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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
Second class matter ness indicates Ferdinand Indiana post office notice under Congress act of March 3 1870s. It records mailing designation and date for processing. The fragment lists location Ferdinand and a 1908 filing related to postal operations.
Traverse City resident Mrs. J W Edwards credits Thedford s Black-Draught with curing an 18 year liver trouble after doctors urged surgery. She praises the remedy as safe and effective for liver and stomach disorders and notes neighbors and grandchildren use it.
An advertisement extols Ely Cream Balm as a fast acting remedy for catarrh and nasal congestion. It claims immediate relief from stuffed nose and head mucous, with the rule to apply a small amount in the nostrils for penetrative action and easier breathing. The copy mentions new quarters and a convent play, mixing product pitch with unrelated local notes.
A Columbia University analysis argues for balancing loans and taxes to fund WWI expenses. It critiques a heavy income tax and outlines a plan: cap new taxes at about 1.25 billion dollars, pursue excess profits taxes, and adjust rates on earned incomes below 10,000 dollars while preserving business activity and social welfare.
George Roberts former director of the United States Mint argues for better understanding between capital and labor. He says the wage journey must align with production and cost reduction, urging workers to use creativity and cooperation to raise productivity without raising costs. He notes the country has high wages and warns higher wages raise costs that affect prices.
E W Rice president of General Electric argues for business trained lawmakers. He says government regulation requires accurate knowledge of modern business and urges voters to avoid selecting uninterested or unsuitable representatives. Industrial Conservation, New York.
A brief on the interdependence of capital employers and employees for industry prosperity. Andrew Carnesie and Elbert H Gary emphasize loyalty and public cooperation as essential, noting skilled workers and funding are both vital for business success. Industrial Conservation, New York.
The article describes how sound resonance can remotely trigger mechanical actions. A resonator using a telephone transmitter and receiver in a sealed unit alters air column length to tune notes. Proper tones move a relay, potentially starting engines or releasing bombs, with dirgible guidance via ground sirens.
A list of flower based beliefs includes signs of love when stems are upward and ill health if flowers wilt quickly. Picks about cemetery scents presage loss of smell, season timing matters for fairies, and mint or catnip charms claim health or control. Pennyroyal supposedly curbs marital bickering when gifted.
Demagogue deserves no credit for improving wage earners lot says a Milwaukee manufacturer. Employers as a class realize a contented healthy worker is most efficient, with wages reasonable hours safety sanitation welfare investments. The demagogue misleads workers into Pitfalls by fiery oratory and false promises.
The passage portrays Luther’s deep love for sacred music as a means to imprint gospel truth on heart and conscience. It highlights his focused devotion to simple words and tunes for children, promoting Protestant moral virtues and Christian history through spiritual song.
A damaged article fragment discusses conservation truths and a call for honest businesslike attitudes toward capital. It references industry, a meeting with NOG Co, and mentions new statutes related to farm, labor, and wage concerns, with unclear details.
The piece extols Alaska’s rugged self sufficiency noting plentiful salmon and moose venison, a groundhole refrigerator, and easy income from a squaw and fishwheel. It predicts future crowds and prosperity once transport improves, despite privations.
The text discusses who counts as Scandinavian, noting that Norwegians are Scandinavians, but also including Swedes Danes and Icelanders. It suggests Germans English and Americans of English stock may descend from the same stock, extending the idea beyond strict national lines.
Dr Arthur Selwyh Brown notes in Scientific American that ancient Mesopotamia and neighboring regions prospered on vast canal systems. Baghdad once boasted over 3 000 miles of irrigation canals linking the Euphrates and Tigris, including the wide Chosroos canal.
The National Chamber of Commerce credits the hospital corps with defining the mosquito status and enabling swamp land drainage. United States efforts have reclaimed thousands of acres for farming. About 100 million acres of swamp remain, with 75 million potentially reclaimable for cultivation.
Frank G. Carpenter recalls first sight of the Aleutian Islands during a voyage off Alaska. He describes Unimak and Attu, the arc-like chain from Alaska toward Asia, and notes a coaling station on Kiska as twilight lingers at sea and compares sun territories of Uncle Sam and Britain.
A World Magazine piece describes a distinct smoking method used by South African natives. The pipe is formed by two sticks driven into the ground to create a gap and two tunnels behind. A hollow reel sits in one hole while tobacco sits in the other and is lit. Before smoking the native fills the mouth with water, draws the smoke and water through a second reed, then expels both.
Report from the Royal Agricultural Station of Magyar Óvár Hungary notes sea salt affects crop growth. Tests suggest salt acts as an agent for plant life, with coastal areas showing strong plant vitality when sea spray and washed soils influence growth.
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