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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
2
An armed hold up at a gun shop ends with a shot fired by a clerk and a colored man fleeing. The alleged incident is described as a Western style crusade against crime, with the store owner and clerk prevailing through decisive action and the robber escaping.
Semator Harding addressed over 400 supporters in Wayne County Ohio urging a free America at home and in the world. He demanded less government intervention except in war, promoted opportunity and civil liberty, and urged the Republican platform to ensure equal chance and stability for all citizens.
The passage comments on the persistence of hold-ups in a nation where a small cadre of profiteers controls vast wealth, suggesting the practice will continue to prosper for some time.
Editorials condemn Trotsky’s Vilna speech predicting a Bolshevik Europe within a year. They note Russia’s supposed Western recognition and Krassin Kamenev’s London reception, accusing Bolsheviks of loot over ideology and warning Allied misjudgment of Bolshevik aims and Polish fate.
Warren T. McCray Republican gubernatorial candidate announces a heavy August schedule speaking to homecomings county fairs and public gatherings statewide. After September 1 he will campaign under Fred B Robin head of the party speakers bureau and open headquarters at the Sev erin hotel. He seeks to meet voters in every community and push a budget based state management plan.
Editorial excerpts from Winamac Rockville Goshen Waterloo and Wabash praise Warren T. McCray and Senator James K Watson. They laud McCray as a safe level headed candidate for governor and applaud Watson for his oratory and appeal to American audiences.
The Indiana assembly session receives broad editorials praise for revision of the tax law and blue sky act along with soldiers memorials. Press commentary covers Wilson pact debates and President Harding's peace stance, contrasting state gains with Illinois and Ohio increases, while Polish affairs and the League of Nations draw steady attention in editorials.
The passage recalls John Tyler becoming president after Harrison's death, describing Tyler as a careworn figure stepping into a White House abandoned by the Whigs. It notes Tyler's mediocrity as a lawyer and politician, and the Whig party's collapse after a short-lived administration marked by a veto that angered Whigs and pleased Democrats.
The Leep Motor Company offers day and night service and repairs all makes of automobiles. Vulcanizing tires tubes and accessories are available with modern equipment. The ad urges frequent inspection as a big saving and promotes thoughtful ownership.
The Diamond Pure Food Company touts its Diamond Crisp Flakes as the finest health cereal and the people's choice sold in millions of homes. The ad urges consumers to always ask for Diamond Pure Food products asserting they are the God Standard of nutrition.
Special edition notes headquarters for Senator James E Watson, candidate for re election, opened at the Severin hotel adjoining the Republican state committee rooms. Watson plans extensive speaking tours in August and September including Rushville Rush county rally and August 28 chautauqua at Merom Sullivan county.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr will campaign for the national Republican ticket in New York with several speeches. He will then go to Maine Indiana and Kentucky visiting major cities as part of the tour.
A cartoonist’s quip contrasts old and new slang for young fashionables. It notes that braids and “flap” styles label maidens as Flappers while suggesting the term Flippers for increasingly flip behavior. The piece pokes fun at stage acts and soda-clerk culture with playful coined terms like flapjacks and Flapper Jacks.
The Star seeks reliable youths over 14 to serve as carriers. Applicants must show interest in steady work and mutual effort for employer and self, emphasizing diligence and responsibility. Cartoon notes warn about time and money and a joke about credit purchases.
Cartoon caption notes Thin Smith praising quality of new hosiery and Jones responding with remark about sheer appearance. The brief exchange reflects magazine humor on fabric quality.
A quoted saying from Cartoons Magazine contrasts speech as silver and silence as golden, noting irony in both sides of the statement. The remark suggests public and private discourse can carry different values and tone.
A returned serviceman becomes an expert on complexions and writes about faces. The piece notes his ease in tracing facial traits and suggests this unusual post suits him naturally.
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