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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
2
Mysterious hilltop recluse haunts village cradle
In the village of Woffingham, the reclusive old Hilary governs a mansion on the hill with his daughter Elinor. He shelters a secretive band tied to anarchic aims, while Elinor, educated and dreamful, grapples with her father’s atheistic creed and doubt about her lineage. The assistant rector Ward observes Elinor’s haunting beauty and the town’s wary curiosity grows around the isolated pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Hilary
Hes
Boos
Fasalla
Hilary
Brich
Elinor Kingston
Saint Jude's
Rois
Old Hilary
Mra. Bryant
Bryant
Hiinor Kingston
Fainor
Poart
Kingston
New York
Ward
Marty
Boroday
Hoff
Europe
Woffingham
Henriette
Mademoiselle
Darwin
Haeckel
Elinor
Sabeato
Hael
Bakunin
Annual Dinner Seals Fate of a Hidden Band
Old Hilary presides over a final dinner detailing a prosperous yet shadowy year. Elinor, tasked with precise ledgers, faces the morbid truth that their group loses three members, while the others, including Boroday the trusted henchman, drift through a risky, cash‑only world guarded against exposure.
Woffingham Sees Theft And Violence From Her Hilltop Home
A fragment highlights Woffingham’s world of big theories and small duties as a girl pictured in a great house on a hill observes robberies and violent deeds below while a band leader’s follower and others move through the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tween
Woffingham
Growing In the Mind and the Call to Intellectual Growth
A reflective piece cites Coleridge and Lamb on genius and growth. It argues that steady, rigorous effort expands mental capacity over years and warns that a mind spoiled by low ideals will stagnate like an encroached garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleridge
Charles Lamb
Speare
Lamb
Long Legs Win Bride for Man in Colorado Mining Town
Boulder Colorado story recalls John Paloni who received extra long artificial legs after a shipment mix up. The taller legs allegedly helped him win Pippa, daughter of a neighboring miner, leading to marriage. A St Paul firm had swapped orders. the tall man returned short legs, John did not return the long ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
John Paloni
Palent
Colorado
John
Pippa
St. Paul
Shot Out His Wife’s Tooth in Chester
In Chester Charles Wright shot his wife in the cheek to ease her toothache. He surrendered the revolver to officers claiming he did not know it was loaded. Mrs Wright had been suffering from a toothache and urged him to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Charles Wright
Conner's Influence Prompts Counterfeiting Plot
John Ely, out of work and desperate for money, fell under subtle hypnotic suggestion as a motive for counterfeiting. He created fake half-dollars using a silver plating setup and a home made mold after being drawn by thoughts sparked by a dentist mold display. His landlord's rent demand triggered him to pass the bad coins to pay her, leading to his arrest and a five year prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Ely
Prion
Ily
Snakes Cause Panic in Pittsburgh Barroom Scene
In Pittsburgh J M Weaver claimed no home but Louisiana and entered a saloon with a box. He ordered a drink as a young man nearby yelled and vanished while snakes wriggled from the box. Patrons crawled to table tops seeking cover as the scene unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
J. M. Weaver
Yils Auditors
Peninegansen
Dairy Cows Key to Safe Milk During War Time
The article stresses dairy cows as essential to food supply in wartime and outlines milk preservation steps. It lists five production essentials: healthy cows and men, clean cows and men, clean cans and pails, covered milking pails, and cooling milk to 55 degrees Fahrenheit within an hour and maintaining low storage until delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Werner, Jr
Missouri College of Agriculture
Improvement on Milk Pail by W G Parmele
The invention aims to reduce dirt entering milk during handling by preventing tail interference, improving carriage and seating, and offering a simple, efficient, practical, and inexpensive milk pail suitable for milker use. Chicago inventor W G Parmele of 4025 North Kostner Avenue is described by Scientific American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Parmele
North
Kostner Avenue
Chicago
Scientific American
Complete ration for cows with 1000 pound weight
A practical feeding plan for a 1000 pound cow suggests one pound of grain mixture per three to four pounds of milk, plus either 80 pounds corn silage and 10 pounds hay, or 30 pounds roots and 15 pounds hay, or 8 pounds dried beet pulp soaked and 10 pounds hay, or 20 pounds hay with 1 to 2 pounds oilmeal.
Heifer Calves Offer Hope as Cattle Prices Rise
Article argues raising best heifer calves from high producing cows to replace dwindling, costly cows. Emphasizes selecting calves from top stock to secure future dairy or beef herds as supply tightens and prices climb.
Swamp Root Endorsement From Druggist Memo
A 1916 testimonial from J. M. Watts Merc. Store attests Swamp Root's effectiveness for kidney liver and bladder issues. The letter claims favorable customer reports and high belief by a physician. It urges sending ten cents for a sample bottle and booklet, noting availability of one dollar size bottles at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Watts
Ma Knowe It. Goose Step Joke in Dance Pair
A humorous exchange contrasts a child asking about the goose step with a mother recounting how the father demonstrates the gesture while dancing with her. The line blends playful family banter and wartime era style.
Cuticura Complexions and Soap Advancing Daily Use
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for daily toilet care improving complexions scalps and hands. A free sample by mail offers a booklet from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also includes a humorous note about antique vases shown at the British Museum and a western England visitor’s remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
Dept. L
Boston
Just So. Farmers Discuss Fish Crops And Hiring Excuses
A fragmentary dialogue explores farmers daydreaming about fish crops and a hired man using fishing as an excuse during busy seasons. A terse exchange touches on rights and behavior, while a note on healing and work suggests a rural outlook.
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