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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
2
A column contrasts American identity and optimism with wartime losses as the nation nears proclaimed peace. It notes monetary and resource strains, celebrates national iconography, and urges utilizing water power to ease coal shortages and provide heat, light, and power despite high initial costs.
This week in New York features a display of speed with forty four aircraft divided into seven classes as Army Navy and civilian pilots test power from Mineola on Long Island. Amid social pages Rosie Quinn leaves stage life for an Oklahoma home while Commissioner Coler faces protests over charity campaigns at Red Cross appeals. The Venetian Ball at the Ritz, benefiting America’s Tribute Haly, dazzles with Venetian costumes and notable judges as breakfast ends at four a.m.
A garbled report discusses a proposed coal plan aiming to improve efficiency and wealth distribution. It mentions AGI CRE Oea and various terms like seasonal fuel, dealers, and payments, but the fragmentary text lacks clear outcomes or specifics about locations or dates.
A jagged historical note discusses reconciliation in Geneva and mentions Lord Robert, Gen Smuts, and Sen Power in the context of Boer War era leadership, South Africa policy, and British government reaction. It questions timing and wisdom of British responses and the league’s stance on South Africa.
Garland flinder and Charles Gar refuse a million each upon reaching adulthood. Their nineteen and twenty year old brothers plan to revise their inheritances, declaring they will not take what they have not earned. The piece asserts human limits and ancestral warnings about progress and pride.
A fragmentary passage reflects on inherited knowledge from science and liberty, honoring martyrs of reform and freedom. It hints at the enduring legacy of sacrifice that nurtures modern understanding and human progress.
A fragmented 19th century pondering compares modest wealth in a family to vast fortunes of magnates like John Doe and Carnegie. It argues inherited wealth should fund industry and science while warning against waste and neglect of societal responsibility. The piece questions nature's law of fortune and the proper use of inherited power.
The garland brothers reflect nobility of character and raiseworthy idealism. The text urges young men to study the parables of the servant with fire and the servant with the mine talent that burned and wasted.
The passage argues that the Revolution's success came from elite, educated leaders like Mirabeau, Desmoulins, Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. It contends that educated nobility dominated the rise to power, while the common educated did not rise, and eventually rulers tired of the freedom created.
Agnes Keppler argues in Century Magazine that the world embraces sinners for either conversion or inherited lawlessness. The piece contrasts Robin Hood with Bayard and notes children’s fascination with crime and the unmerited fame of thieves and murderers.
In a reflective musing, the speaker contrasts the fate of right-hand gloves with left-hand ones. He imagines Ian avoiding the right glove to grip coins and umbrellas, while many right-hand gloves fade into darkness as people question paying for a single, unusable glove.
A Canadian farmer plans to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel despite a recent fatal attempt. The author argues such foolhardy feats waste energy and courage that should be directed to practical, useful work benefiting the public.
Physicians at a Philadelphia children's hospital nursed a pigeon after it was hit by a trolley car. They set its broken bones and dressed its wounded head to please a rescued boy, a small act of care amid a scene praised as humane and scientific.
The article claims Mexico’s reconstruction is aided by eradicating Bolshevism, viewing the world as rising to curb the dangerous virus in political elites before it spreads to the wider political body.
France concentrates tens of thousands of troops in the Near East, mostly colonial soldiers, while British forces there are mainly Indian troops. The piece suggests the white man's burden is being borne by subject races.
The piece ponders shifting style norms with seasons changing attire from furs in heat to light georgette in cold. It notes passport prices rising by about 90 percent, urging readers to seize the chance to visit America this summer.
A fragment notes half the people produce life’s basics while the rest scramble to secure a tag’s share amid shortage and public concern.
A man asserts he found a 50 foot petrified fish fossil in Utah and promises proof of his remarkable claim, seeking confirmation from scientific authorities and local officials.
The United States Bureau of Statistics reports ongoing increases in food prices with early month indicators confirming the trend. Analysts had anticipated higher costs around the start of the month citing sustained inflation pressures.
A wry note on gypsy fortune tellers claims they know as much about the future as anyone else, hinting at the limits of prediction and the universality of uncertainty.
A fragmented line repeats the adage never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. The text adds a stray note about about 81 more items or steps tied to the fragment.
A terse fashion brief notes a French-heeled lady lamenting having nothing to wear, yet she nevertheless chose to wear the item in question, signaling style over practical concerns.
Helen Hayes will headline in a Tarkington play written especially for her by Booth Tarkington. Tarkington, Indiana novelist and playwright, told manager George Tyler he plans a part utterly unlike her past roles, with no external suggestions until completion. Tyler quickly approved.
Annie Alligator explains in a rambling monologue about flat heads, piglike appetites, and swamp life. She contrasts alligators with pigs, praises their diet, and insists their hunger drives all they do as she and her kin search for food.
An exchange shows two undergraduates questioning a governor about funds promised by telegraph. The governor replies the money is in his pocket, revealing a possible misallocation or delay in payment. Report appears with American Bay attribution.
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