17 May 1912
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
1
A Bay Trainer in Albany Indiana describes a near fatal kidney illness that left her bedridden with extreme swelling and pain. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she improved within six weeks and fully recovered, prompting the slogan Your Back Is Lame Remember the Name Doan's.
Odd ad copy touts a feminine car and a health drink with a judge's endorsement. The text blends humor about naming a machine and a health slogan claiming liver benefits and clear thinking.
In a continuing chapter, Lina and friends discuss a notorious teacher, why she might quit their mischief, and how classmates recall past tricks. They plan to defy rules, recall Alfred Gage’s writing stunt for fundraising, and imagine future roles and romance while joking about teachers and boyhood antics.
Two white boys Billy and Jimmy slip from a black excursion train into a segregated car with Sam Lamb. The group faces racial hostility as they navigate Memphis bound travel. A telegraph summons help while Miss Minerva and Major Ally confront parenting and plan a marriage to resolve the upheaval.
A long-ago king in Scotland faced repeated defeats until a spider's ascent inspired him. After watching the spider fail and retry, he rallied for a final push and defeated his foes. The tale gave rise to the saying If at first you don't succeed try again, reflecting Scotland's legends and hardy resolve.
A fragment hints at a conflict over a wedding. A man accuses another of cutting him out of an engagement and muses about attending the ceremony to confront him with an old shoe.
An eccentric ad pack touts Marine Eye Remedy from Chicago with claims of soothing eyes and non stinging formula, alongside Paxton Toilet Co and Garfield Tea pitches. The text weaves generic health notes, teething syrup, and political jabs, reflecting early 20th century marketing blurbs.
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