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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
5
March 8, 1908 marks the effective date for the Southern Time Card. The notice records an official change likely affecting timekeeping or railroad schedules. The fragment mentions Mam Mare Ae but lacks context or full details.
An old classified notice advertises agents wanted with a yearly price of one dollar and a request to send ten cents for a sample copy. It reads as a generic recruitment pitch typical of era promotional notices.
Summer began with long work days and a string of injuries. Frank Harm was knocked from a horse last week and nearly unconscious, now recovering but unable to work. Wm Wirthwein suffered a severe foot injury after being thrown from a binder during harvest. Reports also note dances, visits, school term close, and local residents attending events in Ferdinand and Danville.
John Bender on sick list. Miss Maggie Denne returned to Louisville last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Bombolaski of Siberia visited Bristow last Wednesday on business. Frank Linette and sister with Frank Jean attended a Union dance last Saturday night. Bertha Schlachter came home to Louisville last Saturday. Felix Linette called on his girl near Harlin Valley. Ed Seiler cheerful since Myrtle's return though she is sick. Martin Bombolaski helping Joe cut wheat. George Miller home, called on Miss Linette last Sunday night. Minnie Post Master at Siberia visited Miss Annie Schlachter Sunday.
Mariah Hill residents host visits from Mrs. Gustav Worrter of Ferdinand and Miss Rose Dickman of Huntingburg. Miss Katy Harlander returns from Louisville to spend time with family. John Trotter and family of St. Meinrad visit. Andrew Schum spends part of the week in Troy on business. Mr and Mrs Florian Halbleib welcome twin girls. Miss Clara Bockting of Huntingburg spends a few days with friends.
Schnellville residents hosted guests as John Wolpert and Mr Haller of Jasper spent Sunday visiting friends. John Welp returned from Louisville after attending business college. Misses Carrie Miller Emma Blume Katie Lucy Schnell and Theodore Stratman visited Minnie Stratman Sunday. Clara Dudine visited Dubois, and John Stratman returned from Dodge's Institute in Valparaiso Indiana.
A list of real estate transfers from Huntingburg and Jasper shows numerous parcels exchanged for small sums including properties in Birdseye and Debois. Notable entries include Frank Klee selling lot 7 to Zeno Scarlett and several deeds to Cass Township parcels. The report also notes a disturbance at Mrs. Sarah Wilkey's home with furniture damage and oil-soaked textiles prompting a potential grand jury review if restitution isn’t paid.
A Strand writer recounts animals showing playful humor. A female baboon teases a watchdog with tail pulls, while a Siamese monkey enacts deck mischief by dragging others by the tail. Other tales include orangutan hats, dolphins teasing fish, foals and dogs, and a terrier mockingly reacting to laughter.
In the Sulton Desert California legends recount Captain Smith healing a river spirit that ferries travelers to safety. The invisible city near the mesa and the Superstition Mountains host natural gin springs and curious minerals. The valley now has 8 000 residents and major irrigation works. By May 1 the Colorado River will be dammed for irrigation, reshaping the landscape.
A North China Herald discussion notes that Chinese proverbs reveal public feelings about law and governance. It catalogs common wisdom urging avoidance of law, warnings about magistrates, and observations on tax, punishment, and corruption, with examples from mandarin rule and yamen power.
In Cape Colony two native so called lightning doctors attempted cures during a pair of afternoon storms. A kraal was struck killing five goats and a practitioner died after claiming to ward off a lightning bird. Later that day another healer perished as a thunderbolt struck his hut while he challenged the imagined bird. Neighbors were shaken by the events.
The Korean Daily News reports the Japanese protectorate over Korea triggered protests including suicides. The emperor awarded posthumous honors to two men, a minor education official promoted to vice minister of education and a department official who inscribed the title on the coffin. A private in the army who killed himself at the same time for the same reasons also received posthumous promotion.
A French naval journal complains the modern training of officers and sailors lacks sea habituation. It cites the Jaureguiberry voyage from Toulon to Brest where a storm in the Bay of Biscay felled many seamen and officers. It argues for more cruising at sea in all weathers and years of torpedo craft service to strengthen the fleet.
A historical survey traces fashion from the fourteenth century Ely bishop's yearly change of raiment to the eighteenth century dandies. It notes elaborate wardrobes, vivid colors, extreme hats and shoes, tight or voluminous garments, and social customs around grooming and perfumes.
The article outlines the lengthy process after a shipwreck under Admiralty Court rules. It describes depositing full vessel and cargo details with the Receiver of Wrecks, documenting ownership, crew, passengers, voyage particulars, and loss. It notes salvage rewards for driftage recovered from the Thames lower reaches and cites a Belgian court ruling on a man who left funds in his will for the fire brigade.
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