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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
4
The Star and The Post Office note a Maple Street item as second class mail matter. The entry reflects standard postal designation for a local item in the newspaper record.
Train service details list scheduled freight car movements at 8:47 and 10:47 a.m. and 12:47, 3:47, 6:47, 8:47 and 11:32 p.m. via local cars through Seymour with LGC connections. Indicates through routes for Indianapolis to points in Northern Indiana and connections to B. F. & J. R. R. and Southern Indiana R. R. Rates and info available from agents and official time tables. signed by John E. Greeley, General Manager.
Gen l Wood leads a rapid push on staples with price cuts across meat, coffee, cheese, and canned goods. Potatoes and hog lard drop to lows while tuna and salmon sell at reduced rates. The frantic sale emphasizes persistent panic buying and limited supplies.
Fragmentary OCR notes list a street address in Wheeling West Virginia with unclear context. The readable fragment mentions a location 221 Deak possibly tied to a SEC office or building in a historical notice. Further details are not decipherable from the text.
Wanted a crew foreman with experience and good references to handle an attractive magazine proposition. MAGA ZINE CIRCULATION COMPANY at 3388 Dearborn, Chicago.
Advertisement from Brown Brose Nusserice Rochester New York seeking a man to sell trees shrubs roses and berry bushes on a permanent basis.
A bold sale notice offers a $1,000 death policy with $5 weekly accident coverage and a $1 annual registration fee. It touts a $250,000 deposited insurance and cites the Registry Dept at 40 Clinton St Newark NJ as the contact point.
An advertisement from International Mills in West Philadelphia promotes guaranteed hosiery with 70 percent profit. It claims daily earnings of ten dollars for sellers who are friends and neighbors, noting no experience is required.
Notice outlines a $5 weekly accident policy with $1 annual registration and a $250,000 deposit. Mentions the Insurance Dept and Registry Dept at 40 Clinton St Newark NJ. Adv.
Advertising copy offers salesmen earnings of 20 to 30 dollars daily with 25 percent commission for a German sliver nickel plated watch with compass and kitchen utensils. Sample offer costs one dollar, with machines furnished and daily demonstrations claimed to produce fifty dollars weekly. Pro cess Co and Rogens Emfortum Inc advertise from New York and Salina Kansas.
An advertisement from The Warren Refining and Chemical Co of Cleveland notes a large established manufacturing organization selling to every kind of business in every town, offering salary or commission. Also promotes Dean's Ointment for itching skin troubles available at all stores and sold by Ben Doolittle.
Business salesmen sought to cover local territory under an investment proposition in America. The ad claims earnings of about 3000 yearly and requires good references. Contact B. D. Emanuel in Anderson Indiana.
Advertisement from Terre Haute Ind offers a permanent petition position with a liberal contract. Includes request for details on age selling experience and references. Ter Re Haute address and advertising company noted.
Gore Georgia resident P A Morgan reports Foley Cathartic Tablets thoroughly cleanse his system and make him feel like a new man. He says they keep the stomach sweet liver active and bowels regular. The tablets are described as stimulating without gripe or sickness and suitable for stout people. Sold by Ben Doolittle.
Loomispril Co of Tiffin Ohio advertises blast hole drills for contractors and quarrymen. The units are promoted as greatest cost reducers and have seen successful use across locations.
Piano for sale in excellent condition green grand instrument ideal for Christmas gift can be bought reasonably Mrs George Knobloch 319 W Court avenue also four room cottage and five rooms on one side of a double near Reformatory inquire 424 Woerner avenue phone 908F rentals and a modern laxative Dean's Regulats 25 cents at all stores sold by all druggists
A three room cottage in the center of Jeffersonville is offered on a rent plan at 7.00 per month to own the home. Avoid high rents and dunning by paying toward ownership. See E. A. Decker at 722 Spring Street or call 836-F for details.
London reports show infant deaths per 1000 births falling from 155 in the 1861 65 period to about 95 in recent years as mothercraft instruction expands. The Central Association of Infant Consultations promotes mother helping centers and competitions while linking to health societies and the Public Health Department.
Edward Wilbern, a 39 year old Cincinnati bachelor, proclaims a Moorish dancer in Tangiers as the world's most beautiful woman. He keeps her picture and shares his taste with friends, while noting his wanderlust and comparisons to American and Irish beauty.
W J Loftie notes the recurring link between poets and poverty in England. Chaucer aged in poverty in a monastery garden house known as The Rose, Spenser died poor in King's Street, Ben Jonson died poor near St. Margaret's, and Dryden and Butler shared similar fates. Chaucer's tomb dates to 1555, funded by Nicholas Brigham, a wealthier poet.
Verse centers on a stingy lover who spends all his cash yet receives polite thanks. He squanders his last red cent and is replaced by a thrifty youth who saves money, earning the woman’s gratitude and a more stable future.
The Bank of England was established in London in 1694. It was protected by a Scotsman named Patterson.
A novel feature on National Steam Navigation Company of Greece ships is a small church fitted on board each vessel, providing a devotional space for sailors and passengers during their voyages.
The quote reflects on life as a fleeting vapor and hints at steam’s unseen power shaping the world when harnessed. It contemplates mortality and the potential of transforming mist into energy that moves progress.
An advisory note stresses croup danger and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to loosen mucus clear phlegm ease coughing and aid breathing. It also mentions Burdock Blood Bitter as a tonic for impure blood and sluggish liver with a market price of one dollar per bottle.
The phrase credits Ben Doolittle with stating that every user is a friend. Ady is listed as the author or attribution.
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