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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
2
An advertisement claims Croxone cures kidney and urinary disorders by cleansing kidneys, dissolving uric acid, and filtering toxins from blood. It promises relief from back pain, rheumatism, and fatigue, noting a refund of purchase price if it fails in any case.
A Dagens Ryheder correspondent describes a German Zeppelin raid passage with permission from authorities. He recalls the frigid night, silent crew, and the moment bombs drop as city lights pass beneath the craft, ending with the cold enveloping the voyage.
An Ohio State University coed recounts a call for a good story and teases the reporter about printing her name. She delays the point detailing a date with a young man who stayed late at a picture show, then reveals she is Columbus Dispatch reporter Columbus Dizzpatch.
Sir Victor Horsley argues in Pall Mall Gazette that soldiers began drinking heavily in Marlborough era campaigns in Flanders. Camden notes English troops learned excessive drinking during the Netherlands aid, spreading a vice that prompted later restraints by strict laws.
A Milwaukee youth nicknamed Hophead, described as a blond guinea pig, reportedly died by self inflicted action after a failed scientific trial. The dispatch notes the animal refused to aid experiments, and an injected tubercular milk used by the health department did not improve the outcome. The pig resided in a sixth floor city room with a family of games pigs and a cage keeper described as watching city life.
An American in Paris notes dark streets after curfew and police rules limiting gas in Ueghta houses. He describes a lantern carrying woman, chances of stumbling stairs, early shop closures, and a timid resident asking for a match as Parisians cope with wartime restrictions.
Paris correspondent recalls how mothers fear their sons facing close combat with bayonets. One son avoids trench danger by serving on the field telephone, while another mother prays her husband won’t be forced to kill. The piece argues civilian empathy underpins civilization more than rulers.
Archangel, oldest Prussian port at the head of the Dvina delta, stands to grow vital in wartime as ice clears the White Sea. The harbor is navigable May to October, free of ice in July and August, connecting Russia to allies via a shorter western route. The city lies 740 miles northeast of St. Petersburg along the Dvina and near the Arctic Circle.
Post office inspectors aim to deliver 600 letters stolen over a year ago from the Seattle post office. W A Byers, former clerk, hid the letters under ashes in his former home's fireplace. police found nearly 3,000 letters in his law office. Byers pleaded guilty and went to prison. Recently L T Merry moved into Byers former hotel and unearthed the extra letters.
The American typewriter earned high praise worldwide as sixty competitors gathered in Copenhagen with over forty using American made typewriters. The event showcased the device s popularity and precision among writers and professionals.
In Mentone the Riviera’s peaceful charm fades as war empties the border town of guests and hotels. The article recalls displaced populations, frontline battles in Alsace, and former cosmopolitan life replaced by military rupture and loss. The sense of quiet luxury yields to sadness and war’s reach.
Dr J H Gray exhibited gyrostatic devices and animated gyrostats in London showing motor cars and bicycles with stabilization by gyrostatic motors. A two wheeled car carries a gyrostatic chauffeur to steer and stabilize, usable for torpedoes airships and aeroplanes. Additional demonstrations include airship stabilization by propeller derived forces and wireless steering of vehicles.
Two Bronx men who had just fought an automobile tried to start it by themselves after leaving a garage at One Hundred sixty seventh Street and Broadway. They cranked for half an hour with no luck until a chauffeur revealed the car was missing gasoline water and oil. After fueling the car started and the owner drove away relieved.
In Washington M C Mason Griffin alleges humbling humiliation as an actor forced kisses on him during a show. Griffin sues for 1000 dollars. A separate suit by a passenger against a New York stage company ends when a ventriloquist proves he created the voice gag used to mock the driver and the passenger abandons suit.
About forty to fifty women police officers gathered at Brighton town hall to be officially recognized. They were addressed by the chief constable and the town clerk in a formal ceremony.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreatable catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Certification sworn December 6, 1886. The remedy is taken internally and sold by F. C. Cheney & Co. at price per bottle.
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