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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
Rich Deverng returns from a woodland win to his mother's farm home and is intercepted by his uncle and his eccentric wife. Aunt Jerusha questions Emily Hutton about Richard's intended marriage to a merchant, Edwards, revealing the_interest in wedlock and family tensions.
In a bleak room Richard wrestles with love and despair after a breakup. Seth Kinney counsels resilience and urges education as a cure, recalling past losses and urging steps toward college with Greek study to rebuild a future.
In a snowy forest Richard mournfully recalls a past gift to a blue jay while deciding not to take partridge berries to Emily. Neighbors discuss Emily and Edwards upcoming spring marriage, while Richard remains dreamy and detached, hints of a strained bond and poetic sensibility linger.
Townspeople on Knockscalbert Hill reported a mass of tiny fish on the Summerhill grass, herring fry 1 1 2 to 2 inches long. The event recalls an August 1904 Longrow shower and similar airborne transport of small aquatic life by water spouts.
Captain van Ermaerth of the Van Spilbergen nabbed a killer aboard after a deadly assault on a rich saloon passenger traveling from Batavia to Sydney. He inspected crew on deck and detected a suspect by heart rhythm while others showed normal beats. A later confession tied the cold-handed mate to the crime as an accomplice.
New York and Canada face mixed signals as seasonable weather boosts retail and wholesale activity while some lines pause for the new year. Jobbing demand rises to fill stock gaps, iron and steel stay active on old orders, and high prices linger in textiles and leather markets. Exports show declines versus last year, with forecasts of heavy buying early in 1910 and continued price firming across cotton goods and footwear sectors.
Market data shows winter patent at 5.75 to 6.10, spring patent 4.35 to 4.45, rye 4.70 to 4.90. Wheat No 2 red 1.28 to 1.30, No 3 red 1.18 to 1.25. Corn easier with No 2 white 62 to 62.5 cents, No 2 mixed 6 1/2 to 62 2/3. Oats firmer with No 2 white 48.4 to 49 cents, No 2 mixed 47 to 47.5. Timothy 15.75 to 16.25, clover mixed 14.50 to 15, clover 15.75 to 16.25. Rye steady No 2 7 0 to 7 0 8 cents. Mill feed bran 21.60 to 22.50, middlings 24.50 to 25.50.
Live Stock Markets Cincinnati December 20 reports cattle receipts 1,869 head, extra butcher prices from 5.85 to 6.50, cows at 4.75, calves 7.8 to 9.0. Hog receipts 6,610 head with best butchers 8.40 to 8.45, mixed packers 8.16 to 8.49, sows to 7.70. Sheep receipts 739 head market steady with extra 5.26 and high 5.15 to 5.95, ewes 1.50.
The article notes a bumper 1909 harvest in Western Canada with wheat, oats, and barley boosting incomes for farmers. It highlights North American settlement, Taft and Hill comments on Canada's growth, rail and elevator capacities, and large land programs in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. It portrays favorable conditions for American settlers and expanding agriculture and infrastructure.
A study dean at a renowned girls college delivered a joke about reform during a chapel service. She described students lingering in hallways after Sunday meetings, then outlined a spoof exit order ending with the phrase we will all meet below, but she never finished.
In Ohio counties and on Long Island Nassau and Suffolk, prayer was invoked to influence dry policies and election results. The text notes only regional supporters used this method, hinting at prayer as a local issue like tariffs. It then shifts to U.S. territorial changes since 1783, noting area shrinkage from 828,000 to 326,000 square miles as 602,000 square miles joined other states.
Fragmentary notices mention Allen's Foot-Ease with claimed relief for aching feet and a remark on divorce and child custody. Other text references a quote about a young man’s earnings and spending, and a doctor’s assertion on character.
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