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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
16
Purdue Extension notes fire blight devastates Indiana apples with up to 85 percent of fruit spurs lost to blossom blight this spring. It outlines the disease spread from cankers, the need for winter pruning, sterilization of tools, and a systematic pole shear program with weekly inspections to remove blighted tissue at minimal cost per acre.
The piece argues that success in poultry farming requires building a strong reputation through breeding high class stock and offering every customer a square deal. It urges breeders to understand both practical rules and their underlying reasons, then announce achievements via exhibitions and advertising as two wings to success.
The excerpt notes that both exhibition and advertising are essential. Exhibiting furnishes material proof of announcements, while advertising provides necessary publicity that supports growth of reputation.
The feed notes advise young guineas to eat grass seed or small seed plus baked bread. Hatch timing matters: they should hatch early so the head knot hardens before front growth. otherwise they cannot be raised. August is suggested for weaning as grass reed regrows.
Advice urges starting with a small flock to learn by doing. Begin with a few fowls and rear chickens, gradually expanding your plant and stock as experience accumulates. Continue until you have demonstrated fitness or untitness for the business.
A fragmentary note discusses grit substitutes for teeth like a girl named Girlt, urging avoidance of fowls and suggesting a liberal supply should be kept at all times. The text is unclear and reads as a miscellaneous historical clump.
Hundreds joined the Riverside Park reunion of the Johns Day Association in Munele. The event featured a parade, basket picnic, music and amusements. Contests included horseshoes and a mile row on the Mississippi River with prizes for oldest, youngest, and prettiest entries.
David Plant eighty eight years old died at Fayette sanatorium after a life spent in Fayette county He was educated three days at an old time school and later learned farming and business He loved literature quotes Shakespeare and the poets He had no children and his wife had died years before He was active in local life and remembered for his short schooling yet broad knowledge
A sermon-like tract frames the Messiah as a figure who frees toil weary humanity through equality and industrial progress. It invokes the star of the west, the carpenter’s son, and the Nativity hymn, urging social reform, universal love, and shared abundance across nations and generations.
Fragmentary text describes a family escaping during the night with unclear details. Names, places, and circumstances are unreadable, leaving only general reference to an incident and an escape event.
Miss Mina Thoms, 49, of Fairmount, Ned, died yesterday at Marion hospital from elephantiasis a rare skin disease. She weighed nearly four hundred pounds and was thought to have dropsy until doctors diagnosed elephantiasis last week. The body was sent to Fairmount for burial.
A daring young woman, identity unknown, drove her auto along the sidewalk in Acgod north of Rochester on Saturday. Pedestrians fled to stores as paving blocked the street and she chose the sidewalk route rather than go around. The town marshal seeks to identify her.
A rain and wind storm swept a thin Newton county section causing heavy damage. Wires down and streets blocked by fallen trees in Kentland.
Four year old son of Alva Shethurne near Frouerille died after tumbling from a bay wagon as it passed through a gate on a north east road. Local authorities reported the accident happened midday. no other injuries were noted.
Ray Moon aged 14 was wounded, perhaps fatally, when Karl E Jarvin 14 fired a revolver during a game of playing Indian in Peru. The shot pierced Moon’s abdomen. authorities investigate the incident and condition unknown.
A scattered Indiana digest reports fires, deaths, marriages, and legal matters from Bloomington to Hammond. A fire at a residence with $150 insurance, a train-related death for John Chandler, a suicide attempt by Bertha Pudler, and multiple police or legal actions are noted amid upcoming local events and community notices across towns like Marion, Muncie, and Terre Haute.
The piece argues humans are bodies and spirits, with life meant to align both worlds. It cites Colossians, noting believers are dead yet alive in Christ, urging spirituality to lead while not letting the physical realm dominate. It emphasizes insensitivity to the physical as a virtue, not a denial of it.
A modern preacher declares truth as eternal beyond human tradition and history. He asserts the light seen in Jesus endures even if biblical texts fade or are forgotten, and that truth remains forever present and clearer today.
The line reflects a public figure confronting praise and criticism, urging self-scrutiny amid acclaim and rebuke. It conveys a theme of humility and accountability in the face of widespread attention.
The Grouch recalls a dismal function in a dusty grove near Torpídville. A drunken pavilion scene featured a stiff necked statesman, shrill music, and a brazen display of dubious wares. Farmers and townsfolk milled as complaints and gossip filled the air.
The readable text hints at community figures and events with names like Dorothy and Dore, references to a grand event and discussions among residents. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR, but the piece centers on local personalities and a referenced meeting or hearing.
A fragment discusses a child’s fear of darkness and suggests adult fears shape a child’s nervous development. It warns that early depressive influences during childhood may affect lifelong temperament and behavior. The text implies caution and guidance to prevent psychological damage.
The Daily Consular Reports collect memos from cities worldwide showing universal public interest in moving pictures. England Japan Turkey Mexico India Australia and many islands report instant and sustained welcome for the cinematograph.
A fragment notes how many people manage to raise dust over car purchases, while others marvel at the ease of financing automobiles. The dialogue contrasts public perception with the practicalities of buying vehicles amid social scrutiny.
United States rationing guidance is advertised in the Washington Post urging women to hurry for the limited brochure. The note hints many will soon miss the edition as demand outpaces supply and mentions social obligations amid wartime finance.
A physician details using Postum instead of coffee or tea to aid convalescents and nervous patients. He claims broad adoption, urges continued use in families, and offers his letter as a reference. The promotion credits Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan and cites a health message and mileage in a period ad style.
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