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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
13
New York harbor police curb motorboat thefts by patrolling 445 miles of waters with fast launches. Former sailors staff eight hour shifts, patrolling near piers at night with searchlights and grappling irons. Pirates, aided by barge captains, steal small cargo portions during relief changes, moving loot quickly to fences ashore.
Charleston West Virginia reports a domestic poultry dispute as five witnesses claim ownership of chickens tied to Mrs John Fravier and Mrs Cookham. Judge Wertz releases the birds midway to observe their roosting, with both sides presenting home and harboring arguments.
The bureau of markets reports parcel post direct marketing as a growing, practical path for farmers to reach buyers. Examples include an Oregon fruit grower with 1000 names and $3000 yearly sales, a Kentucky poultry and fruit seller serving Nashville, and a New Hampshire eggs direct business.
Osip Salonski, 32, of West Denver, lost several teeth after lighting a firecracker with a cigarette. He placed a burning fuse in his mouth, causing a violent blast that shattered teeth and covered him with powder burns, then fled to a drug store dazed and bandaged.
Alfalfa yields top hay for most stock types, except horses, as it should be cut just after the first blooms appear for best quality. The guidance notes timing focuses on bloom stage to optimize feed value across livestock.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It urges buying only unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions for headaches toothaches earaches neuraglia rheumatism colds and prints. It notes small boxes cost a few cents and larger packages sell for more. The ad identifies Bayer as the manufacturer and mentions acetyl salicylic acid ester as the active ingredient.
A verbose piece argues that clear speech and varied adjectives show connection with others. It urges using words beyond "awful" to express appreciation for nature, war, or daily life, warning that a single word may reveal social disconnection. It ends by asking readers if their communication lines are down.
Lay Md resident Mr C B Loats writes of severe nervous spells with heart pressure and trembling. One box of Eatonic allegedly stopped the symptoms, with the drug advertised as removing poisons and gases from the body. The ad claims quick relief and offers a money back promise if not pleased.
A correspondent recalls a hot day at the office when the boss left, the writer hiding in the chair with a magazine until the boss returned to request the work. The ad closes by promoting Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a food old fashioned medicine for stomach and liver regulation.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a baling wire shortage harming this season's hay. Strikes and transport delays are the main causes, but output is rising as one factory resumes full capacity and others pledge to boost production. The bureau urges manufacturers to prioritize regions with the greatest need.
A farmer notes harrowing soon after the initial alfalfa cutting helps control foxtail and bluegrass. The practice reduces weed competition and supports healthier regrowth.
In southern Oklahoma camp meetings a preacher extols heaven as a brother shouts Praise de Land and wishes to be a June bug while a sister quips about woodpeckers guiding him. In a separate joke, Mr Thinboarder questions Indestructible crusts cast in individual molds for refilling pies.
The Kansas University Summer Session Kansan reports that KC men oppose the 50 50 idea in university social life. They argue women may work and earn as much as men but paying half the sundae costs erodes male divine right and shifts responsibility. They warn resources of most men are not unlimited and urge women to recognize this.
A century ahead may see hairless men as a trend, with many under forty already bald. Women reportedly adopt bobbed hair and may use false bobbed styles. Origins trace to Russian women seeking escape, then bohemian New York circles spread the fashion.
A plan to issue porcelain money in Germany gains attention as Meissen porcelain factory produces specimens from 10 pfennig to 5 mark. The proposal would alter the traditional monetary materials and require new catalogue formulas. Only limited use of unconventional metals and materials are noted in broader coinage history.
A Selentife Americnan critique of Robert G. Skerrett's article argues that modern tanning is weaker than past methods. It claims traditional conversion of green hides took two years, while contemporary tanners finish in five months, and asserts no chemical speedups preserve quality.
A reader notes that Trow played a rap role and comments that he was a dandy. The girl imagines she possesses all qualifications for the wife role in the play.
A father explains to his son that a profiteer is a man who overworks the proverb Make hay while the sun shines. The exchange sets a humorous moral about labor and timing.
A Terre Haute school graduation scene reveals a teacher’s tears at a class gift to her. A student explains Jim cried not for leaving but to bid farewell to the present, recalling his struggle to save the 50 cents to contribute, making the moment a poignant misunderstanding.
A line from the Boston Transcript captures a husband and wife arguing over economy. The wife challenges the husband on cutting expenses claiming he smokes better cigars and spends more on his own pleasures when he attempts frugality. The husband retorts that his aim for economy is unclear to her.
Fragmentary exchange shows Hewitt insisting on rising to action while Tramp questions the feasibility of all men being up and doing after results. The dialogue hints at a broader theme of motivation and collective effort amid doubt.
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