11 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1922
Page
1
Multiple fatal and serious injuries marked Indiana items from Terre Haute Kokomo Evansville and other towns. A collision near Terre Haute killed two and injured three, while fires, road debates, farm yields, and tax notes filled regional updates with officials and local names.
Rome reports Pope Pius XI works sixteen hours daily, defying doctors with long hours and prioritizing audiences over meals. The pontiff expands guest receptions, maintains traditional private rooms and staff, and keeps a lean, efficient inner circle drawn from Lombardy to handle duties without delay.
Detectives traced stolen property to a bank safe deposit box after the confessions of Abe Harris and Louis Klein. Both pleaded guilty to possessing burglars tools and Klein agreed to open the box. The box was found empty during a bank visit. A third man’s arrest uncovered the rental of the box and police suspect another man held a key and took valuables.
The article describes Pope Pius X as strict and orderly, demanding instant obedience and keeping private rooms neat with flowers. It recounts his care for Signora Linda, his old Milanese housekeeper, and his decision to house her in Vatican quarters to tend his vestments, defying a long standing papal rule about residence in St. Peter's Square.
Governor Sproul relayed a letter from an outraged radio listener who reported a vulgar onair intrusion during a concert. The sender described a coarse voice inviting a woman to meet him at a graveyard corner in Quaker town and offering a ride to Atlantic City.
Groveland California reporter notes six young chickens hatched in an engine car. McKenna, an Hetch Hetchy railroad engineer, placed eggs in the locomotive 25 days ago while away from camp, and chicks emerged as the heat eased.
On a destroyer range near the Coronado Islands a seaplane based near San Diego found a sea lion inside its aft compartment. Ensign Edward Dolleck and crew tried to remove him but the animal fought back, biting one crewman before being kept in place with life preservers. The sea lion was later returned to North Island to serve as a mascot for the seaplane force.
In Dort Carbon the seven year old Howard Thurry accidentally caused the death of Mrs. Alice Childs forty five by leaping into her lap as she sat in a rocking chair. She suffered internal injuries and died shortly after the incident.
H W Morrison of St Louis an insurance agent says Tanlac rebuilt his health four teen pounds heavier and ended stomach pain heart palpitations and breathing trouble. He reports full daily work and better sleep and recommends Tanlac sold by reputable druggists.
Mrs G Richardson of Seattle reports suffering two months with dragging pains chills and fever and sleepless nights. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound regularly the pains eased the lump left her side and she regained energy. The ad claims the remedy helps nervousness fatigue and low spirits and prevents future trouble.
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