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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
7
A Boston Herald reminiscence recalls Phin Kibbs as a genial, soft-spoken fishing partner in the Berkshires. The piece contrasts calm angling with political talk, noting Kibbs’s rare speech and loyalty to simple farm life while ending with a tribute to his quiet character.
The 225th anniversary of Trinity Church’s charter by King William III was marked with morning and afternoon services at the Wall Street church. More than four thousand attendees heard Bishop William T. Manning recall the church’s history and future. Retired Bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle preached, noting the edifice dates to 1830 after a Revolutionary-era building was torn down for safety.
Twelve motors will start from Taggart to cross the Sahara led by Commandant Lafargue. The party, including a motion picture operator, travels via Insalah, Hogger region, Adar of the Iforas, to Bureni on the Niger. Precautions aim to prevent fuel evaporation. experts caution about differences between a one off expedition and regular motor use.
A family names a new baby Kathryn despite disliking the name. The narrator writes to the aunt for christening dinner, but she fails to appear at the train. Returning home they find Aunt Kathryn has driven over in her car.
Professor Edward Sapir of the Victoria Museum in Ottawa warned during a New York lecture that busy city life erodes speech. He noted stenographers and telephone operators hinder sociable conversation and compared modern urban living unfavorably to primitive societies.
Olga Owens argues in Judge that a college girl must hide her intellect to avoid danger and social stigma. She ridicules dress and grooming changes as barriers to recognition, urging acceptance of stealthy self protection amid a crime-ridden era.
A Major Grant of Croydon air drome depot reveals the Silent Nine, an exhaust chamber device that cools gases at the outlet to mute engine noise. In a recent test the roar was eliminated enabling conversation in flight. Each unit costs under 10 pounds and demand grows.
The article credits Zuloaga as a key figure in reviving Moorish damascening, a gold-inlaid steel craft. Toledo damascening, or incrosting gold on steel, uses thin gold wire pressed into etched lines on blackened steel to create floral and animal motifs, producing brilliant contrast and highly prized pieces for collectors.
The article traces woven cloth to primitive women who made baskets then clothing by weaving soft materials. It suggests wool spun into strands formed by twisting tufts, with early weaving needing gaps or frames between poles to create fabric. The narrative cites a Detroit News writer shaping ancient craft history.
The piece discusses the term modern vamp as a form of a verb. It explains its origins from Kipling and its slang use to extract money or valuables and to flirt with others.
The administrative council of the committee for meronau tical propaganda in France offers a prize of one million francs for an air phone engine. The device must endure severe tests of durability, reliability, and rapid dismantling and erection. Tests begin in June 1928.
The London Tynes correspondent in Glasgow reports that since the armistice about 4.5 million acres of Scottish land have changed hands, with over 600000 acres sold in a year and total postwar turnover around 52.5 million pounds. Prices have fallen but agents foresee a revival next year amid uncertain budget signals and improving industrial conditions.
A Detroit millionaire sought to restore a blind peddler's sight via a renowned specialist. The man declined, saying he preferred blindness to return to hard work, claiming his earnings from his condition. The donor watched as a young woman escorted the man to nightlife sites each night. The tale ends with the donor blocking any option to renew his sight. Pineapples Have Strange Cousins report notes on the Bromeliads family and that they are native to the New World with the pineapple as the sole edible fruit, growing on the ground and catching rain for sustenance.
An official from the weather bureau reports that ordinary cyclones spanning our nation are only two to three miles deep, with diameters of hundreds of miles, while hurricanes reach five to six miles deep. Upper atmospheric currents move across exyclonic areas, sparking surface storms and unsettled weather. The finding alters prior beliefs about atmospheric orientation. Also noted is a new coughing plant species in Tropics that inflates respiratory organs to expel dust, though the plant name is not disclosed.
A courtroom scene centers on a judge urging strict adherence to the facts as a hunter uses camera footage to defend or illustrate a point. The exchange underscores demands for integrity and clear proof in the proceedings.
A local editorial urges a safe and sane Fourth of July to curb accidents and noise. It calls for responsible behavior by all ages and warns against reckless driving and dangerous displays. The piece promotes community peace and a respectful celebration.
An advertisement from the Department at No Nectional Ac ceident Society in New York promotes an accident and health policy. It claims full coverage with liberal commissions, benefits up to 200 dollars per month, premiums starting at 16 dollars monthly, and invites districts to write for details. The notice cites a long-established society at 20 Broadway NYC.
Healings c ream claims to ease head colds by antiseptic action and soothing relief. It says air passages open and nostrils clear with a small bottle applied in the nostrils. Endorsed by millions over fifty years, sold by druggists.
John Heilers Frank Pund and Ben Niehaus and families visited the home of Meo and Mrs Henry Pound at St Meinrad last Sunday. A local saying notes an unlucky fisherman who never catches a big fish and a joke about finding a baby’s boy by turning out the light and feeling with bare feet.
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