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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
6
In Newcastle Indiana a shooter named Vannatta fired from a third floor as police, aided by Opha Knox, pursued him amid a gun duel. Two persons were shot. Mrs Heath injured after a fall. Knox was wounded in arm and hand. Vannatta was arrested after officers wrested two revolvers.
Fifty thousand residents watched the first municipal parade in Indianapolis. Mayor Bookwalter led an array of city workers, boards, and police in a display of wagons, street sweepers, mowing machines, park staff, and more. The hour‑long event drew cheers from downtown spectators.
The general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church of the United States halted further missionary work in South America due to unfavorable conditions. The decision returns to the Committee on Missions to confer with the Women's Society active in the effort, with favorable reports from Loyaville Pennsylvania Springfield Ohio and Nachusa Illinois orphanages.
Valparaiso and Porter County approved license saloons by a 275 majority after ten of twelve townships voted in favor. Valparaiso backed wet by a ten vote margin. The county becomes the seventh in Indiana to vote wet. A separate report from Raporte details Peter Sobvcki’s robbery murder plot against Sheriff Willam Anstise, foiled by a tip and evidence found in a cell.
Short city by city notes report arrests, bankruptcies, floods, strikes, and deaths across Indiana and nearby regions. Items include a strike settled claim in Evansville, a boy drowning near Fort Wayne, a bankruptcy petition by Earl Gaskins, bridge washouts in Newcastle, a bank sale in Clinton, and Lutheran synod events in Richmond. An Evansville murder suspect case is tied to a Chicago death.
The article discusses Judith as a pious, beautiful, and courageous heroine from the Apocryphal Book of Judith. It notes her descent from Simeon, the biblical connections, and treats the work as early historical fiction with significant historical and geographical difficulties. It also mentions 16 chapters in the book.
The sermonette extols true piety expressed in heroic deeds and praises Judith the Jewish widow as a model of inner beauty guiding noble action. It warns that outward beauty may mislead, while beauty of heart and life becomes a blessing to others and a standard for womanhood in any age.
Judith confronts city leaders urging action within five days to avert Holofernes siege. Bethulia’s governors warned relief must arrive or gates open to enemy spoil. Judith’s beauty and virtue are famed, inspiring obedience among Orlag Chabris and Chamis.
In a fervent assembly Judith persuades Ozias and city leaders to stand firm against Assyrian siege. She vows to act within five days, prays for divine aid, then disguises herself to approach the gate with her waiting maid, hoping to secure deliverance for Israel.
The piece argues that excess in money time drink and feed harms progress and urges frugal living. It condemns two mother types for not teaching kids responsibility and extols small daily duties for children to build future strength.
A playful exchange shows a family greeting, noting Bill alone is afflicted by baseball fever while everyone else is well. The line captures small town banter and shared interest in the sport.
A couple argues over the meaning of a Simple Life. The husband calls it poetry and idealism while the wife questions its practicality. The wife notes the strain with meals and water, while in the middle Jim pursues an uncooked food hobby.
The excerpt lists blessings for kitchen practices including whipped cream with mayonnaise at serving, fruit salad with roast duck, melted butter with hot water for basting, warm water for dampening clothes, cold water harming starch, and custard preparation with eggs beaten into milk. It cautions against adding milk to eggs.
Baking times for various meats include Beef rare eight minutes per pound to twelve minutes for well done plus sirloin cure and cheaper cuts at 15 minutes per pound. Pork must be well done at 30 minutes per pound. Lamb rare ten minutes per pound, well done 15 minutes. Chicken four pounds about one and a half hours. Halibut 15 minutes or more per pound. other fish shorter.
Fragmentary text references dripping beef and a property note with a 1 cent reference. The garbled lines include incomplete phrases like cee dripping and uned and whener likely indicating editing artifacts. No coherent events or names emerge.
A Yukon Oklahoma mother describes her two year old son suffering a severe skin rash for months. After trying doctors with no relief she wrapped his hands to stop scratching until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment provided a dramatic cure. Reported by J. W. Lauck August 28 and September 17, 1903. Potter Drug and Chemical Company.
A wave of prominent women boost the anti tuberculosis campaign with large gifts and active work. Mrs W K Vanderbilt has given 1 million for sanitary homes for consumptives. Mrs Keith Spalding funds a sanitarium for the Chicago Tuberculos is Institute. Mme Calve and Miss Olga Nethersole also speak or donate to relief efforts.
An American traveler meets an Englishman named Pthorne pronounced Thorne. The American questions the silent letter, and the Englishman delivers a measured retort about pronunciation while remaining bored and amused. The exchange humorously highlights perception and linguistic quirks.
The passage argues that unquestioning obedience builds the foundation for success. It claims rulers and leaders arise from those who execute orders without questioning and that large men recognize superior authority, while those who reason or argue fail to rise.
A Newburgport veteran recounts severe illness after October including rapid weight loss and night sweats. He credits a change to solid food and Grape-Nuts with restoring health after doctors warned of death.
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