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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
5
Local notice lists a house and barn on a 133 by 184 foot lot for sale at once on brick street one square north of Court House. Property includes a house and barn and is advertised as a bargain.
Willis S. Thompson argues tariff policy should move beyond partisan divides. He notes the 1916 tariff commission act, signed by Wilson, appoints six commissioners with broad powers to study costs of manufacture and effects on industry and revenue, funded at 300000 dollars annually, and to report to the President and Congress each year. The piece urges scientific analysis over lobbyist influence.
W L Douglas Brockton shoe maker praises Wilson administration and the eight hour law. He credits the action with averting a railroad strike and preventing embargo disruptions that would raise prices and threaten famine. He says the eight hour act is part of broader proposals to harmonize labor and exports and reduce strikes.
A woman at a movie screening praises Woodrow Wilson during a rousing ovation for the President's image. She says she is mother to four sons at home, not fighting in trenches because of a warlike president.
A stream of short items lists visits and travels of local residents. Lyons, Indianapolis, Linton, Frankfort, and other places figure as people attend gatherings, visit relatives, or move between towns. Several marriages and family ties are noted along with a hospital update for Sam James and trips to Indianapolis and Tulsa for relatives.
Sunday school drew two hundred sixty attendees and worship was well received with special music and a patriotic evening lecture planned. The article lists class pledges and presents, notes guests from Indiana University and several local residents visiting Bloomfield on Saturday.
Church notes report Bloomfield and Worthington Bible schools drawing crowds and offerings as the Go to Church drive continues. Bloomfield had 195 present and $12.39 given. Worthington 181 and $9. The Christian church invites all to attend services with sermons on The law of the Heart and Gethsemane.
The minister invites scripture talks for the upcoming election period. Sabbath school starts at 9:39 a.m. with morning worship at 10:30 a.m. The Nation Its Glory and Shame and Tyne Patriotism or National Ideals are the sermon topics. G. W. Horn extends a cordial welcome.
Hops, not always recognizable, were eaten as vegetables by Romans of old and by the Bavarians who prefer the tender top shoots over blossoms. They prepare the shoots much like an asparagus salad.
Gibraltar is described as the smallest British possession with less than two square miles while Canada is cited as the largest, covering 8 746 000 square miles. The note contrasts the extreme sizes of Britain’s territories.
Local residents and visitors are listed in a Bloomfield roundup. Mr and Mrs James Harrel and granddaughters Mary and Helen Freeland returned from a visit with Cary L Harrel in Jasonville. Miss Helen Humphreys stayed with relatives in Linton.
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