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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
15
The Dubois County Medical Society adopts a minimum fee bill effective Sept 1 1919 listing office hours and service charges. Fees cover obstetric care delivery abortion gynecologic procedures dentistry not included plus country mileage and special treatments with set rates for examinations surgeries injections dressings and hospital calls.
Effective Sunday November 1914 timetable lists Train 9 East arriving at S45 ita. Train 12 West and Train 11 East feature standard local routes with connections at Huntingburg where Train 4b serves Pen and Louisville. A Jochem, Agent, Johnsburg, Ind.
Ferdinand township trustee Nick Senninger urges residents to bring township business to his home office in Dubois County. The notice states he will attend to township matters at his residence each weekday for processing.
The Courier reports that The News prints wedding invitations in Evansville's leading newspaper. This item highlights local social notices and community announcements in the city paper.
Emil Knudsen, a middle aged Norwegian in Denmark, steered a harbor steamer through Copenhagen channels while blindfolded. Two finger tips pressed to his temples by Professor Fridenreich guided his wheel as observers praised a purported sixth sense.
A Kansas City Star piece recalls Caruthersville Missouri lore of gold and silver mounds. An Indian offered a large sum to dig a mound near town, but the owner chose exploration himself and found nothing. Years later the Indian unearthed two heavy boxes found near three pecan trees, contents still a mystery.
Sir Joseph Cook, future Australian navy minister and Commonwealth delegate to the peace conference, began life in a Staffordshire coalpit. As a working miner he pursued self education and learned shorthand. At 25 he moved to New South Wales in 1885, worked in a Sydney-area mine, and rose to leadership in miners' welfare before entering politics.
The French chef de gare wields absolute control of all trains passing through his station and of cars in his district. A through train cannot depart without his permission, creating fewer trains on double track than in the American block signal system with dispatchers.
A new process converts wood into an absorbent substitute for cotton. Supplied to the government by a single mill at several tons daily, the wood is ground and spun into pure white sheets like cotton batting. Light and bulky, about 4000 pounds fit in a box car, costing 8 cents a pound.
New sandbag devices for home and gym use adapt to dumbbells or Indian clubs. Each long, slender bag has rope handles at both ends and loops on the webbing sides for leg work. They offer noiseless operation and multiple exercise options in one unit.
A condensed explainer outlines the League of Nations aims and structure. It defines its goals to promote world peace, open diplomacy, disarmament, and cooperative international action while noting it does not end war or threaten sovereignty. The piece lists member nations, agencies, and questions about withdrawal and authority.
The entry notes August 31 Monday for Theresia Timmermann and a Wednesday date for Anna Broermann. It mentions seven parents of B. Rachmann and Karl Pund for the Congregation and an intention or intake involving H. Eversmann.
The undersigned offer at public sale at a Ferdinand home on Saturday August 30 1919 at 1 00 pm a two story six room frame house three lots a stable and outbuildings with ample water Terms announced sale day Fred Beomm and William D Metzger Auctioneer
In Troy Monday night Mrs August Brannecker marked a 40th birthday with family and friends including Mr and Mrs Joe Reckelhoff and Mr and Mrs Pete Kineh. Old fashioned dances to an accordion accompanied the gathering as one guest allegedly made a nit. Notice to Farmers announces new Ideal Nisco Manure Spreaders from Weye and Fleck with price increases coming October 1.
Notice inviting farmers to bring clover seed samples for testing with payment at a fair price. Weyer and Fleck invite participation and detail testing services and compensation.
Notice to hog raisers promotes Morris Digester Tankage for profitable feeding. Farmers Mill and Elevator Co advertises sale items including 4 guillars at 3.50 and 2 violins at 10.00 each with a contact at Con vent.
An old time remedy claims Sage Tea and Sulphur darkens gray hair naturally. The ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound available in drug stores with added ingredients for a glossy look. It guarantees gradual color restoration by applying with a sponge or brush.
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