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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat, Greene county Indiana, is a weekly paper founded in 1861. It lists subscription rates, advertising charges, and office details with editor W L Slinkard and general contact information.
Voters consider 200 signatures to nominate delegates with pay of six dollars a day. Potential candidates include Guy H. Humphreys from Greene county and Willis Hickam from Spencer for Owen Greene and Sullivan counties. Leser urges Bloomfield free mail delivery and road improvements.
A compact guide urges staying in on Saturday night to rest, sharing household labor, and attending Bible school and church. It recommends inviting nonchurch neighbors, minimizing meal labor, reading inspiring books, writing to friends, and encouraging others to confess Jesus as Savior. End with gratitude, song, and prayer.
A report notes the death of Mrs John Sexson widow of former local figure. The brief item identifies the deceased and references her spouse without further details.
Mrs. Sexson, long in poor health, was hastily moved from Phoenix to Indianapolis for an operation after appendicitis was suspected. The diagnosis shifted to diabetes, leading to a transfer to Battle Creek for treatment. She requested to return home to spend her final days with family. Mr. Sexson is a son of John Sexson of Fairplay township. his wife was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Denny.
The library praises Ambulance No. 10 Personal Letters from the Front by Leslie Buswell donated by The American Ambulance Field Service. It notes 1916 year additions including National Geographic copies and a bustling Saturday circulation. It lists magazines acquired and recommends Peloubet's Select Notes for 1917 Sunday school lessons.
Surplus dog funds were turned into the treasurer for redistribution. Notable contributors include Wm. G. Moss trustee of Wright township with 594.65, Lucien Jones of Stockton 563.80, J. W. Jackson of Richland 234.00, and Geo. Notter of Jefferson 153.00, among others. Taylor township did not report.
Notice to farmers announces a hog feeders meeting at the John S Sexson farm two miles northeast of Switz City on Tuesday March 18 at 2 30 p m Virgil Sexson has fed forty two hogs in cooperation with Purdue University averaging nearly two pounds gain This is showcased as a strong example of good gains and all hog feeders are urged to attend before pigs are shipped to market by C F McIntosh Co Agr Agr
Interior department estimates imagine a highway from New York to Chicago lined with burned buildings. One thousand feet would yield a ruin with an injured person taken away, and every three quarters of a mile a burned remains. Annual property losses reach 250 million dollars plus similar spending on fire services and insurance.
A survey of extravagant meals in recent years notes the trend of eccentric venues and formats. It cites the Savoy Red dinner in London, Duc d Orlean’s wedding supper at the Savoy, a Carlton wager dinner after a stock exchange bet, and peak exploits at the Eiffel Tower era with dinners atop Paris landmarks, balloons, and diving bells.
Thomas W. Benson describes a practical mix to prevent pipe freezing. Prepare a thick paste from thin boiled storeh and sawdust, wrap pipes with heavy cord as an anchor, apply a one fourth inch layer, add a second layer, and finish with whitewash or tar depending on indoors or outdoors. For neatness, wrap the coating with cloth in narrow strips.
Dr. Carl W. Bishop, noted authority on Chinese art and curator at the University of Pennsylvania, will go to China early next month for a three year research period. The expedition aims to complete a 3,000 year history of Chinese art, a field poorly understood today. Bishop has spent 18 months in China, his work hindered by revolutions as he sought remote sites with ancient sculpture. Born in Japan, he has spent most of his life in Japan and China.
A Chicago Inter Ocean note recalls a scene on Van Buren Street where a proprietor offers a small gift to two friends. A man, grateful, plans to stop at Jim’s to deliver it, but trips and breaks a bottle, lamenting the mishap.
Eskimos in Alaska now have 77 schools with 8 565 pupils in use plus 10 centers, 1 physician, two raples, and three hospital attendants. Primitive villages split into five districts with about fifteen schools per district. The first school was started in Wrangell in 555 era.
Liddy Tree spoke at a local gathering praising vegetarianism after a three month meat abstinence and reflecting on long term benefits. Alfred Turner shared a personal note about not eating meat for eight years and described vegetarian living as more productive and healthier.
Reports from Arizona indicate experiments color horses with a dye to blend with desert ground, making them nearly invisible at 400 to 500 paces. The dye lasts four to five weeks, does not affect coat texture, and can be applied quickly with a sponge after dampening.
London Tit-Bits notes the Swiss president serves a one year term from January 1 to December 31 with Edmund Schulthess as president this year. The official salary is £180 plus £600 expenses, while each of the seven federal councilors earns £480 annually.
In Umatilla Oregon a women’s ticket won the town’s elections about 48 hours before voting. The new mayor vows a reform administration and will appoint only women to subordinate offices, including rejecting her husband’s bid for town marshal to save salary for better use.
A humorous exchange questions hair loss cures as a barber suggests rubbing the head with steel to stimulate hair growth, claiming a brother who makes water uses steel to make hair spring. The customer finds the tip ridiculous yet curious.
Ann Arbor workmen repaired the outside stairs of old University Hall built in the 1870s. Critics long noted the stairway remained too narrow for coeds, even after rebuilding. The passage remained a bottleneck during the hoopskirt era and persists today.
A resident asks a passerby for aid as drifted snow piles up on the sidewalk in front of his home. The man replies with a request for a shovel and continues the exchange.
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