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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
4
Mrs. J. W. Collier of Hardin Missouri praises Thedford's Black-Draught Liver Medicine for years of use. The ad touts 75 years of regulation of liver stomach and bowels and urges readers to buy 25c or 1.00 packages from local dealers as a cheap daily remedy.
Fragmentary notes reference a large trial and a person named Boiris with mentions of prescription and a rough complexion. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or dates.
Mrs. Ben Seufert, B. H. Wilmers, Werner Wollenmann, Gust Barth, and others from Evansville Louisville and Dalewas were seen in Jasper and Huntingburg on Tuesday. Several local residents conducted business, visited relatives, or traveled to nearby towns including St Meinrad Mariah Hill Covington and Corydon.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a universal remedy for backache kidney and bladder troubles rheumatism and related pains claiming it penetrates kidneys clears pores neutralizes uric acid and cleanses the blood with guaranteed results and universal availability through druggists.
Martin Nevins argues in Good Health that foot baths from flat sidewalks breed wet surfaces that harbor germs causing grip, bronchitis, and even tuberculosis. He urges building convex sidewalks that drain quickly and sit slightly above ground level to curb illness spread.
The piece argues that constant mind-wandering wastes time and hampers success, urging focus on tasks. It praises productive daydreaming when it fuels business ideas but warns that aimless wandering belongs in the scrap heap, citing historical invention as an example of purposeful dreaming.
A community notice urges Mr Business Man to appeal for customers via the newspaper. It argues column advertising reaches the town’s best shoppers and challenges him to clearly show products and competitive prices to win business.
An elderly Shropshire man, long poor, left a fortune in bank notes sewn into a hat lining. In San Stefano Italy a dead miser concealed money in large bills tucked into the soles and heels of his shoes.
Special notice seeks to purchase ten thousand fertilizer bags. Buyer offers five cents per bag through Ben Bolte & Sore.
A fragment reflects on music as the universal language of the soul. It contrasts music's power to steel hearts in battle with its ability to melt hearts for love. The text speaks of worship, moral guidance, and the dual potential to uplift or debase.
Ad claims Banol and Sanol as the best for bladder troubles and backache with a 24 hour claim. Advertises 35 cents to 1.00 per bottle at local drug stores.
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