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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
2
A 1900s discussion notes indirect illumination using reflected light from metallic lamps. Developments aim to make this method affordable for common households, with prior trials limited by surface reflection losses and new installations behind brackets to illuminate ceilings. The piece also surveys contemporary social issues and public figures.
The Payne tariff bill was approved by the House of Representatives 217 to 161. An amendment by Norris of Nebraska lowers crude duty to one percent ad valorem, effectively placing it on the free list. The Fordney amendment removing the countervailing duty on lumber was also adopted.
Former President Castro of Venezuela, seeking return to his homeland, was expelled by France from Martinique. Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, daughter of the Russian ambassador to the United States, named maid of honor to the empresses. Salvation Army marks Gen. Booth’s eightieth birthday worldwide. Andrew Carnegie donates 260000 to Hamilton College for Senator Root’s peace efforts. Roosevelt lauds U S aid to re build Messina after earthquake. Ohio Governor Harmon and Indiana Governor Marshall to speak at Jefferson Day dinner in New York on April 13. Milburn argues Standard Oil dissolution suit in St. Louis.
News roundup cites Salvation Army founder William Booth plans tour. Peru bans boxing orders. Miami University to mark centennial June 12 18 with US president guest. King Emmanuel meets Woodford. Evers contemplates rest for 1909. art jury at Carnegie Institute selects 250 paintings. various legal cases and political moves across US and abroad.
Chicago April 13 Aged Benson Bidwell 74 is reported dying in Joliet county jail as Charles Bidwell seeks to save him from prison by dropping his appeal. Both men were convicted of a large swindle using a "cold" motor with Benson claiming to be the real inventor of the trolley car.
In Jonesboro Arkansas on April 13 two 14 year old brothers of Henry Weaver sacrificed their lives trying to rescue their 10 year old brother from the Cash river after he fell from a small boat. The two boys, though strong swimmers, were unable to save him as the younger boy clung to the boat and jumped back out.
Speeding auto party from Pennsburg crashes on a state road at sundown. Miss Ressie Sperry of Philadelphia and Allen Day of Pennsburg are fatally injured. W H Wonderly of Nazareth and another passenger are slight or minor injuries. Chauffeur barely kept control as rear seat occupants were ejected about 30 feet.
Dennis Roon, an iron worker, plunged nearly 100 feet from a high point on a building skeleton on Chesnut Street. He missed footing while moving between beams and bounced through at least six frame levels during the fall witnessed by hundreds of shoppers.
Mrs. J. T. Harrah wife of the Illinois Central railroad president reports a valuable diamond brooch lost or stolen Monday night after alighting from her automobile before reaching their box at the Chicago opera.
L McFadden a hotel keeper burst into apartments with his two children present and shot his wife several times, then killed himself. The woman probably will recover. Tampico fears tidal wave as residents flee. authorities may deport the disruptor.
A Philadelphia Times item recalls a humorous and serious sequence about actors seeking help. Jack Barrymore, after touring Australia, survives the San Francisco quake with only clothes and writes to his Uncle John Drew for funds. Drew replies with a sharp, witty note and a money order.
A memorial sketch lauds Johns Hopkins physicist and inventor of the multiplex telegraph apparatus. It notes his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat and spectrum analysis, and recalls his courtroom exchange about being the greatest American scientist while under oath.
A man tormented by his wife’s habit of flaunting expensive clothes gets a fair return when a bystander points out a hat costing only six dollars. The wife realizes the remark targeted her as she sits behind them in a crowded car.
A young man pleads for marriage but is rejected by a smiling young woman. He laments the outcome and jokes he lost a week’s salary and 165 plunkes in the wager as Fate turns his bet against him.
The 81 year old British statesman Lord Rinon has resigned from the British cabinet. Entering Parliament in 1852 he led major offices including the war office the India office and the admiralty. He also served five years as Viceroy of India and remains vigorous in old age with guarded optimism.
A fragment hints at a growing interest or proposal involving a person or group named Bo. The text suggests curiosity and potential consideration of an offer or opportunity. Further context is needed to identify the exact nature and actors involved.
Retired Bolivar merchant David W. Martin recalls kidney trouble since the war after a back injury in battle. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and says they cured his kidney symptoms. Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box. Foaster-Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
In a humorous exchange after dinner Mrs. Brown lists chores such as cooking washing and cleaning. Mr. Brown counters noting additional duties including preventing her husband from making a fool of himself. The brief reflects a domestic quip from the Philadelphia Telegraph.
W F Steese of Pittsburgh recounts severe scalp scaling and hair loss following typhoid fever. After two cakes of Cuti cura Soap and a box of Cuti cura Ointment his scalp cleared and hair thickened beyond former condition. Old estimate was baldness, now renewed hair growth. May 7 and 21, 1908. Poust Drug & Chem Co, Boston.
A lighthearted note quotes a child asking parents to sit by the clothes closet and blow smoke to kill moths, framing a domestic request as a small favor. The lines depict a family scene with playful obedience and a practical pest control idea.
A jumbled OCR page shows quotes on burial costs and propriety, then multiple consumer ads for Allen’s Foot-Ease, Marine Eye Remedy, Souders’ Vanilla Extract, Garfield Liniment, and various social remarks. The readable bits hint at humorous phrases and product pitches, with no single coherent article.
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