28 May 1915
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
1
A WWI-era officer explains why shorter artillery pieces como fight at high angles while longer mortars and cannons fire heavier shells. he contrasts 305 mm Austrian howitzers with longer French marine guns and notes advances in German mortars. Soldiers on the front discuss radishes growing on the trench parapet and joke about German shells flavoring them.
In Amiens a front line captain houses in an earth dugout 500 yards from enemy trenches. He guides French batteries, maintains troop morale, and endures mud and danger while training sentries and sharing meals with his men.
The Tri State Master Bakers association of Indiana Ohio and Michigan will meet May 24 to 26 in Indianapolis. Governor Ralston and Mayor Bell will speak at the opening. A large visiting delegation is expected with tours of the city and a Salty Order of Pretzels entertainment for women.
Due to Circassian walnut scarcity from Russia the British government tests quarter vaned red gum for gun stocks. Memphis gun lumber firms have been asked to estimate dry two inch, two and a quarter inch and two and a half inch stock supplies. If tests satisfy, most of the supply may be bought by the British government. Memphis manufacturers prepare to respond to prospective orders.
In Glasgow a trial run of woman street car conductors begins with a uniform of a blue skirt and coat edged with gold braid. If the trial squad proves efficient, a considerable number will be employed.
Addresses by W. 8. Blatchley of Indianapolis and Dr. Stanley A. Coulter of Purdue highlighted the opening session at Booth Bend. Blatchley spoke on the Sand Dunes of Indiana while Coulter discussed Wild Life and Man. Mayor Fred W. Kelley gave a welcome for the city and L. J. Montgomery spoke for local schools.
Terre Haute coroner exonerates George Braun after a struggle to remove his brother Roy from their mother's sick room led to Roy Braun's fatal skull fracture. Authorities note Roy had been drinking at the time of the incident.
A miscellany of recipes and food ideas appears alongside a stray poetic fragment. Recipes include maple sugar icing, pear salad with Roquefort, cheese puffs, and a potato souffle with bacon and parsley. The piece also presents a garbled verse about a pine knight and a lady, mingling culinary tips with poetry.
A reading on morning meals offers rice pancakes made from boiled rice milk flour salt baking powder sugar and eggs, then an omelet method detailing whisking yolks with water, folding in whites, buttered hot pan, and proper folding for a fluffy finish. The note advises against potato at breakfast and emphasizes timely preparation.
A historical note discusses lethal toxin amounts, claiming one thousandth of a gram of tetanus toxin could kill a 1,300 pound horse, and one thousandth of a milligram of tubercular toxin could affect a 183 pound man, emphasizing extraordinary potency.
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