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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
2
A circulated report shows farmers split over a proposed two percent tax for a new railroad. Proponents argue it benefits Ferdinand by boosting tax revenue and future freight opportunities, while opponents fear burden and doubt Southern Railroad Co. will carry local freight.
Saint Meinrad observes the feast with high mass and pontifical services led by Rt. Rev. Abbot Athanasius Schmitt. St. Meinrad Men’s Society elected officers and planned a new banner, with processions, Vespers, and music. Several residents departed or fell ill, including Mrs Speckner and Mrs Ernst, while Rev Sermersheim plans a new church.
Local notes report Frank Hodgsong leaving for Cedar Point to resume theological studies and Miss Rosie Stetler heading to Louisville. Freight trains on the Southern have not run since Sunday and westbound passenger service is delayed two to four hours. Several residents, including Herman Burke and Mary Hodgsang, are mentioned with sickness and visits to Louisville and Dubois. The piece laments limited transportation hindering town growth and farm prices, urging attention to infrastructure.
A Nevada editor ran into trouble after publishing an arbitrary article about a man who had earned fortune as a promoter in mining interests. The fragment hints at regulatory or public scrutiny of press conduct and a potential conflict involving a local financier.
A moral speaker denounces lies and urges caution as he notes that no gentle woman would spread harmful rumors yet acknowledges the risk to a respectable girl who leaves home to visit friends or work abroad, facing danger and social scrutiny.
Farmers are urged to burn weed seeds and cull flocks to improve success. Winter is ideal for sharing ideas in a local club. Warm stables and water boost milk yield. assess sells and markets to choose best crops. Salt is believed to aid flock success.
A diamond necklace valued at about ten thousand dollars fell from a theater box during a Metropolitan Opera House performance of Martha. An usher recovered the gems after a discreet mention, with no disruption to the show.
A kindly old man asks why a boy is in pain and the boy retorts, mishearing the question as he explains the source of his discomfort. The exchange shows a humorous miscommunication between elder and youth.
COUNTRY PRODUCE Eggs 20c a dozen Butter 17c a pound Potatoes 60c a bushel MEATS Bacon sides 0c Hams lie a pound Hens 66 a pound Turkey Ducks Geese full weight Shoulder 7c lb Lard 8c lb Springers 6c lb Wool Grease wool 28c lb Wash wool 40c lb ROOTS Ging Seng 6.00 a pound Yellow Root 1.00 lb Blood Root 4c lb May Apple 2.30 lb HIDE Beef Hide 10c lb Calf Hide 11c 1 06 lb MILL STUFF Flour 2.00 hundred lb Shorte 9.50 hun lb Bran 9.00 Corn Meal 6.50 Wheat 67c a bush Corn 45 50 by Date 30 35 bu Hay 10 12 a ton Barley 5.00 a bushel Rye Goose
Mrs Bloobumper claims a cure for insomnia using timing. Mrs Cawker recalls her husband sleeps best at rising time and shares a prank to calm night wakefulness. The dialogue features light humor on sleep and household remedies.
In Paris only one fifth of voters cast ballots, says American R. G. Graham who has lived there as a businessman. He notes people care little to vote, while candidates win by promising everything, such as a shed for the market or extra rations for soldiers, which kept some deputies in office for years.
Chief Justice Mason and Jerome Jones, longtime neighbors on Corey Hill, each subscribed for a history of Norfolk county. After resisting portrait engravings, they traded copies, each gifting two calf bound volumes. Jones carried the volumes to Mason, who then presented his own two volumes, exchanging gifts in a polite twist.
The item describes a skin preserving incision method where the scalpel cuts the skin straight down without slant, followed by a wool and glass rigid dressing to prevent contraction and apply safe pressure. It notes a London surgeon, Burgeon, credited with the idea though unable to meet service demands.
In a tangled tale Browne and Towne discuss an election win that alludes to a drunken stake. Towne claims ten bets led to a string of victories, each linked to a bottle of whisky, while Browne recalls the losses and questions the winnings. The overheard exchange hints at superstition and luck in a local contest.
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