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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
8
The article outlines a simple 24 by 34 foot bungalow with a surrounding 5 foot 3 inch porch, screened space, and indoor outdoor living features. It also discusses the basic construction for cement stucco exteriors and a brief digression on gravity and early child experiments. It mentions a Napoleon Swartzenberg engagement near Troyes Arcis and the French defense.
An article explains that penitentiary officers use hose discipline on prisoners, varying hose size and water pressure by offense. The practice began about five years ago, is claimed to cause no physical injuries, and is considered to have substantial disciplinary value.
A fast moving cross town car reaches the incline when the conductor stops before an elderly man and asks for confirmation about a ticket and item. The exchange includes a misheard phrase linked to the passenger.
At Indianapolis the State Progressive convention named Albert J. Beveridge of Indianapolis for United States senator and selected a full ticket for state offices. The gathering was among the largest and most enthusiastic, with focus also on the liquor question and a proposal to put prohibition to the people.
Indiana apple show commission schedules the next show for November 18 to 24 1914 at Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis to allow harvest and fall work completion. Benjamin W Douglass urges growers to spray and bring great fruit, noting Indiana apples rival eastern and western regions and calling the event the largest of its kind east of the Rockies.
State education leaders E H K Birga of Indianapolis and Arthur W Mason of Columbus will join the seventh annual meeting of the National Conference of Music Supervisors in Minneapolis from April 27 to May 1. Welcome addresses will be given by Minnesota officials and Rochester’s Mrs Elizabeth Casterton will preside. Activities include school music inspections, talks by Dr E A Winship on public school music, a discussion on teaching efficiency, a Kitty Cheatham recital, and visits to Minneapolis schools.
W. W. Parsons meets with Governor Greathouse and state officials to discuss plans for a new $100,000 building at Terre Haute to house the Vocational Education department. Officials say construction could start this year with funding from the educational institutions tax, beginning after the June 1914 settlement.
Farmers and households are urged to plant gooseberries currants and strawberries with minimal care. Details cover site selection soil preparation Manure use planting distance fertilizer and methods to reduce maggot pests by fall cultivation and ground habitat management.
General order from Judge L W Comstock commander of the Indiana G A R sets the state encampment for May 6 7 8 in Indianapolis with headquarters at the Denison hotel and Tomlinson hall for sessions. The Women’s Relief Corps will present a bronze Lincoln memorial tablet to the state house. Washington Gardner of Michigan the grand commander will speak May 6. Open meeting May 6 with welcome by City and state officials. May 7 sessions at Tomlinson hall. a parade and campfire follow. New incorporations include Martinsville Printing and Fort Wayne Baseball Club. Toland Creek Coal of Peru dissolves.
The guidance emphasizes cloudy or evening planting, thorough watering, careful lifting with soil, cutting two thirds of leaves and stems, puddling roots, shielding roots from wind and sun, preparing holes, watering again, firming plants, and shading if sun returns for a few days.
Buttercups drew record interest at the Grand Central Palace show in New York with more fowls of the breed than at any prior event. The Mediterranean breed, an old Sicilian line, is gaining popularity abroad and in America for egg production and light feeding. The American Buttercup Club formed in 1912 reports about 600 members. the Eng Ned Buttercup Club formed in 1913 had 81 specimens shown at Crystal Palace. Enthusiasts hail the breed as a future hedge against high living costs.
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