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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
5
A mother describes severe watery eczema on her two month old baby, scratched to blood, after wasting money on doctors and useless ointments. She found relief using Cuticura Remedies, buying a dollar and a half worth, and reports complete clearing with no scars. The note is dated Sept. 15, 1908 from Cabins, Ya.
In a rustic talk the old observer relays that Almira Stang has broken off her engagement to Charles Henry Tootwiler after eight years together. Gust Istely’s discovery of Tootwiler’s thrift leads Almira to end the match. The Mule is dubbed missionary after a jail break and sermonizing sheriff.
A pastor asked to lead in prayer during a church gathering but replied that he is on vacation. The exchange highlighted the pastor’s desire for rest as members agreed he should take a break.
A New York woman recounts convincing herself coffee harmed her health. She stopped coffee, switched to Postum with careful eating, and reports improvement in heart and stomach issues and overall wellbeing.
In a market gathering the prophet Malachi denounces unfaithfulness and calls for repentance. He reads from a scroll citing God’s unchanging nature and demands tithes offerings to restore blessing, while villagers debate providence and punishment.
A sermonette urges believers to open their hearts and give to God to receive his blessings. It argues that robbing God by withholding tithes blocks heaven's windows and that God’s promises require fulfillment of conditions. The speaker asks readers if they have ever seen God’s promises fail, emphasizing faith and obedience.
In a tense Jerusalem gathering, vine dressers lament rulers and foreign powers, insisting sin brings punishment and asking Malachi to aid against godless heathen who now control the land. The group, bitter and hopeful, confronts the loss of temple glory and divine favor.
A traveler in the southern mountains seeks a night’s shelter at a cabin kept by Tom. A local man warns that Tom is wary, tests visitors, may set his dog on intruders, and could shoot a spy. He urges stopping at Tom’s cabin to avoid trouble.
A Henan correspondent reports autumn opium crops mostly destroyed and land sown with wheat. Officials vow another search if poppy is found and confiscate land deemed official. Smoking limited to homes. officials raid inns to curb violations. One town official is an opium smoker though pledging reform. He reportedly hid kerosene canisters and recently jailed six men for smoking.
The article recounts a witness in a will case noting a brother died 150 years ago. Documentary evidence showed the father married twice, had a son who died in infancy, then another son who lived to 94 and testified in court, revealing a startling age progression.
A fragment from Chicago Record Herald quotes a sharp social observation about ex sweethearts and a humorous childhood confession about lying in bed after gas was turned off. The item appears beside market reports in a newspaper page segment.
In a terse exchange, Clarence Dubb May TV offers a dance to Miss Sharply, who replies with a firm refusal Miss Sharply-Certainly expressing she does not want it and declining the invitation.
A humorous quip centers on a courtroom exchange about arson with a lawyer and a witty witness remarking that the accusation is a burning shame.
Mrs. W. Pray of 260 Twelfth St Brooklyn N Y describes two year suffering from catarrh of the throat and says after following directions one bottle brought clear throat and head, now taking a second and continuing a spring tonic with no better remedy found.
This old remedy from Lydia E Pinkham claims to have benefited hundreds of thousands of women in the United States. Presented as made from roots and herbs for female ills, it invites sick women to try it and to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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