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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
9
A Alabama team driver tells his wife he will not act as pallbearer again, recounting past funerals for Asa Roger and family members. The anecdote is paired with a moral from London Tit-Bits and a Grit note on good angels helping those who help others.
The county superintendent of schools stopped at a farm house for the night and befriended a young boy. When the boy’s dog approached, the official asked if it was savage. The boy replied the dog is a shepherd.
A humorous exchange questions the sheriff's presence at the poker table amid unruly elements. The dialogue suggests public sentiment supports enforcement of poker hall rules over law enforcement, reflecting a satirical view of film realism and the need for sharp decisive action.
Beth Gray faces mortgage trouble on the family farm as Anson Black cannot renew the note. A traveling film crew led by Dick Harper arrives, finding a rustic setting and paying off the mortgage through a movie shoot. Beth and Dick fall in love, suggesting a hopeful, cinematic twist to the old tale.
Mgr Newton Mac Tavish recalls a tale from the Canadian Magazine about a woman who finds a dead mouse in cream but churns a fine butter roll. She trades it at a store, saying the mind does not know what the heart grieves about, and the storekeeper, noting the same, returns a similar roll as the replacement. The exchange exposes shared ignorance and comfort in ownership.
A 64 year old man at Post-Graduate Hospital swallowed a chicken neck bone. Dr Joseph Eastman Sheehan used an esophagoscope to remove the bone from the esophagus, which had ulcerated surrounding tissue. Rectal feeding supported healing for ten days, and the patient recovered.
The White House houses an extraordinary orchid collection with blooms gathered from around the world. Thousands of tropical blooms fill the greenhouses beneath a glass dome, awaiting adornment for the First Lady of the United States.
A fragment quotes a remark about a man described as living discordant days. It notes misaligned family life and contrasts it with a note that he provides singing lessons to others. The dialogue hints at reputational tension without detailing events or names.
Rubber made from the acotillo or candle wood of Arizona is described as resembling ordinary rubber in all respects and vulcanizing satisfactorily. The ocotillo is abundant in the wild state. A ton of the raw material yields about 200 pounds of gum and 90 pounds of tar, with a experimental factory reporting daily crude gum production of one ton. The tar byproduct has value for specific uses.
An ad style note highlights Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe after years of physician use. It urges consumers to accept only official Bayer packaging with directions for headaches toothaches and more. Also mentions small price boxes and larger druggist packages.
An old advertisement touts Calotabs calomel tablets claiming no taste no nausea and no griping. It promises a morning liver cleanse after one bedtime tablet with water and offers refunds if customers are not delighted. The copy mocks prior remedies and notes the product is sold at drugstores with sealed original packs priced per unit.
Fragmentary note cites Carlyle on learning to despise and select worldly matter before pursuing faith and work, reflecting a fitness for self discipline. The line hints at personal philosophy and moral guidance from a historical voice.
A Los Angeles Times item recalls a doughboy still “over there” who will be warmly welcomed. His wife, returning with a newborn, asks about registration costs and learns there is none, then notes the family has paid a dollar for each of their six registrations.
A prosperous citizen asks for a new car and a dealer boasts phonographs in late models. The joke hinges on the phonograph masking engine knocks, leaving the buyer puzzled by the silence. The exchange captures a humorous era quip about automotive technology and consumer expectations.
A humorous anecdote quotes Senator Hiram Johnson on a child's take on demagogue calling it a vessel holding beer. The remark contrasts with a Danish proverb about a head of butter and a baker.
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