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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat, Greene County’s Democratic paper since 1861, publishes weekly on Fridays and semi weekly on Tuesdays. W. L. Slinkard serves as proprietor and editor with advance payment terms and advertising rates listed.
Indiana produced 17,006,152 tons of coal in 1915 with 6,394,019 used domestically and 6,188,550 by rail. Exports totaled 4,423,583 tons while imports from outside the state reached 9,141,746 tons. Even if all Indiana coal stayed in state, a shortfall of about 5,000,000 tons remained due to demand.
A wartime plea urges Indiana households to sacrifice coal use to keep essential munitions production running. The argument weighs a hair comb factory against ammunition plants and claims homes must reduce consumption, shut halls and churches, burn wood where possible, and save one ton of coal per home.
Lt. Col. Fitzhugh Lee, at Camp Lee in Petersburg Virginia, is son of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and grand nephew of Robert E Lee. He is great grandson of Light Horse Harry Lee, famed Revolutionary War soldier. His father commanded cavalry for the Army of Northern Virginia near Petersburg during the Civil War.
Officials warn of a grave coal shortage and call for strict conservation. Factories must run around the clock to support munition production, with nonessential plants curbed to ensure fuel efficiency. Each citizen bears responsibility to avoid waste and lower consumption.
The seventh annual apple show at Washington began with hundreds of bushels of apples from nearly every Indiana county on display. Indiana ranks seventh in apple production and the society aims to boost growth and market facilities. A three day packing school preceded the event for inexperienced growers.
The Food Administration announces a $25 prize winner for the best conservation slogan. An Indianapolis lady submitted the winning line urging to reduce the eat in wheat and meat and tout the substitute.
Wallace W Templeton of Indianapolis died Wednesday afternoon. A Civil War veteran and longtime Bloomfield resident, he moved with his family to Indianapolis about two years ago. Funeral services were held at the Christian church with burial in Grandview cemetery.
For sale lumber by the hundred with 11 inch thick stock at two dollars each hundred. Sizes include 1x3 2x4 and twelve foot lengths. 6 and 8 foot pieces priced at two dollars and fifty cents per hundred feet.
A devotional summary noting Psalm 103 as a call to praise God with body and soul. It highlights forgiveness of sins redemption and satisfaction in God, plus mercy patience and eternal mercy. It closes with God’s universal lordship and a call for all creation to praise the Lord.
The excerpt presents a cryptic assertion that true conquerors arise where world shows the vanquished. It centers on the enigmatic phrase Mux Mulicr as a possibly fictional or symbolic reference. No clear event, date, or人物 is identified.
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