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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
5
Local dispatch notes multiple hold ups and robberies in Troy township involving Tell City Bristow and Cannelton areas. Calls on three-town police to cooperate to capture suspects and curb lawlessness amid scrutiny of suspicious wanderers.
Southern Railway announces regular passenger trains on the French Lick West Baden Extension starting Sunday January 6 1908. The health resorts will be easily reached with attractive round trip rates from all points and schedules available through Southern agents. J C Beam Jr Assistant G P A?
The account by Lt Col William P Roome recalls July 12 1864 when President Abraham Lincoln was struck in the thigh by a bullet from Confederate forces near Fort Stevens as Civil War battle raged. Roome notes Lincoln smiled after the near miss and continued observing the fight.
The article surveys theories on how pearls form in mollusks, noting doubts about foreign bodies creating pearls and referencing Linnaeus, artificial pearl crosses in China, and Herdman’s findings on parasites guiding nacre. It cites River Sain as a Scottish pearl source and traces Britain’s early pearl interest from Caesar.
A reader recalls anecdotes from Calcutta and the London Zoo about orangutans and other apes showing affection to humans. One young monkey chose a keeper over fellow primates, while an orangutan at London Zoo greeted a visitor by removing a hat and inspecting him with curious gravity.
Workmen trimming a large maple on Jevi Grant place Main Street East Hartford found a vast quantity of honey inside the tree. Slabs were removed as bees swarmed and the insects demonstrated the persistence of a hive within the hollow trunk.
The Prince of Wales amuses himself with diversions beside shooting including collecting babies photographs and postage stamps. His stamp collection is valued at least £20,000 and he has helped clarify scientific points about stamp collecting through his insights.
National Geographic Magazine describes Bolivian Indian women’s vibrant petticoats as a key dowry and symbol of status. It notes the rainbow hues from yellow to violet, the knee-length styles, and a cultural habit where women reveal underskirts in public to impress rivals.
In a visit to Stamboul we explore a mosque once a church and behold a legendary bloody hand on the wall of the Church of St Sophia now a mosque. The article recalls Mohammed II crossing the Bosporus and the fall of Christian resistance, with mass killings and the desecration of a sacred sanctuary.
A Philadelphia North American report says Captain Eckert’s moonlit sleep caused a severe facial burn and facial muscle contraction. Doctors warn moonlight may act like X rays, risking serious neurological effects and lasting disfigurement.
Mrs. B. W. Smith of Beslefontaine Ohio, bedridden for 17 years, has read the Bible from cover to cover 66 times and is now starting her sixty seventh reading.
A local exchange quips about Mrs Bitterpil's hard work likening her to a beaver while another remark notes her long affair with a perfect stick and ongoing chewing habit. The odd comment prompts light banter among residents.
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