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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
A mosaic of wartime and postwar concerns spans discontent and reform. The piece discusses international strife, American policy, and public sentiment, contrasting calls for peace with insistence on strong national action. It notes military expenditure, naval buildup, and the cost of occupying troops in Germany, urging restraint and accountability.
In New York a Greek church disruption leads Patrolman George Hurst to intervene with a nightstick while political tensions subside. The week also previews Mark Twain birthday celebrations, Olive Wyndham in The Green Goddess with George Arliss, and updates on plays Daddy Dumplings and When We Were Young.
In a playful zoo tale, Mr. and Mrs. Alligator Turtle describe their North American origin, size, bravery, and shell vulnerability. They explain their role in a plan to let children learn about animals through storytelling, as a fairy tale gnome suggests.
The readable passages discuss a submersible battleship described as able to sink below water to avoid detection and allow a submarine periscope to observe danger. It references a British admiral and a potential next step in building such vessels, though details and context are fragmentary.
The text shows garbled phrases about stores, speed, weather, and various disjointed opinions. It mentions Mexico, Boston restaurants, Europe, Bolshevist notions, and universal work ethics in a nonsensical flow with no clear narrative or identifiable event.
The report describes renewed tensions between Japan and China with a peacemaker role noted. It mentions Archangel in terror after officials killed intellectuals and questions the impact of austerity on modern women including hair color norms.
Ralph Charles buys the grocery operated by Ira Philips on Meigs Avenue and Maple Street. The sale transfers ownership of the shop and its ongoing operations to the new proprietor.
Some thatch roofs in Holland are about 200 years old and still serviceable, illustrating traditional building durability.
The PD announces a box supper at Prats Hall on Thursday night with all members and friends invited. Robert Earl Akers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Akers, recuperates at home after tonsil and adenoids surgery at St. Edward's Hospital New Albany. Mrs. Thomas Enlow returned from a visit to her son in Chicago. Mrs. Lizzie Pring, previously confined by rheumatism, is able to be up again.
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