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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
7
In a wartime exchange the first ally fears Russia will pause pursuit of the Germans to seize a larger share of Turkey. The second ally notes the remark sounds odd for a Thanksgiving mood.
David Hume argues that calling someone wise or virtuous depends on comparison rather than a fixed standard. He notes that if all people were as wise as the greatest minds, the term would lose meaning and still honor only the exceptionally gifted.
A Missouri man recalls the Osage River as a highly crooked waterway. He tells of a farmer who floated produce six miles to market, traded for goods, and planned to tow the return trip with a steamboat. He notes landings on both banks and horses moving the flatboat between them.
A letter from Mr. F. C. Case of Welcome Lake Pennsylvania testifies to relief from back ache kidney trouble and nerve fatigue after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He offers the testimonial for readers and notes the product price 50 cents per box and free household hints and music.
In a satirical quip from Puck a rector prays for peace while a parishioner boasts, his daughter engaged to a count amid reports he remains alive on the firing line.
A terse exchange about weapons emphasizes the blunt effectiveness of bullets. The line suggests fatal impact regardless of type, underscoring a grim view of modern warfare or defense. No further context provided.
An old ad style line praising practical living over dreams and promoting Mrs. Austin’s Bag Pancake flour for brown cakes. Mentions alimony as a caution about folly and money.
Pathe director Frank Powell recounts a risky scene from The Taint. Leading man Edward Jose starts a locomotive on a wild ride, escapes a wreck by leaping, while Powell and a cameraman narrowly avoid danger. Cast includes Ruby Hoffman Creighton Hale Ben Hendricks. A New Jersey railroad even ran excursion trains to the wreck site.
The eminent screen actress Eugenie Besserer will appear in the feature Her Eternal Victory. The story, written for Miss Besserer by William E. Wing, asks how great is mother love in a vivid tale.
Tom Terriss, renowned Dickens impersonator, makes his screen debut in The Chimes. The five reel motion picture features a prominent cast and portrays labor capital clashes and wealthy influence amid heartache of impoverished women, reflecting themes from the Dickens novel.
A Spanish newspaper details five Frenchmen who sold Yankee capitalists a non existent gold property using a full moving picture setup in Alaska. They filmed a convincing mine operation to cash in, prompting The Engineering and Mining Journal to declare the fraud a turning of the tables.
Boy scouts join The Liberty Bell Bird club of The Farm Journal to pursue ornithology merit badges. Members must observe 100 birds, identify 45 in one day, photograph a wild bird, place two bird boxes, document nesting, and attract three bird species to a lunch counter. Membership is free with a pledge.
Nancy Kerr, a shy new pupil at Rogers school, faced a lonely first day until Janet May and the group invited her to walk and laugh together. The ice broken, Nancy joined the peers with a lighter heart and blue eyes reflecting newfound comfort.
A magic trick explains placing a lit strip of paper inside a tumbler then sealing it on a plate with a coin outside. The air heats and expands, then cools and contracts, pulling water into the tumbler and uncovering the coin so it can be lifted dry.
A reader from Blackpool explains a fix for split inner tubes. Make two small nicks, quarter inch across each end of the split, before applying the patch to prevent further travel, then repair as usual. Suggested by J. Hubberstey.
A line of dialogue from The Multitude shows James arguing with his mother over pudding. He insists there can never be too much pudding while she warns of a bursting boy as a cautionary tale. The exchange hints at whimsy and defiance in a domestic scene.
A plaster repair tip explains making a larger hole with a gimlet, filling with wet plaster of Paris, and inserting a screw to secure a firm hold. Do this quickly before the plaster sets.
A curious optical illusion shows a drawing that alternates between one cube atop two and two cubes atop one. The effect changes with rotation, flipping, and eye closure. The passage notes other perception tricks such as lines with outward or inward arrow-like extensions appearing longer or shorter depending on orientation.
A millionaire gifts a son a $50 000 miniature railroad. another owner gives a $ 1000 doll and a $ 1700 dollhouse with real features. Krupp funds a $100 000 miniature fortress for a German crown prince. Yet happiness comes from simple toys like a rag doll or tin horses, not lavish gifts.
A humorous exchange where Little Elmer consoles Grandpa who laments not leaving a lasting mark in history. Grandpa, aged sixty, worries his life may lack posterity worthy of remembrance, while Elmer reassures him about becoming somebody's grandfather and living in history.
Small Ethel showed a pin set with a rhinestone to a playmate claiming it is a birthday present from papa and noting a supposed "srindstone" inside.
A short exchange features a child pleading not to be washed tonight and a mother asking why. The child cites playing with Tommy Osborns white mice and wanting to remember the experience as the reason.
Mrs. Homer Sexton of Bloomington credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with rapid relief from long standing digestive and stomach disorders after one dose. The advertisement extols the remedy as a quick safe system cleanser that clears the digestive tract and aids stomach liver and bowels. It claims prevention of dangerous surgeries and urges others with chronic issues to try one dose. Mayr's is advertised as now sold by druggists nationwide.
A dialogue contrasts a critic who says speeches defeat the candidate with an orator who counters that he would not speak for others if he could not win his own votes. The exchange highlights self interest and rhetoric in politics.
A passerby muses about attending a masquerade ball as an old-time fop and receives enthusiastic approval. The exchange captures a playful interest in period costume and social theater.
Senator Smith of South Carolina recalls a courtroom moment where a rising attorney impeached a physician's experience. The doctor, patient under cross examination, ends with a jab about patients going to heaven and lawyers, highlighting sharp wit amid a damage suit.
A panhandler begs a veteran from France for charity. Judge Dinglebat sighs and cites a national policy, refusing aid to belligerents in these delicate moments.
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