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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
A tale recalls a butcher boy who found rare kindness from an unknown man, enduring years with steady visits to tend the stove. The piece shifts to a promotion for Allen’s Foot-Ease, touting its healthful, antiseptic foot powder with many testimonials and claims of genuine merit.
A hunter recalls tracking lions and hartebeeste near the River Molopo. He shoots a gems buck, misses a lion on another attempt, and later dispatches a leopard baited by porcupine quills. He describes stalking with wind, using buckshot, and careful night watches for big cats.
In a dialogue, Mr. Sirius Barker asserts common people lack nerve to defy a financial oppression system. He claims personal sensitivity to injustice but boasts of rewarding a head waiter with a tip for merely appearing haughty.
A boarding house philosopher notes women may appear coy yet are easy to please and need only a stick for a husband and a hat for a head as the landlady and Mr. McGinnis discuss the subject.
An advertisement extols Pettit's Eye Salve as harmless and fast acting for any eye illness or injury. It cites long public use, mentions Murine Eye Remedy, and lists Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo as distributors amid miscellaneous quotes and product notes.
An onlooked exchange at a crowded table ends with a Tammany man praising a stranger as a good picker after a tense moment with a lady. A light flirtation and a quip about thunder and lightning follow, and hostilities are swiftly averted.
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