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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
2
Public notices and editorial quips survey crime politics science and society. Items include a ransom reward call, automotive risk commentary, fur crop failure, crop hats, dandelions, afterlife thinking, a New York jury tooth valuation, shoes by meat packers, Mars canals, British food law, wireless typing, and King Leopold retirement. Also naval politics and China Peru diplomacy.
Taft officiated the cornerstone ceremony for the new Ingram Congregational church in Washington. The report notes ongoing tariff debates, Rockefeller philanthropy, and various international and domestic events including political, labor, and social happenings from around the globe.
Rebels and Persian forces clashed near Teheran with 159 shah troops slain, marking a revolutionary victory. Other items note the Glidden tour starting in Detroit, a Thaw sanity hearing in White Plains, and a 1909 crop forecast promising a record 3 billion bushels.
Anderson Indiana based Speed Changing Pulley Co develops a cotton picking machine for a southern inventor. The device uses suction tubes and grappling hooks to pull cotton from stalks into a central drum. Eight operators control the tubes while the drum compresses picked cotton for transport. The inventor claims five hours of work equals fifty hours by hand.
Motorman Richard T. Hyland on a Louisville line train fails to meet the Dixie Flyer at Morrison. His car collides head on near Jeffersonville at 10:30 a.m. with occupants including Samuel Ashby and Susan Nelson of Charlestown and Edward Williams. Hyland jumps, emergency brakes fail, both front ends shattered, passengers commend his bravery.
William F. Edwards, a prominent attorney and former political figure from Anerson, Ind., reappeared after a six month disappearance. His wife obtained a divorce a month earlier for abandonment. Edwards says he traveled in the south and sought treatment in Hot Springs Arkansas and reveals he has remarried to Anna Sutton, a local stenographer once employed in his office. He had previously served as vice president of the National Aerie Fraternal Order of Fagles and was twice a presidential candidate.
Preparation for the Pennsylvania double tracking between Richmond and Indianapolis has begun with site work at Centerville and East Germantown. The 17 miles of grade in Wayne county are let to firms Drake & Stratton and Brendlinger & Co., with over 2,000,000 dollars planned for Wayne county and 1,600,000 for Henry county.
A bright meteor fragment believed to originate from the Brooks Comet was seen east of Princeton Indiana and was visible for about 80 seconds. Police in Indianapolis report ongoing investigations and public safety advisories following the event.
The public instruction alliance notes per capita apportionment at $2.08 based on school enumeration, slightly below last year’s $2.12. The statement summarizes state school tax receipts by counties totaling $1,370,737.29.
Local Bedford Democrats convened at the courthouse and chose a full slate for city offices. The cycle of political activity spans Indiana towns with nominations and candidacies noted around the state.
A testimonial states Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe pain and exhaustion after long illness. The user says medical consultations and medicines failed until using Doan's, claiming permanent cure. The advertisement notes price 60 cents per box and availability through Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY.
People on Main street in Dallastown Pennsylvania watched a small boy climb a maple tree to inspect a robin nest. The mother bird attacked the intruder pecking at his hands and face, forcing him down and sending him home in retreat.
A recently ordained minister in Philadelphia becomes flustered during a sermon as he admits he misplaced his notes. He apologizes and decides to read a few chapters from the Bible instead, after blushing and fumbling with papers.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports that 67.5 percent of tuberculosis sanatoria and hospitals have benefited property and community health. For more than 63 percent of sanatoria the institutions increased surrounding property values.
The article advises burning a soft string fastened to a chair back to create smoke that purifies the air for invalids. After lighting and gently blowing out the flame, a tiny spark remains to produce noticeable atmosphere improvement.
Story of a brain and nerve building food leading to Grape-Nuts. A diligent researcher seeks a meal to renew body and mind, devises a cereal with albumen and phosphate of potash, and finds Grape-Nuts enhances brain and nervous system activity without stimulation, aiding daily duties.
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