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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
3
Women longing for children were helped by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound according to testimonials. Read their names, and write for details on the remedy credited with restoring fertility and health.
A series of endorsements from mothers in New York Pennsylvania West Virginia Missouri and Florida extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as beneficial before childbirth. Testimonials claim it built up health helped deliver a fine strong baby and saved lives, urging use by expectant mothers.
An old advertisement promotes American made Red Cross Ball Blue laundry stain remover and Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for liver bowels and stomach. The copy targets grocers and women as buyers with a brief jab about happiness from thinking and a laxative claim.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a humorous quip about a doctor forcing a patient to extend the tongue. The text appears as stray dialogue with characters Judge and Lov, but the fragmentary nature limits clear attribution or context.
An old fashion advertisement claims many school children are sickly and urges immediate relief from Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders. The product is said to cleanse the stomach and alter the liver, recommended for cross and feverish children. It promises a pleasant remedy used by mothers for years and gives a mail address in New York for samples.
A street scene shows a policeman feeding a child as a motherly woman consoles the girl and condemns neglect. The officer retorts that the child is his own, sparking a tense exchange in public.
A French literary figure asks a U S commercial man if he has seen Paris. The man replies yes but says authorities closed most sights. The Paris landmarks Louvre Notre Dame Pan theon and Invalides remain accessible but only after brief visits. He claims he spent an hour touring the Louvre, leaving the Frenchman puzzled by the brevity.
Publisher Vale Benson meets Freda Frake, the mystery writer, who is revealed to live at Red Gables with Miss Sindbad. He visits the author and then discovers the seaside couple’s circle, including painter Dick Hammond and Jean, as romance lures him toward a future with Miss Sindbad and a celebrity wedding.
A witty exchange contrasts a quotable maxim with a traveler’s remark about fitting in. The ready quoter cites Rome’s ways while the traveling girl admits that mastering local eating manners is challenging.
An odd courtroom remark follows a peculiar exchange about a church and hearing German in slag. The judge comments on the stranger’s city visit and the odd pursuit, leaving readers amused by the surreal dialogue.
The Atlantic Monthly essay compares modern war to past conflicts, arguing this war integrates nations as producers and consumers. It notes 20,000,000 under arms, daily costs of 50 million dollars, and a globally connected economy with 16 000 links shaping prices and trade across continents.
A story recalls a young King Alfonso of Spain visiting a Spanish town famed for a sticky candy. A deputation presented a large candy box while a man opened a long loyalty address. To avoid listening, the king distributed candy to the would be reader until he could no longer read.
Tommy Harward, delaying his aunt's matchmaking, schemes to stage an engagement in a Fifth Avenue jewelry shop. A would‑be fiancée, Mercedes Eastford, awkwardly plays along, and the pair improvise a sudden betrothal that ends with an unexpected real connection as she reveals she is the planned candidate.
The writer admits he cannot feel toward all people equally and describes himself as a bundle of prejudices shaped by likings and dislikings. He frames sympathy as a uniquely English concept and notes a capacity to befriend some worthy individuals despite personal differences.
In Win sted Connecticut a man named F C Perry attempted to restart a long silent household clock. He applied a bottle of oil like liniment to grease the mechanism, causing the clock to run. His wife, discovering the bottle labeled as medicine for rheumatism, was astonished by the improvised fix.
A surgeon treating wounded Cossacks in the present war describes ashes from burned wool or cotton as excellent for healing wounds. When applied with a bound bandage the ashes relieve pain and favor prompt healing, especially in sabre and bayonet wounds.
The French finance minister pegs 1915 military outlay at 3.001 billion dollars and public debt at 365.5 million, totaling 4.381 billion. Britain’s exchequer puts England's next year total at 7.95 billion dollars, reported by the New York Post.
The dialogue notes a highly informal gathering where attendees were allowed to sit with their wives. The exchange highlights the casual nature and relaxed seating norms of the event.
A dialogue reflects on opportunities in South American real estate. One friend searched for openings and found many, described as volcanoes and earthquakes, implying unstable markets or risks.
Readable fragments show a man of faith and a mercenary figure described as a minister. The text hints at conflict between belief and self interest, but lacks clear events, names, or places to anchor a full summary.
A kindly squire treats village schoolchildren with a proverb puzzle. He acts out actions on a platform to show “Union is strength” while a child finally answers “Let sleeping dogs lie.”
An advertisement touts Clean Sweet Scalp products to clear dandruff and itching. It recommends Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for scalp and skin relief and offers free samples by mail via Skin Book at Cuticura, Dept. XY, Boston, with sales nationwide.
During a public inspection of a Red Cross hospital train touring Scotland thousands passed through a barrier at one station and exited another. A rural observer commented in disbelief that the train was not filled after hours of watching crowds, joking it's an awful business train heading to France.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the Z mark and notes it has been used for over 30 years. It claims Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and ends with Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A brief quip about attending a matinee criticizes a show as unsuitable for a wife. He suspects if the performance were good she would not want to attend, implying the opposite of the desired outing.
A quip from the Detroit Free Press comments on affectation as carrying three extra tires on a car that never travels far, humorously contrasting outward display with practical use.
Beautiful clear white clothes delight the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers carry it. Adv. Some merchants need larger quarters and some need more quarters.
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes an illustrated eye book for sale and mocks reliance on a wife’s social success. The ad urges readers to try Denison's Coffee and notes that generous self-giving may not imply charity.
A historical fragment notes a legal case involving a female lawyer and references a jail arrest for taking notes at a lecture. It also includes an old health ad urging Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver bowels and stomach health and a brief joke about a man stealing bank notes from another man’s pocket.
A shopper says the No 4 shoes pinch, while a prior pair labeled threes fit fine. The salesman suggests the threes may have been marked down.
Many users stock up in fall to fortify against cold weather. The tonic contains quinine and iron in a tasteless form. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Price 50 cents.
An Auckland recruit claimed a ginger ale bottle contained benzine and he drank half of it before realizing the mistake. An officer advised him to avoid smoking for a few days as a precaution amid camp safety concerns.
The ad promotes Anuric from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo for kidney and uric acid related ailments. It explains kidney weakness causes bodily ailments, urges sending water samples for free analysis, and notes Anuric costs 50 cents per package. It cites dropsy, rheumatism, gout, and back pain as conditions it treats.
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