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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
2
Bloomfield Democrat weekly and semi weekly offerings outline Greene county paper details. Publisher W L Stinkard lists terms, rates, address changes, classifieds, and post office classification with contact lines.
The weekly paper is described as a civic and moral beacon guiding the community. It should unite diverse churches, praise merit in schools, and promote goodwill. Public praise for students and communal harmony are emphasized as essential roles of the publication.
The article argues that newspapers must charge for notices that help private interests. It notes rural readers often expect free advertising for personal ventures and compares this to paying printers. The piece states a basic equity rule: content that puts money into a person’s coffers or furthers their business is a service the newspaper may charge for.
A minister at a recent editorial convention offered a humorous toast on saving editors. He joked that prompt payment, liberal advertising, abundant news, plain one sided correspondence, and burying editors to prevent mistakes would “save” them, notably noting that dead people never make mistakes.
The Amen Corner in a Fifth Avenue hotel shaped national politics with figures like Lincoln, Grant, Blaine, and Depew recalling its influence. Chauncey Depew later lauded the corner as a source of inspiration for governors, speakers, and convention delegates.
John Kiy of Los Angeles used subconscious mental suggestion to create counterfeit coins after seeing a muddy imprint of a half dollar. He followed with a silver plating setup and homemade molds producing bad half dollars. His landlady accepted them for rent, leading to police involvement and a five year prison sentence.
A new portable elevator mounted on a truck provides a rotating base for unloading, a two upright platform, and a hand or motor driven crank. It includes safety features like a removable crank to prevent backfire, a ratchet load stop, and four widely spaced supports to prevent tipping. It raises from 6 to 40 feet and lifts up to 2,500 pounds for lifting, installing, repairing, and servicing ceiling motors and shafting.
The Duke of Grafton, aged 96, the oldest peer in the Kingdom, remains keen on sports. He was injured skating at 90 and took up motoring at 92. His long career includes Coldstream Guards service in Crimea, and roles as equerry to Victoria and later to Edward VII and George V.
The Royal Meteorological Society reports cannonade sounds heard in London and distant spots, with one blast reaching Chiltern Hills about 200 miles away. Scientists say sound travels through quiet zones and then reflects off the upper atmosphere hydrogen layer 60 miles up, explaining distant hearing but gaps closer to fronts.
A concise note from the Exchange reflects on democracy’s varied meanings between the United States and England, attributing it to centuries of friendship with France. It argues that Anglo American cultural progress, especially in music, owes much to French liberty equality and fraternity ideals and to ongoing mutual influence.
The article argues that commercial sugar beets show 6 to 20 or more distinct types in fields from Michigan to California. It claims strains are badly mixed before seed is sacked and that growth methods drive variation more than artificial mixing. It suggests separating strains to recombine desirable traits for higher yield and sugar content.
Wild mustard is common in grain fields and diminishes with crop rotation. Hand pull scattered plants, spray heavily infested fields with iron sulphate solution during bloom, then disk or harrow after harvest to cover seed and induce germination. Late fall plowing and early spring cultivation destroy more plants, with repeat treatment if infestation persists.
Fresh garden vegetables should form a large part of diets and are inexpensive when home grown. The piece urges growing vegetables for winter use, noting at least 80 kinds can be preserved by canning and pickling. It lists tomatoes corn peas beans and pickled items, and names storage friendly crops like potatoes beets carrots turnips and more.
United States Department of Agriculture entomologists warn farmers to be vigilant against insect outbreaks to protect grain crops. Early detection and rapid use of insecticides can prevent most losses. localized outbreaks can often be stamped out with prompt action and community effort to curb spread.
The Scientific American describes a fence post puller by BR S Fox of Blue Earth Minnesota. The device uses pivotally connected open frames slipped over posts with gripping ends to engage the post and a handle on the opposite end for pulling from the ground.
Dr. C Francis offers a weather proof whitewash recipe using slaked quicklime mixed with water, then a second solution of salt and zinc sulfate in boiling water added to the lime with skim milk. The mixture is stirred vigorously to prevent scorching and yields a durable coating for walls and fences.
Orchard spraying leaves excessive solution on leaves and grass below, posing poisoning danger to sheep and calves. Farmers are advised not to pasture livestock until after one or two heavy rains to avoid toxic exposure.
A simple kerosene soap emulsion named as an effective lice killer for plants and animals. It mixes one half pound soap with one gallon kerosene then dilutes with nine to ten gallons of water for use, preferably with rain water.
A warning describes spray mixtures as largely composed of arsenic and its compounds. It lists Paris green arsenate of lead Bordeaux mixture copper solution and hellebore as poisonous to animal life and urges greatest care to prevent fatal results.
In the wartime surge, older men join vigorous quasi military drills as younger volunteers, but many over fifty fatigue on long hikes. Walter C Camp of New Haven, renowned Yale athletic mentor, advocates a system to conserve physical resources and improve training effectiveness for men and teams.
A capital youth described being robbed of all clothing after a night time break in. He told detectives two men attacked him and stripped his underclothes before fleeing. He was held briefly at police headquarters in a blanket before relatives brought him clothes and he was released after warming himself with coffee.
Charles W. Hughes, discharged from a Lehigh Valley job in Black Tom, attacked colleagues with dishes and kitchenware at breakfast in a freight car. He overturned hundreds of plates and cups, wounded diners, and was arrested as police intervened while he carried knives and forks.
A town editorial urges residents to stop dwelling on hard times and to celebrate stability and ongoing progress. It calls for collective optimism, highlighting resources, business strength, and bright prospects for steady advancement in the coming months.
Bargain sale offer for a house and lot 99 by 132 feet located north Stein, Indiana polis. Address listed is 209 W Washington Street, Indiana polis, Indiana. Contact L. S. Graham for details or to arrange purchase.
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