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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
3
Many women long for children but are denied by curable physical derangement. The article notes women named thereafter were restored to normal health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and invites readers to write for experiences.
Letters from mothers across the country commend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before childbirth. Testimonials describe builds to strength, successful pregnancies, and cherished babies, with names and towns including New York Massachusetts Missouri Pennsylvania Florida and more.
An odd newspaper fragment mixes bridal shower chatter with household product ads. It touts Red Cross Ball Blue for white fabrics and lists Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a liver bowel stomach remedy. A cheeky line mocks a judge and a tongue depressor device appears in the text.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy for sickly, delicate, feverish, and cross kids. Claims cleanse the stomach aid the liver and ease worm complaints. Sold by druggists for 25c with a free sample available from A. 8. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A police officer angrily claims a frightened child as his own after a passerby offers care. A motherly woman urges kindness, noting the child looks cold and unwashed. The officer insists the child is his, challenging the woman’s concern.
A French literary man asks an American businessman if he has seen Paris sights. The American replies he has seen the Louvre thoroughly in an hour, prompting the puzzled reaction of the Frenchman at the labyrinthine museum.
The piece recounts how native gray moss, especially sphagnum, was used to plug and heal wounds by warriors who aided Brian Boru at Clontarf and in Highland warfare. It links ancient legends to modern hospital uses, noting widespread wartime reliance on moss pads in Britain and the tale of a hero wounded repeatedly.
The article notes revived interest in an all rail route linking the United States with South America, plus Alaska, driven by wartime commerce. It highlights surveys in Alaska, ongoing Pan American proposals, and rapid railway expansion in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and eastern western Canada.
James Rodway a botanist and curator notes plants may sense feel taste and smell and tropical trees reportedly detect distant water and move toward it. A Scots mansion resident reports poplar roots 150 feet away encircled and invaded a waste pipe after growing toward the house through slabs cement and into the pipe.
The piece argues that rapid writing pressures can aid clarity by avoiding over elaboration and perfectionism. It contrasts method with craft, noting that immediate printer demand can yield concise phrases. It invokes Cardinal Newman and Lord Acton, then muses on whether famous works like Hamlet and King Lear could be viewed as potboilers.
Petrograd correspondent reports that the Peter the Great monument bound for Petrograd was sunk at sea after wartime torpedo boat attack near Riga. The loss, kept secret locally, led to playful nickname about the statue becoming commander of the Russian submarine fleet.
The article traces early forms of baseball from 1830s Massachusetts street play to New York innovations. It details varied players per side, irregular fields, and nonstandard bases, plus the shift from soft, improvised balls to heavier varieties around 1840. It notes Cartwright’s 1842 diamond layout and the rise of the Knickerbocker club as a pioneer.
Philadelphia plans cobblestone paving as part of a broader effort to restore Independence Hall’s exterior to its colonial-era appearance. The Philadelphia chapter of the American Institute of Architects leads the preservation committee in this restoration project.
The Swiss agricultural sector has shifted since the war toward diversified crop cultivation and increased grain and vegetable production, moving away from the prior one sided focus on hay livestock dairy and cheese making as well as fruit growing.
Wealthy Russians reportedly use glass coffins in burial rituals. The glass enclosures are highlighted as a modern or ceremonial choice for interment.
Bishop Stunts cites 35 years of Argentine growth from 1880 to 1915, driven by refrigeration founded on artificial ice. He notes land and cattle wealth, a 255 percent rise in cultivated area, and Europe’s quarantine on hoof meat until iceenabled ships unlocked the beef market. The piece contrasts ice's impact with the US experience.
A new bullet proof stretcher cover with a metal shield and arched top is designed to protect Red Cross attendants as they reach wounded soldiers between opposing trenches. Mounted on four wheels, the device allows two attendants to maneuver safely and place a casualty on the stretcher before retreating to safety.
Canadian watermelons recently introduced resemble oversized cantaloupes and are hand raised. Each plant and fruit gets individual care with a glass cover used overnight to retain heat, a French practice. The melons ripen earlier and sweeter with this method. meat is yellow. They sell for one dollar each and are smaller than ordinary watermelons.
Mrs. Janet MacDonald, seventy seven, plans retirement after twenty years in seal catching. She works with three men and baits nets at night in Maine waters where seals fetch 25 dollars and are valued for collections and aquariums. Her team has averaged 100 seals per six week season in late spring and summer.
East Vineland hunter Cazza joined deer chase and took a risky shot from a pine tree. Both barrels discharged, knocking him to the ground and causing a deep facial gash. He then found one deer dead despite the injuries.
A U S Bureau of Mines chemical engineer reports a new process to produce gasoline and toluol and benzol from petroleum. The latter two substances are used in making smokeless powder.
Mrs Meyser asks for a little money from Mr Meyser and receives a conditional reply about the loan amount. The brief exchange centers on a small sum and the couple’s courteous negotiation.
A kindly squire hosts a village school game after supper. He acts out clues to the proverb union is strength. Children guess, with a boy earning a quarter for solving first. A grubby hand finally answers Let sleeping dogs lie.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura soap and ointment to clear dandruff and itching on the scalp. It touts pure fragrant emollients for skin and scalp troubles and offers free samples by mail via Skin Book from Cuticura Dept XY Bovisa. Sold everywhere.
A Scottish station gate breached by thousands as a traveling Red Cross hospital train tours the country. A countryman jokes that after hours of watching crowds move past the barrier the immense train still has not filled to capacity for its journey to France.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature, noting the remedy has been in use for over 30 years and that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A witty exchange notes a wife’s desire to attend a mati nee this afternoon and a husband’s concern over its suitability. He quips that if she truly wanted to see it she would not want to attend, implying the show would disappoint or offend.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a quip about affectation as a joke: a car with three extra tires never leaves the garage for more than four blocks, illustrating the idea with a witty line about needless excess.
Merchants argue for expanded business space and additional coinage or slots to meet demand. The note highlights pressure for better facilities and more capacity to handle peak periods. Local merchants urge timely action to avoid disruption and support economic activity.
A patter on social life suggests a man’s future may be spoiled by a wife’s social success. Subtly pitched as advice or commentary from a Chicago firm promoting an eye remedy.
A fragment notes a female lawyer on a case to imply bias. An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel health. A joke about a man arrested for stealing bank notes from another man’s pocket is included in the dialogue.
A fair customer in a shoe store complains that No 4 shoes pinch while claiming her previous size threes never hurt. The salesman suggests the threes may have been marked down.
GROVE'S TASTELESS TONIC promotes winter strength by using quinine and iron. The tonic purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Available in bottles priced at 50 cents.
An Aucklander told an officer in a New Zealand draft camp that a ginger ale bottle contained benzine, and he had drunk half of it unwittingly. The officer advised him not to smoke for a few days.
A historic note reports Blank and Co has been placed in receivership. Observers ask what creditors will recover, with the reply that creditors get what remains after the receiver acts.
A compact reflection argues that outsiders fail to grasp rural life noting that those who never lived on a farm cannot understand why young men choose to leave. The piece uses a blunt, wry tone characteristic of rural reportage.
Kidney and uric acid troubles blamed for pain and dropsy are addressed with Anuric from Dr. Pierce Invalids Hotel Buffalo. The ad urges testing drinking water to gauge kidney health and offers a trial package by mail, noting 50 cent price per package.
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