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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1918
Page
5
News notes from families and visitors across Ferdinand area. Robert Bock’s son arrived overseas safely while others, including George Buxer and Emil Mullis, returned home after visits. Local moves include Notre Dame course for Othmar Becher and a Home Guards dance at Beach Park with the Du Bois Star Orchestra.
Fulda reports Monday return to classes with Sisters Blandina and Martina as teachers. A severe thunderstorm last Friday brought heavy rain and hail, damaging tobacco crops though some losses were insured. Cane mills run again producing sorghum. Leonard Weaver and son from Owensboro visited relatives and toured the monastery.
Johnsburg note reads Louisa and Marie Wit rock Ruth Hemmer Olinda Hemmer visited Evansville Thursday. F M Terry Princeton and Rt Scales Huntingburg were in town Friday. John Buening on business to Jasper Friday. Prosper Kunkler to Evansville to visit sisters Sunday, Will Hang at Ferdinand Sunday. Nony Schaefer Ferdinand in town Sunday. Nicholas Jochem Alois Michel in Huntingburg Monday evening. A week or two of rainless days would help farmers catch up on work.
In Bretzville area news, farmers plow for wheat as community members travel to visit relatives in Broadlands Illinois and Covington Indiana. Several families including Partenheimers Bretzes Limp and Abell share visits, with a new baby born to Paul and wife Buechler.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair naturally and evenly with one or two applications. It claims the product makes hair luxuriant and youth-like and notes the drug store sale. Also lists sale items: a three year old cow a sow with six pigs and a bay mare colt.
Paris Illinois resident Lydia Arbogast recalls a childhood illness and severe headaches. After taking Cardui she notes color returned, strength increased, and life became worth living. The tonic, described as purely vegetable and safe, is promoted for women’s health.
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