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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
5
Local notices show Tony Scheffer selling fine Jersey calves and a new line of rugs at Ryan Bros while John Geofrich ships stock and John Nord farm near Mariah Hill sold for 5993 dollars. Leo Mehling moves to Louisville area. Joe Daunhauer promotes Born suits and summer dress goods appear from Mrs Anna Abbott.
Mrs Ben Stallmann and daughter Mrs Max Kern visited relatives in St Louis last week. Misa Linda Arnold returned from Louisville where she spent the winter. Mrs John Metsroth Mrs Weeter man and Mrs John Lenfort of Louisville spent several days here. Miss Anna Titzer of Evansville visited Sunday and Monday, returning Tuesday with Miss Louise Ender. Mine Rose Bockting returned Sunday from an extended stay in Louisville. Miss Mayme Heidelbech visiting relatives in Louisville. F W Wagner visiting relatives in Jasper. Miss Mayme Meyer left for Evansville for a few weeks. Miss Ida Lehr of Louisville spent a few days with her parents. Fred Horlander Sr Fred W Horlander Oscar Arnold and Bernard Kappner took a pleasure trip to Fulda Sunday.
In St Meinrad rain led to the Sunday baseball game between the Tigers and the College being called off. Local reports note social activity with a Wednesday shoe visit, a well attended dance, and a namesday serenade at the Abbey. Residents travel to Cannelton and Schnellville, while others return from Florida and Hoffmann with news of land prospects.
In town Saturday O P Wagner of Wear Baden had repair work at the machine works. Martin Bair and John Stein visited Jasper on Saturday and Monday respectively. Mrs George Friedmann and family spent Sunday at Celestine with visits by Tony Lange of Jasper and others. Several residents from Celestine Wendome and Indianapolis stopped in for business and greetings with local residents including Dr Goble and Mrs Thimling.
Local notices show multiple residents traveling to Huntingburg for events or visits. Families including the Limp, Bretz, and Frick households appear in sequence with trips and gatherings noted.
A collection of short items including Egypt toy soldiers and Uganda death toll from sleeping sickness. Broom varieties, a map story, a Chinese pupil, and jokes on bluffing appear alongside notices about railway liquor licenses, church hymn books, oil prospects on the Red Sea coast, and a Jamestown park prize plan. French dowry theories explain marriage trends as youth seek wealth.
A collection of astonishing anecdotes on near burial rescues and resurrections, a deceased body mistaken for a deserter later found alive, a Kensington woman with a death certificate, and odd telegrams. Rural farming hacks from Kansas and Nebraska, including a tenth-row planting trick amid droughts, illustrate curious survival and misfortune.
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