Rain and threshing tale with river flooding and social noting
Rain continues as threshing winds down while corn thrives on hillside. Visitors from Louisville and Ferdinand attend St Meinrad Abbey events and meet townsfolk. Water floods yards and riverbanks. many grain shocks and meadows are damaged. reports of local weddings and court cases close the Jasper Herald bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buxer
Ferdinand Sunda
Louisville
Joseph
Louisa Rexer
St. Meinrad Abbey
Ferdinand
St. Meinrad
Births and injuries noted in Huntingburg news
Born to Mr and Mrs Ben Del Motte a son on Sunday July 4. Enos Sunderman has recovered from illness and can be out. Freda Wersel daughter of Mr and Mrs George Wersel operated on for appendicitis with improvement since. Henry Landgrebe Jr injured while making pop at Huntingburg Bottling Works when a pay bottle burst severing a small artery in his right arm. City council awarded Fifth Street sidewalk contract to J M Coffee at 12 cents per square foot and 58 cents per running foot for curb and gutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben del Motte
Freda
George Wersel
Huntingburg
Henry Landgrebe, Jr
Fifth Atreat
J. M. Coffee
Birth Announcement for Burger Girl in Beturde
In Jasper, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Burger announce the birth of a girl in Beturde. The brief note confirms the new arrival and family status.
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Geo. Burger
Beturde
Application for Liquor License in Ferdinand Indiana
Mathias Olinger, a 21 year old resident of Ferdinand, applies to the Dubois County Commissioners at the next August term 1908 for a one year license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a 23 by 37 foot ground floor room in a two story concrete building on lot 123 at the southeast corner facing Ohio Street, with permission to sell luncheon and confection in connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of
Ferdinand
Board of Commissioners
Dubois County
Indiana
Ohio Street
Ferdinand Township
Mathias Olinger
Dubois County Telephone Co. Ad Promotes Local Service
An early 20th century Dubois County advertisement touts a first class local telephone connection to any point in the county. The spot highlights broad service reach and the company name THES Dubois County Telephone Co. for residents and businesses seeking reliable local lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THES
Dubois County ‘Telephone Co
Dubois
County
Duck Farming on Limited Yard Space Boosts Early Returns
A poultry guide highlights ducks as efficient backyard stock. Small enclosures of twelve inches high suffice, with minimal base protection. Ducks tolerate lighter fencing, mature early, and yield high meat and feather output in three months. Proper feeding prevents high mortality among ducklings.
The Indian Runner Duck: Origin and Physical Traits
About ten years ago Indian Runner ducks were introduced to America from England. Originating in India, they are upright, two legged birds with long necks, black breasts, light gray backs, white wings, and bright yellow legs. They mature quickly, reaching around four pounds in about twelve weeks with drakes at four and a half pounds and ducks at four pounds.
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America
England
India
To Save the Egg from Breakage Invention Notes
Inventors describe efforts to craft a cheap egg crate. The pasteboard subdivider box dominates the market for its low cost and adaptability to different egg sizes due to its elastic structure.
New Zealand Inventors Propose Durable Egg Carriers
A pair of New Zealand inventors outline egg carriers made from wire bent into cups and fixed to wooden battens. The design keeps eggs safe from shocks as they are placed, with battens spaced by crate size and egg type. The system promises long life and economical construction for transporting eggs without contact with any rigid surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Planting for the Fowls in the Poultry Yard
It cites crops to grow near poultry such as oats, cowpeas, sunflower seed, kafir corn, sorgum, millet and clover. Feeding fowls from home grown produce boosts egg and fowl profits.
Tuberculosis Fight Noted With Large Fowl Numbers
A fragmented line notes that comparatively few people and large numbers of fowls are mentioned in a tuberculosis context, implying concern over disease spread among poultry and possible human exposure. The text is incomplete but centers on health risk from fowl tuberculosis.
Country Produce Flour and Grain Prices Listed
Market notes show flour 36.00 per hundred pounds and corn meal 90 cents per hundred pounds. Prices for shorts 1.25 per hundred pounds bran 1.15, salt 1.35, corn 80 cents per bushel, wheat 1.05, clover seed 4.75 per bushel, rye 90 cents per bushel. Misc goods include grease 28 cents per pound wash wool 32 cents, green salted hides 94 cents, tallow 4.34 per pound, feathers 60 cents per pound.
Ferdinand Town Notice Demands Clean Streets and Yields Fines
Notice to Ferdinand inhabitants warns against depositing vegetable matter meat filth or carcasses and prohibits stagnation of filthy liquids with fines from one to ten dollars. real estate owners must clear walks and maintain vacant lots within ten days or marshal will collect costs. By order of the Town Board John B SenMirt Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
John B. SenMirt
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Martin Schuetz
Mariah Hill
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Theodore Fischer
Washington
OC. Ress
Rudolph
Mr. Ress
Tony Borho
Tony
F. Olinger
Loninville
Anderson
Alois Beiter
St. Joseph’s Church
Swormsville
Basil Heusler
Belter
Buffalo
N. Y
Hiram C. Horton
Sarah E. Comstock
John W. Kuebler
Squire Traylor
Mr. Kuebler
Circuit Court
James & Meyer Buggy Co
Frank
Joseph Lampert
Shiloh Meeting House
Ireland Lodge
A. L. Gray
Wm. Gearney
Sarah Dillin
Carl H. Schwartz
Margaret B. Hobbe
Herman H. Castrup
Herman H. Sundermann
Henry Sunderman
Ve. Wm
Christ Buechlein
Daniel Rauscher
Anna DeMotte
Enos’ Sunderman
Jasper
The
Ferdinand Foundry & Machine Works
Ferdinand, Ind
GRADN
Ben Seufert & Sons
Aleo
Louis Heidelbeck
Sam Main
EMAC
Rey
Sfe Beckmann & Sauer
Weom
Kentucky
J. A. Sondermans
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