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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
3
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Griswold feud over a powerful Appleweight figure. Griswold aligns with Barbara Osborne and Ardmore with Jerry Dangerfield as both sides accuse the border. Key arrests, a prison transfer to Ardsley, and a fleeing fiancé escalate the political clash.
Mrs Atchison confronts Jerry Dangerfield as Capt Webb reports capturing newspaper men and others on the estate. Officials reveal Governor Dangerfield absent, prisoners include George P Billings of Bronx Loan and Trust and a man in a coal bin causing a chaotic scene amid claims of political stakes in North Carolina.
Ardmore and Jerry Dangerfield confront South Carolina forces as border tensions flare. A flag of truce arrives with a letter from Henry Maine Griswold claiming Appleweight is jailed in North Carolina. Ardmore replies proposing a prisoner exchange at Ardsley as troops prepare for a potential armistice.
The text notes a rise in quality among American illustrators over recent years. It argues that true value lies in illustration that both clarifies the text and exhibits artistic merit, suggesting that works lacking artistic value should yield to designers and photographers.
Describes White Island in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand a volcanic isle three miles around rising 800 to 900 feet with a perpetual sulfurous vapor cloud. A central fifty acre boiling lake emits steam and sulfur fumes with surrounding blowholes. a boat can navigate the lake with care.
Quirky exchange where a caller asks for gasoline to clean gloves, and a startled responder questions the odd use. The humor hinges on the miscommunication and improvised need for fuel as a cleaning solvent.
An irate Bowery denizen recounts aiding Jim Burke a burglary convict. He paid lawyers and witnesses, then visits the jail to learn Burke refuses contact. Burke, via a jailer, tells the messenger that he is not in, leaving the donor to confront the riddle of his supposed friend.
Mrs Alfie Elson of Battle Creek Michigan recounts a nine year eczema cure after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She endured five years of itching and bleeding with severe pain and contemplated death before seeking the Remedies through her mother.
A young man tells Miss Bings he called on her last night and asks if he proposed while drunk. She replies with dry wit, the judge noting that if he proposed he was drunk and if she accepted he was crazy.
A humorous ad copy extols Easy Task soap for fast and thorough cleaning avoiding greasy residues. It claims roaches flee and even critters in beds are killed. The note ties to a Fourth of July meeting where Mayor William Smith reads the Declaration of Independence, met by a scornful quip from a former schoolmate.
The excerpt reflects on a hotel fire and hotel scenery with remarks about credit to the landlord. It contrasts small town limits with ambition in a larger town, asserting that genuine progress shapes character and self-view. Dr. Gelkie is cited in the dialogue.
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