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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
6
Fragment discusses social pressures in marriage and the idea of limiting pursuit of suitors. The narrative questions whether women should engage with persistent callers and suggests family influence and reputational concerns shape women’s dating choices. It portrays tensions between desire for independence and societal expectations.
The article critiques wives who incur debt through extravagant purchases driven by envy and social pressure. It argues women with prosperous husbands may be flattered by gifts but risk debt if the bills are not promptly paid, describing purchases like velvet dresses and fur coats and the resulting strain on marriages.
A historical account traces the Nijni Novgorod fair from its early Volga origins through its 1817 relocation, noting fires, state support, and imperial backing. It outlines the fair’s growth as Russia’s primary market, its opening rituals, separate market seasons, and its role as a payment clearing hub and credit center for merchants across the provinces.
In a Rainy Night era tale, Reuben Black uncovers a plot by Mr. Drew to pressure farmer Drake over forged notes. Drake confides trust to Reuben, who learns Netta Drake’s loyalty and helps defend the family. A fire uncovers the hidden notes, preventing a blackmail scheme and securing Drake’s peace of mind.
The article recounts early tobacco knowledge from the Americas tied to Columbus claimed to have reached the district of San Salvador in November. It notes a first expedition into Cuba and reports natives seen with lighted firebrands and rolls of dried leaves smoked through the mouth and nostrils.
The text reflects a fragmented reflection on smiles and social warmth, noting that a smile from one person tends to provoke smiles in others. It reads like a poetic musing on emotional exchange and keeping inner sadness private.
A remark praises the author's convincing diction while a later quip mocks a sleazy salesman with a pun on hooks and saxent.
A concise note questions how a corporation can be set on its feet when common belief holds that corporations lack souls. The remark contrasts business resilience with moral readings of corporate identity.
A dialogue fragment questions a political figure's supporters guiding him back to his chambers. The exchange labels the man as a political prophet who erred and predicts he will guess again within a week or two.
The article argues sleep loss stems from muscle fatigue not being recognized, beverages like tea and alcohol awakening sleepers, artificial hours set by drugs, evening entertainments delaying rest, and nerve-cell exhaustion due to constant light and sound stimulation from electric signs and noise in urban life.
A playful dialogue where Little Lemuel questions his father about being a self made man. The father asserts pride in self reliance while the son teases with a quip about a looking glass as a perceived shortcut.
The passage lists plants and animals using defense strategies. It mentions bramble, gorse, and holly as armed with sharp defenses. belladonna and nux vomica as venomous plant defenses. common colocynth as distasteful to livestock. figworm with a foul smell. goats alone venture to eat it.
Plants defend themselves with spikes, prickles and venom just as certain species do. The passage discusses natural defense mechanisms and the parallels between plant and animal strategies in facing threats.
Quote from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on intergenerational optimism and failure. It notes Grandpa’s belief in a promising heir and each generation hoping the next will succeed despite repeated disappointment.
A historical notice states that in this country most charitable relief cases arise from sickness, indicating a focus on health causes rather than other hardships. The fragment reflects a social concern about medical needs driving aid requests.
The Q Ohiv State Journal notes two women on a trolley discussing outfits for an upcoming tune event. They describe shoes stockings lingerie skirts bodices neckwear hats gloves and fabric choices in vivid terms. The writer laments missing a dictagraph recording and suggests recording fashion plans for a party.
Silly glowed with rapture as he and a friend discussed his rosy prospects for married life with Molly and T. He boasts of a cottage, furnishings, a motor car, and Molly’s income, while admitting his own contribution is only his name.
A courtroom scene from Everybody’s Magazine shows a lawyer prompting a negro witness to state the theory his counterpart argues in a medical jurisprudence dispute. The witness responds with a confident, taunting retort as the ad hoc exchange unfolds during the trial.
The text portrays the pilot snake as the boldest nest robber in the country though nonvenomous. It notes a strong resemblance to the blacksnake, with the wicked reputation of the pilot snake reflecting on the blacksnake.
A. N. Johnson, a highway engineer formerly with the U S Office of Public Roads, explains concrete roads provide durable non skid surfaces allowing higher traffic speed with fewer horses. He details foundation prep, one course construction, reinforcing mesh, and the long term cost savings based on regional statistics.
More than 18 million dollars was paid in vehicle registration fees last year. Ninety percent funded road maintenance and new road construction. Motorists bore the larger share of all taxes for good roads, and the big taxpayer is typically the automobile owner who pays for public improvements.
New Jersey ended 1914 with 14 817 19 miles of roads exclusive of streets in towns. Of these 5 897 45 miles were surfaced, 39 8 percent. Gravel covered 2 858 52 miles, untreated macadam 1 819 24 miles, and bituminous macadam 417 63 miles.
The text notes that structures such as cotton pens, corn cribs, hay sheds, grain bins are essential on farms to store crops and avoid immediate disposal. It emphasizes practical storage needs for crop producers.
A feast today and a famine tomorrow will upset digestion and egg production in any hen, causing fluctuating laying cycles and potential health stress.
The article states that smaller flocks produce more eggs per chicken, claiming a paradoxical rule that fewer chickens yield a larger egg output per bird. It discusses proportional reasoning and hints at efficiency considerations in poultry keeping.
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