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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
6
Alfred Beily explains the contrast between planets and comets. Planets are solid major bodies orbiting the sun with moons, while comets are loose meteoric dust and hydrocarbons forming luminous tails near the sun. Planets never become comets and vice versa.
A newspaper style meditation on the human element in work. It argues that sympathy, appreciation, and cordial relations outperform rigid efficiency tests and that leaders should use tact and fairness. It cites Goethals on administration and urges authority to foster humane attitudes.
Late one evening a promotion manager in New York called seeking a man with a definite lifework plan. He noted most applicants want a job not a life plan and warned that lack of planning leads to unprofitable work or floating. The piece urges youths to map a lifework aligned with their God given bent.
Alfred Briggs argues the Star Spangled Banner is a beloved yet unofficial national song. He notes its wide popularity but limited singability for average voices and contrasts it with Dixie as a simpler tune that provokes loud applause.
Reverend Samuel J Skevington of Wheaton Illinois argues that secular schooling limits religious instruction and that the church must shoulder most of the duty to educate youth in faith through the Sunday school program.
The text asserts that German generals have disproved the idea that men are past their prime at thirty five. It also notes some people would seek divine aid for basic needs and then request further assistance.
War torn Warsaw in German controlled Poland stands at the heart of Polish nationalism. The city endures foreign rule, language repression, and shifting power between German and Russian forces. Yet Warsaw remains cosmopolitan, vibrant with music, art, and a growing manufacturing and commerce scene as a prized prize of war.
Thousands of Belgian lace pieces, made by refugee women under siege, are sold in London shops via the Belgian relief committee. The sales feature small motifs and kerchiefs with a committee seal, proving wartime production in Belgium under German occupation. Mme Paul Hymans opened the sale.
A University of Wisconsin pharmaceutical station investigates a common weed as a native thymol source to reduce dependence on Europe for medicine. Researchers aim to prove the plant’s value and develop Wisconsin production to replace imports from India, driven by wartime price and supply limits.
Paul Simon of Perth Amboy New Jersey designs a rubber seamless union suit lifeboat suit with thick soles, air pockets at the chest back and knees, connected by tubing. It inflates via a front feed-tube and could let a wearer survive a sinking for a full day in moderate seas.
The czar joins his forces renewing a historic link in Russia. The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Nicholas I and how crowds cheered at Petrograd as the emperor signaled approval. Soldiers responded with determined resolve to improve next time.
The piece notes that hello rose from a slang term to a standard greeting due to telephone use. It recalls a 35 year push against slang and credits the telephone era with stabilizing the term in everyday speech.
The season favors Puritan inspired small high crowned hats with narrow brims and luxe fabrics like velvet and fur. Turbans in winter materials gain variety, while trims stay simple yet novel with flowers or feathers. Photographs show velvet hats with satin drapery and satin poppies, plus plush wide-brimmed styles with ostrich trim and fibers.
A white silk stocking novelty with three silk frills above the ankles simulating pantalettes. The frills are edged with lace and crafted to imitate the undergarment style.
Outdoor garments for small children emphasize warmth with heavy woolens and dark colors. Overcoats are shorter, double breasted with rolled collars, large pockets, and plush-lined caps. Girls wear cozy wool coats with cap and belt pockets. party outfits feature white furs like Iceland fox and gray squirrel sets for a charming, practical look.
Shaded silk stockings appear this season with fancy embroidered stripes matching the stocking color. A vertical striped white silk variant features embroidery in black or a chosen color, offering a different pattern from the circular stripes.
As the season advances, the vogue shifts toward transparent fabrics for evening wear. The article notes rising popularity of sheer materials in gowns and ensembles.
The piece describes festive dress items with modest fur sets for children, white linen modified middies with color collars and smocked fullness, and house wear for winter. It notes horizon or delft blue pink or lavender trims, a dainty nainsook negligee with pink ribbon belt, and lace, insertion and empire wreath accents in blue pink and green.
Vogue reports that sweaters are worn with white silk frocks and with other dresses in Palm Beach ward robes. Silk sweaters remain in demand, long enough to cover hips and featuring pockets, while skirts are pocketed and separate blouse coats are of heavy crepe de chine.
Frocks rise in elegance with debutantes choosing white tulle gowns for balls and operas. Frocks feature soft billowy shapes with flounces and frills and panniers of mother of pearl net. Silver and gold lace and net embroidery frame the frocks with gold or silver detailing.
The pompadour silks are still used, and a black one figured in pale pastel shades is especially effective when smartly made up.
Macon Georgia writer recounts 1850s practice of using bundles of tobacco ten pounds each as subscription receipts worth ten cents per pound, with editors paid in tobacco and slaves employed in processing. A Huntsville Alabama episode shows a pig yard behind the office and nonmonetary barter as currency. The Bloomington Gazette tale notes a tombstone used as ink stone for a subscription payment.
The levee officials mobilize millions of sacks and worker crews to strengthen levees against rising flood waters. Boats are chartered, guards posted, and sand bags and cribs used to hold back the current while districts are warned and livestock moved to safety. The 1912 flood era rescue efforts by steamboats saved many from inundation.
Western Canada reports average wheat yields above 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with widespread good crops. Railways show rising earnings and record shipments as grain movement strains lines. Montreal remains main export gateway for Canadian wheat with New York handling overflow.
A traveler at a small town hotel shares a room with a Black man. Pranksters blacken the peddler’s face, he awakens at the station and exclaims that they have called the wrong guy. The joke hinges on mistaken identity.
Aniline dyes have harmed the Persian carpet reputation as Turkish dyes enter the market. Traditional dyes from indigo madder and vine leaves yield sunfast shades, while aniline colors fade quickly. Quality Persian carpets feature many stitches and silk hearth rugs can cost hundreds of dollars.
Sir Ray Lankester questions the Scottish belief that a barnacle transforms into a bird. He notes similar superstition in Jersey where a maid promised a barnacle from a ship would soon become a goose, spurred by the approaching Christmas feast.
Advice on choosing a career based on fit and ability rather than current earnings. Do what you can do best, the dean notes, for lasting happiness and success even without great wealth.
A man at a summer hotel boasted of tipping every waiter to gain better service. The head waiter refused to be swayed and declared a boycott, defending his authority after the man skipped tipping other staff.
An advertisement proclaims Laxative Bromo Quinine as an improved quinine product that avoids nervousness and head ringing. It emphasizes a gentler effect, calls for the full name, and notes a signature of E. W. Grove with a two-cent price.
A barbershop tenor leads a crowd with hopeful singing about Michigan while a front row listener agrees. The moment captures a communal wish in a small town event with tentative plans or dreams voiced aloud.
A short note suggests keeping eyes youthful to appear younger after watching movies. It advises Marine Your Eyes and not to reveal age, framing eye care as a simple youth-preserving tip.
A humorous line from a column or cartoon panel asks what one does with a car when a wife is away. The brief punchline implies taking advantage of freedom with a playful tone.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills from 40 years ago, claiming they regulate liver and bowels.
A man who tried to intervene in a dispute finds himself blamed by local residents. The incident drew attention from witnesses and sparked debate on proper conflict resolution methods in the community.
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