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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
2
In Peking the death of the dowager empress triggers unrest while Prince Chun tightens control. 6000 gendarmes guard streets as legations receive reinforced security. Runs hit 14 native banks. Yokohama Specie bank suffers, others spared. Government anticipated to intervene to halt panic.
An ascending cage in Ellsworth Coal Co. Shaft No 2 swept across its cribbing by a heavy beam injuring and killing six men including civil engineers Eugene Smyth J B Newcomer M J Walsh and six foreigners who assisted them. The accident left the cage 226 feet from the bottom and the men were crushed by the timber. In St Louis county a mine fire at Evans Howard Fire Brick Co shaft No 1 endangered a magazine with 40 000 pounds of powder and could blow nearby dwellings. In Cairo Illinois a blaze destroyed Winer Bros ice factory and Nelson Morris packing house with estimated loss of 150 000.
A reported fatal incident unfolds as a father kills his son, with local authorities noting preliminary details. Investigators are gathering statements as the case develops.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Mlxis of Senne as a mild safe laxative for all ages. It claims cleansing and relief of internal organs without debility or dosage increases, noting its pleasant natural action and physician approval. Genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. is advised for purchase through leading druggists.
A wild celebration for a young couple escalated as many friends caused chaos. The bride was placed in a barrel and hurled into the river while the groom was bound and hung from a tree. Military forces intervened to prevent further violence and the city settled to calm, with some shots fired and police managing the scene.
Mr. Holesale and Mr. Litewate dispute a bill as the Pepperpot buyer claims he was kicked out after the sales pitch. The brief exchange centers on a halted transaction and the alleged action by the salesman.
A mother negotiates a playful misunderstanding with her son Herbert who requests to go outside. She replies that once he is fit he may go, and he leaves to play before returning with a literal question about whether she has seen “Fit.” The child’s interpretation shows how a young mind treats language literally.
A Kangas City bride marries a man from a nearby town and moves there. An elderly farmer comments in the wedding hearing, asking the groom what he thinks of his wife. The groom replies that the farmer has “outmarried” himself, in a folksy exchange cited from the Kansas City Times.
A Tennessee woman shares her experience quitting coffee for Postum, describing initial stomach distress and nerve fatigue, then improved digestion and strength after five years of Postum use. She credits Postum with an upward start and now uses it exclusively.
A Kansas cyclone roared through the countryside, damaging a house and barn, injuring no one, and uprooting two cows and miles of fencing after a telephoned warning from Frank to Bill Baumgartner. The family sought shelter in a deep ravine as the funnel cloud moved across their property.
The visitor carries a talking machine to instruct his caddie or offer remarks if he mishits a shot. Members explain it is not dotty but a dumb device for guidance or commentary during play.
An Indiana primary school story notes a board of examination recommending Mary Wilson for a merit medal. The educator cited her ladylike and refined answers despite missing points due to youth, as quoted in a note appended to Harper's Monthly report.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It blames inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining, often from catarrh, and offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars free and pills advertised.
In a humorous exchange, Farmer Hardapple recalls a Chicago barber who claimed to know who cut his wife’s hair. His wife, Cynthia, confirms the barber’s mind reading while recounting the encounter with bemused disbelief.
A humorous banter about wealth and pursuit. The speaker challenges another to chase after them if they had a million dollars, implying envy and social expectations around money. The exchange ends with mutual jest about chasing and pestering.
An old advertisement touts Souders Cream of Tartar Baking Powder and Souders Flavoring Extracts as essential for cakes and pastries with a note that nothing prospers like a frenzied financier for a time.
A row of Minnesota editors circulated Western Canada, noting vast railway expansion and land development. They praised new grain lands, rising towns, and Canada’s potential as a breadbasket, with 1908 crops yielding strong profits for farmers amid updated land rules and government help.
The speaker describes prayer using nature's vast imagery from grasses to birds and clouds. He recounts Sesostris and ancient Greece while seeking a soul greater than life itself, hoping to draw energy and grandeur from past and present worlds.
In a playful exchange locals discuss the latest baby style, with Susie asking about appearances and Sammy marveling at the trend as if freshly made by milliner designers. The tone reflects light community amusement over charming new fashions.
Excerpt recalls the Pied Piper luring children to the mountain and fathers seeking country leisure, while some readers suspect the story to be a staged ploy. The old note reflects mid century magazine fiction and social commentary.
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