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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
2
A young Englishwoman falls victim to international intrigue amid a plot involving German agents and a secret service. Streetman and Roeder discuss war as the narrative follows her perilous position and manipulation within enemy schemes.
Ethel Willoughby and Henry Streetman clash over navy secrets amid a looming political trap. Streetman presses Sir George Wagstaff for confidential fleet details while Ethel seeks to shield allies, as marriage secrecy clashes with loyalty and danger. The scene unfolds with social guests and mounting pressure from intelligence.
Wallace Campbell visits Willoughby Springs seeking romance in Lovedale a town he imagines as ideal. He helps a Romany woman and rescues a missing child named Luella later revealed to be his old love. The reunion leads him to realize his heart belongs to Luella turning Lovedale into Loveland.
A distorted dramatic exchange unfolds with sudden interruptions and half formed lines. Characters named Flo Miss Willouchty Brewster and Quad Chen appear amid tense mispronunciations and a stifled warning near a door.
In a tense exchange, Ethel confronts Sir George about sensitive naval information. Suspicion rises as Sir George wavers on sharing details, while Ethel faces pressure about whether to pass on what she knows. The scene centers on trust and possible whistleblowing.
The fragmentary note lists air travel terms and phrases in multiple language styles, with no clear event or outcome readable for a full reportage summary. No identifiable people, organizations, places, or dates are present in the legible text.
Hoffland Nebraska has transformed from a small siding with a few cars into a growing town on the railroad map, shipping about thirty cars daily. The Omaha World-Herald notes potash and its by products drive growth, as Hoffland sits on fields producing almost pure potash requiring only pumping boiling and drying for refinery. A Chicago packing firm has contracted for Hoffland’s entire output for five years.
The Rothschild family from Frankfort has divided into British French and other branches over 150 years of finance. A small French cruiser that recently removed Germans from a Spanish liner was formerly a Rothschild yacht, illustrating the family’s dispersed reach.
The government of Venezuela plans to establish an Institute of Modern Language within the national School of Commerce. The move aims to enhance language studies and international trade preparation for students and professionals.
The article discusses how language shapes human affairs in trade, travel, and warfare. It argues many people lack linguistic sense and misuse words, leading to mistaken meanings passed down across generations.
The editor of the Weekly DPalla dium appears to be seriously sick, described as a round shouldered gentleman who seemed always on the dead run. The Petunia tavern landlord notes the editor has been busy with editing duties, band lending, auctioneering, and even pulling teeth for subscribers in distress.
Those who give themselves freely for joy avoid selfishness and reap mercenary’s rewards. People who pour out goodwill sustain inner force, earning the artist’s name and creator’s reward. The ideal lifts the world and tastes of a god-given gift, inviting all to make it theirs.
A humorous sketch jokes about a dentist drifting into politics and osteopathy by mail while roving to debates baby shows straw polls at the depot. The piece implies the candidate overextends himself and snaps in two, reflecting light local satire.
A new shaving harness attaches mirror, brush, and cup to a single belt. It lets a man shave a three days growth with minimal head and neck contortions, promising quicker, steadier work with the razor. Popular Science Monthly.
A tale about two wrens on a Snow-Berry Bush recounts their shy nature and care from humans in summer and the planned move for winter. They bathe in dew drops then sing as the sun returns, sharing a hopeful winter message.
A playful dialogue sketches a man turned to wood, a boy who gains speech in a minute, and a wheel and spoke cycle shop trick. The banter contrasts city and country voices, implying a joking tale about transformation and clever tech.
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