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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
6
A letter urges the Commercial Club to address water shortages and drought risk to attract new industry. It argues drought will halt business, notes need for deep wells and a coordinated effort with the town board, and discusses brick plant prospects tied to Clay and Coal deposits with railroad access.
A historical voice blames lawless bartenders for the prohibition mania, arguing their mismanagement pushes liquor friends into opposing camps. The text warns of youths with revolvers and parents who tolerate excesses, urging action before calamity.
The Jasper Courier notes a guilty verdict in the Indiana v Bromm assault case with a $500 fine. Reports cover William Pop’s planing mill output weatherboarding, Eli McDonald fined for intoxication aboard a Southern Railway train, and a rock found by County Commissioner Fred Alles. Three West Baden men fined after intoxicated train arrest. Vina Street sues Andrew Luber and National Surety for 2000 damage over a drunken incident that led to her husband being struck by a train engine. Injuries include broken ribs and other harm. Additional items mention Sherman Kolemms’s wrist fracture from a pool hall fight and a Ferdinand railroad crew dispute.
A historic note recalls several escape stories from British convicts on Dartmoor and Portland. Hungry fugitives sought human shelter and meals, leading to swift capture or reimprisonment after meals, disguises, or obvious mistakes. The article cites instances near Penrith, Dorchester, Parkhurst, and Princetown, highlighting famine as the main deterrent.
The text notes that American railways have few long tunnels unlike Europe. It cites the Hooxsac tunnel on the Fitchburg division, about 4.25 miles, built early in American engineering. It also mentions Alpine tunnels ranging from 2 to 16 miles and various projects.
Sir Chentung Liang Chang, noted as a skilled diplomat, is to be tested in Italy with a railroad venture. The move showcases his versatility as he shifts from diplomacy to a major infrastructure assignment.
The London Globe extols mushrooming as a sport of patience and observation. Readers are guided through meadow and downs near the sea to find Agaricus campestris and fairy ring champignons, with notes on partridge mushrooms, gypsies mushrooming, field tracking, and the savory rewards of a well earned harvest.
A playful note suggests love endures despite blindness, claiming any girl with eight diamond engagement rings can prove it.
A woodsman in Doodletown recalls a January bobcat shot by his young son near Dunderberg and sold for 25 dollars to a Tompkins Cove hunter who had it stuffed. The yearling weighed about forty five pounds, with potential weight up to seventy five pounds before winter. A separate sighting near Fort Montgomery is noted by a friend of the informant.
In a Barotseland visit, Lord Selborne and Paramount Chief Luanika greet river people as 250 canoes gather and women sing. A tame half grown hippo is brought to the court and ridden from the yard by a Paris Missionary Society member, after following the chief 306 miles from Lialui.
Extracts describe Monte Carlo hunchbacks used as luck charms at casinos and a tutor’s exposure of frauds. Also notes Preston’s waste powered rail, Dover harbor projected by 1910, UK shipbuilding totals, and Turkish auto-emitters amid poor roads.
The article advises against Timothy hay for sheep as it is too dry and can tangle in wool. Avoid excess grains which fatten and reduce wool quality. Increase grain slightly before lambing to boost milk, and feed small amounts frequently after birth. Hand-raise lambs with cow’s milk at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, feeding every 2–3 hours. Do not let ewe lambs join flock to prevent orphaning. Trim wool around udders to help lambs find teats.
The article reports Prof Castle of Harvard University warning that cross breeding is a two edged tool. He cautions breeders to have a definite end and a clear plan, as it can modify characters and create blended inheritance unless carefully managed.
A lethal horse illness, unnamed, has spread from Stockton California to adjacent areas. Early signs include nasal discharge and progressive throat paralysis. The disease causes breathing failure without neck swelling, leading to rapid death in affected horses.
Calves require early attention to scours with a castor oil emulsion mixed with pepsin given daily. For chronic cases use stronger astringents carefully to avoid worsening the illness. Remedies include chalk ginger catechu and peppermint water, limewater with milk during hand feeding, and charcoal as a further option.
A feeding trial at Kansas Experiment Station measured steer gains over 182 days. Steers fed silage averaged 446.8 pounds gain versus 417.9 pounds for non silage cattle. Cost per hundredweight gain stood at 715 pounds for silage and 723 pounds for non silage.
The notice discusses profitable lettuce production near towns, stressing compact space for home use and large solid heads, citing Giant Glacier as a promising lettuce variety. It also notes that wool profits rely on lambing season readiness and recommends preparing accordingly for flocks.
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