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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
11
A child narrates a week of everyday misadventures and oddities. A dog Brizz nearly dies from poison, then recovers after a strange healing wag of the tail. The diary notes church temptation, school mischief, a town encounter with Jane, and a political misfit discussion.
Readable fragments report church notices listing weddings and banns including Joseph Kitten Henry Wessel Louis Boerste and Gehlhausen Reutmann with events targeted midweek. Contains uncertain surnames and unclear dates but confirms two marriage notices.
Real estate transfers show multiple conveyances including Frank S. Buechler to Joseph Buehler for 119.50 acres at 6500 dollars and Hubert Beckmann to Joseph Schipp for lot B Ferdinand at 2000 dollars. Numerous parcels across Jasper Huntingburg Ferdinand and surrounding areas feature buyers such as James Sanders, Elizabeth Dekemper, Catherine Karlin, Mary Walz, and others with prices ranging from 1 to 18000 dollars.
A May 10 to 20 appeal led by Major Arthur Robinson of Indianapolis mobilizes a committee of state citizens to raise funds for Salvation Army relief efforts. The appeal targets cases of misery depicted in daily notices and seeks to turn over contributions to support relief work.
A reporter travels with the Salvation Army to see misery and poverty in Indianapolis. The team comforts a soon-to-be mother, helps the Griffith family in a one-room shack, and witnesses the stark conditions of cold, dirt, and hunger met with swift, direct aid.
The narrator and Comrade Denton reach a modest home on a muddy street and enter a back room where an elderly woman with missing teeth and impaired vision sits with a pale, gaunt man in his thirties. The scene hints at distress beyond simple poverty as the visit unfolds.
A promotional note urges customers to visit Bartley’s store to obtain Gulf Gasoline, highlighting quality and availability.
Notice to mill men of X advertisement offering top market prices for plain oak lumber both green and dry and inviting sellers to see J. W. Stimson before selling. Also mentions Bartley’s store stock of salt and sugar.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases and for years it was thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is a constitutional internal remedy said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. Bend for circulars and testimonials. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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