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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
15
In wartime the writer’s role sustains morale and shapes national ideals. German and English poets, Rodin’s exhibit, and Yeats inspire soldiers, while officials urge spiritual supplies for troops alongside cartridges. Authors are officers of the nation, shaping enduring memory.
The author argues America nears a moral awakening marked by greater tolerance compassion and sacrifice for the common good. Citing Germany’s horrors as a catalyst the piece envisions purification from past ease and a turn toward Christlike values and national unity.
Poem fragment urges girls to honor soldiers and defend freedom. Pleads to arm them with pure memories and courage, to uphold a nation where sons sacrifice and women safeguard values. Ends with call for womanhood worth dying for.
A reflective column on WWI battlefield tales and the gap between home and the front. The piece recalls a British girl’s tale of a homebound yet returned soldier and the petty upset over a missing butcher. It contrasts home’s trivial cares with soldiers’ hardened experiences and how youths change in six weeks at front.
Count Johann von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, boasts of secretly taking army photographs. He claims the images will interest General von Hindenburg as the European war unfolds.
The USDA issues a new list of all U S dairy herds officially accredited free from tuberculosis as of July 1 including the Holstein Friesian herd at the United States Soldiers' Home with 134 registered cows. Certificates of freedom will be issued to herd owners and notices will be sent to state officials as statuses change.
Public officials veterinarians and stock owners are urged to report any cases of foot and mouth disease immediately. Dr Z R Mohler of the US Department of Agriculture warns outbreaks have occurred in England and the United States in the past but were controlled. He notes the disease could reappear in the United States at any time and stresses preventive measures.
The text warns that maintaining sharp vigilance by officials veterinarians and stock owners is crucial to early discovery and containment. It cautions against a potential reintroduction of foot-and-mouth disease and notes the risk if it becomes established as seen in continental Europe. Early detection and rapid elimination of infected centers are essential to protect the United States.
Advice urges farmers to avoid forcing cows toward early drying or milk-focused feeding. Let nature take its course to gain in the long run, emphasizing minimal intervention as calving approaches next spring.
An American aviator describes Lieutenant Avery defeating Lieutenant Meinkopf, a top German flyer, by abandoning fixed strategy and engaging instantly. Meinkopf, Baron Richtofen’s successor, reportedly raged afterward, crying that the new tactics were ill suited to German methods.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is cured by internal action rather than local treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as blood-driven, claiming strong tonics and purifiers, with testimonials and pricing for druggists. Also includes a brief humorous cartoon caption about a furnace dispute.
An advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment eases dandruff and itching by massaging the scalp, followed by Cuticura Soap shampooing. free sample address given as Cuticura Dept. X Boston and prices listed for Soap and Ointment. The piece also includes a humorous dialogue about wartime danger and bravado with a German sapper.
A judge cracks a joke about cruelty to a wife as a miscreant seeks mercy. The piece quotes a courtroom quip about his wife and a light verdict. It promotes Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation.
A playful exchange recounts a proposal and its playful counterpart, contrasting sheepish and wolfish expressions. The dialogue highlights humorous affection between two people as they remark on each other’s reactions.
In a clipped dialogue, Jink and Winx discuss Closefist’s wealth and a nonchalant operation. A woman’s cold remark about a family tree contrasts with a man’s boastful claim of a lengthy lineage. The scene blends satire with sharp wit.
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