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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
2
Publication details for She Ferdinand Hews printed Fridays by Henry Maske. Includes postal matter date May 24 1906 and Ferdinand Indiana. Rate card effective Oct 6 1916 lists subscription rates and advertising fees.
A fragment from a local column riffs on headlines and humor. It notes a mock headline Persian Cat in Court and jokes about peace if both sides quit, referencing marriage, leap year and a satirical take on current events with a Ferdinand mention.
Market notes list staple prices for wheat oats corn potatoes and eggs in Evanaville Indiana on January 4 1917. Includes livestock and herd values with per hundred weights and per ton figures for hay and various meats and poultry. Community prices show modest variations from day to day across grains dairy and animal products.
The J eee CMIZ 2 Guiana Navigation reports a snap halt as ice gorges and rising waters slow passage at the port. Warm rains loosen ice and improve flow by midweek, while multiple towns record flooding and ice reshaping local waterways.
A health advertisement urges readers to drink hot water with limestone phosphate every morning before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims rapid internal sanitation improves tone, appetite, and overall health, promising easy access to the drug store for a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
A local church ledger lists rates and names including Henry Meier, Ven Sister Magdalena O S B, and Elizabeth Heidel for Friday observations and records.
Advice warns backache and dull kidney pain signal excess meat consumption. It promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, reduce urine irritation, and relieve nocturnal urination for regular meat eaters.
Grandmother used Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken faded hair. The ad touts easy application with a comb or brush and claims hair darkens naturally by morning, restoring color and shine for about 50 cents.
Ferdinand township trustee sets monthly office hours at Gerhard Bolte home and other days at his residence. Citizens with township business should present it on the first Saturday each month. Nick Senninger, Trustee, Ferdinand, Indiana.
Good morning report notes The Courier in Vansville as the leading local newspaper. Readers are urged to pick up today’s issue for city news, classifieds, and community updates.
John L Balderston cites George Moore in The Atlantic arguing art will move to museums as homes empty and social changes erode estates. He notes death duties in England threaten to break up great holdings while rich Americans once bought trash rather than masterpieces.
A Russian scholar edits a text claiming Louis XVI was a peaceful king who died of a hemorrhage. It alleges Louis XVII succeeded him, Napoleon failed in plans against the throne, and Napoleon was deprived of possessions and exiled to St. Helena where he died.
Professor Herbert L Flower argues in Boston that youth have a clearer view on eugenics than older generations. He presents a dialogue where a young woman questions eligibility of an older man, and the mother defends his age as an asset.
Four naval vessel reports along the Maine Massachusetts coasts and the Delaware river find no solid basis for fog clearing by oil. The U S Melville encountered dense fog off Marcus Hook with a thick oil film on the water, yet remained fog-bound during trial.
The Ferdinand annual report for 1916 lists receipts including Corporation Tax 1855.94 Fire protection tax 874.20 Water Works tax 788.08 Liquor License 900.00 Show Licence 25.00 Peddling Licence ? Dog Tax 28.00 Road Tax 14.00 Loan from Bank 42.40 Interest from Bank 21.88 Balance Jan 1 1915 216.36 Total receipts 3755.78 Disbursements include Herrman & Lemme Eng Co 250.28 Ferdinand Electric Light Co 764.62 Interest on WW Bonds 261.00 Water Works Co fire protection 900.00 Bomar Traylor atty fees 50.00 Hy Haake printing 11.41 Fire Chief and assistant 82.00 Mrs Joe Dickmann supplies 3.28 etc. Balance in Bank Jan 1 1917 1320.76 Respectfully submitted R J Beekmann Town Clerk
Notice to citizens of Ferdinand that Michael Uebelhor will apply to the Dubois County Indiana board of commissioners at the February 1917 term for leave to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart. Premises described as a 20 by 30 foot room on lot 18 Beckmann add Ferdinand fronting Ohio Street. License would allow sale and drinking for one year with luncheon and ridge service, under the act regulating intoxicating liquors.
The St. Ferdinand church announced weddings including Robert Klueh with Mie Mable Van Winkle and George Potter with Migs Rone Kippenbrok in a Sunday service brief.
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