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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
2
Effective August 7 1920 this rate card lists subscription prices from one year 1.50 to two months 25 cents and a fifteen cent monthly option. Advertising rates include display 20 cents per column inch plus ten cents for composition and business locals ten cents per line. Notices warn renewal expiry marked by an X and urge prompt remittance to avoid dropping readers.
Authorized notices announce FRANK C. THIEMAN of Jackson township as a candidate for sheriff of Dubois county subject to the democratic primary. Also listed are JOHN F. J. SCHURZ for sheriff and HUBERT STERNBERG as other announced candidates.
A notice announces August Kemke as a candidate for Ferdi nand township trustee and Asen Joseph Eversman Joseph F. Vaal of St Meinrad as candidates for Harrison township trustee in Spencer county, all subject to the Democratic primary results. George Becher Meinrad is also named as a candidate in the same notice.
Local notice announces En Lake Jr as a candidate for Assessor of Perch and Ownership, subject to the outcome of the Democratic primary election.
Third district Democratic voters face foreseen contest as H C Hasenour advances toward the commissionership and places the decision in party hands.
The article traces the development of ironclad monitors from Napoleon III era through John Ericsson’s design, noting the Merrimac defeat at Hampton Roads and Britain’s early adoption. It cites Ericsson urging armored ships in 1854, the Union building a monitor in 100 days, and British production reaching 37 vessels by armistice.
A Marion Star article notes eight million American women and girls at work, with many leaving gainful occupations for home making as marriage nears. It argues womanhood as homemaker is a valued, natural role, often chosen over salaries, reflecting the wartime shift in labor.
The French journal Renaissance seeks the last man killed in the war noting Britain claims a colonel fell by a stray bullet near armistice time, possibly from German or Allied fire. Allied veterans are urged to submit corroborated incidents to aid identifying the final casualty who died at victory’s moment.
The famed sapphire atop the cross on the English crown has long been linked to healing powers once believed by ancient people. Though public faith waned, the gem remains a crown jewel. it was once tied to Edward the Confessor’s coronation ring and was moved from his casket in 1101.
Janet refuses to part with her soldier doll when her mother suggests giving it to the neighbor, explaining the doll is the only man in their family and already married to all the other dolls.
A young married couple discuss starting a financial plan after returning from their honeymoon. The wife asks for budgeting help from a neighbor. The neighbor chuckles and says they are not there yet, still in the stretch it stage.
Lynn Massachusetts has a policeman who mastered seven languages in seven years. Anthony Dyphus a twenty seven year old Lithuanian who came to America seven years ago has served in the army and on the Lynn police force. He speaks Russian Jewish Polish Czechoslovak Serbian English and Lithuanian.
Builders uncover a boudoir in a noted London mansion once owned by a war profiteer. Inside lie ducal heirlooms and jewellery once linked to a chatelaine and her lover. The room was sealed after her sudden death and remains unrevealed, with lawyers poised for future possession disputes.
A collection of essays stories and poems compiled by Nina Sulaiman titled Apples and Honey. Drawn from Bible Talmud and notable authors to reveal Zionism’s national and spiritual aspect for older children. Contains songs of ghetto soil nature love peddlers and martyrs across the year with feasts fasts festivals Passover Yom Kippur and seasons.
Tests on elevated roads and sub ways in New York and Philadelphia show that idle coasting can save 25 to 30 percent power. In New York’s Second Avenue elevated, coasting clocks measured motor time spent coasting to train motormen. Surface lines may not need such devices, but proper training and instructions can yield significant power savings.
A Brooklyn Eagle dialogue notes social attitudes toward women in outdoor sports. The exchange questions women's interest and suggests clichés about hunting, fishing, fashion, and romance in a brisk, period tone. It concludes with a quick reversal as one speaker concedes a misjudgment.
The article describes Chinese birthday customs with large noodle dishes called mien shared among relatives and friends. It notes that first birthdays are celebrated with great festivity, while subsequent birthdays until the tenth are scarcely noticed before another major celebration.
Agency seeks responsible men for an accident and disease policy with benefits up to 200 dollars monthly. Premium starts at 1 dollar per month with liberal commissions. Write to Department N at 820 Broadway New York City. established 36 years.
Brother writes from Happy Texas December 31 1921 detailing a family trip from Rock Island to New Mexico and Colorado. He describes a near rockslide on a mountain fill above Pastura a Santa Fe journey through Santa Rosa Pecos river camps at Tucumcari Ure barger and a 1500 mile round trip. He notes Santa Fe church life German Catholics and a newborn son born January 4 to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gaesser.
An ad touts Red Pepper Rub as the quickest relief for rheumatism lumbago neuritis backache stiff neck and sore muscles. It claims instant tingling heat within minutes and relief from circulation congestion plus broad use for chest cold symptoms. Bowles Red Pepper Rub is inexpensive at drug stores and urged for immediate purchase.
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