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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
6
Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Joe Wiederkehr with twins. Residents visit relatives in Louisville and Ferdinand. Multiple names, trips to Rockport, Owensboro, Velpen, and Jasper noted. Community events include church painting, dental work, and sheriff's car visits. grain yield reports show light harvest with machine activity described.
Mrs. John Limp traveled to Huntingburg on Friday. Mrs. John Kennedy and daughter Alice of Higgensville Missouri visited Mrs. Jine Partenheimer for several days. Mrs. Jakie Breta and children and Miss Lissie Schneck from Huntingburg stayed in this area. Miss Clara Partenheimer shopped in Huntingburg on Wednesday. Lemis Limp departed for Parrland Illinois to spend time there.
Muncie Ind July 27 C B Thompson a White River Creamery Co salesman living 1216 South Walnut street extols Tanlac the Master Medicine. He reports quick relief from constipation and stomach trouble improved appetite better sleep and overall well being after using Tanlac. The testimonial joins a growing list of Tanlac endorsements noting benefits for stomach liver and kidney troubles and its role as a tonic and purifier sold exclusively in Ferdinand at A G Wollenmanns drug store.
A reflective piece recalls a faded cricket game from youth, with lines about the bat and wicket. The author contrasts simple pleasures with present worries, expressing enduring happiness from those days and the magic of sport.
The neck ruff, linked to Queen Elizabeth and early English attire, began as a costly feature unwashable after washing. Spennish princess myths, starching crafts in London, and satirical notes by Philip and Jubbes trace its rise from a vast, stiff collar to a jeweled, wire-supported lace with gold or silver thread.
A Civil War era Bible once owned by Dr. Markham is traced to Mrs. Carrie E. Kirschmann of Reading Pennsylvania. The book, carried by a northern soldier after the war, reappears through a church wedding in Lafayette Presbyterian. Mrs Kirschmann learns the clergyman’s name matches the Confederate chaplain general.
A brief item notes a single pair of shoes used for seventeen years in sports or daily wear. The report highlights remarkable longevity and minimal replacement, reflecting on durability and value for longevity-minded readers.
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