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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat, Greene County's weekly and semi weekly newspaper founded in 1861, lists subscriptions in advance at 1.50 per year, 0.75 for six months, and single copies. ads priced by line with 5 cent minimums. It is edited by L. Slinkard and filed as second class mail in Bloomfield Indiana.
Daily cleanup urged to prevent disease and reduce costs. The notice stresses tidiness and removal of standing water in cans to curb mosquito breeding and malaria risk, arguing pollution and flies increase sickness and medical bills.
In Foggia province field voles destroyed grain last summer. Professor Splendore identified a likely new bacterium, a seabeco-hacillus, found in blood and organs. The organism caused rapid fatal infections in voles mice rats and rabbits and may spread via fleas.
The United States Weather Bureau with the Bureau of Lighthouses equips lightships with weather recording gear. Observations are transmitted by wireless to aid storm warnings and safety for ships at sea.
Bloomfield Ice and Produce Co advertises purchase of old iron at a rate of 40 cents per hundredweight delivered to their plant.
The Monon Road seeks men for nearly all service branches with good wages and advancement. Vacancies exist in the Track Department Train and Engine Service round houses and at the Lafayette shops, with clerical openings for experienced applicants. Apply to local agents or write E. A. Eskridge.
The lesson outlines four meanings of wine in scripture and defines abstinence as Godly self control. It traces intemperance from Samaria’s decline to its broad impact on all levels of society, including priests and prophets, urging systematic teaching from childhood via precept upon precept to combat the evil.
England's W M Acworth told the Newlands interstate commerce committee that US transport faces a crisis from rising operating costs and regulation. He urged freight-rate increases and a centralized regulator, warned against government ownership, and praised American private railways as efficient and world leading.
The Scientific American notes arsenic compounds are absorbed into living hair but not after death. Hair may show arsenic at low concentrations, reflecting poisoning timing. Liver and kidneys reveal recent poisoning, while hair indicates slow, past exposure. legal value of hair analysis is highlighted.
Dr J Herbert Claiborne of New York proposed a cure for stuttering at a Medical Association meeting. He described cases where changing a child from left to right handedness and training the voice reduced or relieved stuttering for years.
The article argues that war will cause labor and chemical shortages for insecticides, making birds essential to protect crops. It cites the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating insect damage at over one billion dollars annually and warns that killing insect-eating birds could hasten nationwide famine.
A dental account notes President Wilson's fondness for highly seasoned foods cakes sweets and spices. Medical advice suggests such a diet affects disposition and reportedly influenced early White House incidents before Dr Grayson urged simpler meals and more fresh air for the president by Cary T Grayson.
Louise Closser Hale recalls a night train near Paris in Harper's Magazine. She notes airplanes overhead, a guard passes, and a lone young soldier marching by whistling as the carriage slows by a stream. The fragment hints at a reflective mood and setting aboard a wartime journey.
A reflective speaker recalls singing "Tipperary" with many voices two years past and the fading certainty of a quick return. The memory arrives like an echo over waters where a host labors toward a distant shore of victory, with the refrain " ’Tis a long, long way."
Naval tests in Washington yard show the collier Neptune would require about 770 horsepower to overcome a 30 mile per hour wind while steaming at 14 knots. This represents roughly one fifth of the power needed to drive her through the water.
Caller and hostess exchange flirtatious banter about dinner and timing as they delay the invitation. The dialogue suggests social games and competing invitations in a genteel domestic setting.
A Boston Evening Transcript quip notes a performer communicates with eyes rather than words. The joke suggests she swears only with a cursory glance, highlighting silent, expressive acting and audience perception.
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