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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat printed Fridays and semi weekly on Tuesdays. W L Slinkard is proprietor and editor. Subscriptions are 1 year in advance at 1 50 or six months at 75 cents. Single copies 5 cents. Advertising rates apply by line. Mailed as second class matter at Bloomfield Indiana Post Office. Telephone 80.
The piece cites Greene county deputy auditor Robert Thomason's appointment as deputy oil inspector by Indiana Governor James P. Goodrich, a GOP move praised by Republicans. It then gauges expected congressional action on war, urging rights protection without conquest and noting public patience amid diplomatic strains with Germany.
A Kansas City Journal item includes a witty exchange about Congress. The woman notes men could improve on Congress, while the speaker praises how contracts are handled regardless of treasury funds, hinting at financial frugality in legislative dealings.
A telling vignette describes Mrs Grabcoin walking with a high head after wealth, recalling she once labored at a wash tub. The quip suggests she fears that her eyes may still reveal hardship while driving about.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tip explains saving waste paper to sell at good prices. Build a home baling box with a bottom slot and twine supports, line the box, and pack paper daily to form a bale for easy removal. Newspapers need only be tied into bundles.
A Nashville Banner piece on Champ Clark and corn use argues corn bread remains valued in the South. It notes a past decline in corn food, but asserts Southern households still favor pone and hot corn muffins in cities and rural areas alike.
West and southwest gales push in large numbers of blackfish and crunners to Fenwick shore and nearby shores Sunday and Monday. Fishermen note ice forced ashore by the storm, with crabs less common than in recent years. Old Saybrook correspondence from New London Day.
In a Lausdale Virginia scene a pale passenger confides to a seat mate he has just been released from prison and finds it tough to readjust. The other man reveals he is returning from Congress, sharing a quiet, reflective moment about reintegration and memory.
A globe trotter debates European travel during wartime. He notes professional gamblers aboard steamships have vanished due to the war and jokes about preferring a submarine over a “curd sharp.”
A dialogue on love and loss contrasts claims of affection with a cheerful demeanor. It suggests proper restraint after heartbreak and laments the persistence of a bright, unaffected smile despite intimate disappointment. The exchange uses terse, witty language to probe sentiment and social propriety.
A dialogue compares war to a genie freed from a bottle in the Arabian Nights. One speaker notes it is easier to unleash war than to stop it, illustrating a cautionary view on conflict.
Investigators warn the Ainos, northern Japan’s indigenous people, are slipping toward extinction with an estimated 20,000 remaining. They live in small scattered districts on the northern island, receive government aid, but show little improvement. Men hunt bears, women work, hair sacred and faces tattooed. The bear festival features a five year raised bear sacrifice amid feasts. The Ainos worship the sun and bear a traditional culture fading away.
A Philadelphia Ledger item from Media Pennsylvania reports on a reading and general knowledge test given to Friends select school pupils ages six to fourteen. The quiz asks 100 questions on history science economics and current events with emphasis on contemporary topics and common sense.
An American trained English born cabinet hopeful Sir Albert Stanley, age 41, gained American business schooling after arriving as an infant. He studied at Cornell, worked in Detroit and New Jersey public railways, and led Londons underground system earning over 25 million dollars annually with 900 million passengers a year.
A London style tale describes Old Farner Spuds selling an old crock horse for 8-19, then Tlanesty urges truth telling. The buyer asks for the two faults, and the response notes the mare escapes to grass a week and is hard to recapture, yet otherwise acceptable.
A janitor cleaning a classroom finds a chalked instruction to “Pind the grestest common denome natar Titulo” and exclaims that the phrase has been lost again, highlighting a humorous schoolhouse mishap.
A granite memorial at Princess Pier Head Liverpool honors British Navy engine room heroes. The 48 foot obelisk features sculpted engine room groups, earth air fire and water figures, a sea globe, a flaming sun, and a draped group with wreaths and a torch.
The article argues that if Britain holds German East Africa it gains access to major soda deposits. Lake Magadi in what is now Kenya sits near 50 square miles, nine feet deep, with large surface area and soda-rich waters fed by springs. Nearby lakes Natron, Egagsi and Lawa-Yanaverie are larger and would also become British with a victory.
Miss Pearl MacDonald, economic expert, told Pittsburgh women that the disappearance of the soup pot raises living costs. She urged using bones and meats in soups and favoring clear soups only rarely to preserve nutrition and reduce expense.
The piece argues education should prioritize real life facts over traditional book learning. It notes a shift toward experiential study, claiming this is not new but echoed by Montaigne who warned against a prisonlike schooling and urged embedding facts of life in instruction.
Residents describe keeping neighbor’s goldfish while away as costly. They note fish food is cheap but constant replacement due to dying fish drove up expenses, with replacements occurring about four times.
An old Town Topics quip remarks that money talks yet cannot retain even a little, bidding farewell as if alive. The poem-like line reflects on money’s elusive nature and reluctance to stay.
Residents describe Bilkins home as the dearest place on earth causing the Wilkins family to abandon housekeeping and move to board.
A courtroom exchange reveals the witness stating he did not live in fear after threats, but stayed in the suburbs rather than in the city. The dialogue underscores the witness’s cautious stance during the case.
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