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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
3
The Hartford Courant notes in a Waterbury American style moralizing piece that old gravestones are repurposed into roads in England and elsewhere. It cites Guilford's 19th century graveyard conversion and a farm buyer tearing gravestones for a creamery floor, illustrating frugal, utilitarian reuse across communities.
Ben Fiscus and family visited Thomas Franklin and wife on Sunday. A protracted meeting continues at Pleasant Bethel led by Rev Wyant. Edward Smith and family plus Harvey Wells and wife and Ethel joined. Fern and Grace Powell visited Mr and Mrs Walter Dyer. Rev McBride preached at Bethsadia Saturday and Sunday services. George Bonnerwell and wife to take charge of Amy switchboard soon. T L Franklin and son shredding corn and plan to be in the neighborhood next week. May Dyer visited Hazel and Helen Shaw. Wilbur Franklin visited Wayne Watson. McBride had dinner with Frank Price and wife. Edward Smith and Walter Dyer attended church at Bethsadia Sunday.
Mr and Mrs George Taylor and Mr and Mrs Vaughn Taylor attended Worthington Saturday. Mrs Cree Carroll and Mrs Hiram Harrah called on Margaret Workman Wednesday. Mrs Vira Pearson visits Hendricksville. Myers Flater and wife visited Will Thompsons Sunday. Mr and Mrs Walter Warren spent Sunday with daughter Mrs John Keys and family. Mrs Charles DeVilbiss and Mrs Dave Blaker called on Emery Neidigh. Walter Edington Margaret Avis Heaton and Bernard Workman and wife had dinner with Margaret.
Bernard Workman and his wife and mother visited Lank Workman in Linton for the afternoon. He has been ill for some time and is not showing much improvement. Mrs Emery Neidigh and her daughter Esther were in Linton on Saturday.
An advertisement claims Mazema is the premier constitutional remedy for eczema and skin diseases. It argues skin troubles are constitutional and warns against salves and ointments, promising rapid, blood‑action healing and safe use. The offer directs readers to buy from a local druggist or mail 50 cents to The Mazema Company in Avonmore, Pa.
A brief blurb quotes the Bloomfield Democrat advocating subscription as the method to receive news. The notice contrasts giving news with receiving it, urging support and describing rates at $1.50 per year.
The movement to readjust postal rates begins anew in Congress with a zone system for second class mail and a target of one cent local delivery letters. House committee chair Moon signals action next session as Indiana lawmakers Wood and Cullop advocate a one cent per ounce local rate citing costs and revenue impacts.
The Nashville tax crisis is depicted as dire with seven thousand parcels in delinquent lists and a looming million dollar bond issue. The Banner critiques rising assessments, vacant properties, high taxes, and shifting residents while linking the pain to prohibition policies without naming them, highlighting a city strained by revenue gaps and bootlegging-era burdens.
The piece traces how Emeric the Hungarian saint's name evolved through Italian Amerigo and Vespucci to become America. It notes Emmerich in German and links Saint Emeric to Columbus's era. It mentions Saint Emeric's feast day on November 4.
A short vignette describes Bobby, age five, explaining the difference between beans and humans to his sister Lucy. He quips that a bean is something edible while a hula bean is a lady, revealing a child’s literal and whimsical discrimination.
A reflective note on ownership and access to books and artworks contrasts legal rights with personal enjoyment and potential monetization. The text suggests libraries and galleries belong to the public in reading and viewing, while ownership mainly restricts others’ use or enables selling.
Historical note describes a soapy kernel from the horsechestnut used to remove dirt from textiles. It details patented extraction methods, tannin-rich shell for leather tanning, about six and six tenths percent pale yellow oil, escalic acid as a cleansing soap, a starch from residue, and a food-suitable fraction after bitter principle removal.
At a conference of sanitary inspectors J Tony Thomas, Rhondda Valley chief, argued health writings are old but sanitation advanced slowly. He noted medieval monks and saints had filthy habits, citing St Jerome and St Anthony and recounting aBecket’s stained undergarments in grisly fashion from the London Times.
The village parson told the Exchange that the congregation paid his back salary in full after he announced from the pulpit that he could not take the three months’ vacation planned unless the funds were provided. His wife asked how it happened as he explained the pledge fulfilled.
The Amateur questions pursuing society events while The Eminent Ciitle urges pursuing professional stage work if desired. They discuss not needing a formal show to entertain and acting costs or restraints being optional.
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