Southern Time Card March 1908 East and West Bound
Train 9 leaves Ferdinand at 7:47 a m and 3 11 p m for Louisville via Huntingburg and Jasper. Train 12 leaves Ferdinand at 7:48 a m and 1 23 p m for Rockport and Can nelton branches via Lincoln City. Train 3 runs to West Baden via Huntingburg for Louisville. Agent H A Hoffman issues timetable details and connections.
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Ferdinand
Louisville
Huntingburg
Jasper
West Baden
Lincoln City
Rockport
Cannelton
H. A. Hoffman
The Art of Conversation and Language Guides
A fragmented list of language works including topics on Shall and Will Should and Would usage. Pronunciations from Century Dictionary and correct English guides for home and school. Courses in Grammar letter writing punctuation business English and studies in English literature are referenced.
St Meinrad correspondent notes students and clergy events
Landy of Washington Indiana will voyage to Switzerland with his father during vacation and return in September to continue studies. Mariah Hill church marks its 60th founding anniversary with Abbot Athanasius Schmitt and Fathers aiding the celebration. Local updates include brick and tile work, road improvements, organ music at first Holy Communion and preparations for the 1908 graduates’ ceremony.
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Landy
Washington
Ind
Hame
Will
Switzerland
Athanasius Schmitt
Lucas Grewe
Eberhard Olinger
Mariah Hill
Aloysius Olinger
Mariah Hill Church
Marcus, Meyer
Carmel
Andy Trettee
St. Louis
Flis
Aloysius Schnellenberger
Local visitors populate town on Sunday in town gossip
Mariah Hill notes Zachmann from Evanaville visiting relatives. Ida Nord returned home from Ferdinand. Gust Hailer, Frank Rupprecht, Isidore Egloff, John Tretter called on F. W. Wagner family. Rose Bochting, Mary Horlander arrived from Louisville for a short stay. Paul Lehr of Louisville visiting kin. Otto Spav, Andy Jochim, Adolf Bromis among Sunday visitors. Minnie and Bertha Maalowsky took a pleasure trip to Ferdinand while Frank Yellig and Fulda family called.
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Otto Spav
Andy Jochim
Adolf Bromis
Our Town
Fulda Notes on Farming and Town Improvements
Walter Crinser of Santa Claus visited on business. Meinrad Birchler traveled to Lamar. The post office has become a money order office, pleasing patrons. Feather renovators report strong patronage with modern equipment. Strawberries are on the market at 25 to 40 cents per gallon.
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Walter Crinser
Santa Claus
Toawai
Meinrad Birchler
Lamar
Ferdinand National Bank May 1904 Statement
Bank statement from Ferdinand Indiana shows assets including loans deposits and securities with a total of 160 610.72 and liabilities of 166 610.72. Officials F X Rickelmann cashier and notary Honeur Quante witnessed. directors Mativas Olinger Josey F Kitten Joseph Sondelmann.
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Ferdinand National Bank
Ferdinand
Indiana
Cnet
U. S
U.S
National Bank
Inniana
County of
Danas
Ss. I. F
F. X. Rick&lmann
Canhier
Honeur
Mativas Olinger
Josey F. Kitten
Joseph Sondelmann
June Forecast in a Whimsical Political Pageant
In a June forecast style piece a mock political scene unfolds at a convention with Taft favored counts and rival factions. The account blends satire on Theodore Roosevelt and Bryan era politics with playful celestial and wedding imagery, ending with a lighthearted look at weddings and zodiac jokes.
Bryan will wall Denver and a vice president by fall
A satirical column riffs on Bryan building a wall around Denver by the 30th and using a deadfall at the gate for Governor Johnson. It jokes about Democratic fistfights in Congress, youth mischief, commencements, and a Fourth of July scene with Pike’s Peak in view while promoting an anti spitting card from Dominicarps Co.
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Alabama
U. S
Taft
Hughes
Fairbanks
Cannon
California
Eddy
Bill Taft
White House
Ted
Bill
Bryan
Jove
William
June
Juno
Jupiter
Boni Gould
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Terra Firma
Parsons
Beta
Denver
Johnson
Congress
Pike’s Peak
Anniversary celebrations mark Dittmers' family milestones
May 15 marked the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dittmer of the city and May 12 the fifth anniversary of their daughter Hattie Dittmer Beckmann. A large gathering at the Y M I hall featured music by the Huntingburg Military Band, dancing, games, and gifts, with The Independent offering congratulations.
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Frank Dittmer
Hattie
Hubert Beckmann
Ferdinand
Dittmer
Y. M. I. Hall
Huntingburg
When the Pops Prescribed
Dr Lappont once chief physician to the Pope tells of Leo III turning the tables on his strict medical rule. During a severe cold the Pope pretended to take tablets from a box Lapponi hid, then offered a dose to the doctor. The audience erupted in laughter as Lapponi reluctantly took the medicine.
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Lappont
Leo III
Leo
Lapponi
Pope
New York Sun
A Preacher S Odd Dream From Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal item recounts Rev James Spur geone grandfather of a famed preacher praying beneath an oak in Honeywood Park. He dreams Satan blocks the safe path but takes the perilous route, reaching the tree in safety and later discovers a gold plate found in his path which becomes his wedding ring.
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James Spurgeone
Honeywood Park
Satan
Kansas City Journal
The Art of Glove Cutting Fame and Craft
The glove cutters of Brussels and France earn higher wages than tailoring peers in London and New York. The craft is so difficult that top cutters are known by name, and their special knives are revered as family heirlooms passed down through generations.
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Brussels
France
London
New York
Million Hat Crop in Mexican Hat Stores
In Mexico a store displays half a million pampag grass hats unique to the region. Crafted from a grass grown exclusively for hatmaking, skilled workers produce many daily. Hats cost about fourpence to make and sell from 1 shilling 6pence to 4 shillings, lasting up to ten years for frugal buyers.
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Mexico
Chesapeake Bay Size Described as Mediterranean of America
The Baltimore American extols the Chesapeake Bay as the Atlantic coast's largest indentation, likening it to a Mediterranean in scale. It spans about 200 miles in length and up to 40 miles wide, with an area over 2,000 square miles and numerous connecting rivers totaling thousands of miles.
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Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Mediterranean
America
Baltimore American
Indian Chief Porter Leads Indian Central Railroad Plan
An Indian chieftain Porter, head of the Creeks, is named president of the Indian Central Railroad. The charter, filed at Guthrie, shows capital of $15,000,000 to build about 460 miles in Indian Territory and Oklahoma within two years. Route runs from Ponca City to Paria, Texas with a branch toward the Red River.
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Porter
Indian Central
Guthrie
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Ponca City
Paria
Texas
Eh Ted
Oklahoma Ty
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Ferdinand Hews
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Busites
Josephine Turck Baker
Evanston, Ill
Railroads
Ralse
F. McArdle
Railroad Service
Transportation and Mechanical
Clover Leat
St. Meinrad
P. Darby
Evansville
St. Meinrad Abbey
Christina Fischer
Mary Rickelmann
Miss Tuchseherer
Theresia Roxer
Verena Denning
St. Josephs Hospital
Bertha
Brick & Tile Co
Kitten
Jacob Neu
George Becher
Becher Brothers
Mary Manger
Messrs
Rupprecht
John Collignon
John Speckner
H&e
John Haller
Harrison TB
Will Zachmann
Evanaville
Ida Nord
Gust Hailer
Frank Rupprecht
Isidore Egloff
John Tretter
F. W. Wagner
Family Sunday
Rose Bochting
Mary Horlander
Paul Lehr
Minnie
Bertha Maalowsky
Frank Yellig
Family
Fulda
Farm Journal
Sam
Ganderhone
Selves
DominicaRrps Co
Neighborhood Notes
Jess McGuffey
Perry
Spencer
Hoffman
Mr. McGuffey
George Bauer
Mr. Bauer
McGuffey
Avery
Enquirer
Osmelton Enquirer
Lincoln Park Commission
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Park
Dala
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