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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
12
Maida faces a summer romance at Seaview cottage as Robert Whitney confesses love. On a moonlit beach he reveals his pain over a summer fling with her rival Sally Winters and asks Maida to choose a lasting future.
A British criminal evaded Scotland Yard by using an airport plan at Croydon to secure a private plane to Paris. He bypassed the police net by flying over it and landing safely in France. The feat is described as the first aerial escape in British crime history and urges broader precautions to prevent repeats.
Air samples taken by vacuum bottles carried by airplanes over Salt Lake City found no sulphur dioxide at various upper air levels. The Philadelphia Press notes authorities hoped smelter emissions caused the lingering smoke, but tests suggest another cause must be identified.
In subtropical regions with scarce coal, teak wood ovens with glass tops and insulation have recorded 24 to 275 degrees Fahrenheit at midday, and with an auxiliary warmer can reach 320 degrees. Docs note these insulated boxes function as cooking devices and serve other purposes.
A doctor laments a patient whose aches escape explanation after all teeth were removed two years ago. He notes past cures from extractions but asks how to help once the teeth are gone.
A fashion feature notes ongoing appeal of dress accessories, highlighting neckwear, brocades in hats and bags, and ribbon flowers. It describes chokers with rosettes, fall neck finishes like ribbon ruffs, shopping bags of ribbon with matching hats, tassels, and a velvet crown design with two points.
The first fall suits arrive with sleek lines and modest embellishments. Women praise the straight yet chic silhouettes, high necks, and restrained embroidery, favoring long coats, full skirts, and narrow belts. Two early models feature a plaited skirt and brocaded vest with side braid detailing in serge. duvetyn variants with velvety surfaces and a fur collar are highlighted.
In Chicago Dr. Orlando P. Scott, a surgeon, cut strips from his own thigh and grafted them onto his wife’s foot and ankle at her bedside. The operation, done without anesthesia, aimed to save her leg after an automobile accident left her with gangrene while a group of doctors and nurses watched.
West Chester Pennsylvania near Kimberton in Chester county reports a string of farm misfortunes for William Fryer. A horse was stung and in serious condition, Fryer fell and was cut and bruised, Mrs Fryer injured, a cow gave birth to twins and both calves died, and a horse died after entangling in a halter strap.
An American soldier on duty with an allied mission entered a Vienna bank and offered $10 in gold to the cashier asking for kroner. The cashier replied in brisk fashion that he would exchange just as many kroner as the soldier wanted, then looted the money.
A warning to insist on Diamond Dyes and Fay directions in the package to avoid ruined material in dyeing. The note emphasizes not streaming or wasting fabric and urges careful adherence to packaging guidance.
An advertisement claims Freezone instantly eases corn pain and allows immediate removal with fingers. The druggist offers a small bottle for a few cents to cure hard corns, soft corns, and toe corn without soreness or irritation.
Miss Maude E. Ross a Brooklyn school teacher living at 312 Decatur street suffers wounds from a pet tiger variety cat that sprang at her without warning. The cat escaped twice and there are efforts to recapture it for examination by the board of health.
Mrs Eloise B Farhurst of Brooklyn refused a $25 speeding fine and chose jail instead. She served an hour in custody before her mother paid the fine and she returned home. Magistrate Fish in the Brooklyn Praire court noted she could pay under protest and appeal, but she stood by her claim of innocence.
A humorous exchange questions the near East situation with Lemuel Lowlife dismissing it while noting Poe landed a good job. The Buffalo Commercial quotes the man who claims wide reading and delivers a quip about current events.
Inventive claim touts Calotabs as a nausea free calomel tablet for biliousness constipation and indigestion. One nightly tablet with water yields a cleansed liver and strong appetite with no taste no vomiting and no salts cited. Available in packages priced thirty five cents with refund if unsatisfied.
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