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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat, Greene county's Democratic paper since 1861, announces weekly Friday edition and semi weekly Tuesday edition. L Slinkard serves as proprietor and editor with advance subscription rates 1 year 1.50 six months 75 cents.
The Greene County Conscription Board completed its duties last Tuesday reporting to state and federal authorities. A total of 2931 registrations were recorded, with 42 aliens, 3 alien enemies, and 4 colored persons among the registrants. Exemptions included officers, total disability, dependent relatives, and occupational grounds. Volume of work was handled by many volunteers without pay, and lists honor the registrars and clerical assistants who contributed.
A list of registered individuals by precinct follows with counts for Stockton, Wright, Smith, Taylor, Stafford, Washington, Cass, Fairplay, Beech Creek, Jackson, Highland, Richland and Jefferson areas. Totals include multiple residents across East West North South divisions and a final Southeast count of 638. The names include Louise Miller Mildred Wymer Mil dred Bryant and others associated with New Home Telephone Company.
Mrs T D Huff widow of a Bloomfield dry goods merchant died last Thursday in Los Angeles. Burial was held last Saturday. The Huff family, longtime Bloomfield residents, is well known here. She is survived by two sons, Will and Charles Huff, of California.
Indianpolis piano tuner C. E. Burrows is now in Bloomfield and offers services by phone through Mrs. J. E. Harrel at numbers 92 and 144.
A mother and her child rode an elevated train to pass a counterfeit bill to a man who exchanged it. The note proved fake, prompting a remark about a seasoned con artist and a warning that the culprit will be nabbed. The incident occurred near the Ninth Avenue elevated line, street scene noted.
A society audience witnessed an updated performance by a pioneer of interpretative dance. Finley Peter Dunne attended and praised the show noting its moonlit presentation and the dancer's stage presence.
Home gardens often waste surplus vegetables that could be preserved in glass jars. Canning keeps color and flavor while cutting next winter’s living costs.
The article discusses how facial expressions once clearly conveyed thoughts and emotions in ancient times, how civilization broadened communication, and how today people often conceal emotions, making it harder to read the true message of the countenance. It cites the Charleston News and Courier on ancient versus modern expression.
Cosmos Morcavo rato calls King Constantine a trickster and says allies gain nothing in Greece until he is removed. He recounts two sharpers who staged a hog raffle scam, profited $150, and deceived a gullible winner with letters claiming a glorious hog and then its sudden death and veterinary costs.
A worn doctor recounts a memory road used to ease sleepless nights. He advises the patient to close eyes and travel a familiar path in memory, describing trees water hills and a childhood walk toward school. The road offers solace though the speaker never reaches its end. The Atlantic.
Historian Thomas F. Logan interprets the seven billion dollar war loan, highlighting its vast scale by converting it to silver dollars spanning Earth’s equator, stacking 600 miles high, or covering 26 686 acres as bills. He notes the interest would exceed past federal expenses and the loan could fund seven years of government spending. A penny daily per person could retire the principal in twenty years.
Nitro-starch promises greater efficiency as a blasting explosive than allied nitro cellulose. It is made by dissolving starch in nitric acid, offering ease and cheap manufacture, safety, stability, and no harmful fumes, with no detonation unless triggered by a cap.
R M Washburn in the Lippincott Farm Manual predicts the U S will shift toward dairy production. May Kilma the Guernsey cow yields a year’s food value equal to 30 steers and eight acres of wheat would produce the same value. The cow converts hay corn ensilage and by products into this output.
J Morse, Brooklyn English teacher for foreigners known as Eastern District Hermit, posts a sign seeking a wife who will be companion and inspire him. He says poverty limits him and a wealthy wife could aid his work in the ghetto.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch inspired meditation urges girls to fill their minds with meaningful learning not empty chatter. It warns that a cultivated brain creates lasting character while an empty one yields lifeless expressions and a grim old age.
The piece argues health benefits from starting work earlier and ending earlier to align with the daily human energy cycle. Body temperature pulse and respiration rise through the day, peaking in the early evening, then fall. work should occur on the rising curve while rest follows the descent. Daylight saving would better fit this physiological pattern.
Baltimore clergyman Rev W A Crawford Frost has devised a defensive torpedo protection device for merchant ships. It is described as simple and inexpensive. He sent drawings to Thomas A Edison and the naval consulting board and offers it to the United States France and England governments.
A quote reflects a plan to recruit a company of stout men for military service. The speaker argues that heavier men would offer stronger resistance in a brush with the enemy. The exchange highlights attitudes toward troop composition and physical profiling.
The nation produced 292.3 million barrels of crude petroleum in the year just closed, a 4 percent increase over the previous year, marking a significant rise in crude output.
A curious note on puffer fish shows how they defend themselves by inflating into almost spherical shapes. When danger approaches from larger fish, young puffers in a tank instantly puff up, becoming too large to be swallowed by the attackers.
A Texas school superintendent investigates the magnetic force on iron and steel, treating it like light waves and X rays. He attempted to photograph the force by placing a magnet under a photographic plate in a dark chamber with objects beneath, for several days, and obtained encouraging results. The work could shed light on magnetism if the effect is solely due to the magnet.
A humorous exchange notes the dressmaker’s garden as a workshop. The caller remarks her mushroom buttons appear in waste places, prompting curiosity about how her methods influence her work.
Ale Brown son of the late Noah Brown died at his home in Jasonville last Tuesday night from Bright's disease after a period of illness not previously thought serious. He is survived by his mother two sisters Mrs Marion Thomas and Miss Mamie Brown of Jasonville and two half sisters Mrs Grant Lehman of this city and Mrs Nora Lyons of Kokomo. Remains were taken to Owensboro for burial yesterday.
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