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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
3
The article praises Alice Freeman Palmer and emphasizes the value of balanced labor driven by strength and purpose. It quotes Prof Palmer on persistent and judicious work preserving life and health, noting her remarkable endurance and avoidance of unnecessary toil until an acute, unforeseen illness ended her too brief life.
A Bureau of Manufactures bulletin notes U S progress yet deep imports in lace and cotton products. It urges developing lacemaking domestically to cut imports and boost industry. English lawyers’ public life, salaries, and the role of tips in wage calculations are discussed alongside Asquith’s premiership and parliamentary pay.
From Chicago convention notes to state delegations, the week centered on the vice presidential race with Dolliver, Sherman, and Fairbanks discussed amid platform debates. Contests in the Republican committee totaled 21% seats for Taft and three for Foraker. Also noted were robberies, accidents, legal cases, and personal milestones across the nation.
News across the world includes Atlantic fleet ships assembling in San Francisco as they prepare to sail home. Reports mention locust plagues in Zula Venezuela, em- peror Wilam hosting new ambassador Hil to Germany, and various local tragedies and political events.
Government pardons Caleb Powers and James Howard in the Goebel assassination case. Robbers kill customs officials at Tiflis and steal 12000 dollars. Sedalia Missouri votes strongly against local option. Pontiac millonaire Henry Ward deemed competent to manage his affairs. New York anti racetrack gambling bills pass. A Pittsburgh father kills wife and child then dies. Missouri Kansas floods improve with drownings. Fall River Kansas children suffocated in a trunk. Milwaukee wage push against prohibition. Kansas City packing plant explosion deaths and losses. Cen tralia Glass Works files bankruptcy. Nine bookmakers arrested at Gravesend. Drowned artist John McGreer near New York. Comstock denounces sheath gown. Mississippi flood pearls revealed near La Crosse. Capitol Heights statue unveiling platform collapse injures. Herman Ilik to be executed in Chicago. Wisconsin Prohibition ticket headed by W D Cox. Bay City shipyard closes. Pan Revere silver service for Colorado. Lusitania beats Mauretania record. New Orleans burning block. Jewelry store theft in Chicago. Oregon local option yields 21 counties prohibiting. Bryan criticizes Democratic party. Joulokoy praised. Los Angeles to New York registered mail pouch with 50000. U S Brewers Association adopts platform for temperance. Panther monunten robbery. Chi C88 How tits partition for 210000. Archbishop Nikon assassinated in Tiflis. Freight worker death in Hoboken. Derby Earl dies in London. McGlishan drowned near Savannah. New York politician Dunwell dies. Capt Rabey dies at New York quarantine.
Reports from Montreal to Quebec authorities recount a grim tale of cannibalism among three hunters. Bodies found include Lemieux with remains of others missing. one man’s fate remains unknown and likely died months ago.
Four of six party drown when a car speeds down West Fifty sixth Street and dives into the North River. Victims: Adeleine Berdon 19 Rose Coleman 22 John Coleman 37 Virginia Knight 5 other riders and chauffeur John Bauer escape or are saved. Police recover bodies as divers bring car to the dock.
The body of Prank Bunting, 34, treasurer of Olean township, was found Monday near Copenish Township, hanging from a tree. A coroner jury ruled he committed suicide. Also, Eve lyn Thaw and husband Lloyd reportedly reconciled and will not be separated despite family opposition.
A well dressed man, declined by workers, describes a scam where he borrows money and props up a story of distress to con strangers and secure cash. He admits he now runs a first class racket, exploiting others’ generosity by posing as a desperate job seeker.
At a Royal Society of Canada meeting Sir James Grant presented a paper on neurons and brain cells and memory. He noted aging reduces brain activity and that current research shows electrical activity rotates brain molecules to improve memory.
Datitri Kosztan of Bistritsa, famed as the wolf-slayer who killed 285 wolves over 30 years using knife or gun, vanished two months ago and now his skeleton is found on the Bistritsa hills. Peasants recalled his reputed hypnotic gaze as he hunted.
Dustin Stax laments the worth of time and wealth. An easy acquaintance questions the impact of money on freedom from waste, arguing that personal time matters more than riches.
Washington Star quotes Biggins as silent in settling bills. The remark notes he pays gas and ice charges without comment, highlighting his quiet method of handling expenses.
A pair of brief notes in the Baltimore American advise on prime trout spots and top early market access. The anonymous tips favor expert advice and early market reading to secure the best catches and prices.
The backache signals feminine trouble and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as the remedy to restore health. Testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon claim relief from back pain, insomnia, and loss of appetite after using the product. The ad touts thirty years of use and claims to cure displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irregularities, and nervous conditions.
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