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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
7
Local brief notes Bates files patents related to wig hustler devices in Albury New York with unclear details about enforcement and ownership. The item mentions a court action and a possible public notice. No specific dates or additional names are provided.
A garbled reminiscence hints at a question about feeding a flame and a fixed faith. The text mentions an old time, a Dranoonut of fuel, and an omnee of faith, suggesting a paraphrased memory of belief and self-reliance in difficult years.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person possibly named Ted Croas and a phase or process but lacks clear context, date, location, or outcome. The readable items suggest a note about an individual's action or form but do not provide verifiable facts for a full news card.
A confusing school hearing centers on a parental dispute after a student fights. The dialogue references lessons from Sunday school and a teacher, with unclear names and a tense exchange about responsibility and prior warnings.
An undated testimonial describes long term kidney ailment and repeated attacks. After two boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills symptom relief occurred and similar relief followed subsequent attacks. The writer endorses the remedy and references Dodd’s Medicine in a local ad.
A visitor in a small town barber shop provokes a humorous scene after the barber suggests shaving the man’s head to settle a dispute. The visitor doubts the plan, several awkward moments pass, and the barber’s bluff leads to comic relief as laughter fills the shop.
Ve Tate Hoa Te reports a local event in a compact note with limited readable details and no clear date or location. The fragment hints at a community item or notice without verifiable names or outcomes.
An editorial advocates simple universal traffic rules to reduce highway accidents. It cites H. M. Rowe of the American Automobile Association urging straightforward enforceable regulations. The piece argues most crashes come from individual driver or pedestrian behavior and calls for practical, widely adopted traffic standards.
Repairs won t stick due to cement on wet fabric and insufficient roughening of the old carcass. Pressure during curing also affects bond, leading to tread separation after a few miles.
American consul at Lyons reports tests with one pint each of various fuels in a 1914 Mercedes touring car using an ordinary carburetor. Gasoline achieved 3.66 miles at 44 mph, pure benzol 3.79 miles at 42 mph, benzol alcohol mix 4.34 miles at 39 mph, and equal benzol and alcohol 4.66 miles at 42 mph.
The Maryland state automobile commission proposes painting all bridges and culverts on country roads white to improve visibility at night. Proponents argue brighter structures reduce accidents caused by dust and oil reducing night visibility.
An estimate shows the nation spends about 600 million dollars yearly on automobiles and automobiling, highlighting the scale of motor travel and related costs.
Experts imagine a coast to coast auto mail voyage from San Francisco to New York completed in under five days. Proponents cite earlier drives that approached eleven days and argue that with flawless conditions and optimal routing a four and a half day record may be possible, given improved car performance and reduced delays.
An account from New York mocks preposterous hotel charges and syndicate schemes that demand payments for doors, weighing, handshakes, meals, and even mere presence. The narrator faces officials who threaten bonds or jail for lacking cash, satirizing urban extortion and the social ritual of paying in advance for basic hospitality.
The invention mounts a rack above the hood with baggage hung on both sides, keeping luggage clear of the hood. A bracket secures the rack to the car and posts connect pivotally to the chassis. Detachable fittings allow easy use so families can pack more clothes without extra interior rummaging.
If you drive in rain apply a thin coat of metal polish over brass to keep rain from touching the surface and preserve its natural color. When weather clears rub off the dry polish and finish as usual. Repeat before washing the car since water dulls the brass.
Jimnes Engle former Randolph county circuit judge was called to defend the owner of a denon patch in Winchester who shot an invader. The defendant claimed self defense but on stand contradicted by the witness Sam who said TJ shot the man in the back as he jumped the fence.
The London Observer notes frequent reports of shell shock victims suddenly regaining speech. Methods include games of ecards, falling downstairs, extractions without anesthetic, cigarette smoke inhalation, flashlight photography, and misplacing a lit cigarette, with ecards deemed least painful.
A country hotel proprietor spots a new waiter chasing a chicken in the yard. He asks what’s in the bowl and is told mushrooms. The waiter explains a guest wants chicken with mushrooms and he is attempting to smother the guest with the dish.
The article notes skin grafting was practiced by Hindus ages ago and rediscovered in modern times. It explains grafted skin does not fully implant but serves as a scaffold for the body to grow new skin.
A jumbled exchange features a fat plumber and a thin carpenter discussing a scheme. Unison may be the name of a person. a suspect recalls dinner at a swell hotel and a plan to fool a waiter by placing a cheese impression on a silver dollar.
Fragrant creamy emollients promise to clear pimples, itching rashes, dandruff and chapping. Free mail sample by postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Reston. Sold everywhere.
A California court rules the eyes of a child are priceless and cannot be bought by money or compensation. The decision emphasizes that mere monetary damages cannot atone for the loss of vision and warns that careless care leads to irreversible harm to a newborn.
Historic ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming Quinine kills malaria and Iron strengthens the body. Price listed as 50 cents per bottle.
A jokey exchange claims a doctor cannot be honest since his income comes entirely from sick people, labeling those earnings ill gotten.
Readers are advised of prey on bird nests by hawks and blue jays and warned that such predators harm eyes nestlings and other birds. The note contrasts pest behavior with the need to keep clean and healthy using Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach.
Dr Pierce discusses water with meals for better digestion and bodily health citing scientists like Cannon Grutzner Pavlov Fowler Hawk. He advises drinking plenty of pure water and using Anurie tablets before meals for kidney issues back pain and rheumatic symptoms and claims Anurie dissolves uric acid.
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