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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
4
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An 19th century advertisement touts Orange Blossom Suppositories as a universal cure for female illnesses including inflammation congestion and uterine prolapse. It claims safety and worldwide testimonials and offers a book and free sample for $1 through druggists.
Field notes show numerous residents and visitors from Huntingburg Jasper Jasper St. Meinrad Evansville and Louisville in town or passing through on business or to attend funerals church services and family visits across several days. Notable names include Fred Albert Joseph Wagner John Reinacker Gustav Weerter B C Cooper and many others with events at St Ferdinand Dale Mariah Hill and Jasper.
A playful note teases a goody goody ice cream at the Concordia picnic. Mr and Mrs Claude Pitts return to Ferdinand from Saltillo Texas and move into Joe Barths new house area. St Ferdinand day events include church services by named clergy and Frank Moellers exits the saloon trade to start a furniture business with plans for a new interior.
A period piece poem mocks power figures and world events through June props and celestial references. It blends playful satire with a view of global names like Halley and Morgans, imagining comets and fortunes shaping the month. The tone nods to old newspaper humor columns.
Observers predict celestial and political bustle as a comet outpaces humanity. The text envisions Theodorus embracing fate, a summer sun crossing Cancer, and July looming with independence day echoes as society strains under change.
The advertisement shows weekly corrected prices from Ferdinand's Market and partners Peter Muller Sons John Beckmann Ferdinand Stock Yds and J H Beckmann. It lists butter eggs beef hides turkey ducks geese and meats by weight plus seed clover and grain prices and tobacco leaf prices. It ends with a reminder to compare before buying elsewhere.
The piece describes an Ohio township funding and labor system for road building, detailing six mills taxes, voluntary donations, and labor rates of $1.50 daily or $3 for team work. It explains grading, stone layers, drainage, and costs per mile, plus a note on Idaho road improvement and a State Engineer proposal for shared funding.
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