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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
3
Mr Bacon questions his twelve year old son Thomas about a punishment for telling the truth. Thomas admits the teacher punished him for a remark about her age and a drawn basket of eggs. He wrote under the eggs that the hen that laid them isn’t a chicken.
A wartime exchange shows two allies debating Russia stopping pursuit of German forces to seize Turkish territory. One warns of strategic missteps while the other downplays the issue, noting the situation resembles a tense scene rather than a holiday gathering.
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offering an eye treatment for red weak and watery eyes and granular lids with a free trial offer directed to men seeking eye comfort through the mail.
A gossipy man enters the scene stirring envy and whispers among locals while a woman’s chatter already unsettles the town. The clash over rumors escalates, drawing wary glances from neighbors and hinting at social fault lines.
An old advertisement notes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product promises bright clear whites and greengrocer availability. It also promotes Mrs. Austins Bag Pancake flour with a meal ready promise and church audience appeal.
David Hume argues that calling someone wise or virtuous depends on comparing individuals. Even if all were as wise as Lord Bacon, scarcity would still define wisdom, and we would elevate only those exceptionally distinguished by talent.
A Missouri man recalls the Osage river as a notably crooked waterway. A farmer once floated produce six miles to town, traded for goods, and planned to tow the flatboat home using a landing on both river banks and a team that could drag the boat across the land.
Mr F C Case of Welcome Lake Pa details relief from back ache kidney trouble and related symptoms after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He endorses the product and invites publication for sufferers. Box price 50 cents from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Also offers free Household Hints Dainty Recipes and National Anthem music.
The dialogue mimics a newspaper style with remarks about prayer for peace and a daughter engaged to a count under fire. It references a rector and a parishioner, plus a note that the count remains alive in late reports.
A cryptic quip and aphorisms about war, wealth, and risk mentioning a castle and a cottage as metaphors, plus a remark on alimony causing financial folly. The lines evoke battle, property, and domestic consequences without reporting a specific event.
Edward Franklin Geers, renowned harness driver and trainer, would choose a fox hunt over grand circuit races but remains devoted to the track. Born January 28, 1851 in Lebanon Tennessee, he began racing in Mobile in 1878 and has driven in about 3,000 races, averaging around 75 annually and earning an enduring reputation as an institution in the sport.
Teddy Tetzlaff, holder of the world record as a road race driver, declared he is through with speed. He said a man is bound to get his, if he stays at it long enough, signaling retirement from competitive racing.
The National Rifle Association wins congressional passage to issue rifles and ammunition free to rifle clubs. Forty clubs have formed since the measure’s approval, and each club receives 120 rounds of ammunition with the firearm to train volunteers for wartime service.
As reform swept American football a decade ago several colleges, especially on the Pacific coast, adopted English rugby. USC becomes the latest to abandon rugby for the American style, calling the English game monotonous and rougher. The piece argues football’s evolution reflects American character and predicts a coastwide return to the native game.
Coach Yost of the Michigan university football team declares that with 11 good tacklers and blockers he can defeat the strongest team of kickers and runners. He emphasizes tackling as essential defense and blocking as key offense, noting any player can run if the opponent is stopped.
Tennessee chatter and Memphis gossip place George Moriarity as the leading candidate for the Southern League managerial job in 1915. Mike Finn, who faced a hard season in Memphis, will not return to the post, and Moriarity leads the dopester’s list of successors.
Eddie Plank and Christy Mathewson have worn out several catchers since they began pitching. Jack Warner Frank Bowerman Roger Bresnahan Chief Meyers and Larry McLean have handled Matty s curves, while Powers Schreckengost Lapp Thomas and Schang have worked behind the plate since the season began.
The piece notes federal actions targeting Sunday baseball in Washington and questions why signing players continues. It mentions Marty O'Toole and regional moves, with references to George Stallings’ $15,000 six week vaudeville pay, and various player transfers and contracts across teams including Cleveland, St. Louis, and Venice in the Coast league.
Walter Kennedy captain of the 1899 Chicago eleven works in Albion Michigan newspaper business. Penn State students celebrate tie with Harvard by lighting gasoline barrels, illustrating higher education value. Willie Heston famed back now a Detroit lawyer and minor football game official in the northern peninsula.
Mrs Homer Sexton of Bloomington Indiana reports rapid relief after taking Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. The ad claims the medicine clears the digestive tract removes poison matter and brings relief for stomach liver and bowels. It urges chronic stomach trouble sufferers to try one dose and notes wide national use.
A political exchange features a man reproaching a speaker for talking about others. The orator counters that he would not campaign for someone else if he could not win his own votes. The dialogue underscores self-interest in public rhetoric.
A playful exchange imagines attending a masquerade ball with an old-time fop motif. The dialogue highlights lighthearted approval and amusement.
Mick King is touted as a comer in Milwaukee weighing 158 pounds. Bob Moha trains for a ring return and may meet Jim Smith or Battling Levinsky. Willie Lewis looks set to retire after a strong showing against Georges Carpentier. Tom O Rourke builds a Brooklyn fight palace. England ships boxing gloves to soldiers at the front. The Irish loom as forthcoming rivals.
Directum I will winter at Kirkwood Delaware under Dr J C McCoy. I G D 2 12% a rising trotter is Lucille Spier’s half brother. Pittsburgh Fort Erie and Hartford likely drop from the grand circuit per Cleveland dispatches. Geers has driven five trotters over 2 04 including Harvest er Anvil Etawah Dudie Archdale and Highball.
The veteran billiardist Hi Bowman, who trained many current stars, has died in Cincinnati. De Oro says he is ready to defend the three cushion billiard championship against Willie Hoppe for up to $10,000. The Cuban disputes Hoppe as his master in balk-line play, according to his father.
St Louis hosts 50 ten pin leagues with 400 teams and 5000 players while England seeks 100000 chauffeurs. Capt Ernest Graves returns to West Point coaching Army line. Baker University welcomes cub pitcher George Zabel for winter basketball. Continent markets shift as English kennels attract blue blood. Armstrong emerges as a sub ten second 100 yards sprinter. George Parker sets world record pace at 31.15 for 220 yards and earns AAU confirmation.
Senator Smith of South Carolina recalls a courtroom clash between a rising young attorney and an elderly physician. The attorney, pursuing a damages case, questioned the doctor’s inexperience while the physician answered calmly. In a final zinger the attorney asked about heaven bound patients. the physician retorted that they likely went there unless they befriended lawyers.
A witty adage suggests suitors should save enough to buy a proper frame before marrying a living picture. The remark frames marriage as a staged portrait requiring financial planning.
Promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain removing product for white clothing and notes availability at all good grocers. Includes a short proverb about men and success.
A veteran from France asks for charity, lamenting his lack of funds. Judge Dinglebat responds that he cannot provide aid under their national policy, emphasizing restraint in these delicate moments.
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