10 Mar 1911
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
1
An account describes a travel route of eight miles over a rough macadamized path with five miles of travel between fields and hills. The section includes abrupt turns and difficult terrain described as hollows rocks and bad roads along the coast and bay.
The narrator tours the old Spanish prison, castle, and cathedral ruins near Panama, recalling Henry Morgan’s 17th century sack of the city. He notes wind battered walls, vanished grandeur, and the fate of Old Panama, left as haunting testimony to ruthless plunder.
A Chicago manufacturing executive defends hiring based on efficiency over looks. He argues a homely stenographer stays focused, avoids vanity, and performs tasks reliably whereas pretty workers distract and waste time. The piece critiques beauty bias in business.
The piece notes a spread of consumption among Arabs and Syrians, with fear of TB rising as a 2000 year history of leprosy fades. A small hospital for consumptives opens at Beyrout led by Dr. Mary P Eddy to help those cast out by disease.
A 1910 reader testimonial extols Cuticura for treating a baby’s eczema, claiming rapid clearing after using Resolvent soap and Ointment, and praising hair growth from the Ointment. Includes a request for a free Cuticura book. Also mentions Resinol Ointment for itching piles and various light jests.
A fragment from a 19th century page includes social maxims andads for Garfield Tea and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It mentions education shaping the soul and comments on flattery, with a Rochefoucauld quotation and a teething syrup claim priced at 350 a bottle.
A fragment notes a product price of 50 cents per unit from a catalog or ad crediting Olleecing seven pale drugists. The text is incomplete, offering no clear event or full names.
A defeated congressman recalls a tough election night as a brass band played only Home on the elec tion night prompting a sharp quip about the crowd’s concord and mood.
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