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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
7
Bretzville seen a light shower Sunday with residents traveling for visits to Ferdinand Celestine Huntingburg and St Anthony. Local social activity includes quilting at Mrs John Limp and a newborn son for Mr and Mrs Ben Wagner.
Mariah Hill reports Edward Spayd’s return from a visit with home folks in Louisville. Guests include Mr and Mrs Pius Lubbehusen of Huntingburg, Mrs John Seger and her son from Ferdinand, Mr and Mrs Frank Yellig of Dale with daughters Florence and Alexine, Mrs Martin Rettag of Evansville with sons, and Kate Schertzinger of Jasper. A Beech Park grand picnic and ball is set for Thursday July 4 with music by the Dubois Cornet Band and Dubois Star Band. locals invited.
Last Sunday a brass band social in St Meinrad was well attended until a heavy evening thunderstorm flooded the hall trapping attendees until about eleven. The event will repeat next Sunday and is promoted by grateful band members who thank patrons for their support.
John Mathers and Gustav Roth from Ferdinand, Henry Landgrebe from Huntingburg, and others from Celestine Ellaworth Jasper Kellerville and Evansville appear in town over the weekend. A park dance Saturday night drew a good crowd. Several residents, including John Hasenour and Frank Wetzel, were in town for business and social visits.
Missea Martha Schlachter and Elizabeth Bakmann were riding home from Ferdinand when their horse collapsed. Frank Dean, a friend who was also there, hitched his horse to the buggy and brought the girls home after the mishap. The next morning Ed Schlachter retrieved the horse at Sampy Hobbs. George Miller of Louisville returned home Friday and will stay a few months. The We had a heavy rain and lightning storm that struck Mike Brockman’s barn, killing his span of mules.
Henry Beckmann as president and J A Sondermann as vice president oversee a 1917 bank statement from The Beckmann State Bank Ferdinant Indiana. Returns show resources loans and discounts bonds cash and items. liabilities include capital undivided profits and deposits. Notarized by Mathias Qling a notary public with commission expiration in 1913.
Fragmented notes discuss myths of the American alligator as fierce in legends yet docile in reality with accounts linking to leather trade. It cites Prof Abbertr Mc Hee and Prof Reese observations across Florida and Georgia, plus anecdotes of dogs and gators following handlers. It also trails into aging milestones of famous figures and the notion of prime years.
The British battleship Dreadnought performed well at economic speed of 17 knots and could reach full power swiftly. A surprising drawback surfaced during the Mediterranean cruise as its greater weight caused lingering momentum and sluggish evolutions.
The recipe instructs to cut rhubarb, wash it, boil ten minutes with sugar until sweet, then extract juice and mix with strawberry juice, cornstarch, and sugar. Cook five minutes, cool, add milk and extra sugar to taste for a dainty dessert.
A breezy recipe for Raspberry and Currant Punch using jammed fruit and boiling water. The article also reviews L Agriculture Nouvelle on Belgium beekeeping, detailing an apiculture course at Gembloix, 268 bee societies, subsidies totaling 21 780 francs, and Belgian hive practices and literature.
A jumble of quips on sunshine prudence learning marriage and honesty appears as a set of humorous maxims. It blends observations on generosity, caution, conventionality, and everyday life with sly sayings about love fate dogs and folly. The tone mirrors a quirky column of aphorisms.
A visitor at the studio mocks a painting titled Sunsine in the Alps as a sunset picture. The artist, Mr Hogrich, explains it as a sunrise landscape turned westward, hoping for a sale despite the quips.
Neighbors discuss the Nu cumba and the Goertt Mra Tattles as rumors spread about a group living in the area for weeks with little information available. The Snopper echoes surprise at the lack of known details.
The Delineator notes Liszie’s ninth birthday outing with her parents at a recent classical concert where she found one soprano especially beautiful though the overall performance bored her. A playful aside on umbrellas and vestry meetings appears before a demographic note on Seoul. The census says Seoul totals 199,306 with males outnumbering females in most wards except the north where 17,000 males and 90,000 females are recorded. The piece questions population theories given the unusual ratio.
A scarce edition of Sameal Champlain’s early voyage narrative drew collectors. Only four copies exist and one recently sold in New York for 2800 dollars. The former owner had acquired ten parts for twenty cents.
A stylized report states the Bishop of Oporto is the only Romani figure wearing a distinctive attire. He received papal permission after notable service in Africa and has applied to the Vatican for another mission, marking a historic ecclesiastical advancement.
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