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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
3
Delia Leslie drops a spool of pink embroidery silk that tangled a new minister, Rev. Mr. Flake, whose fondness for the harmless accident leads to an awkward encounter. After scattered clues and a public gala of giggles, Flake keeps the silk and Delia returns home to discover a growing engagement.
A well dressed woman rescues a fluffy dog from a streetcar assault and consoles it with a playful speech. The three year old observer Irene asks the dog where its father works in a sly, innocent moment cited by the Youths Companion.
The piece recalls how tobacco soothed soldiers in 1870 Saarbrucken battles with Brunswick hussars and French troops, noting hussars with cigars and uhlans with large pipes. It claims occupying forces prioritized cigars for townspeople before other necessities and ordered mayors to distribute them.
A Washington Herald item notes a woman pays $1 for hose and wants others to notice her purchase, reflecting a shopper’s pride and social glare in a concise, period-voiced brief.
Mrs O'Brien and Mrs Brannigan debate the wondherful part of a scene. The judge savors the moment with a quip about a wooden barred gate, capturing local humor and dialect in a brief vignette.
Quotations depict a tense exchange about peace and aggression with a blunt reply dismissing the dove of peace and preferring a harsh stance in a hypothetical chicken fight. The dialogue shows conflict over restraint and force in a community debate.
A snappy exchange on New York Weekly pits an art dealer and a modest artist over value and cord. The dealer presses for a price while the artist downplays the work as pot boilers, highlighting tensions between commerce and creation.
Fashion notes celebrate the small hat and velvet turbans as winter staples. Fur trims, metallics, and lace vie for elegance with ostrich bands and mink collars enhancing brimmed and turban styles. Features highlight velvet crowns, fur collars, and intricate trims for middle aged to mature wearers.
Fashion notes describe growing neckwear businesses crafting collars and frills in De Medici roll over sailor and empire styles. Lace net organdie and ribbons decorate medici and sailor types with embroidery hemstitching and cords. Laundered sets with stiff collars and cuffs add 100 percent style to plain suits and new novelty vestee looks offer neck coverage.
The text describes a fashion trend of plaited silk or satin flounces on tailored street skirts. It notes a smart autumn outfit featuring a tete de negre broadcloth coat with a knee length tunic and belted coat. A trailing strap or belt secures the tunic over the knee.
The passage notes refined street footwear with dainty patent leather boots featuring buttoned tops of light kid, silk brocaded cloth, and a shift toward pret tier appearances in footwear. It highlights a trend toward elegant, detail oriented street wear with luxurious materials and refined finishing.
The article notes Mount Rainier as a volcano with signs of internal heat and Mount St. Helena reportedly erupting in 1643. It also mentions Mount Baker as a highly active peak in the United States.
The Christian Herald reflects on war's grim toll and the surge of heroism it provokes. It recalls Liege where a German officer urged others forward before dying, and Prince Frederick of Lippe who saved the flag at mortal cost. It notes namur, Charleroi, and Namur battlefields where many perished, including Liege students who chose exams over retirement to battle, with many falling shortly after.
A woman in a downtown Los Angeles department store extorted a free ticket to Chicago by claiming she had smallpox. The store alerted police, who tracked three messengers from Sixth and Olive to Vermont Avenue. An automobile pursuit ensued as officers followed the suspects through traffic.
New Jersey court rule holds in Missell v Hayes that liability of a father for a son's negligent driving of the family car is a jury question. If the son acted as the father's servant on the business, the father may be liable. if the son drove as a guest with the mother and sisters, liability may not attach.
The United States Geological Survey reports Virginia was the sole producer of rutile in 1913, from Rose Land in Nelson County. The controlling company mined 305 tons worth about 49000 dollars, much of which went to titanium carbide electrodes for arc lamps. Some ilmenite was sold for electric-light electrodes, with experiments suggesting ilmenite could directly alloy tool steel.
A British boy writes home during the war recounting a cousin’s feud over government seizure of horses. The letter conveys wartime patriotism and the humor of ordinary people reacting to rationing and restrictions.
The National Magazine describes ancient cave dwellers as plant eaters with evidence of religious worship, forsaking ape like traits. It notes vast cliff burrows colored in red and purple, and near Casa Grande tall cave nations with mummified dead. Frijoles finds include woven cloths and bone artifacts.
The Chicago Sunday Herald editorial notes World War I brings a revival of religious feeling and heightened value to art, literature, and everyday life in France and other warring nations. It argues crisis reveals the true meaning of family, faith, and beauty, with life’s ordinary things gaining holy significance as death casts its shadow.
Earnest Coppie buries himself in the Canadian forest and greets Lee Wok the laundryman who has never heard of the poem "When Willie Came to Say Good-Night." Coppie pleads for knowledge but Lee replies he does not know it, revealing the only mortal who has not read the poem.
The passage notes high spending on alcohol, tea, tobacco, and chewing gum while questioning jewelry costs. It cites figures from Gerard in the Philadelphia Ledger about per capita import values and compares overall precious metals to jewelry.
The Hoosier novelist Booth Tarkington recalls a long struggle before success. He earned only 22.50 in the first five years, about four dollars a year, yet persisted and now earns substantial income from serial rights and book royalties.
Readable letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy. Mrs A M Myers of Gordonville Missouri and Mrs E M Doerr of Comstock Pa report benefits before birth. Mrs Moss Blakeley Imperial Pa and Mrs E W Sanders Rowlesburg W Va share positive experiences. Mrs Winnie Tius Winter Haven Florida credits the remedy with helping have a healthy baby girl.
The trawler Dane set a new Hull fishing record on September 23 with a catch worth $9,000. The vessel fished near Iceland and benefited from strong demand for Isb from Leadon, boosting revenue beyond prior marks.
A proverb notes that people who misuse their own resources often suffer a sharp setback. The saying warns against overreliance on personal assets and highlights consequences of imprudent self reliance.
Advertising copy proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whiter than snow on wash day and urges shoppers to buy it at all grocers.
A Pittsburgh area boat case from 1807 saw Mr Winchester sue the master for negligence after a boat struck a rock, sank, and ruined cargo. The master showed a rotten plank caused by the impact, yet the justice discharged him. The owner lost the vessel and merchandise, prompting later inspector appointments in 1812.
Dr Leopold Richter told Milwaukee listeners that English culture favors "gentlemen" and misses bold Germany music. He recalled Richard Strauss angrily urging Covent Garden players to abandon gentleness and play like wild beasts during Electra to match wild passages.
In a revealing method note Dauber explains he used a revolving canvas to create an extraordinary painting. The rotating surface allowed continuous motion and evolving textures during the work.
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