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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
3
Ferdinand News quotes Henry Haake urging young men to abandon laziness and shirked duties. He cites the parable of the faithful servant and warns against seeking wealth without steady effort. True success comes from daily duties, conscience, and persistent labor.
A New York club debates female policemen as leaders of youths and guardians of streets, wondering how Miss Constable would fare in football and baseball aids, while discussing dress, helmets, and veils. The piece also notes Massachusetts’ unemployed classes and hints at broader social remedies.
The excerpt recounts a man describing his Chicago residence with a history of severe injuries and misfortunes from childhood to early adulthood. It notes a reckless life marked by frostbite, lost digits, and violence. It also mentions the authoress Ouida dying in poverty and a court ruling about hotel rights to food and entertainment after a late court decision.
The American battle ship fleet will visit Japan after invitation from Emperor’s government, with President Roosevelt and the cabinet favoring acceptance. Secretary Root will confirm, and plans suggest China may be next for a port visit. Metcalf and Admiral Pillsbury draft the revised route, likely avoiding additional Atlantic stops, circling via Hawaii Samoa Melbourne Sydney Manila Yokohama, a potential Chinese port, Philippines, and home via Suez.
Rome reports confirm engagement between the duke of the Abruzzi and Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Elkins. The official journal notes Senator Elkins will be ennobled so the bride remains a titled woman before the marriage. The duke will become vice admiral and reside at the groyal palace in Venice.
Heavy damage hits Pittsburg Pennsylvania as US weather bureau shifts forecast and floods subside slightly. Large losses persist with many families isolated in homes, flood patrols delivering food and essentials as railroads are delayed and river craft suffer.
Harry Orchard was sentenced to death in Caldwell Idaho for a string of murders tied to his confession that shocked the world but his conversion in prison raises doubts about execution. Judge Wood urged the state pardons board to commute the death penalty to penitentiary imprisonment citing Orchard's truthfulness in testimonies.
Fort Wayne Indiana police arrested Grover C Blake and Orsel Reynolds of Anderson after a confession by Blake. He admitted killing his mother with a hammer during a drunken robbery plan with Reynolds. Blake said Reynolds struck the victim again after she was rendered insensible.
Lieut. Gen. Smirnoff was probably fatally wounded in a pistol duel with Lieut. Gen. Fock in the Chevalier Guard riding school. The conflict began over a memorandum Smirnoff wrote on Fort Arthur siege questioning Fock's courage, leading to the challenge and exchange of shots at twenty paces.
In Shimidzu harbor a giant crab battles a fisherman named Kato who sails solo to buy fish. The creature chases the boat, attempts to capsize it, and is finally captured after a fierce struggle. The crab’s arms exceed 12 feet, its shell about five feet across, and it weighs 160 pounds.
In Kolomea Galicia the ashes of 11 burned Torah scrolls were interred in the Jewish cemetery. A fire in the synagogue caused by a candle falling on silk curtains led to the destruction of the scrolls. The ritual funeral honored the 11 scrolls with earth urns and a coffin, carried by a hearse through a large crowd to the newly made grave.
A Parisian school surveyed 132 boys and 972 girls on toy preferences. Among boys 31 chose trains, 23 tin soldiers, 10 steam engines, 9 bricks, 8 toy typewriters and 8 mechanized horses. Forty girls preferred a doll. Diabolo attracted only two boys and six girls, leaving the Devil's Disciple a rare playground object.
The Standard Oil Company begins transatlantic barge service to transport bulk oil. Two large steel barges will be towed by oil carrying steamers. A 3000 foot hawser length is cited as evidence of risk, and a three fifths mile gap between steamer and tow could invite trouble in darkness and storms where barges are scarce.
Richmond Virginia the death of Col John Walter Fairfax at his Leesylvania home Prince William county Virginia in his eightieth year is reported He was a well known Civil War veteran having served as a colonel in the Confederate army
The Sunday edition of The Znamy prints threats against Milukeff. An assassination menace, headed by a black cross with the words Death to Milukof, appears in a True Westan People organ.
The Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago, one of the city’s oldest hostels, was partly destroyed by a fire on Friday afternoon. Two hundred guests and one hundred employees escaped unhurt, with losses estimated around 250000 dollars.
Duluth, Minn John Evanson broke the American ski record with a 131 foot jump in the season finale surpassing his 124 foot mark set at Ishpeming. In Little Falls N Y John Roberty who was jailed lit a pipe and accidentally burned to death as his mattress caught fire.
The article recalls how early steam locomotives like Trevithick’s terrified 19th century highway travelers. A toll gate anecdote shows a frightened toll-man who is reassured the car’s toll is nothing, describing the era when motor vehicles caused sudden excitement and disturbance.
A family joke turns into a headline moment as Erna refuses to see Herr Schmidt, recounting that during his last call he waved his handkerchief and sneezed into it. The anecdote captures a humorous domestic squabble with sharp wit.
An old newspaper fragment touts Cuticura remedies for eczema with a Newark Delaware patient testimonial, then shifts to a rowdy telephone central prank and a costly seed catalog pitch from John A Salzer Seed Co promising Billion Dollar Grass and other seeds. The notices read like ads and voice brief quirks from early 20th century life.
A hometown druggist refuses a hopeful suitor for his daughter Amy. He explains he has promised Amy to his partner’s son, then offers the man five other daughters as a consolation, presenting the gesture as just as good.
An old advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by J J Cheney Co Toledo. It includes attestations from Waynind Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists and claims internal blood and mucous effects. The notice also mentions free prospectus and prices of 75 cents per bottle.
In a terse exchange a customer requests an honest pawnbroker while the avuncular patriarch warns that someone has been playing tricks, suggesting a wary scene of trust and skepticism in a shop setting. The dialogue hints at motives, deception, and the dynamics between buyer and seller in a lending environment.
A Mrs Smallpurse complains of poverty and urges her husband to invent. Months later he claims a breakthrough with a barbed-wire safety pocket for husbands, promising wealth. The column then recalls a Scottish judge’s lengthy plea and a mother’s sharp rebuke about worship.
A St Louis businessman named John Smith testifies in court during a late financial furor. When asked his name he replies Jon Smith. The attorney asks color and age and he provides White and forty eight. When queried about his business he answers Rotten.
An advertisement promises cure for piles in six to fourteen days with a guarantee or money back. The text includes unrelated quotes about patience and teething remedies, and a remark about a judge sending a prisoner up after calling him down.
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