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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
10
Bank promotes safe investing in high grade bonds and securities with 4 to 6 percent yields and offers 3 percent certificates of deposit on demand. It urges avoiding speculative stocks and invites customers to seek advice on finances, promising clear guidance.
Local notes report several residents visiting Huntingburg Ferdinand and Louisville for business and social visits. J F J Schurz ill with pneumonia while others like Andy Jacobs, Philip Partenheimer, and Peter May make trips to nearby towns and cities. Music by the Star Band accompanied a church feast at New Boston.
Nellie Brooner of Huntingburg visited Mrs. Naoma Schnell on Thursday. Will Hang, John Jochem and John Schmidt were in Huntingburg on Friday. Mrs. Jesse Michel traveled to Christney for a weekend with relatives. Bernard Buening of Evansville spent several days here visiting kin. Mrs. Kate Helmbeck and daughter Rose of Boonville visited John Heilers family on Sunday. John Sehwinghagomer was in Jasper Monday on business. Sie er creetee apts.
A large crowd attended Jacob Gehlhausen s 27th birthday party Sunday with wishes for many more. Joseph Otto of Jasper attended divine services here Sunday and visited Paul Jasper afterward. John Arehart traveled to Cannerton Monday. Groundhog sighting warns of bad weather amid spring conditions.
Rene Bache explains in the Philadelphia Public Ledger that floebergs differ from icebergs as they are yellow and dirty, with salt frozen in, formed in Labrador bays and blown ashore in winter. Summer thaw drifts them to sea, while attempts by the Andros coast guard to blow them up failed.
Fifty disabled soldiers with artificial limbs climb the House of Commons tower in London to study the Big Ben mechanism. Trained by the ministry of labor, they learn about the clock designed by Lord Grimthorpe in 1895, noting the 14 foot minute hand, 700 pound pendulum, 9 foot bell, and 766 pound hammer. An electric motor now winds the clock in 20 minutes, replacing the previous three-afternoons-a-week effort by two men.
Two tired men meet after a long separation and swap stories about the front and a mysterious malaise called influenzy. One jokes he has battled the illness for twenty years, noting it drains energy and desire to act, while the other learns the term for the first time.
John Armbruster recalls a nostalgic era in Everybody's when operators connected calls by hand and kept lines open to monitor emergencies. He contrasts early service with modern efficiency driven by business aims and cites playful anecdotes about central office routines and local etiquette.
The American Concrete Institute recommends using limestone trap rock and burned clay over siliceous gravels, which fail under intense heat. If gravel is used without protection, columns should be round. spiral reinforced gravel columns need a one inch cement plaster coating on metal lath or light expanded metal for extra protection.
A recent electric tool novelty, this portable circular saw uses a one-quarter horsepower motor and weighs several pounds. It employs a S-Inch crosscut or rip blade, features a depth cage, aluminum base grooved for a guide track, and a safety guard over the blade.
Italy faces severe lumber shortages as war destruction disrupts supply lines. Officials warn that without rapid industrial development and favorable weight rates, the country may struggle to rebuild infrastructure and support military logistics, hampering postwar reconstruction efforts.
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