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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
7
The yacht Fleetwing, famed as one of three contestants in an Atlantic crossing from New York to England, was wrecked November 1 on the east coast of Cuba. The crew were rescued and New York reports confirm the incident.
An advertisement promotes Triumph Pills as safe and dependable after irregular or delayed use. It urges not to experiment with other products and invites readers to write for “Relief” and details at the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Christmas comes alive in department stores and streets as Santa images, gift goods, and holiday garlands fill windows. Shoppers rush, yet a kinder mood spreads among the needy as acts of giving brighten homes and hearts on the season of peace on earth and goodwill to men.
William Primmer of Winnebago testifies in Federal fraud case against United States Live stock Company and Omaha Land and Investment Company. He traded 80 acres for 46 wild horses to capture from a 3000 head herd in Arizona spent $5000 on equipment, captured two with proper bands, one died.
The collier Mayport bound from Norfolk to Boston ran aground off the Cape Cod Canal and caused a leak in a compartment. A wreck master from Boston was summoned to salvage the vessel, as its position hindered canal navigation. Additionally an advertisement promotes a Christmas Savings Bank at Ben Noolittle's Drug Store with a purchase.
Mrs Mary Warden Harkness widow of Charles W Harkness leaves more than 2 240 000 in gifts to Yale University the Cleveland Art Museum Germantown Dispensary and Hospital in Pennsylvania the Flagler Hospital in St Augustine and other charities. The will filed for probate lists total gifts over 4 060 000 and estate valued above 2 240 000.
Jeffersonville women are invited to a cooking demonstration focusing on aluminum ware at Lindleys Hardware Store. The event spans Thursday Friday and Saturday with advertisements for Doolittle's Drug Store.
In a promotional talk, R. O. Keesling of Bryant Stratton College stresses moving from consumer to producer. He promises quick employment with combined shorthand and bookkeeping or telegraphy courses, boasting many graduates in good city positions and inviting calls for course details and payment risk. The message targets Louisville and New Albany locations.
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