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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
8
Born & Co. promote season samples and the finest up to date goods in town. They claim thirty five years of reliability as the oldest and largest tailor for the trade with an absolute guarantee on every suit. Choose Born for wedding attire and style quality and fit.
Southern Railway starts regular passenger service Sunday January 5 1908 on the French Lick West Baden Extension. The health resorts will be easily reached with attractive round trip rates from all points. For rates and schedules contact any Southern agent. J Beams Jr Assistant G P P A
The article stresses learning dairy work by doing, not reading alone, with advice on steady milking, feeding, selecting good cows, and shelter. It notes dangers of buying poor stock, benefits of lean cattle, and clean barns. It cites a Paris dairy routine on cow care and feed, and ends with calves needing ample water.
The dairyman must maintain a clean cement floor whitewashed walls ample light and strict hygiene for milk certification. Cows require tail scrubbing and sponging before milking. staff wear white suits. bottles and utensils are scalded. bottles stay on ice and ship in refrigerator cars. Census shows Herlin's population reaching two million on December 18. A baby girl will be christened Beroline. Berlin to mark the twentieth fifth anniversary of electric traction.
The piece explores bee society with playful gendered metaphors, detailing queen egg production and worker roles. It traces how drones, workers, and the queen interact, noting feeding duties, hive labor, and the transformation from larva to bee while critiquing New Woman ideas through witty asides.
A beekeeper advises using the smoker at the hive entrance as the first step when opening a colony. He notes many rush to jar the hives and remove supers, provoking angry bees. Proper smoking first calms the colony, reducing stings and making subsequent inspection safer.
The piece recalls how European royals resisted rail travel, with the Dowager Empress of Russia asking for slower speeds and Queen Victoria conquering fears to ride by train. It notes ministers and nobles wary of rapid transit, including Louis Philippe and Wellington, and mentions Peel's cautious view on steam power.
The piece contrasts Japanese tastes, noting cheese is seen as decayed and rats avoid it while lobster symbolizes long life in Japan. It then shifts to New York housing, stating low home ownership with 94 of 100 renting, and describes a dynamic, shifting metropolis amid social observations.
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