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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
3
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The listing notes Mazda lamps in Telear finishes with white glass and blue glass varieties. Watt sizes range from 40 to 75 watts.
A New England health tip promises a rosy complexion by drinking hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate each morning. It claims internal sanitation cleanses the digestive tract, improves skin clarity, and reduces headaches and bilious spells within weeks.
An article notes a new method reported in Popular Mechanics where concrete is shot from a gun attached to an 8 inch hose to form walls. A tar paper and chicken wire frame becomes a solid monolithic structure as walls and even ceilings and yard features are shot into place.
Tocqueville scholar Tique G. Marcpsson argues in the Saturday Evening Post that France holds immense private savings in cash and hoarded precious metals. He says government finances wobble while French thrift remains a potent national reservoir, insulating the economy even as public funds falter.
Antoinette six asks her mother about a lyric love of home as the southern girl weeps. The mother explains the line speaks of someone who loves their home and asks why the baby does not walk back. The playful exchange captures a family moment in a Chicago Journal feature.
A jumbled reminiscence of a night show with chorus flappers and fiber tipped gags. The narrator recalls jokes that span youth, humor, and a wild exaggeration that ends with an outlandish, violent outburst attributed to a Buffalo Express remark.
A government clerk nostalgically recalls “butter daisies” from youth. He describes yellow cones that melted in the mouth and compares them to other chocolates and confections. He says he hasn’t tasted a butter daisy in 20 years in Washington Star’s reminiscence.
In Rome high rents push residents into ancient mausoleums and baths for shelter. Tourists glimpse families living inside tombs with stoves and beds while a stonemason's wife and four children rest near a two thousand year old reservoir. Lodging-house keepers prefer vaults as families seek privacy in catacombs.
Two French brothers raised vipers on a farm in Houne department and profited from a 20 centimes bounty by claiming mass catches. Authorities exposed the scheme after a spike in catches, with estimates of up to five million vipers if unchecked. They were sentenced to eighteen months jail for obtaining money by false pretenses.
A French soldier, lone passenger, leaped from a snapped balloon tether and landed about ten miles from Angers. The craft was undamaged and drifted seaward after the fall. Aerial pursuers feared the worst until favorable currents allowed him to reach the anchor line and wave to the rescuers at dusk.
A fragmentary Washington encounter features Arthur of Alfowur from the British embassy praising Balfour yet noting his blunt style. The dialogue shifts to political tact as Senator Sorghum discusses handling delicate requests with careful news negotiation.
A dialogue contrasts modern life with profundity and immediacy. One speaker asserts life needs no depth, while the other questions whether a single remark can cover all occasions and convey understanding.
Local items include Ben Klauser and Miss Bertha Rickelmann visiting Evansville, Jacob Seng’s operation in Evansville, a farmer finding 14000 buried on his land, and marriage bans for Robert Remke and Miss Bernardina Woebkenberg. Bartley Bros. Quality Store promotes seed potatoes and oil while Jacob Bartley plans a new grocery. a running gag notes autos and locomotives.
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