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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
5
Berlin merchant offers husband to the spinster with most coupons
A Berlin tradesman circulated a circular promising to wed his son to the spinster who collects the most coupons within a year, with a share in his business as the prize. The idea echoes earlier schemes from Leeds and Brussels where firms offered husbands or weddings as incentives, sometimes leading to unexpected complications and fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Leeds
Drapera
Ter Company
London
Adonis
Brussels
New York
Socialistic Baptism Reported in Australia
In Australia, Tom Mann, formerly a London publisher, has introduced a socialistic baptism. He mounts a platform and takes babies into his arms while attaching scarlet rosettes bearing their names, with parents acting as sponsors to vow a lifelong service to Socialism. The item notes the unlikely ritual as part of Mann's Antipodean influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Tom Mann
London
St. Matthew
Cool headed railroad men
A prominent railroad official explains the complexity of scheduling vast rail systems. He describes the gigabytes of coordination from chief operating officers to division trainmasters, the derangements caused by adding trains, and the need for tentative and final schedules. He notes the impact on locals and limiteds and the constant balancing of timing, leeway, and rolling stock. The piece underscores the meticulous, constant adjustments required to run trains on time across a network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piga
Grand Central Station
Lmited
Living Stream of Bats North of Uvalde in Texas
A notable bat stream near the Frio River, 25 miles north of Uvalde, draws crowds as a towering smoke like column of millions of bats erupts each evening. Dr. William B. Phillips explored a deep cave shaft to a vast second chamber, finding vast guano deposits but no bat source at that level. Local ranchers Henry Codrag and Tom Felsh tried to blast an opening, releasing a torrent of bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Frio
Uvaldo
William B. Phillips
State Mineral Survey
Henry Cograd
Tom Felsh
Ostrich Farming in Cuba At Marianao Aims for Industry
Edward V. Morgan reports on a 27 acre Marianao farm near Habana housing 48 ostriches. Fourteen are breeders, others are juveniles. Breeders cost 300 to 400 dollars, younger birds 200 to 250. Feathers sold in New York via a salesroom, with raw feather yields of 60 dollars for males and 45 dollars for females. Incubation about 42 days. 20 percent hatch to maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward V. Morgan
Cuba
Marianao
Habana
Phoenix Ariz
Nice
Arizona
France
United States
New York
London
Railroad workers plagued by nervous disorders say Berlin lecture
Dr Platschek told the World Congress of Hygiene and Demography in Berlin that railway men suffer a rising number of mental and nervous illnesses each year. He listed memory loss, poor judgment, mental weakness, paralysis, melancholia, and many nervous afflictions as arising from hazardous railway duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platschek
World Congress of Hygiene
Berlin
Eagle Lifespan and Flight That Forces Young Eagles To Fend For Themselves
The passage notes eagles live 80 to 160 years. Young eagles, driven from the nest by savage parents, learn to fly through instinct and need. They are not trained by older birds and must fend for themselves, with old birds pushing them from crags if they linger. It takes about three years for a young eagle to reach full growth.
The Argument Woven Through Human Persuasion
A brief reflection on how people respond to words and logic versus more tactile, sensory appeals, noting that different individuals require different approaches to persuasion.
Weaver elected trustee candidate in Harrison Township
Correspondence notes Hurrah for Weaver as Republican nominee for trustee of Harrison Township, with enthusiasm from a mass convention. Mention of no rival ticket for assessor. Social events, arrivals, and local happenings include dances, visits, sales, and a major Rockport Fair with bands planned August 17 to 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Weaver
Harison Tp
Republicana
Weaver
Rockport Fair
Kentucky Third Regiment
Grandview
Local social notes from Huff and nearby towns
Huff residents Mr and Mrs Charlize Palmer of Grandview visited Edgar Hill of Adgeville. Many attended the K dream social at the Lutheran Church Saturday. Mrs Edward Schnellenberger returned home after visiting friends. Minnie Wolf of Evanville was in town Monday. Frone and Celia Epple visited from Louisville. Tillie and Paulina Wittman of Evanston called on friends. Joseph Epple in Perry County last Sunday. Mrs Daisy Taylor and daughters visited Bristan on Saturday. John Philips and Ford visited Abraham Sandera of Spencer County. John Epple and daughter Ama on sick list. Russel Lomax and sister came from Bristow via Louisville. The 11 months old daughter of Mrs Louis Beerste died Tuesday morning. Frank Epple and sisters Mary and Krone were at Fulda last Sunday. Dave Gensch moved near Tell City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Epple
Mary and
Krone
Fulda
Dave Gensch
Tell City
Fischer and Metzger visit Fulda and Ferdinand for health
Mr and Mrs Joseph Fischer were in Fulda on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Hoffmann visited sister Mrs Wm Metzger who has been very low but is now improving. E E Metzger went to Ferdinand on his way to West Baden and French Lick for his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Joseph Fischer
Fulda
Mrs. Hoffmann
Wm. Metzger
E. E. Metzger
Ferdinand Staion
West Baden
French Lick
Schnellyville Visit By Walle Family Session
Mr and Mrs Mike Walle of Loutaville are visiting at the home of Mr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Walle
Loutaville
The Shopwell Family In Town For Baby Gear
Mr and Mrs Shopwell arrive with kin in town on a shopping mission for Baby Gay and Sue Need shoes hats and stockings. They plan to end their tin and wear sunny smiles by trading at Henry Beckmanns for a spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby Gay
Fred
Sue
Henry Beckmann
Timber Sale Notice From W Pitts
Notice invites anyone with timber to sell to call 8 W Pitts. He pays the highest market price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Pitts
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