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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1910
Page
4
Notice of sale for a trustee in Ferdi n iownaiy Dope County Indiana offering a splendid home five room brick cottage four lots a good barn and outbuildings for sale at 2000. Call on Mas Jacos A Horrmann for details.
Readable fragments show leaf tobacco priced from 4 to 8 cents per pound with references to lugs and trash values between 2 and 6 cents per unit. Specific buyers or dates are not provided.
An old advertisement claims Orange Blossom Suppositories cure inflammation congestion and various womb disorders including anteversion retroversion prolapse ulceration and fibroid issues. Promoted as safe with flax seed poultice use, offering testimonials and a free sample book for $1 through druggists.
Effective May 1 1910 the Northern bound timetable lists trains from Jo hn a to Jo hnsburg with morning and afternoon departures. Train 9 from Jo hnsburg is shown at 8 59 a m and 3 10 p m while Train 12 from Johnsburg departs 8 28 a m and 4 15 p m. The notice includes a disclaimer that figures are for information only and not guaranteed and mentions service between Louisville and Evansville with reclining chairs.
The Tehuantepec railway from Salina Cruz to Coatzacoalcos has surged in traffic, forcing pier expansions and $20,000,000 in improvements. It signals rising North American coastal trade and the future push of Harriman’s Southern Pacific along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
A playful riff on a wood saw tongue twister featuring Esaw Wood and a flurry of wood sawing phrases. The piece repeats phrases to create a rhythmic, linguistic puzzle centered on wood and saws.
The article notes Jerome Bonaparte's American descendants and states only three men bear the Bonaparte name in the United States. It highlights Hi G. Whitaker of Pilot Mountain North Carolina, a Wake Forest College law student, aged 66, sharing class years with a Bonaparte named Whitaker.
A new form of fancy work features hand made hats trimmed with pongees foularda and galoon bands. Exquisite details include green and pink taffeta leaves and hand stitched ribbons, with bow and cherry red accents. The piece notes revival of Louis styles and praises home milliners.
A New England millinery counter scene shows a large customer mocked for her peach basket hat while a slim red haired girl endures condescending sales talk. The article notes the shopkeeper’s feigned artistry and tiresome judgments about hair and freckles amid rude commentary.
The article explains when cold baths are beneficial and how to take them safely. Do not bathe at night and keep a plunge or shower under two minutes with sharp water spray. Finish with instant rubbing, or use a cold sponge for a milder stimulant. A warm bath at night relaxes but may disturb others.
A dated kitchen note describes preparing sweetbreads for invalids by blanching in boiling water then ice water with lemon juice or vinegar, followed by two white sauces, butter, flour, milk, and peas. It suggests browning the sweetbreads with a little butter and serving with peas or veal.
The article explains a French pari mutuel method where track management handles receipts and payouts with two betting machines for different stakes. It notes a 5 percent house cut, loss allocation of fractions, and how dead heats or multiple winners adjust distributions, mentioning potential long term erosion of funds.
Elliott Mitchell argues in the American Review of Reviews that American fire losses exceed 2.5 dollars per person annually, while European losses are far lower. He blames cheap, fire-prone construction and urges sturdier materials and fireproofing as essential to reducing costly conflagrations.
At the College of the City of New York on St. Nicholas Heights a new glass blackboard can be read from all angles but the rear. Dr Baskerville, professor of chemigé ery, explains the device and ponders what such a board becomes when it ceases to be a wall slate. A newly coined word is proposed.
A garbled OCR fragment shows characters discussing a dining scene and a comedian named Puth. The text is incomplete with broken quotes and interjected sounds, leaving the scene unclear and difficult to interpret.
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