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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
10
A collage of proverbs poems and humorous musings on life childhood and art. Notable lines ponder scholars reinforced modernity poetry in everyday scenes and the playful imagery of a butterfly described as pansies flying and dew as grass crying.
Henry Watterson recounts a joke about a city editor who kept a turkey won in a bet. The next day a note asks him to explain why the turkey died in tomorrow's rage, revealing a humorous dispute over the bird.
A long quoted testimonial from a Mrs. A Shadow details relief after stopping tea and using Postum. She describes prior nerve headaches, heart trouble, numb nightly spells, and sleeplessness linked to tea. After six months on Postum, she reports no headaches, fewer colic episodes, better sleep, and stronger heart, with Postum promoted as convenient and flavorful.
Cleveland news reports Frederick Kohler, police chief for 12 years, dismissed by the civil service commission after a finding of gross immorality and conduct unbecoming a gentleman. The commission praises his past work and notes his charitable policy toward first offenders.
At a London music hall a weekly suf fragette gathering clashed with militant chants during an Emma Goldman style speech by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. Shouts of Blow up Premier Asquith and Shoot him rang out as she spoke of her looming committal and her daughter's imprisonment.
Cleveland attorney Arthur C. Gelharr, 35, a Milwaukee lawyer, slashed his throat with a razor in the street. He was taken to a hospital where recovery seemed doubtful. He had come to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs Dorothy Benz.
Rev. Maurice E. Knox a Methodist minister was fined 460 dollars plus costs and jailed for three months for contempt of court after failing to pay alimony awarded to his divorced wife.
The Cincinnati market lists grain prices for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades and values. It also shows livestock figures for cattle hogs sheep lambs and turkeys with varied classes and price ranges.
A mob of youths attacked the superintendent's home at the Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb near Knoxville. One white boy was killed and four others injured. The assailants were believed to be black. Russell Mann, 16, son of Superintendent Matt R. Mann, was among the injured.
The Rev Theodore Cuyler urges a genuine Easter for souls beyond flowers and sermons. He calls Christians to seek things above, surrender besetting sins, and rise in faith like Peter, Finney, and countless others who found renewed power in Christ.
The Michigan Christian Advocate argues faith in God and Christ as essential for salvation. It urges clinging to a cleansed nature and trusting in Jesus while welcoming other aids that support faith, but rejects theories that dethrone Christ or deny evil.
A devotional reflection on prayer emphasizing that God weighs the heart rather than the quantity length or style of prayers. It asserts the sincerity and spiritual sincerity over forms such as arithmetic rhetoric melodious music or logical method. The text urges humble, heartfelt communication with the divine.
A swallow found in Natal South Africa carried an aluminum ring stamped with a number and address. The ring showed it was one of 11,483 British birds marked last summer to study migration routes and site fidelity. Since 1909 about 32,000 birds have been ringed and roughly 3 percent later reported.
A Chicago man recalls a severe left arm burn from a year ago that festered and caused sleepless pain. After trying doctors’ salves he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with linen bandages and reports the wound healed, urging early use to avoid suffering. The ad promotes Cuticura products with a free sample offer.
Kerrigan bought a pretty Spanish parrot in South America as a gift for his friend O'Brien. He shipped the bird home and upon return asked if it had arrived. O'Brien replied that the bird proved the toughest he ever encountered and he never bit into teeth as hard.
A brief satirical exchange mocks meek husbands and strong women. The Very Meek Man frames the speech about a woman striking her husband, while the Very Meek Wife questions the subject as she asks about the club speech topic. It ends with a quip about girls preferring to hit a piano rather than wash dishes.
An observer watches a young woman move a lively 25-pound fox terrier in a dog hamper from Twenty third Street to a residence on Madison Avenue. She unlocks the hamper and releases the dog inside, prompting questions about her motive. The incident is noted as a potential argument in debates on women’s voting rights.
The dialogue reveals Perdita flirting with high rollers at the beach last summer and nearly drowning. The exchange includes remarks about sudden proposals and ongoing suspense surrounding their relationship.
An old time newspaper fragment mixes playful finance jabs and household reminders. It cites Castoria with its three hundred year signature plus a lampoon about a woman’s hat and a pancake pitch from Mrs Anatin. A jab at competition fuels a joke about a jealous lover.
Professor Manyon presents a handy almanac containing his essays including Don’t Be a Cipher and The Power of Love. It includes character headings, birth month meanings, dream interpretations, and weather forecasts for regions. Free offer includes one Munyon Remedy sample with no payment required.
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