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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
5
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H B Tormohien, who sold his farm to Leo Lueken, has opened a real estate office at Holland Cass townships and lists 8 or 10 fine farms for sale in Dubois and Warrick counties. Land buyers urged to call for bargains. Home phone in office.
Henry Beckmann's store advertises latest ladies belts and great reductions on mens pants with $1.00 off per pair. Community notices include a 80 acre Gerhard Hoevels farm for sale near Ferdinand, a dentistry visit by E. J. Kilian in Huntingburg on Sept. 4, and improvements at Rockport fairgrounds with attractions from Aug. 24 to 27. Also listings for a Ferdinand home for sale, employment ads for two housemaids in Louisville, and notices from J. V. Stimson about timber sales.
A consolidated list of farm and livestock prices from several vendors including John H Kerstien Peter Muller and Sons John G Beckmann Ferdinand Stock Ydb J H Heckmann and others. Items span butter egge hens beef hides cales calf etc with per pound and per bushel rates and notes on fresh cows and hogs.
Southern Time Card effective May 1 1910 shows North Bound trains 9 and 12 from Johnsburg with departure and arrival times in the a m and p m columns. Not guaranteed. Nos 3 4 9 10 run solid between Louisville and Evansville, with free reclining chair cars. A J Lange agent.
Local timber buyers advertise to purchase all timber varieties at the highest prices. Prospective sellers urged to compare offers from nearby firms before selling, with Pitts Lumber Co highlighted as a source for price quotes.
A local coal price notice lists delivered rates of nine shillings per ton at Ferdinand and seven shillings per ton at St Meinrad. The notice is signed by Jos F VAAL of St Meinrad Indiana, serving as the selling agent.
Church announcements list weekly names for Aug 28 in Fort Mary Meiring with several offerings by Herman Hoppenians ad-John Verkamp Jos Verkamp Margaretha Seng Francisca Senig Xavier Schreiner Mary Kunkler Francisca Gerber Ben Johanenmann B M V Paul Wagner Anthony Keller Jr Exposition in Knoxville Tenn Sept 12 Oct 12 1910 with reduced railway rates via Southern Railway on sale Sept 12-Oct 12 Final limit 10 days from sale date special reductions for coach excursions Sept 15 22 29 and Oct 6 through coaches and sleeping cars reservations through local agents or J C Beam Jr A G P A St Louis Mo.
The Ferdinand Township trustee announces the Advisory Board meeting to set 1910 expenditures and taxes. Totals: township 1116 dollars with 30 cents per hundred. local tuition 372 dollars with 10 cents. special school tax 744 dollars with 20 cents. road tax 372 dollars with 10 cents. extra road tax 372 dollars with 10 cents. poor expenditures 37 dollars with 1 cent. Total 3015 dollars and total tax 81 dollars per hundred. Net taxable property 372000. polls 160. Dated August 3 1910.
An advertisement markets Orange Blossom as a universal female health remedy. It claims to cure inflammation congestion womb disorders and ovarian issues including tumors and cancers in early stages. The text urges solitary use, cites testimonials, and offers a book and free sample for one dollar through druggists.
A prominent dairyman describes a compact milking room for four cows with heads alternating directions. The setup reduces piping, fixes all equipment at a single spot, and trains cows to come to the milking area. Four cows enter, are secured, and milked in sequence.
The work completes in ten minutes with a new quartet of cows brought up to replace the previous group. Benefits include reduced manure buildup at the site and easier machine adjustments, regarded as simple and superior by the dairyman.
The passage urges clean stable and dairy conditions with fresh air, proper milk handling, and consistent animal care. It warns against confusing intentions with actions and comments on the difference between diligence and luck, using period tone to reflect rural life and character.
The passage argues that shelter, adequate feed, water, and protection from pests and predators are essential for a cow to prove her value. Without humane care, exposure to sun and rain, cold, and abuse by men and dogs leads to poor health and disappointing results for owners.
If a cow uses all feed for fat rather than milk she fails as a milker and fits beef cattle. If a cow breeds milk capacity, stays small, and channels feed to milk production she is likely a dairy success and a sound dairy investment.
Some men who own separators and maintain good cow herds report strong profits from selling cream to a class of customers and skim milk to another. Often the same buyers purchase both cream and skim milk, and the separation enables higher payments for each product.
J H Hale veteran orchardist urges fruit growers to prepare land with thorough tillage, transplant carefully, prune and spray often, thin apples, and favor standard trees over dwarfs. He endorses commercial fertilizers with cover crops, winter storage for apples, and coordinated efforts for cold storage plants. Also includes garden hose mending device and floral care tips from Scientific American.
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