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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
3
Watson E. Coleman of Washington DC offers patent law services with free advice and books, claiming reasonable rates and high references. An Albany NY listing for Kurth at 6 Broadway advertises hustlers and financial profits.
Fragmented dialogue shows Tegan arguing with a film director about a young actor’s skills and duties on set. A separate note highlights a newly marketed rug beating machine with rotating wheels and crank operation, claimed to beat carpets and car pets.
Dialogue fragment shows a character recalling an old flame and a failed flight. One line hints at a person named Tran running out of fuel and a moral about self faith versus faith in another. The passage reads as fragmented banter from a larger scene.
A Youngstown incident centers on a boy who recalls his father's insistence on handling matters strictly in a businesslike way. After a confrontation with Hem mandhan boy, the youth reflects on a missed moral lesson and the consequences of acting purely by business rules.
A Oklahoma professor reports chronic Tackadie and Bright's Disease relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits two boxes for improvement, stops, then uses more later with lasting back pain relief. He urges others to use the remedy and notes price and availability.
A city barber in Cincinnati tries to persuade a rural visitor to "clean up" his hair, mistaking the barber's phrase for a trick. The barber’s use of Sabipona leads to a humorous misunderstanding about hair cleaning.
A garbled account describes Lewis attempting to attract his father’s attention at a church service. He motions toward two awkward figures in the aisle, prompting concern and confusion among attendees.
An old newspaper ad touts Wappy as a home product used with Red Cross Ball Blue to please households. It claims broad grocer availability and prosperity from using the cleaner as part of daily chores.
Fashion writers praise fur as the top adornment for coats and wraps with bold fur borders on hats. Skating sets mix fur with velvets and beaver textures, including three piece muffler cape muff ensembles and two piece variants, in colors from white to vivid plaids for Christmas gifts.
A couple on a train speculates about a stranger’s occupation, guessing lawyer banker editor and philanthropist. At a station an old man asks the man’s line, and he reveals bluntly that he runs a saloon and butcher shop with his wife managing the bar while he handles killings.
Washington congressman laments slow telephone service after two calls in Philadelphia. He notes five minutes wasted per trip and estimates Philadelphia residents lose 225 years of time yearly if half the population calls once a month. Public Ledger, Girard, Philadelphia.
The article promotes a bedroom library as a way for busy adults to read at least 80 minutes daily. It suggests bringing favorite books into the bedroom and using a hanging bookcase to keep them neatly displayed. The shelf should match the furniture and be supported by a picture molding or wall brace. Two shelves suffice for ordinary use.
Chenille fabrics are used extensively on hats and accessories. Pink beaver sports hats feature a black chenille filet band on the upper brim with decorative tassels. Black panne velvet hats and muffs show chenille embroidery and velvet trimming with kolinsky accents.
A warning against a Parisian horror crafted for American shoppers. The shorter full skirt with a long train is ridiculed as it creates a peculiar silhouette that the observer finds amusing and unflattering.
Advice suggests washing hands in soapsuds then rinsing with vinegar to soften and whiten skin and prevent chapping.
A German investigator calculated that 100 dozen eggs contain the chemical elements needed to build a 150 pound man. Eating only eggs would supply life sustaining chemicals but the body cannot digest an all eggs diet and would soon sicken and likely die if not varied.
A vivid image of Sardinian shepherds in shaggy mantles evokes legends of banditry while noting the natives are harmless. They resist heavy taxes and high living costs yet do not harass tourists, unlike some southern Italian residents.
A brief exchange centers on whether a wife can answer political questions. Mr Meekton remarks his wife Henrietta would be a fine heckler, prompting light humor about participation in discussions. The remark reflects social norms of conversation and wit in public chatter.
Sardonic exchange as Mr Growcher notes Washington’s joke about preferring not to be president and remarks that in time a man may indeed get his wish and not hold the office. The dialogue reflects playful political humor of the era.
In Youngstown Telegram style, a tale recounts Camson and Uimson in a hotel dinner where Camson uses tinfoil to press a cheese patch onto a silver dollar, creating an illusion of a bigger tip. The exchange labels a “meanest man” who crafts a silent insult rather than a genuine gesture.
Fragrance rich cream touted to clear pimples blotches redness and rough skin on face scalp and hands. Offer of free sample by mail with Book and postcard address to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
The court condemns the attendant's carelessness at birth, noting the child's eyesight cannot be bought. The verdict stresses that despite monetary compensation, a mother faces a life shadowed by loss as the eyes, once damaged, never return to clarity.
An old promotional note urges taking Grove's Tasteless Chilli Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system. It emphasizes Quinine and Iron as the active ingredients and notes a price of 50 cents.
A quip notes a doctor cannot earn honestly since his income comes entirely from sick people, implying his gains are ill gotten due to patient misfortune and financial exploitation.
An advertisement urges Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowels, Dickens quotes a maxim about learning from failure, Red Cross Ball Blue is recommended for wash day by grocers, and a note warns that hawks and blue jays prey on eggs and nestlings.
Advice favors drinking plenty of pure water with meals citing X ray studies and researchers Cannon Grutzner Pavlov Fowler Hawk. For kidney and rheumatic issues use Anuric before meals and periodically to aid longevity. it dissolves uric acid like water dissolves sugar and acts faster than lithia.
A child Mary cuts potatoes after hearing a shopman say there was money in potatoes this year. Her mother is astonished but Mary explains she seeks wealth in humble produce. The tale ends with a moral on life growing from small things toward greater aims.
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