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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1916
Page
3
Machine beats rugs in new marketing gimmick
An unclear report describes a mechanical device designed to beat rugs as a marketing stunt. The machine features a wheeled setup and a turning action to shake and spread carpet fibers, aiming to perform efficiently on a ground surface.
Business Lesson From Sunday School Fights
A Youngstown Telegram excerpt shows a broken dialogue where a boy explains fighting after recalling a business lesson from Sunday school. The exchange highlights moral instruction clashing with impulsive action and a teacherless lesson in conflict management.
Statements Endorse Dodd's Kidney Pills for Backache
Prof. Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma recounts a long battle with Bright's Disease and chronic backache. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with relief after two and three box courses and reports no recurrence since. He recommends the remedy and notes prices and where to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aug. F. W. Schmitz
Thomas
Okla
Bright
Dodd
Dodd's
Medcine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Barber Tricks Customer With Hair Cut Ruse
A young man visits a Cincinnati barber shop and refuses to release his hat while his hair is trimmed. After repeated questions, he discovers the barber had taken his hat and left, realizing he was deceived by the barber’s ploy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Tagn
Red Cross Ball Flu Adverts Highlighted in Grocery Trade
Fragmentary ad style text touts a home friendly product under the Red Cross label. The readable lines promise happiness at home and urge shoppers to visit grocers for the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
All Grocers
Death in London mansion exposure of a faithless bride
Two workmen died when rafters collapsed at a London residence near J. Pierpont Morgan's home. Coroner's inquest blamed dry rot. the owner W. C. Nation had died earlier. A tale unfolds of a bride who abandoned her fiancé for his brother and the house kept as a silent witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Phen
Qnuce
Mistery
Bride
W. C. Nation
Rockheare
Mr. Nation
Mother
Cadet Hope Dashed by Hammer Toes in West Point Try
Harold De Forest of Wetmore, discharged from a local hospital, had two hammer toes that wouldn’t straighten. He was promised admission if the toes were amputated, but the condition caused him to lose the chance at Cadet entry to West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
West Point
Harold de Forest of
Wetmore
Marion
Ind
Anaric
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Lia A. Garrison
Route 4
Buffalo
N. Y
Insane Blacksmith Escapes From Oregon State Asylum
Portland blacksmith John H. Thompson and inmate W. A. Melway escaped from the Oregon state insane asylum. Thompson reportedly twisted steel bars with his hands and fled through a window as a massive strength figure. authorities warn he is dangerous and a search is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
State
Salem
John WH. Thompson
W. A. Melway
Pat Murphy Gets Job After Name Confusion at Jersey City Labor Office
A Polish job seeker speaks with a baggage master about trunks and is told to use a familiar name. The man, claiming Piotr Szienclawieski, is dismissed until he asserts Pat Murphy, a nickname known to friends. The clerk relents and approves the hire under the alias Pat Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Pat Murphy
Shoss
Erin
Trelan
Piotr Szienclawieski
Piotr
Pat
Persian sights and the fate of Rudolph Stadler in Isfahan
Travelers in Isfahan admire the twelfth century minarets the Guladan sh aking minarets and the Mesjid Shah. A guide notes a tomb slab bearing Cygil Rudolph Stadler the watchmaker said to be the first European executed in Persia during Shah Sufi's reign for alleged adultery. He refused to renounce Christianity, was beheaded, and the shah spared his life only if he converted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ispahan
Thinarets
Guladan
Mesjid Shah
Cygil Rudolphe
Rudolph Stadler
Persia
Shah Sufi
Abbas the Great
Stadler
Appearances Deceptive as Willie Claims Size
An aunt marveled at the boy Willie’s appetite during a visit. She exclaims in disbelief at his eating, while Willie replies that he isn’t as small as he appears from the outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Work Opens the Infinite Before Endless Activity
A reflection on how work engages the mind and spirit, revealing vast possibilities and the awe of undertaking boundless tasks. The quote emphasizes humility before the scope of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brooks
Meanest man and dinner trick out of a newspaper
A fat plumber describes a prank by a mean man named Tinson who imprints cheese on a silver dollar with tinfoil to trick staff into thinking he tips well. Mary hunts for money in potatoes after overhearing a store remark. A proverb notes life grows from little things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinson
Cimson
Swell
Youngstown Telegram
Mary
Manta
Fragrant softening emollients promoted for skin and scalp care
An advertisement touts Cuticura as a fragrant, creamy emollient for skin scalp and hands. It claims to clear pimples blotches redness and roughness the scalp of dandruff and itching and hands of chapping and soreness. Free sample by mail with a postcard addressed to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Eyes of child valued at twenty five thousand by court
A California court awards 25000 dollars for a child's eyesight lost by a birth attendant's carelessness. The judge states that no money can buy the priceless eyes which bring light and life, and that monetary compensation cannot ease a mother's grief or restore sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Malaria Fight
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and iron supplement. It emphasizes the quinine content and claims malaria relief and system strength with a tasteless formula priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
Their Class and Clean Living Ad Copy Snippets
A collage of quotes and tag lines promoting health products and household goods. Mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestion, Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry, and generic advice about birds Hawks and blue jays harming nests. Contains no clear news event or people names.
Bodily Housekeeping by Dr Pierce on Water Intake
Water intake aids digestion and bodily housekeeping backed by early 20th century figures. If kidneys hurt or rheumatic pain occurs, take Anuric before meals and drink plenty of pure water. For longevity, tablets of Anuric several times daily dissolve uric acid like water dissolves sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Grutzner
Pavlov
Fowler
Hawk
Lithia
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