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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
4
Harness maker and saddler advertises for sale of entire stock tools harness and saddlery stock plus machinery. Business location property also for sale. Call to inquire at the listed address and arrange viewing.
Evansville Indiana market report dated May 3 1917 lists prices for Wheat 2 47 and 2 50 per bushel Oste 78 cents Corn 1 60 per bushel Potatoes 3 18 per bushel Eggs 20 cents per dozen Butter 38 cents per pound Fresh hens and ducks prices per pound turkey hens 16 cents old turkeys 14 cents geese 8 1 2 cents per pound Cows 4 100 to 8 25 per hundred Bales 8 50 per hundred hay No 1 Timothy 16 per ton
Time table listing train departures and arrivals between Ferdinand Huntingburg Evansville Louisville West Baden and connections with Southern Railway. Includes morning runs from Ferdinand to Huntingburg and back, afternoon and evening services, notes on connections to trains No 9 2 11 10 and depots at Huntingburg and Ferdinand with officials Muller Victor Grewe and A. Train Master.
A reflection extols a person who detests war yet faces danger for country and home. The steadfast individual sacrifices all dear to life to promote the welfare of others and earns a worthy homage.
A Tennessee mother brings her boy to General Lyons’ camp and asks the captain to take him for the Union Army. The teen boy proclaims he can drum and proves it, serving bravely until his legs are lost to a fatal wound. The act is marked by a mother's blessing and enduring patriotic sacrifice.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses the right of American people to enjoy a flag within their jurisdiction and the duty of those who follow other flags to follow them, with confusing inserted phrases and a reference to The Century.
Obituaries report Ernest Franklin infant son of Mr and Mrs William Stein dies of bronchial pneumonia after two weeks illness with funeral at the family home and burial in Fairmount cemetery. Louis Behrens longtime Huntsburg native dies in Louisville after working as a car builder for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Prohibition rally at Mozart hall draws attendees in Chrisney. Jasper Machine Works fire nearly spread before Pyrene extinguishers contain blaze at the vulcanizer. Controversial pork pen movement in Huntingburg city council noted. A humorous exchange ends with a county game warden labeled the biggest liar by a Dubois County resident.
Readers across the country express arrears and forward payments to support the Ferdinand News. Several letters thank the paper, pledge three year renewals, or offer funds for a new office building, with amounts ranging from four dollars to three dollars and mentions of overdue payments and renewal intentions.
A letter to Dr. O A Bigham Health Commissioner Dubois County notes Indiana’s new sale by weight law effective May 1 1917. It lists commodities to be sold by weight or count and specifies fresh berries must be sold by avoirdupois weight or uniform standard containers. The text outlines penalties for violations.
H E Barnard State Commissioner warns farmers and vendors that after May 1 possession of unsealed or inaccurate scales will be prosecuted. News outlets urged to spread word that all scales must meet specifications and be sealed before use. Early action advised to prevent future trouble.
State Board of Health urges doctors to report all births within thirty six hours to give Indians proper birth statistics for Census inclusion. It warns of fines and outlawed bills for delays and notes a mother’s failed record can cloud a child’s legitimacy in court. The public is urged to aid in this effort.
A partial OCR shows multiple transfer entries including Wesley Wade to Frank B Heftman for 98 acres valued at 88.88 dollars and Lucious E Collins to James A Collins for 60 acres at 1000 dollars. Other lines name Herman Thessing, Joseph Klein Hoelder, Frank Zimmer, Moyers McKinney, and John Durchholg among various parcels and sums.
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