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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
5
Desolate farm scene described with explosions and eerie sounds as wheat crops suffer. Affected areas show widespread confusion and fear as laborers and locals react to the chaotic disturbance and its impact on harvests and livelihoods.
In a nostalgic piece the author recalls early life and daily routines from a bygone era. The narrative weaves memories of work, play, and social practices, hinting at community life and changing times through vivid personal recollections.
A short essay urging attention to trifles as the secret of enduring success in New York City retail. It contrasts a store with strict customer disputes policy and prompt adjustments against another that ignores complaints, arguing trifles shape reputation and power.
A fragmented cookbook card describes vintage kitchen tips and recipes, including cucumber pickles and potato dishes, with jagged OCR producing unusual spellings and misspellings. It references steps for making cucumber relish, beef stew with potatoes, and composing a textured dessert topping.
The directions describe cooking beets until tender, removing shins, and chopping. Reheat with a touch of bitterness, a teaspoon sugar, and a splash of wine. A note suggests olive oil as a substitute for batter.
Squash is cut, onions minced and cooked with fat. Add fidur celery parsley clove pepper and water. simmer until tender. Salt added late, then sieved and enriched with milk and butter and flour to thicken. Season boldly with cayenne.
The fragment mentions listing crimes and a prompt to stop thinking about which was the worst. It references Fitzgerald Hunt and a tainted discussion of guilt and gossip in a militant context.
The bureau of American ethnology preserves language, customs, habitations, and material remains of Indian tribes. Annual reports enrich knowledge with investigations that appeal to scientists and the general reader curious about the story of a powerful race slowly disappearing through absorption into other peoples.
The article explains dream Horsemanship as a sign of fortune with color codes, white horses signaling riches and success, black implying lesser gains. Women riding a showy horse hint at a rich, happy, unmarried partner. riding upward in life forecasts progress, with caveats about falls and misfortune if they occur.
A business man in People's Magazine narrates a grim critique of corporate life, claiming death by own action at intervals as a habit. He asserts all leaders are unnecessary, praises shared power and profits, and urges peers to commit self-harm to rise in the ladder of business, ending with a provocative if troubling exhortation.
The text states New Guinea is the world's largest island outside Australia with about 215 000 square miles and 7 000 000 people. It notes partitions: southeast 150 000 square miles under Australia, northeast 70 000 square miles German, west 35 000 under the Netherlands, and that Australian imperial troops seized the German area on September 8 and Britain now governs about 100 000 square miles with a population around 320 000.
An essay on friendship and loyalty describing how true companionship endures separation. It argues that tested love proves sacrifice, binds souls, and elevates devotion beyond danger, as lovers or friends confront trials with steadfast presence and transcendent fidelity.
Physicists reported a new measurement of light velocity using the Litzean toothed wheel method in Nice. The beam traveled a total of fifty seven miles with a reflecting mirror, and 1,109 observations yielded a velocity of 186,22514 miles per second.
When linoleum wears, mark the repair area with chalk and cut a square circular or triangular patch. Use a sharp knife to cut a matching piece, place it in the gap, glue around the edge, and secure it. The patch fills the crack and prevents dust entry with no nails needed.
Valuable forage crops grow in regions linked to original alfalfa culture. Red clover stands out as the most important legume for feed value and rotational use due to its versatility and high feeding quality.
The article reviews two lace frocks highlighting black chantilly and white lace trends. One ensemble uses a full black chantilly dress with a velvet waist ribbon and black satin accessories, while the other presents an all white gown with a silver tissue girdle and white satin slippers.
The article notes enhancing blouses and smocks for women with kimono styling, short and long sleeves, and sheer georgette fabrics in maize jade pale green orchid and old blue. Embroidered silk threads, beads, and lace detail necklines create versatile pieces suited for late summer and beyond.
Cretonne is featured as a trim for dresses including collars and cuffs on silk and cotton frocks. A navy taffeta street dress showcases cretonne on its collar cuffs and vest, while cotton crepe dresses also gain from cretonne trimming as a key summer fabric element.
A brisk 100 mile pedestrian race tests endurance and planning as competitors navigate checkpoints and fatigue. Organizers emphasize pacing and mental focus while runners push toward the finish line amid cheering crowds and official timing.
A navy blue taffeta parasol with a white beaded handle mimics rare birds and features bird painted designs. Beaded stork motifs on the turquoise handle are praised for durability against sun and rain despite questions about weather resistance.
A new handbag showcases accordion pleats in a taffeta pouch design. The medium sized accessory features a tunic of finely plaited silk flaring from a silver mounting, echoing current fashion trends.
Among neckwear novelties is the locket ribbon or ribbon without the locket. It is a narrow colored ribbon with running stitches and French knots in a contrasting color. These ribbons are to be worn with light summer dresses.
A lyrical scene where Mother Golden Glow and other phlox mothers urge their pink phlox children to emerge for midsummer celebrations. Flowers greet neighboring blooms and praise Mr Sun as the summer garden comes alive with color, warmth, and festive plans.
A funny exchange recalls a boy named Robert rushing to ask his mother about the pie she is making. She answers Lenon meringue pie, prompting him to wonder aloud what the pie’s middle name is.
A three year old Ruth eats two eggs for breakfast and asks for another to crow like a rooster. Mother jokes about Ruth's eyes being bigger than her stomach and the baby responds with a promise to crow if given a third egg.
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