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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
4
An 1902 National NY notice from Trinity Building advertises a painting outfit No 49 including interior paint and a book on stations. It mentions arrangements with houseowner Winke for tie and a guarantee of satisfactory paint and white lead without testing.
A historical ad prescribes a nervine remedy for nerves and sleeplessness. It recommends mixing sarsaparilia, Dhalmwort compound fluid, essence, and tincture cache to be taken after meals and at night to ease anxiety, trembling, heart palpitations, and general weakness.
Special hatchery efforts pushed 1908 output to 2 871 456 280 fish and eggs. 9 413 809 225 young fish distributed for stocking and restocking waters. 457 647 055 eggs delivered to state and foreign hatcheries. Output of young fish surpasses previous record by 76 000 000.
Local Paris readers are treated to a playful note about the bar scene and famed indulgences among French soldiers. The item blends light humor with city life observations from contemporary writers.
In April a 14 year old midshipman Giles Vernon and Capt. Philip Overton clash after a flirtatious encounter in a London playhouse. A staged insult leads to a sword fight interrupted by watchmen. They vow to fight again in Portsmouth, and a coach accident injures Giles as they rush home to resume plans.
A prowler notes crowded bookstore windows displaying a new book by a local pastor. Booksellers honor clergy authors with special displays, arguing that a preacher turned writer boosts local pride and shelf space each spring in New York churches.
The Interstate Commerce Commission report to Congress details how Ohio and West Virginia coal firms merged into Sunday Creek Coal Co under a trunk line syndicate including the Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio New York Central Kanawha and Michigan and others. It argues railroads used their control to hinder new mines and preserve coal monopoly.
Four workers at the Laflin Rand powder mills in Turk Station near Columbus Kansas were killed when the mixing room exploded Monday afternoon. The blast tore the building apart and started a fire that caused an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. The victims were Joseph Stovall William Morrow Robert McFarland and James Rood.
Miss Addie M. Hunt a trained nurse who lost both legs under a train at Great Neck L I was awarded $58,000 after an initial $25,000 verdict was set aside in the New York supreme court. Other items report a Brooklyn powder explosion causing severe injuries to Enricho, rescues of eight smoke‑filled residents in a Washington four‑story building, and American tourists reportedly taken prisoner near Agadir in Tangier.
A reader reports chronic back trouble and disordered action improved by Doan's Kidney Pills. They had recommended the remedy publicly and now confirm the favorable results. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An observed issue at a party shows a waiter interrupting a singer mid performance to demand a plate of salad and a glass of punch. The incident underscores calls for better training of waitstaff hired for events.
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