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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
3
A letter from Augustus Thomas to his son going to France urges mastering relaxation to replenish strength. He explains body currents, biometre readings, and deep breathing, cites boxing and Japanese war relief techniques, and urges full supine rest with guided tension release for rapid recovery.
Captain Baron Manfried von Richthofen of the Tango Escadrille, reputed as the youngest captain in Germany and hailed as the King of the Air with 58 confirmed kills, led six aircraft in a dogfight against four American pilots Lufbery Parsons Willis and Lowell. After a 43 minute battle the Americans withdrew.
Raymond Peterson pulled a strange eel-like fish with four legs and a fur collar from the Iowa River at Dows using a hook and line. The creature measured 241 percent inches and resembled a furry eel before being sent to a museum.
An official interview explains trench raids used to unsettle the enemy, inflict losses, and seize documents. The piece details raid formation, roles of two bombers, bayonet men, rifle bombers, and carriers, the zero hour barrage, and the sequence from entering the trench to retreat, with emphasis on maintaining momentum and avoiding a simple bombing duel.
Mrs. George Horwitz a Philadelphia society woman and large scale farmer was elected mayor of Moorehaven Florida against her will. The position requires judgment of city ordinance offenders and legal knowledge. Horwitz shows little interest in suffrage despite the unusual election.
In Dallas a restaurant posts signs demanding evenness in desserts with molasses and hot cakes and imposes an extra charge for any molasses left after an order of wheats. The menu also uses odd cent pricing and gives pennies in change.
In New York Supreme Court Morris D. Spitzer sues a restaurant at 42 East Fourteenth Street for 10000 dollars claiming a tack swallowed with soup became embedded in his digestive tract. He alleges negligence after finding multiple tacks in his bowl and swallowing one. The restaurant denies fault.
The Department of Agriculture shifts its conservation message from can all you can to eat all you can't can. It urges households to vary menus using perishable produce to reduce waste while still preserving food in tins jars or dried forms.
Washington reports that most of the 200 major generals and brigadiers named for the new selective service army are West Point classmates. Frederick Strong heads incoming plebes turned generals. Joseph T. Dickman rises from colonel to major general, known for tough leadership and frontline experience.
The Balkans prophetess Mother Rita of Monastir predicts Vienna will fall the day King Peter of Serbia dies. She has previously forecast both Balkan wars and Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination. The remark notes past accuracy and urges time to prove or disprove her latest claim.
Edith Jennings of Lykemans, daughter of opera singer Mme Edith Helena, fought off a mad dog that savagely bit her cheek and throat. A police officer shot the creature, and another mad dog was later killed. The heads were sent to Albany for examination.
Elizabeth, W. Va. The Madden family near here is soldierly and patriotic. N. D. Madden is a Civil War veteran. His great grandfather served in the Revolutionary War, his grandfather in the War of 1812, his older brother in the Mexican War. He and another brother fought in the Civil War, a younger brother in the Spanish-American War, and two of his sons are in the current conflict with four awaiting call.
Cleveland mourns Mary Putney world record filly laid to rest at North Randall race track. Owner Chauncey B. Sears of Fall River Massachusetts orders a four foot marble shaft bearing her name and mile marks from two and four year old seasons and the four futurity stakes triumph. Grave lies beneath elms facing the grandstand and far stretch.
Philadelphia reports the Lancaster Turnpike sale to the state ends a 100 year era of tollgates and ugly townhouses. The move promises savings for motorists and unrestricted travel between main-line towns by car.
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