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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
4
A long opinion piece argues local merchants should sponsor ads in hometown papers rather than rely on mail order buying. It urges readers to show cooperation, fund advertising, and publish prices to counter distant competition and promote community enterprises.
An appeal from Chicago to aid Fatherless Children of France seeks American donations of 10 cents daily for one year to help 60 000 French war orphans. Campaign leaders urge gifts around donors birthday months with a target of 83 00 per donor. Lake Forest families plan to form a twelve month adoption group for needy children.
Grenade banks will be supplied by banks in the Federal Reserve District to be used as advertising souvenirs. Children under twelve saving enough for one War Savings Stamp receive a grenade bank, and older children must save to buy two stamps. Banks to place orders by August 1 and distribute banks to savings societies and industrial customers.
M assistant postmistress announces Angasta Senfert taking the new Tuesday morning role. Miss Marcella Motager resigns to run for candidacy at the Convent of Pamacwhie Comeuption.
Charles Johnston argues in the North American Review that self rule for India risks reinstalling Brahmanical hierarchy and temple practices. He claims English-educated elites return to rituals and idols, despite sacred texts condemning such power, warning British trustees promote a fractured, multiethnic path to real governance.
A teacher in a high school inspires students to write poetry with a strict ultimatum. Norman’s clumsy verse prompts a sarcastic remark, but the teacher’s secret praise hints at deeper courage. Amid wartime hospital talk and nurses, a nurse sustains a patient with a song as a bomb falls nearby.
Two unnamed locals exchange nonsensical phrases about hunting and a misheard offer. The dialogue features garbled speech and unclear references to birds, screens, and a supposed deal, with no identifiable people, places, or concrete events.
A fragment claims the Hogue river in Oregon has long held the belief that the gravel beds along the channel contain rich opal dirt. It notes locals' faith that a strike may be found as gravel is turned, with operators described as including diverse diggers seeking treasure in the waters.
A Polish wedding guest danced through the night and into the early hours. The bride had danced about forty five times and earned about $45 before collapsing dead on the floor. Police ruled it an unexpected death amid the festivities.
The Sioux Falls Press notes Nevada’s shift from silver mining to gold in the Divide district. Mine owners reportedly mine sparingly to avoid high profits tax while living off small yields. Patrons speculate Nevada may adopt a new moniker as gold becomes more dominant than silver.
A distorted reminiscence recalls Benjamin Franklin debating aeronautics with Conte during ballooning’s early era. References to Montgolfier brothers, balloon optimism, and Franklin urging patience as the future of flight slowly developed.
A long awaited railroad expansion in the Mount Washington area reached a milestone as the first giant ton-mile line opened. The project, praised for its height and scope, marks a significant achievement in the region's railway development and promises transformative local transport and economic impact.
A garbled tribute recalls Mr. Djomes Nirah celebrating a hundredth birthday in Rent ish village and mentions Mr. Nicol born in Pallffedy. It references historical roles in Suppreestie the Trion and Wit UV) events, plus a note on porridge as a childhood staple and a marriage at ninety three.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a telephone call scene with a wife, unidentified speaker, and misheard phrases. The transcription includes mis-spellings like Ty, White, and Chet, with a tense domestic moment implied but unclear.
Lithuania moves to capitalize on its budding independence exporting timber valued near 100,000,000 double feet through Memel port on the Niemen river. Germany ends Niemen river center. Lithuania plans to buy metal machinery and foodstuffs in America despite unsettled status.
Indianapolis July 26. Guannty Chairman and Indiana postmasters launch a personal letter campaign to boost sales of Treasury Savings Certificates 100 and 31,000 value. Leaders in Kosciusko Huntington Auburn Howe Michigan City Anderson endorse the effort with banks and trust companies handling the certificates. July prices are 853.60 for 100 and 3 60 for 31,000, rising monthly to December 31 WHS. Early signs point to strong public interest.
JOCHEM, Agent notes new train No.2 connects at Huntingburg, serving all local points beyond Huntingburg and Louisville. Details appear in fragmented timetable lines and station notices from Southern Tire Card era listings.
Local notices list a 100 acre farm for sale in St Henry Indiana owned by Henry Lange. Also advertised are a dwelling and tin store building formerly owned by Charles G Bosler and related community notices. A ten pound baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Lothar Nord is noted with congratulations. A school grounds picnic at Adgeville is announced with Andy Jent as manager.
Readers are urged to use Sage Tea and Sulphur to darken gray hair for a youthful look. The ad promotes Wyethas Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready formula available in drug stores or made at home, claiming natural, even darkening and thicker, glossier hair by daily use.
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