Ferdinand Star Rates and Subscriptions Notice
The Ferdinand Hews announces Friday publication with post office entry in 1906. It lists subscription rates by duration and column width, plus payment terms for advance subscriptions and advertising.
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
2
The Ferdinand Hews announces Friday publication with post office entry in 1906. It lists subscription rates by duration and column width, plus payment terms for advance subscriptions and advertising.
Mrs Martha Hills visits daughter Mrs Edward Schnelen berger John Seiler of Paris Ark visits uncle John Tuscherer son of George Seiler long remembered. Ferdinand Reds beat St Meinrad 11 to 1. Six men join the novitiate Albert Fowler Henderson Jos Elpers Francia Baronowsky Jos Berheide Otto Schefer Henry Dudine Fr Leander Schneider makes profession. Ed Ringemann leaves for Valparaiso. Paul Ringemann probate of Joseph Fieth will. Ed Hilger returns from health trip. Joseph Fieth Jr dies aged 72 wife Katharine and seven children survive. May he rest in peace.
After a two week absence the Adyeville notes report heavy rain and a stream of visitors and locals. Boniface Jacob and F J Moelerd were seen at St Meinrad on Tuesday while Philip Sprinkle of Lasher called on a lady friend here Sunday. Cyrus Van Winkle of Chrisney and Mike and Frank Breekman of Sibera arrived in town Sunday. Robert Widmer of St Meinrad transacted business Tuesday along with Ed Ernat and Albert Klueh. Winnie Mullen Ida Jeffers and brother Earl attended a ball game at St Meinrad Sunday. Edward Bayer was in town Tuesday. Joseph Fieth and family passed through town Tuesday. Jeldoore Klueh made a business trip to St Meinrad Monday. Mrs Theresia Barth of Louisville fed friends and relatives in this once Wheeler made a business.
An easy practical post pulling method eliminates digging. A 1 ft by 4 ft plank with a V notch converts horizontal draft to vertical to lift posts. Attach chain around the base, position plank, hitch team, and in seconds the post comes free. When moving fences, chain to wagon rear axle to load posts for relocation.
The article urges farmers to raise boys at a measured pace, noting growing muscles and needs for recreation. It warns against overwork that drives boys from the farm, and emphasizes fair time for childhood and youth alongside farm tasks. It cites Farmers' Review on boys as valuable helpers yet needing limits.
Neighbor fences and practical farming advice fill this column. Topics include sowing rye after corn, manure spreaders boosting field quality, valuing hay as fertilizer, selecting plump wheat, cleaning grain, seed quality, farm scales to prevent weight losses, and the hoe’s manual effort needed for effective work.
The Pennsylvania Experiment Station advises fall seedings of alfalfa due to more weeds and grasses in spring. If land is cultivated early and seeded in July or August under ideal conditions, young plants establish best. A Farm Journal tip suggests using a fulcrum under the hammer head to remove a rusty nail.
A Farmers' Voice correspondent argues western soils need alfalfa to restore fertility after years of grain cropping. Rotating corn with alfalfa boosts yields, adds cattle and dairy, and increases land value. Notable examples include a 330 acre Nebraska farm and a 640 acre operation shifting to alfalfa and feeders for higher revenue.
An Iowa reader describes a two row home made corn cutter that he says pulls easier than a sled cutter. He details a 4 by 4 axle, a 2 by 4 platform, runners from an old Keystone planter, two old stalk cutter blades for knives, and planter wheels. A buck on the platform provides a seat and a large pad holds binder twine for tying shock ready bundles.
The piece urges citizens to drag the roads in all seasons to keep them in good condition. It emphasizes a civic duty with a firm purpose and collective participation to maintain local roadways.
A reader notes estimates indicate the country spent about 100 million dollars last year to feed the rate body. The statement calls attention to rising costs and the impact on national expenditures.
A Farmers' Voice correspondent from Southwestern Iowa urges farmers to increase stock, reduce corn acreage, and grow hay and pasture. He advocates seeding down worn land to clover, then plowing under and reseeding, using manure, and keeping land productive to grow wealth. He also notes leased farms hinder these methods and stresses long-term stewardship. The piece shifts to a call for telegraphers under a new eight-hour law, listing pay for beginners and directing inquiries to the National Telegraph Institute in Cincinnati.
The Courier-Journal indicates it will support the ticket in an upcoming issue. Readers are urged to send their order for the combination to the publication, not to The Courier-Journal itself, with the weekly rate listed as 1 dollar per year.
Corrected August 30 list shows eggs at 15 cents per dozen and butter 12.5 to 15 cents per pound. Potatoes 60 cents per bushel. Meats include bacon sides 10 to 11 cents, shoulders 8 to 9 cents, hams 13.5 to 14 cents, lard 10 cents, hens 8 to 9 cents, cocks 8 cents. Wool grease 28 cents, wash wool 40 cents. Flour 2.20 per hundred pounds, shorts 1.00 per hundred, Bray 5 cents. Corn meal 70 cents per bushel. Grain wheat 80 cents, corn 55 to 60 cents, oats 35 to 40 cents, hay 10 to 12 dollars per ton, barley 50 cents, rye 65 cents. clover seed 5.50 to 7.00 per bushel. Tobacco leaf 4 cents, luges 2? per pound.
The World plans to be a better paper in 1907 with foreshadowed presidential campaign coverage. It will publish every other day, offer full, accurate reporting of world events, impartial political news, markets, cartoons, and fiction by standard authors. Subscriptions cost 1 per year for 156 papers.
Remit one dollar for NEWS subscription and receive a year of various publications at set prices. Options include New York World thrice weekly at .65, Louisville Courier Journal weekly, Cincinnati Enquirer weekly, McCall's Magazine monthly at 55. Subscriptions open to ola and new subscribers with cash with order.
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