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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
5
A leading publisher argues publishing money relies on balancing solid literature with popular but lower quality works. He notes readers influence taste, warns against cheap trash, and says democracy forces an ethical standard in literature to avoid poorer quality filling the market.
The article argues for candidacy of experienced industrial and financial leaders to public office, saying they understand economics and are less swayed by demagogues. It notes army field tests, Anglomaniac circles seeking titles, Astor’s peerage question, rubber cement repairs, and odd food consumption anecdotes.
A weekly world wrap notes Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady resigning from Trinity Episcopal in Toledo to move to Kansas City over incorporation issues. Charles H Parkhurst resigns as head of the Society for the Prevention of Crime after 17 years. Neeloo Garner wins $900 in a breach of promise suit against Arthur B Buzzell of Dixon Illinois. Nancy Murrill acquitted in Jackson Kentucky of murder by unwritten law. Richard La Gallienne ill in New York with double pneumonia and jaundice. Sergeant Seth T Weld earns a commission for bravery in the Philippines. Broughton Brandenburg arrested in Dayton Ohio for forgery and grand larceny in the Cleveland letter case.
A collage of brief items notes Y M C A in South Bend dedication with Fairbanks speech, Pacific fleet movements via Yokohama, a fatal duel in Gulfport, vote buying arrest in Sugar Creek, Belgrade reports on Servian mobilization, jail break by counterfeiters in Madison, tallies of night rider arrests at Reelfoot Lake, a Vanderbilt speed record on Long Island, a suicide in Germany, Filipino fatalities in Mindanao, a women’s golf champion, Yellowstone park appointment, a Mobile legal death, bank raid in Heartwell, floods in Central America, Coalgate grand jury actions, Carnegie Medal grants, a Tokyo dinner for battleship crews, a fatal stove explosion in South Dakota, and Vermont’s congressional seat elections.
Reports describe a widespread blaze along Sugar Island Michigan with extensive wildfires near Detour and surrounding towns. Damaging fires burned grain elevators in Vincennes Indiana and affected mills of Bartlett Kuhn Co and Empire Paper.
Pattern No. 2606 offers a corset cover from Persian lawn or similar fabrics with neck and waist beaded ribbon trim. Size range 32 to 44 inches. for 36 bust, required materials include 1 yard fabric, 1½ yards beading, 1½ yards ribbon, 3? yards insertion and edging. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name, address, size and pattern number.
A French inspired frock for girls from six years to older sisters in fawn mohair with red silk feather stitching. The pattern features a box plait center fronts, wide shoulder tucks, a gathered short skirt, and a narrow belt with feather stitched cuffs and collar. Includes six sizes and yardage for 27, 36, or 42 inch widths plus soutache braid. Pattern Dept pattern number 2581.
Author AS recounts a tale from Samoa about an English visitor who insisted on rigid formality. Lloyd Osborne describes polishing the man’s shoes himself, impressed by the belief in Providence arranging polishing, and wonders who would have faced his ire if the job failed.
In a domestic comic vignette from Lippincott's Magazine, Alice proves her wit and nerve by milking a cow with a lemon squeezer while her husband George learns not to underestimate country wisdom. A light Life magazine aside contrasts upper crust tastes with plain hygiene.
An earnest amateur mutters about learning violin and struggles with practice. At a tense moment the E string snaps, highlighting the difficulty and frustration of mastering the instrument.
Salaliya appears in the wild in Greece Dalmatia Italy and Algeria. Oliver de Serres notes its cultivation in southern France since the sixteenth century.
Mrs H J Gates is elected one of Magee Tennessee six aldermen after an aggressive campaign praised by supporters and doubters alike. The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment from F J Cheney & Co Toledo with a $100 reward for any failure to cure and urges readers to consult Druggists for 75 cent bottles.
The Philadelphi Bulletin notes that despite human wisdom and tools, life hinges on basic natural provisions as clouds fail to drop rain. Authors argue that true necessities come from nature rather than urban comforts.
Examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children and ensure it bears the signature U.S. standard notice used for over 30 years. Uncle Eben reflects on skeptical wisdom in a Washington Star quotation about misperception and blame.
A Washington D C attorney and a Canadian resident endorse Peruna for catarrhal disorders and as a useful tonic. They report personal recovery from pneumonia and grippelike illness and note tablets mirror the liquid medicine’s dose.
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