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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
2
A garbled essay world review questions leadership, economics, and geopolitics. It contrasts U S policy with European strains, mentions Armenia and Denmark, laments press readjustment and farmer tensions, and notes Mont Blanc avalanches testing scientists and public resolve.
A downtown theater revives East Lynne with its old melo drama appeal while Broadway buzz centers on revivals like Erminie. The season opens with opulent gowns and socialite spectacle as the Golden Horse-shoe hosts debutantes and the Rockefeller presence marks a high society moment.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses farm earnings and readjustment values. It notes farm prices and wages jaggedly reduced, hurting farmers more than other classes. Mentions cotton, flags, and general economic pain for producers.
The report links Mont Blanc with a volatile market as two prominent figures face trouble. Alten Ao Tyan is disliked by the exchange after a stair corner incident, while another trader, deeper under landslides, claims debts around forty million. Authorities aim to rescue the latter if possible.
The item notes a wartime price surge and supply strain with oil stocks at 129 million barrels and a surplus above thirty day estimates. It warns cautious trading as automakers pause and production lags demand, urging restraint in speculative bets.
The article notes Strasbourg Socialists follow Paris in seeking the Third International. It cites Lenin and Trotsky as the brands of socialism and argues European socialism affects America less but changes Europe dramatically, with open rule in Germany France Italy and covert presence in England. Bolshevik victory over Wrangel signals European socialists move toward the Third International.
A London dispatch says American gunmen reportedly appeared in Londonderry, Ireland, with Sinn Fein alleged to have imported them and British police agitated by the menace of these mercenaries. The report notes the Hessian mercenaries shipped by England and hints at a grim situation.
The text mashes odd political jabs about Russia bread shortages Japan density and international issues. It riffs on propaganda trends and consumer topics with garbled phrases and stray references to waves, battles and coal fear.
Unclear readable text describes a price or condition related note. No specific entities or events are extractable from the fragment.
A garbled clipping from the Alchison Globe contains incomplete lines about a blush and a malformatted scene. Readable facts are minimal. no identifiable people or places can be confirmed.
Announcement suggests an end to a price war involving United Sites and mentions a first news meal. The text is garbled, but indicates a market event with price actions and organizational involvement. The fragment references US sites and a prior conflict term.
Unclear OCR reads like a stray note listing names and phrases. It mentions Gates, Quatre, Weber, Owning, and Owning-related terms with no coherent event or context.
The text argues for an economist who can manage price levels and dates for policy actions. It suggests food prices stay high unless decisive actions are taken, implying aggressive measures may be required to lower the cost of living.
A fragment notes an Englishwoman who publicized a life without a maid and without matrimonial hopes, suggesting she anticipated social scrutiny should a partner confess secrets or hacks. The item implies tensions around household roles and marriage expectations in the period.
Hunters show reluctance to meet lower prices, signaling pressure on buyers as difficulties rise for Beargasp stakeholders. Profiteers eye profits while bidders falter, creating tense market dynamics and cautious negotiations.
The report notes growing divorce rates with many concluding the prior union failed to bring happiness. It mentions a Los Angeles case of Ghoudi's marriage ending in separation and hints at broader social pressures and changing attitudes reflected in public discourse.
A fireside discussion links past and present as Tlome knitting is revived in Che kevit ting with political themes. The event unites community memory with current debates, inviting participation from local residents and enthusiasts.
Report states 240 Reds expelled here were sent to Russia. 239 want to come back to the United States while the remaining individual likely holds a government post as a food distributor. The item notes the unusual fate of one who appears to be employed by the state.
A Turkish ban asserts the individual has proof of being 14 years old. Elders recall the person was born in the past, though details are unclear and the source text is fragmentary.
A traveler returning from Europe asserts European cities are cleaner than American municipalities, framing the observation as significant news. The remark highlights concerns about urban cleanliness and prompts discussion on municipal sanitation standards.
Urban housing dispute spills into a Greene County court fight as landlords newly licensed in the Catskills press to try cases outside Manhattan. Tenants allege illegality of rents while a city hearing on Mayor and council unfolds attracting broad attention. The city police basement sale draws crowds with unclaimed property including nine cars and a taxi offered at bargain rates.
Annie Levine, forty, told the court she has married four times and that three husbands are alive. Detectives accuse her of six marriages and she is held for further investigation to determine if any divorces occurred between unions.
The article argues that college education, though imperfect, equips women with scientific methods and independence. It credits Smith, Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Holyoke, Vassar and Wellesley for contributing to women’s status in society, enabling economic and intellectual gains beyond money.
A quirky essay argues that blunt malice can spark progress and that endurance under strain defines character. It extols strict grit, calm focus, and relentless effort as virtues during hardship and conflict.
George M. Bailey in the Houston Post notes women protest revealing swimsuits. He argues the real horror is the lurid display of bodies and hair, remarking that as men shed more clothing the appeal of frogs anes and octopi grows.
An eleven year old girl kills herself to escape punishment for a trivial offense. The piece argues that such tragedies reflect broader nerve strain and call for stronger moral fiber and systematic inculcation in the young.
Paris sanctioned food profiteers with imprisonment and large fines. Offenders must pay for public notices in the Paris papers at advertisement rates and display a large copy of the advertisement on their doors for a year. The method aims to deter profiteering.
The Reich has appropriated 39 billion dollars for merchant shipping construction and is rebuilding its industry. It implies that Germany cannot afford to compensate France for war damages or losses.
The piece notes Greasy Britain threatens to halt trade to coerce Russia while the United States opens trade with Russia but finds nothing to exchange. It suggests a broader lack of teamwork among allies.
A police chiefs convention heard a speaker call for reviving corporal punishment practices, advocating the whipping block and the thumbscrews as part of enforcing policy to its extreme conclusion.
An authority on tailoring announces that men’s clothes for this fall are to be constructed along rather sober lines. Only the price will be staggering, perhaps.
A man with a wife and seven daughters muses that senliskin is most beautiful on its seal. He notes vacant town lot weeds are insanitary and unsightly while weeds in idle furrows declare stagnation and death itself.
In Saxony an odd exchange practice has coins made of porcelain being used as buttons. The report notes this unusual currency and the trade involves converting current exchange rates to exchange many coins for practical use as clothing fasteners.
Commentators note Poland needs a steady hand to steady the nation as it faces uncertain times. The remark about needing a man who can hold ski playfully underscores desire for resilience in governance.
A new soap factory is being started in Palestine signaling economic development. Observers note it as evidence that Turkish influence in the region is weakening as local industry takes root.
The Ladies Aid and Epworth League of Park Church plan a supper and bazaar in the church basement on December 9. Proceedssupport church activities and community service through the organization.
Miss Julia Arnold departs today for a visit with relatives and friends in New Washington.
Mrs. Henry Howard returns from a five weeks visit to her son George Howell and family of Lindonell. Mr. William Levengood travels in Columbus Indiana on business for the Diamond Pure Food Company.
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