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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
6
Public Support for Dependent Children Scrutiny Urged
Public accountability groups urge a review of county spending on dependent children in public wards. They cite 1907 law requirements and cases in Shelby and Montgomery counties where counties paid for children not officially declared public wards. The aim is to correct long standing mispayments and protect both children and public funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Accounting Commission
Orphans’ Home Association
Shelby County
Board of State Charities
Montgomery County
Best of asparagus from Cornell notes good seed and soil
A Cornell short course student shares how to grow top quality asparagus. She cites imported French seed, rich well rotted manure, and precise bed preparation with deep ploughing, planting one year old roots, and repeated midseason composting and ridging for white and tender stalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Cornell University
Cornell
Farm tips and crop notes from agricultural column
A column offers farm helper ideas such as a two wheeled grain cart with a wooden leg, and a three wheeled version. It lists top potato varieties from Ontario tests, planting layouts, houseplant insect control, horse care rules, and insights on cattle feeding profitability and wheat yields. It also notes hog housing as efficient brood sow quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Agricultural College
Empire State
Dempsey
New Yorker
Burpee
Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Alaska
Minnesota
Sign of Health in Hens When Laying Double Yolks
A double yolk in eggs signals poor hen health rather than luck. Fat hens tend to lay small-eyed eggs, and older hens show signs of disease with small eyes. Keep the bird in good condition and assist with the natural egg-laying process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Surprising Census Figures on Hens and Exports
The article notes the last census value of laying hens at 70 million dollars and estimates each US resident would receive about 203 eggs per year if eggs were evenly shared. It also reports meat exports totaling 446,860 tons across pork beef tallow ham bacon and samage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chief Joseph bans whisky on Omaha reservation
A 19th century vignette shows Chief Joseph ordering a strict prohibition on alcohol on a northwestern Nebraska Omaha reservation. He decrees that any drinker will be whipped in public as elders hear the verdict, reflecting rising tensions from liquor and its effects on the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aun
Bert
Nebraska
Joseph
Stont
Joseph and the Omaha Prohibition Crusade
The account recalls Chief Joseph forcing a ban on whisky after brutal punishment of a prisoner. The scene in the Omaha village marks the start of Joseph's long struggle against liquor, shaping tribal temperance for years and becoming a notable memory for his people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Omaha
W. R. Watson
Henpecked Club Demonstrations Stir Lancashire
A Tit-Bita item describes the so called henpecked club in Lancashire where men march with household items to ridicule a henpecked member. The display ends with a wife soaking the demonstrators or causing a hose raid and courts sometimes follow with separation actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Farm Talk Turns To Golf Wager In Grist of Conversation
A farmer remarks it looks like work, while Misa Cleek responds that payment comes only as a doubtful compliment. The exchange showcases rural humor and lingering skepticism about labor value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa
It Would Seem So Phrase About Pyramids
A garbled quote mentions pyramids built over centuries and a guide’s remark prompting an amused American reaction. The text appears as fragmented speech with mispunctuated dialogue and stray capitalization.
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Jeweler
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Huntingburg
Frank
Mary Senninger
Leppert’s Hotel
B. A.mosby
Huntingburg, Indiana
Bolte
G. J. Behrens, M. D.C
Huntingburg, Ind
G. W. Weller
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