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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
6
Residents and visitors frequent Huntingburg Ferdinand and Jasper. Families such as Limp Bretz Bartley and Kraus travel for visits and funerals. A wedding report mentions Sternberg and Loechte planning to wed in Jasper. A death notice for Mrs Adam Loew is noted with future details promised.
Miss Lastie Bredhold spent a few days at Huntingburg last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Olinger of Ferdinand attended the funeral of Mrs. Frank Arnold here Tuesday. Mrs. Kohmetcher and daughters Christina and Carrie of Tivansville visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brenner and children of Huntingburg attended the Brenner Gogel wedding here.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Father Boniface at St Anthony College and relatives, including an aunt Mrs. and a cousin Rev, with unclear relation and date.
The week brought three births to Fulda families as Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer welcomed a girl, Mr. and Mrs. Miller a boy, and Mr. and Mrs. Bauer a girl. A quilting party hosted by Mrs. Harm preceded an evening dance. Farmers report dryness slows corn planting, drought prompting waits for rain. A Hollanders dance was planned for Thursday night.
Blue Ridge notes show Frank Brosmer handling business in Jasper on Thursday. Joe Daggs John Humbert and Mrs Henry Nante spent Friday in Jasper. Mrs Mary Rasche shopped there Saturday. Joe Kunkel and Mr and Mrs Henry Bachmann and their baby visited Frank Brosmer Saturday. Miss Rose Dall of Ferdinand stayed with Irgo Raschies in Jasper.
Anna Hollander and Willie New return from Jasper and St Marys of the Woods for summer. Mrs Tillmann visits Ivansville. Local residents host guests, attend dances at Kost’s hall and Julda. Names include Maslowsky, Gude, Ferdinand, and several Neu, Becher, and Niehaus family members.
Residents mark the yearly May event at Monte with social notes. Mr and Mrs Jacob Baxer and baby visited Perdinand Sunday. Paul Ringemann spent several days at Rockport this week. Mr Wolfington of Paoli Indiana was in town all week measuring lumber for the Anderson Valley Lumber and Spoke Company. John Seufert and wife spent Sunday at BR ordinand.
Mary and Mrs. Fred Snyder of Gelestine, AMI and Mrs. Philip Dilly of Huntingburg, and George Leistner hosted guests this weekend. Numerous residents visited Ferdinand, Celestine, or Petersburg for repairs, business, or social events, including machine work at the Dubois Machine Works and a well attended dance at Pauer's Hide.
A long list of property transfers names buyers such as Joseph K Sima Louis Bekert Andreas Wilz and many others with parcels in Mitchells add Jasper and Holand along with prices ranging from 75 to 1000 dollars including 40 acre lots and vesting estates detailing transfers between individuals and guardians in a dated registrarial style.
The text promotes a rest cure involving outdoor air or quiet darkness for about 15 minutes, urging loosening tight clothing and calming thoughts. It claims benefits for vitality and energy, especially for busy mothers and housewives, recommending hammock relaxation and mental stillness twice daily for full restoration.
A column on home grooming notes dry shampoo from cornmeal scented with orra root. It suggests improvised heat options, brisk cold-water sponging after a bath, and a compphorated rinse. It also outlines perfuming gloves by warming perfume in the hands and pressing gloves to absorb fragrance.
The article cautions against skinning the face despite wrinkles and notes it can cause lethal poisoning, hair loss, and lifelong damage while acknowledging rare instances of success. It also stresses the importance of nail care with arched nails, rosy color, and maintaining the white crescents by grooming the nail rims after washing.
Flattened hair troubles readers seek a fluffing remedy. Use equal parts green soap and water rinse well and while hair is damp roughen with hands until it dries. Do not overuse this treatment as it can dry and brittle hair.
A fragmented 19th century health note urges frequent baths and brisk rubbings for skin care and overall vigor. It mentions bathing with warm water and a small amount of benvath, and advises massaging the chin as part of an oral hygiene and body care routine.
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