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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
8
A physician argues that pure moderate tobacco can aid women’s nerves and daily planning. He warns against public or bravado smoking, notes disinfectant benefits of tobacco smoke, and compares moderation to other medicines, urging five minutes of cigarette use three times daily after meals.
Describes two gown designs with intricate detailing. The first features a chocolate brown diagonal chevrot dress with a plastron square yoke and brown satin trimming. The second uses Nile green silk voile with draped fronts, passementerie motifs, black satin edges, and a long satin girdle with tasselled ends.
Dr Healy H Almond argues health laws are divine and should guide school and home instruction. He advocates regular open air drill, vision and hearing tests, endurance benchmarks, boxing and gymnastics, limited sedentary hours, and extensive physical and manual activities to strengthen bodies and resist city life.
The article argues a great voice is a gift not fully explainable by biology. Terraz zini possesses natural formation and technique, yet mastery also requires training. A singer is not simply born with cords but needs brain and muscle control to produce proper tones. No two voices are alike, like pianos or violins.
Fashion notes reveal aprons moving from kitchen utility to decorative wardrobe pieces. Damask fabrics and embroidery drive rising popularity with aprons worn over chafing dishes, signaling a shift toward stylish, adaptable domestic attire.
The article outlines sewing scarfs of two to four yards for school and shopping wear, with silk cashmere options and decorative finishes. It also notes fur trimmed suits, reindeer coats with brocade lining, and care tips for storing white clothes with starch removed.
The piece notes a new Parisian fashion where a 3 to 6 inch wired plaiting of filet net lace is sewn into directoire coats without collars. The lace ruff frames the neck and front, ending at the first button, creating a striking, collarless look.
Terre Haute officials refused reinstatement to Forest Kensinger a gauger after he resigned to run as a Republican candidate for county treasurer. Kensinger was not elected and a prior recommendation for reinstatement was rejected by the civil service commission noting campaign resignations affect return to classified posts. Several similar cases exist across branches of the service.
Brownstown Indiana reports that directors bondsmen stockholders and depositors of the People s State bank have agreed on an 85 percent payment to depositors. The bank failed in August 1907 after paying 50 percent to date amid ongoing litigation. Fugitive president H A Burrell remains at large.
A large bull dog owned by Benjamin Desom of Evansville attacked and killed Desom's horse. The dog, normally chained, broke free and charged the stable, tearing the horse to pieces in a sudden assault.
Richmond Indiana reports that the forthcoming legislature may enact a law to create a reform workhouse in each of Indiana’s 13 congressional districts. Officials condemn county jails as deplorable and view the workhouse plan as the sole solution.
William Edward Hackedorn a prominent Indianapolis attorney died at his North Delaware Street home from a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Ontario Ohio in 1855 he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Vernon Sipte traveling salesman for Lion City Grocery Co of Elkhart disappeared from his home in South Bend Indiana. Employers arrival reports he did not report to them and authorities fear he may have taken his own life.
Police raided four gambling houses in Terre Haute Indiana seizing a wagon load of paraphernalia. Mayor Lyons and Prosecuting Attorney Cooper ordered the action. Many men were found inside but no arrests were made.
Walter Legeman, senator elect from Vanderburgh County and a leading Republican figure, died suddenly while riding with his wife in a buggy after months of illness. Newcastle's oldest couple, David Edwards and wife, aged 94, celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary, the oldest pair in the region.
In Bedford Indiana Emmet and Clinton Kirkman Hobart Massey and Charles Perry aged 14 to 16 collected blasting powder near an Hoosier quarry at Oolitic planning a celebration. Perry lit a pipe and spilled powder, causing a flash and explosion that badly burned all, with Emmet Kirkman dying after reaching home.
General holiday marked by church services and office closures. Salvation Army served turkey to 600 needy children. Mayor Bookwalter led ceremonies with a speech to attendees. A football game injury left 11 year old Ethel Richards with a broken arm at 214 Concordia Street.
Special Judge Frank T. Edenhart ruled that the vote must be recounted despite Attorney General Bingham’s claim of no authority. He held that the voting machine law does not repeal the statute for a recount when proper action is taken.
In Fort Wayne Indiana the wife of Johsa Raber died after a family quarrel that began when Raber returned home intoxicated. The two sons William and Fred Raber threw him outside, and during police contact the mother suffered heart failure.
In Muncie Indiana two courteous bandits abducted Henry Brooker in an alley and relieved him of his pocketbook containing $60 and his gold watch.
Lawrenceburg Junction Indiana. The tobacco barn of R D Liddle on Gullford Pike burned completely, housing 2000 pounds of barley tobacco. Two strangers were seen lurking around the premises. Suspected night riders set the blaze.
In Indianapolis Ury L. Krausa 62 of North Liberty and Fred Hoffman 84 of Rochester pleaded guilty in federal court to using a cancelled stamp and were fined 150 dollars each. George Hamilton 50 received a two year prison sentence for possessing counterfeit molds.
Wabash Indiana Frank Williams a former deputy county treasurer and deputy auditor was named assistant postmaster succeeding Claude Stitt a fugitive. Stitt faces an alleged $2622 shortage and has been traced to Chill Indiana where he boarded a train toward Chicago or St Louis.
John Murray of Cincinnati and Robert Wade of Mansfield were arrested in Evansville on housebreaking charges amid a spate of burglaries this month. Also reported a probable tramp victim near Shelburn with murder verdict by coroner. Melvin Tennis, assistant electrician, found dead near the BE & T railway with a bloodied bolt at the scene.
John Ebert, a leading Indiana Mason, died at his home on North Pennsylvania Street after a brief illness. Born in Pennsylvania in 1833 he had lived in Indianapolis since 1854.
Valparaiso Ind Theophilus Packer father of Congressman D Crumpacker died at home here He had served in the state militia and was a prominent local figure noting his death in the community obituary column
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