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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
5
A brawny Irishman in a rough bout against a Black opponent is knocked down after a time keeper miscounts seconds and uses hostile taunts. The fight continues with delaying calls and a final outcry as the Irishman is declared the winner amid tainted officiating.
Replying to a parliamentary inquiry the secretary of the treasury said he cannot classify incomes over 500000 a year. The aggregate number of persons with such incomes is 66.
An assortment of notes in a bygone issue includes a Castoria endorsement for infants, a German clock that supposedly shows day by sound, a Red Cross Ball Blue ad, and a wry quip about business wit.
A Baltimore comment by Upton Sinclair cites lenient financial laws and mammoth fortunes in America. A Progressive banquet anecdote in New York features a colonel known for his swift, humorous replies about growing families and endless generosity.
In Belfast summons court an elderly farming man was sworn in as a witness. As the clerk began the oath the excited witness, instead of repeating the oath, began loudly singing the hymn O God our help in ages past, causing laughter in the courtroom.
Representative Simeon D. Fess of Ohio champions looking on the bright side. He defines an optimist as one who says pass the cream, not a pessimist who wonders if there is any milk in the pitcher.
A juror acquitted the defendant out of sympathy for his aged mother, but others say it was due to dissatisfaction with his lawyer. The exchange suggests money and popularity are viewed as delusions by some.
Purdue University extension article explains testing lime sulfur with a hydrometer to determine concentration before winter spraying. It details densities, concentrations per Baume and specific gravity, and cautions precise dilution to avoid waste and damage to crops.
Indiana (Northern region) expands onion acreage and aims for national lead in quality. Experts urge crop rotation to curb thrips, recommending alternating with potatoes or corn and strict waste burning. When thrips appear, spraying with nicotine sulphate and whale oil soap blends is advised, with repeated applications every ten days.
A collage of items includes patent remedies by Dr. Pierce and Red Ball Blue laundry ad claims, a humorous exchange about coffee versus soup, and a 100th anniversary note on Gen. John B. 8. Todd. It details his birth in Lexington, youth in Illinois, West Point 1837, Mexican War valor, Civil War role, Dakota governance, congressional delegate status, and death at Yankton in 1872.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as remedies for red rough chapped hands. It instructs soaking in hot water, drying, anointing with ointment, and wearing loose gloves at night to achieve velvety softness. It appeals to workers with rough hands and notes worldwide sales and a free sample offer with a Skin Book.
Richard Croker wielded his sharp humor in a letter to a Tammany Hall member about a millionaire's charities. He quipped that public canonization in American opinion requires public giving and private theft.
The passage praises the educated farmer’s home for housing farm books papers and magazines, arguing such reading keeps youths aware of the outside world and away from city vices. It claims well supplied homes deter boys from wasting winter evenings in village stores and prevent youth ruin from city life.
There is nothing to be gained in the long run by breeding a heifer before she is two. Early milking may not profit and can stunt calf growth and shorten milk flow for life.
A fragment indicates a poultry venture facing losses with a lame reference to hens and profitability. The readability is limited but suggests financial trouble in on-farm fowl production.
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