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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
3
William A. Radford offers free expert building advice. The article describes a modern double house with a shared front porch and a central court, providing separate privacy for two families. It highlights wide lots, ventilation, and design features including a U shaped layout, thatched roof style, and symmetrical interiors with living dining and kitchen areas on each side.
The article discusses flat versus apartment living costs, noting duplex two family houses as practical solutions in small towns. It highlights advantages of ground floor and two story duplex designs, open air sleeping porches, and well kept construction improving local appearance and comfort for residents.
A long standing one penny per acre annual lien dating to William Penn era is found still recorded on a 70 acre tract near Media Pennsylvania. The historic charge persists though the land’s status and ownership are briefly noted in the discovery.
Fungous brown rot threatens peach, plum, and cherry crops, with severity rising in wet seasons. It spawns moldy spore tufts on fruit and may spread via blossoms, twigs, and mummies left after harvest. Prevention calls for autumn removal of mummies, thinning peaches, and multiple lime sulfur sprays tailored to peach, plum, and cherry.
Dense field note describes identifying common grasses meadow fescue and quack grass by leaf features at seedling stage. Notes differences from Italian rye grass and perennial rye grass, including leaf roughness, nerves, and bud folding. Mentions growth habits and rootstocks for quack grass.
A collection of omelet variations with spinach peach orange and mushroom ideas, plus Creole Rice Lima Bean Salad and Scotch Gingerbread. Recipes feature eggs butter cream almonds and peppers with step by step directions and tips for texture and flavor. A Browning quote and warm weather menu suggestions close the column.
Cleveland woman recounts long suffering with pains and fainting linked to health issues. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on a friend's advice she reports substantial improvement, saying the remedy helped more than hospital treatment. She urges others with similar symptoms to seek a bottle at their local drug store.
A blundering comment targets Daggett's wife, revealing his crude misidentification and social misstep. The exchange exposes awkward humor and the tension it creates between the characters in a diplomatic setting.
A Cincinnati authority promises painless corn removal using drops of freezone applied directly to the tender area. The drug dries quickly, shrivels the corn, and lifts the root out with no skin irritation. A small bottle costs little and removes hard or soft corns or calluses.
A Minneapolis Tribune fragment notes Mother Eve wearing fig leaves as fashion inspiration. A modiste agrees chic designs could be created today. The piece hints at hidden heroes and the work of those who assemble and bear burdens behind the scenes.
A terse promotional line touts a remedy claiming faster relief for itchy skin with safer results. The ad emphasizes simplicity and effectiveness, targeting readers seeking immediate comfort and confidence in a topical solution.
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