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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
12
A Savannah doctor has two children a six year old daughter and four year old son. The daughter teases the brother during Bible history exams and the boy names Adam and Eve as Edem and Ab. A mother rebukes a late boy for not finding Moscow on a map burned in 1812 and a sailor bride line closes with a nursery squall analogy.
A New York newspaper substitute copy reader condensed the Volturno disaster story into a single striking line. After reviewing several drafts, he submitted the bold headline O Restless Sea to capture the drama of the sinking.
Clyde Firebaugh of New Sharon Iowa reports years of facial pimples and dandruff cleared after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment. He sent for a free sample, saw relief, and purchased more.
Civil Engineer F. T. Moore of Win sted Conn reports finding a tree in Barkhamsted containing oak at the butt, chestnut in the middle, and hemlock at the top. He is noted as a church member and heads a scientific society.
George Eliot argues that repeated decisions shape character by choosing good or evil. The quote emphasizes gradual moral formation through everyday acts and inner resolve.
A collection of salad ideas using watermelon tomato and cucumber. Includes recipes for potato balls with watermelon, tomato and peanut salad, cucumber salad with gelatin, tomato and green pepper salad, red pepper and cauliflower salad, and stuffed pears with nuts. Each features mayo or French dressing and serving on lettuce with decorative elements.
A collection of kitchen item instructions and a comic column snippet. Navy bean stew uses simmered beans with cream before serving. Date cake blends sugar eggs dates and walnuts with vanilla and sour cream frosting. A spicy Pimilento Biaque dish and stuffed Spanish chops follow, then a humorous Evening Holler office window vignette about type styles and Sunday clothes.
In a San Francisco to Australia voyage the late William H. Smith and Charley Backus planned a cargo of potatoes for sale abroad. Backus, famed as a comedian, grew seasick while Smith kept to deck duties. When Backus feared death, he quipped about potatoes, telling Smith to “go to hades with them.”
A ragged hobo visits a Philadelphia household and, after being challenged on his strength, bows and proclaims he is superior to sawing and splitting half a cord of wood. He then leaves.
A mucilage with surprising tenacity is made by boiling a Spanish onion briefly and pressing out its juice.
A Wisconsin couple describes abandoning coffee after trying Postum, noting improved sleep, nerves, and mood as they adjusted to the product. They report friends also felt benefits when preparing Postum correctly, and mention two forms priced for home use.
Capt W V Lucas of the Fourteenth Iowa recalls a Civil War incident from Price's Missouri raid told in Pilot Knob. He describes a barber shaved on only one side of his face during the long roll sounding, then completed the job later by a colored barber at Rollo, as the barber noted the contrasting beards with humor.
A mother lectures Marla on conscience explaining the inner voice that warns against wrong and remorse after mistakes. Marla asks how to tell right from wrong and fears she will never be good, recalling a nurse once misreading a similar inner voice as indigestion.
Ad copy highlights Red Cross Ball Blue for whiter laundry on wash day. Mentions grocery aisle placement and broad urban mentions. Notes Women outnumber men in New York Berlin Paris and London as a comparative aside.
A teacher in an East aide school scolds Tommy for his grievance with Heine. She urges the golden rule, but he remains unreceptive until she delivers a corrective point. He finally responds by claiming he has heaped coal on his enemy's head and brightens with the remark.
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