A competent engineer suggests enlarging New York City by reclaiming 50 square miles from New York Cay using cof ferdams. He estimates costs would exceed the Panama canal project, making this a minor item if successful.
The Museum of Château de Ramezay adds a cabinet holding a gar net silk sash worn by Gen James Wolfe on his victory day in 1759. Accompanying the sash are original letters that authenticate the relic.
London Post recounts mascot tales from the Jutland action. A Tiger bulldog muffled with cotton wool endured shellfire with two sailors on either side. a big black cat on another ship fled overboard at first shell. A bantam strutted proudly until a shell sent it tumbling down a ventilator, later photographed bedraggled.
Charles H. Parsons of New York notes military bands boost morale as essential as ammunition. He cites Spanish-American and Civil War tunes like There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight and Dixie, and predicts canned music and phonographic records will entertain troops at the front with star performers.
A terse time fragment lists No 3 at 447 am and No 9 at 808 am. The readable text provides only schedule-like numbers and times without context or accompanying details.
The dyes used on this side of the water cost consumers between thirty and forty billion dollars in normal times. The Engineering Magazine says the value is higher when by products and drugs from the industry are included, swelling the total to about three hundred fifty million in the country.
A real estate agency listing seeks to sell farm or city property from Bloomfield Indiana. C E Combs agency invites prospective buyers to review a large available property list and urges urgent business solicitation.
C E Combs Real Estate and Loan Agency in Bloomfield Indiana offers promptly secured loans on improved farms at a low interest rate and reasonable commission.
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