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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
11
The article surveys language movements and nationalist stakes from Norway’s Landsmaal adoption led by Ivar Aasen to ongoing disputes across Europe. It contrasts Denmark's legacy in Norway with a broader pattern of state efforts to enforce or resist linguistic change, from Austria Hungary to Belgium and beyond, noting political turmoil and imperial tensions.
Julia selects three books one about an orphan asylum another about an old folks home and one about a pesthouse. Oppman balks at pesthouses and the poorhouse while Violet and Mrs. Oppman defend the stories as quaint and engaging. The planned tale includes a girl moving to town to find work and an elm tree.
In a witty exchange, Violet and Oppman discuss a pesthouse tale where smallpox patients form a baseball team called The Penthouse Pippins. The joke hinges on grim settings yet delivers uproarious absurdity as they imagine games near the graveyard, challenging other teams.
Waterbury Connecticut doctors report John Lippke Jr. a three year old who smokes up to three cigars daily and inhales deeply. The child began at one, enjoys pipes and cigarettes, and thrives despite the habit. His father is a factory machinist and smoker.
A 25 year old farmer's wife from Poniatowski Marathon county Wisconsin underwent surgery at St Joseph's hospital Marshfield. Surgeons removed nearly one and a half pounds of hair formed into a solid ball from her stomach. The cause is uncertain with theories including delirium during typhoid fever or habit of biting hair. The patient has four children and had long standing stomach trouble.
Ernest Ballard reports on a whimsical scene as two cats stroll toward church from the lake. One sports an eel in its mouth while the other drags a fishing line, suggesting a fisherman forgot to reel in all his lines and the cats pulled in a fish-hook.
A Missouri farm near St Louis annually yields over one million bushels of corn. It contains a field of 6000 acres and uses 42 two row cultivators simultaneously. The corn is typically not sold but fed to stock.
New York, Mrs Charles Becker wife of the former police lieutenant on death row at Sing Sing may escape the ax to keep her job as a school mistress as the board of education weighs the legality of her spouse's death.
A fragmentary quote attributed to John Ruskin extols nests of pleasant thoughts and noble histories as treasure houses of restful memories. It frames imagination as a refuge from care pain and poverty, suggesting houses built without hands for the soul to live in.
A period style guide outlines informal Sunday supper practices. It suggests assignments for guests, simple menus with chafing dish options, salads, fruit, and cake. Recipes include Beef With Savory Sauce Egg and Cheese and Deviled Meat with mustard and vinegar.
A homemaking guide suggests saving leftovers by jotting ideas in a book and using a card system for efficiency. Recipes include Mashed potato soup with milk onion and flour thickener, Apricot souffle from dried apricots, and Smothered fish with pork fat onions and layered potatoes.
A Los Angeles man ignored an unstamped letter addressed to him until a second notice urged payment. The envelope contained a check for 1193 dollars. The brief item notes a failed attempt at postage and the surprising monetary contents of the letter.
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