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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
3
In Willie Brook's Harper's story The Solar Machine a Yanker lawyer Hi Biddle jokes about smoking on ten cents a week. He recounts Bill Doolittle eating once weekly and buying ten cents of tripe, comparing it to cigars that curb consumption to one or two a day.
The speaker argues fiction holds 50 to 75 percent of library circulation and should have a dedicated status. He urges dedicated buildings, trained attendants, and cross-references within volumes to aid readers, while cautioning against censoring or overextensions of funds.
The piece argues public school cooking education reduces drunkenness by improving nourishment. Dr H M Wiley cites bread quality as key to domestic happiness and cites Boston’s 43 kitchens with 30 teachers earning 12 dollars monthly. It notes budgeting, shopping, nutrition, chemistry of food, and kitchen cleanliness as part of the curriculum.
A medical exploration explains tears as a natural anesthetic from tears formed by lacrimal glands during extreme emotion. Laughter traps breathing, blood surges to the brain and eyes, tears flow to relieve pressure and potentially avert apoplexy. Grief similarly uses tears to ease brain tension and pain.
After an rheumatism attack sores covered my husband legs from below the knees to ankles. He endured intense discomfort night and day as three doctors failed. Using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, sores dried in three weeks, burning stopped, pain eased, and in three months he recovered. Mrs. V V Albert Upper Frenchville Me July 21 1907.
The lovers exchange yearning words as they face a barb wire barrier ahead. The mood hints at an escape plan and an impending interruption to their moment together.
A humorous story recalls a 1880s street banner in a mixed Jewish and Irish district. A passerby votes for Henry M. Goldfogle after being incensed by the sign. A stranger offers a blunt penance test, suggesting a year in a boarding house as supreme repentance.
A sick man, aged 56, recounts lifelong coffee use and worsening nerves, stomach trouble, and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum two years ago, he recovers, gains weight, sleeps better, and claims Postum saved his life in a testimonial labeled There’s a Reason.
A spirited farmer audience reacts with optimism as plans to uplift rural communities are discussed. The dialogue hints at debates over methods, joking about balloons or dynamite as bold tools for progress.
Adoniram Corntop laments how courtship and spending have changed since his youth, recalling ten cent peppermint treats and modest outings. The scene contrasts past frugality with present extravagance as he notes a son’s bill and a costly date at 75 cents.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It states internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces, offering 100 dollars for any failure to cure and directing readers to F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio for testimonials.
A fragment discusses affordable Japanese living with a roan and two servants for about 20 a month, then shifts to Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It mentions Allen's Foot-Base for coins and bunions and warns that stealing time from sleep is a poor way to beat it.
Epworth Memorial in Cleveland appoints a full time business manager to handle finances benevolences dues subscriptions and expenses. The manager will act as secretary to standing committees and record their business for the official board. Dr G K Morris praises the plan calling it ideal church government and predicts adoption in other cities.
A collage of quotes on cannibalism civilization and wit. Henry Ward Beecher argues in favor of humanity amid savagery while an exchange quip mocks catch phrases. Souders Cream of Tartar Baking Powder is praised with a pastry claim, alongside a call for self-improvement through effort.
A testimonial advertisement promoting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It includes claims of restoration to health and motherhood, with letters from Mrs Maggie Gilmer and Mrs Josephine Hall praising the product. The ad invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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