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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
The New York World outlines plans to enhance its news coverage in 1907 with a larger news service, impartial political reporting, and prompt worldwide events. The paper aims to be a cheaper alternative to dailies while serving readers in English and other languages.
The Ferdinand News offers a year subscription for one dollar sixty five cents. The deal promotes long term reading by residents seeking steady local coverage and community updates. Subscription details emphasize value and convenience for households in the Ferdinand area.
The Rev. Irl R. Hicks presents a refined 1908 almanac featuring color cover art fine half tones and astronomical engravings. It includes complete yearly forecasts and is priced 35 cents by mail and 30 cents on Newstands. Word and Works offers monthly forecasts and family reading for 1 year with a subscription almanac.
Maine loggers string wires through the Virgin Forest to guide river drivers on the Penobscot West Branch. Telephones replace shouting relays, enabling quick dam gate control and jam clearing with dynamite when needed. A Squaw Mountain station watches for fires within sixty miles, aiding extinguishing efforts.
Dr. Drummond of New York coins Telephoneitis describing a nervous disorder blamed on Bell's invention. Businessmen in cities are prime victims, though no telephone owner is entirely immune. The normal user finds the telephone saves energy and boosts work, while critics note it may strain some to overwork.
The Agricultural Department finds alcohol can be produced from corncobs, sparking alarm in Southern newspapers that unlimited demand could exhaust corncob pipes. The New York Globe notes the panic over potential supply shortages and social impact.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Edison predicts broad access to automobiles soon. A jab about those who escape cars calls for agility. A doctor advocates scientific selection of parents to curb truancy, hinting at hockey pasts. Russia’s new warships aim for buoyancy, with emphasis on staying home for safety.
The scratching shed is not essential if the poultry keeper sizes the flock to the roosting room capacity. Arrange a crude roost platform draft protection at night to shield birds from draughts. The poultry house need not be elaborate or costly.
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