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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
10
Train times list daily departures and connections from Huntingburg for the Ferdinand line. No. 1 and No. 4 link with Southern Railway services at nearby stations, with holds up to 30 minutes for late connections. Officials J A Wood and G F L P A announce depot operations under Southern Railway rules.
Effective March 23 1913 North bound Train 9 leaves Johnsburg 8 59 a m and arrives at West Baden 5 25 p m while south bound Train 12 departs Johnsburg 4 29 a m reaches Evansville by noon Nos 11 13 12 14 run solid between West Baden and Evansville carrying free reclining chair cars N A Jochem Agent.
A crowded town note set lists residents and visitors over the past week including Herman Theis from Mosby and Gustav Roth from Louisville in town Sunday, Jacob Uebelbor from Siberia Saturday, and many others visiting Celestine, Huntingburg, and St Meinrad. Calls on business and social stops, dances, and a July 4th picnic poster order are recorded with numerous journeys to Evansville Poseyville Mt. Vernon and Louisville.
Roman Miller of St Meinrad passed through town en route to Wisconsin where he works in a lead mine. Komian expects a cooler summer in Wisconsin. The Ferdinand Comann phrase is noted. A large gathering from Jasper Huntingburg Dubois and Louisville attended the Hoffmann Hettich wedding here Tuesday.
William F. Dilger offers one acre at Mariah Hill Ind with an implement store dwelling and stable plus all farming stock and equipment. The two story 30 by 40 foot store building is suitable for any business. A fine opportunity for the right buyer. cheap if taken at once.
A broad survey of salt superstitions cites practices in Bucks County and New England for neutralizing bad luck, and tracing beliefs from Exeter 1627 to Roman, Greek, German, and Parisian traditions. The piece notes Leonardo da Vinci and Judas in The Last Supper, plus mentions abbot Richallaus and Sicilian customs involving salt to ward off misfortune and protect animals.
A survey of salt in belief and daily life across cultures. Salt figures as magical agent in legends from Germany India and Spain, and as a proverbs motif in Andalusia. Marco Polo notes salt as currency in Tibet, and a 1830 English work warned salt as a cause of disease in humans and animals.
The article notes 17 500 parent squab birds yielding 175 000 squabs yearly at about 300 cents each, totaling 52 500 dollars, plus income from old breeders. It mentions Florida squab farms wiping out old birds and plans for a 100 000 pair operation, with railroads shipping grain in carload lots. It also observes pervasive pecan trees in Tallahassee yards and streets, offering potential if budded to merchantable varieties, with yearly significant value.
A Danish inventor creates a wireless typewriter marveled in Popular Mechanics. By typing on the sending device a key presses a metal band that triggers an electric wave through an antenna, reaching the receiver at a distance. The wave is recorded onto paper with the alphabet.
Mrs George Cornwallis West formerly Jennie Jerome and Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill, reportedly plans a large scale bullfrog farming project near a London suburb. She has leased 40 acres of marshy land, will enclose it with wire, and order frogs from France.
A suburban life proves costlier than city living says an anonymous Good Housekeeping essayist. After comparing Brooklyn rents and meals with a suburban budget, she finds monthly costs climb from 71.83 to 94.45, driven by higher housing, services, and especially visiting friends. She urges avoiding unnecessary purchases and curb visiting guests to save money.
Clean a room by removing all contents to a hall or adjoining room as convenient. Open windows, sweep and remove cobwebs, wipe mouldings, dust and wash windows, clean the floor, lay a clean rug, and return furniture thoroughly dusted in proper place. Repeat weekly to keep the room fresh from Friday to Friday.
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