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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
2
A teen recounts joining a disreputable store run by a deacon who cheats customers and abuses workers. He endures unpaid labor, learns to steal, and hides a $30 pocketbook loss before fleeing with the money, reflecting on his grim early years and moral conflict.
The best vessels to store apples are crates or baskets that permit ventilation and easy handling to prevent bruising. As ripening begins, sort regularly, removing any decaying or overripe fruit. Firm apples may be wrapped in ordinary newspaper and placed in ventilated crates, baskets, or barrels in a cool place for longer storage.
Land in Mexico is highly concentrated with 80 percent held by 7,000 families. Turner estimates if land distribution mirrored the United States, about 1,000,000 Mexicans would own land. In Morelos, 12 proprietors hold nine tenths of the farming district. in Chihuahua the Terrazas family holds nearly twenty million acres. Yucatan is controlled by 30 so called Sisal kings.
A brief exchange questions whether Lulu cried for help during an attempted kiss and whether Jilli believed help was needed. The speakers defend their actions and deny attempting to flee.
Kalem comedian John E. Brennan staged a joke during The Winking Zulu by placing a drunken hobo before the painting. The man revived, stared at the wink, and fled in fear. Brennan claims the tramp then ran a mile in under a minute.
Francis X. Bushman stars as a persecuted rival in a love affair in The Plum Tree. The Essanay film adapts a magazine story and marks the first of a series of mystery plays produced with the publication.
F C Howe of the national board of censorship cites that 16 to 20 thousand theaters show films daily to 7 to 12 million people, totaling 2 to 3 billion yearly. Investment reaches 150 million dollars with public spending around 300 million annually, and growth sits at a rapid pace. Churches and schools increasingly participate while film morality rises to a higher standard.
Director E A Martin, promoting In Tune With the Wild, replies to fans in Los Angeles that the lions were not shot. He quips that he sang to the lions at the auspicious moment and they lay down and died without bullets.
Stella Rasote of the Selig company went to the theater to watch her dog Paddy Wooten in What Happened to Mary Jane. She heard an audience exchange rude remarks about the dog and muttered regret at the choice of a dog in the show.
An ex convict Mark Burnham, released after ten years for embezzlement, discovers a bag of money and a dying rescuer he saves from a river. He becomes Eli Walters, helps the widow and five children, and finds love with Ida Worth as he dedicates his life to the family he adopts.
The piece notes that fewer than 5 percent of college graduates enter the ministry and that law medicine and church now form a minority of occupations. It highlights rapid growth of higher education and a shift toward many new professional paths including business. It forecasts broader fair play driven by evolving standards and fewer rigid career lines.
A brief history of European bathing highlighting Baden Baden and its revival under Charlemagne at Aix la Chapelle. The piece notes Roman influence, decline with barbarian and Christian eras, and resurgence as a health and pleasure resort. It credits Charlemagne with reintroducing warm-water bathing, shaping Baden Baden’s reputation.
A brief, quoted remark from the Cleveland Plain Dealer questions Johnny's priorities. The speaker defends him as hardworking but notes a possible imbalance between hands and brain in work commitments. The exchange hints at character and judgment.
A reflective line on life’s richness shown through what we gain and lose in everyday faces. The quotation attributes meaning to small exchanges in streets and friendships.
A Canadian promotional piece urges American settlers to move to Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta or British Columbia. It touts 160 acres free land with simple conditions, park country and open prairie farming, easy settlement terms, and non compulsory military service while highlighting wartime demand for wheat and economic prospects.
A concise reflection on living like the Master, with a life brightened by hope and a bracing atmosphere that uplifts anyone who touches its edge.
The piece traces ancient Egyptian irrigation origins with King Menes and Amenemhat III. It notes dykes on the Nile west bank to hold floodwaters and basin irrigation on the east bank. Amenemhat III built Lake Moeris Fayum to control floods and supply lower Egypt after peak inundation.
Announcement urges parents to examine every bottle of Castoria for the proper signature and to trust the remedy used for over three decades as a safe choice for infants and children. It notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A terse exchange hints at tension as a new cook quits suddenly after a boar incident is mobilized. The odd remark suggests unease and possible local disruption affecting kitchen staff. No further details are provided about motives or outcomes.
A snippet from the Boston Evening Transcript featuring a dialogue between Alice and Betty about preferences and wealth, framed in a light conversational tone.
A terse reflection on how self assured drinkers often misread their sobriety and suffer a sudden reckoning. The line warns that overconfidence can lead to unexpected downfall and personal insight.
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