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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
2
The document lists soldiers with units and training locations from Camp Pike to Camp Sherman and France, plus several names connected to 324th Division and other posts. A separate notice prohibits hunting on specific farms with multiple surnames and farm names noted.
Evansville Indiana December 15 1917 John C reports leaving Ferdinand on November 1 to work in the Klaimer Gobel Furniture Co machine room Evansville. The factory is a heated 1 2 square building with modern machinery Mayor Bosse credits city administration for Evansvilles boom. He predicts many Ferdinands will move to Evansville due to good employment and friendly treatment by residents. He stays with Henry Wintermann 422 Fe Virginia St.
Springfield Missouri Mrs Alice Fletcher writes Cardui helped her after marriage when back pain limb pains and bearing down pain left her weak. One bottle then a second made her well. she keeps Cardui as a tonic for a family and says it strengthens her nervous system.
An advertisement invites readers to defend their faith with literature and promotes a 35¢ trial bottle of a skin tonic from Ferdinand Drug Store. It mentions a "Womans friend" in a large trial bottle of sand prescription for skin care and clarifies knowledge comes from reading materials.
Local advertisement notes Dr George A McLane a physician and surgeon located in Ferdinand Indiana. It promotes Sanol eczema remedy and various holiday gifts including stationery candy and Christmas cards. Bartley’s Store is advertised for Christmas shopping and eyecatching candy and oyster paste items appear. The notice also mentions subscriptions to The NEWS and Evansville Courier and a Phaeton and trap offered by Henry Beckmann & Sons.
Evansville market summary lists wheat at 704 dollars or 2.07 per bushel with oats 78 cents, corn 1.10, potatoes 1.25, onions 3.50 per 100 pounds, cabbage 2.00 per 160 pounds, wool 0.70 per pound, ginseng 1.50, eggs 0.42 per dozen, butter 0.46, poultry and livestock prices including spring chickens 16 cents per pound hens 16, old roosters 10, turkeys 21, geese 14, steers 12.50 per hundred, heifers 10, cows 9 per hundred, bulls 5.50, hogs 16.30, and hay No 1 timothy 26 per ton.
An expert warns that regular meat intake strains kidneys by producing uric acid. Symptoms include dull back pain, cloudy or foul urine, and urinary disorders. Recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush kidneys and prevent complications.
Miss Castello, widely known in our city for her work in Domestic Science, is featured in a series of important articles. She is affiliated with the University of Chicago, Lewis Institute, and public school supervision, with roles as lecturer to Women's Clubs on domestic arts and economy.
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