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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
3
The fragment discusses procrastination as a self defeating habit that invites ruin and regret. It references delays in joining or reconciling, the impact on relationships, and the wider consequences during a wartime setting with Greek and French officers and bombing scenes.
Fragmentary text references a visitor and pressure related to a button, with mentions of a choir, a city, and an election figure. Names and places are garbled, making specifics hard to confirm.
Fragmentary text from an OCR page shows scattered names and phrases making a clear event unclear. The readable segments hint at a local contest or meeting but lack coherent facts or identifiable entities.
Fragmentary OCR line shows garbled phrases about processes and deadlines. No identifiable people places organizations or events are readable to establish a concrete news item. The readable fragments do not yield a coherent title or actionable summary for a newspaper card.
The memorandum describes a violent incident in which a man and woman confront the danger from a collapsed structure. A window shatters as a dramatic shout rings out, accusing others of stealing a valuable item and insisting the danger belonged to the speaker.
A fragmentary exchange suggests a boy’s ailment is nostalgia. The doctor notes the boy’s homesickness as the cause, with a dreamlike skepticism about the severity of his condition. The dialogue hints at a tender, psychological strain rather than a physical illness.
A steel mast from an Atlantic coast oil lair briefly towers over the blaze as a makeshift smokestack. Fire units fight the blaze amid oily fumes and dark smoke. No injuries reported, authorities investigate the gear’s use and safety lapse.
The article notes how wartime needs raise the strategic value of metal control. It highlights that Britain dominates about 60 percent of gold, the United States leads pig iron steel and copper with roughly 40 and 53 percent respectively, while Germany, Great Britain, France and Russia share other metals.
The small hair seal drills through thick Arctic ice to access air while the surface hole refreezes. Seals reportedly bore through up to 50 feet of solid ice to reach the air and food sources above water, with polar bears and Eskimos relying on these seal holes for winter sustenance.
The New YorkПe lgraphic notes that many patrons spend large sums yearly on tips. A hotel manager recalls a man who paid $8 in tips in five months for a hat costing $4, illustrating tipping as a drain. The piece argues for abolishing the abuse to ensure proper service without the tariff.
Military authorities throughout Austria are removing church bells to melt for war use. About two thirds are expected to be taken, including famed bells from Aduont and Marling. In Woergl peasants gathered cow bells to save the churches, though most bells will be lost to the conflict.
Humane officer halted a planned greased pig chase by Associated Bible classes of McKeesport Pennsylvania at Olympia Park during their annual Easter event. Wives of members protested to the officer as the pig chase was central to the sporting program and threats of arrest were raised if participants proceeded.
A Prospect notes a preference for strong self supporting women while warning a suitor that clingy types can exhaust his weekly earnings and credit limits, illustrating tension over independence and financial entanglement.
A humorous exchange questions why the dog is sent from the room during a tonic. The reply cites wine and bark in the tonic as the reason, delivering a light pun.
United States Department of Agriculture highlights that treated wooden silos resist decay, reducing swelling and shrinking. Pressure-treated staves last indefinitely, with creosote forming the preferred preservative. Experiments since 1910 show durable treatment does not harm silage or animal health in typical practice.
Advice on pig farming emphasizes separating small pigs from larger ones to prevent crowding and stunted growth. It urges selling larger hogs when fit, maintaining comfortable quarters, providing exercise, and keeping charcoal ashes sulfur and salt in feeding yards. Emphasis on cleanliness and lice control for profitability.
Dr R H Williams explains dairy cows increase milk output with each lactation until the third or fourth calf. After several lactations the yield stabilizes then declines. the most useful period is around the third lactation.
The text advises purchasing cows early in the breeding period and selling late, noting the rival may milk first and sell only inferior cows. It stresses keeping proven purebreds while disposing of ordinary cows around eleven or twelve years, and aims for calves every twelve to thirteen months, contrasting with slower herds.
Reasons for adopting crop rotation include maintaining soil fertility and improving soil physical condition. It helps defeat weeds insects and diseases and provides seed variety. It spreads farm work through the year and supports livestock farming as a safeguard against ruinous crop failures.
Gardener instructed to clear all weeds and refuse now that frost has killed weretables to prevent insect harboring for next year’s trouble.
A poultryman stresses daily consistent record keeping and a businesslike approach as keys to success. The guidance emphasizes discipline, regular entries, and disciplined management practices for productive flocks and steady profits.
Advice urges keeping celery plants well cultivated and manured. Bank rows with earth to protect crowns, using tile, boards or paper for insulation and moisture control.
A brief note asserts that quality breeding sows are too valuable for pork production, emphasizing the earning potential and importance of proper livestock management.
Draft horses should feature a large chest and square shoulders to convey strength. Emphasis is on a sturdy build with broad, upright stance suitable for heavy work tasks.
Dewey praised quick witted naval leaders while a fictional tale unfolds aboard a sea yacht. Ham Footlites eyes the waves as a gullible crewman vanishes when a wave tears a sail and a head surfaces before vanishing again.
An advertising blurb promises relief for irritated scalp, dandruff and hair loss with Cuticura Ointment followed by Cuticura Soap shampoo. It offers a free sample by mailing a postcard to Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston, and notes the product is sold everywhere.
At a New York dinner J. P. Morgan comments on a young banker who failed, saying youth causes failures in business and love. He cites Remy de Gourmont noting youth faces all traumas and often loses in life’s game.
Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic offers a tasteless tonic claimed to contain quinine and iron. The ad promotes liver health malaria prevention blood enrichment and overall system build up for 50 cents.
A Florida Times-Union quip depicts Maude as irresistibly charming, noting only the park statue was immune to her appeal. The tongue in cheek remark frames a playful contrast between living charm and inanimate stone.
Mothers urged to check every bottle of Castoria for Fletcher’s signature. The notice emphasizes Castoria as a trusted old remedy for infants and children and reminds that children cry for Fletcher’s Castoria.
A public exchange characterizes a speaker as having a felicitous style all his own. The remarks contrast felicity with personal style, noting the speaker’s distinctive manner and delivery.
An ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue as giving unequaled service and whiter clothes, urging purchase of a 5 cent package. It also offers a tip to boil cracked eggs safely by adding a little vinegar to the water.
Dr V M Pierce promotes a straightforward regimen for kidney trouble. A cup of hot water each morning, ample water intake, and a daily dose of Anuric before meals are claimed to effectively aid kidney function and blood purification.
A Terre Haute woman recounts relief from headache and backache after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She credits it for restoring strength and vitality after two bottles, and notes her husband persuaded her to try it because it helped his mother. The ad also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a 10 cent trial package from Buffalo, New York.
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