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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
3
A quotation from Thomas Jaine about happiness and governance. He argues that only when a nation’s poor are content, no ignorance or distress exists, prisons are empty, beggars vanish, the aged lack want, taxes are fair, and the rational world is friendly, can a country claim a good constitution and government.
A collection of kitchen tips includes Green Peas with Curried Rice, Spanish Salmon Salad, and various syrups such as Strawberry, Raspberry, and Cherry. It also covers Duchess Loaf and Asparagus Rabbit, with notes on veal stew and a Chantilly Sauce. Quotations from Benjamin Franklin and a humorous exchange conclude.
A Formosan giant tree, aged between 8,000 years and 4,500? years, reportedly towers with a circumference of 65 feet and its lowest limb 45 feet above ground. The strange specimen is described as a living cyprense spelling yet its exact species remains unclear amid wartime chaos.
A three inch banana rat from a South American shipment invaded a Nicollet Avenue fur shop in Minneapolis. It attacked four workers, chased by guards, escaped through the counter, and triggered a store lockdown with a sign reading Dangerous stay out. Police and staff later recaptured or repelled it as alarms sounded.
Gustave Trojahn, 23, drowned when a leaky boat capsized near Thunder Bay after a fishing trip to Lake Huron. Companion Tru man Goddard, 35, escaped, removed his boots to swim, and walked on the river bottom to Grass island before being rescued.
Fred B Blunden of Tarrytown New York showcases a remarkable chick born with three legs and five toes on the third leg while the other two legs have four toes each. The hen laid 16 eggs with nine hatched, and the three legged chick leads in growth and feeding among the brood.
An armchair observer jokes about uplift and committees for barometric conditions. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blue ad and Pettus' store. Describes Old Squire Grampus Dill Rigsnort’s steady, long tenured political presence and training debate surrounding Farner Stringem Yeou.
Irving Fletcher criticizes truthful advertising at a Delmonico’s dinner in New York. He argues ads should present strong cases while not deceiving patrons. A tale unfolds with young Jones and a suitor named Mr Brown highlighting loyalty versus infatuation through a witty exchange.
An antiseptic foot powder for tired sore and swollen feet promises rest and comfort. Sold widely with a firm warning not to accept substitutes, the ad cites Allen 3 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A mother urges her son to give his wagon to Melville who has no papa. The boy questions the need and a logician reply highlights the virtue in true generosity. Life notes on inventions and a quip about door powered clocks and unseen visions.
A Chicago Record-Herald note recounts a lovesick man lamenting memory of a former flame. It contrasts sentiment with a medical view that pets dying after owners is usually due to shared illness, not grief.
A curious courtroom-like exchange notes a dog that died by own action in a tale of devotion. The dialogue asks if the scene of the remarkable case is here and mentions Towser showing the dog, with a comment about a youth named Softly studying law and practicing at the bar.
A reader asks about the Panama Canal situation and suggests the locks may hold the answer. The text notes Yellowstone National Park covers 3,575 square miles.
A brief humorous exchange unfolds as Uncle Hank Barnhart, Indiana congressman, meets a young man who greets an old love. The girl reveals she is married to an Englishman. The banter touches on reunion and misperceptions amid a curiously percussive aside about insulation.
A poet named Bill bursts into a friend's room in distress over a misprinted opening line. He reads a newspaper excerpt revealing a criminal compositor changed his poem about his little boy. The dramatic moment centers on the altered line My son my pig my counterpart.
A man should be master in his own house says Mr Rafferty. He adds that a husband is often forced into the position of umpire instead.
A foreign year report shows this country bought goods in France valued at 140 million dollars last year reflecting strong trade ties and high import demand across sectors.
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