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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
6
The article argues small town poultry keeping can pay and later become a family business. It stresses the need for experience, clean housing, and sanitary yards, detailing movable colony houses, laying pens, and crop rotation. It notes risks from contamination and the value of pure bred stock through careful breeding and bringing in new stock each year.
The piece denounces dismissing hygiene warnings as ignorance and warns such boasters can endanger others. It cites typhoid, diphtheria, yellow fever, tuberculosis, anthrax, malaria, and pneumonia as germ caused diseases. It urges maintaining strong stock health and preventing ground contamination to avoid disease spread.
An editor notes a speaker used many quotations from the classics and hissies to sway listeners. The crowd left tranquilized and sleepy, perhaps preferring bed over arguing the points.
An essay by James J. White argues city life tempts young men despite farm rewards. It cites unrest, prosperity pressure, and bank power, asserting farm surroundings are inviting and labor rewarding while parental fault often drives youth away.
A playful exchange describes a southern tour through dry towns with rough lodging shortages and a rural trick to obtain liquor by paying on a stump. The speaker notes Miss Fibber and a plain, unexcitable girl, hinting at romance and media figures without heavy detail.
Fragmentary OCR text shows odd spellings and social snobbery as figures discuss Mrs. Jobbles fawning on Mrs. Grabeoin. A mention of a transcontinental trip in a second hand automobile appears amid garbled phrases and irrelevant asides.
A collage of brief notes covers diverse topics from fashion and railway staffing to biology and astronomy. It mentions British workers enlisting, Eton students including Belgian royals, Bahia’s geography and population, a new car headlight reflector, and Turkish language laws for foreign companies. It also notes a Kansas man with 20 hounds and a high voltage squirrel incident in Rockland Massachusetts.
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, named first sea lord, will be succeeded in command of the Grand Fleet by Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty. The change marks a shift in leadership of Britain's naval forces with Beatty taking over naval command duties.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist recalls a wife torn between longing for luxury and accepting modest means. He notes how past purchases raised false joy, while a proposed $10 coat now meets derision, revealing the strain between vanity and budget.
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader quotes a citizen who says he would sacrifice his life for the country and hopes not knowing a stanza of the national anthem would not be held against him if called to act.
A man reaching seventy often feels deep disgust with life and does not fear death as much, reflecting a common existential stance in late age.
A Russian peasant soldier from Kharkov observes urban women’s liberties after wartime injuries in Petrograd. He writes an essay praising educated women’s efforts and urges support to empower village women facing subjugation. He notes the gulf between town and village women and requests help from educated townsfolk to educate village women.
A Patras currant packer has devised a machine that cleans and packs over 150 cases per hour without human handling. Currants are poured into a hopper, cleaned, then pressed in layers into barrels by a piston device, filling standard barrels in about twenty five seconds.
Popular Science Monthly cites long roll call times and praises a Milwaukee inventor Bar nett L. Bobroff whose device lets each member vote by desk button. The system displays votes on a public board and automatically totals, enabling quick corrections and savings in time and money.
Vance McCormick, head of the Wilson campaign, argues in Harrisburg that a recruit was examined by a surgeon. The recruit claims no scars but jokes about a box of cigarettes in his coal pocket.
In a domestic dispute two residents wonder if the upstairs noises are Maude rehearsing an aria or a bat in the parlor. A neighbor asks for discretion as tension rises and curiosity grows.
A concise maxim on fame stating it comes from performing your work a notch above rivals. It urges merit through self-improvement and consistent effort to deserve recognition.
In a snappy Town Topics item Milly dismisses a man who threatens a kiss, while Billy notes the threat is worse if not followed through. The brief exchange captures urban humor and social dynamics typical of the period.
Mrs. Cumrox answers she no longer reads Pennyson and asks who wrote it, prompting the other speaker to respond. The exchange captures a small moment of literary interest and identification.
A playful exchange contrasts a boy's dreamy look with a sharp jab about his snoring, turning a compliment into a humorous bite. The banter highlights the gap between appearance and behavior in a witty overheard moment.
The excerpt shows a joke about cures and a sea incident as Jones recalls his catboat getting caught in a sea puss, illustrating a light anecdote with nautical humor.
The crowd waits as a street piano is cranked up by a man, with a child named Harold noting it will start soon. The scene captures a lively urban moment as sound approaches.
A historical note recalls a winter scare in France when Venus and Jupiter's close pairing in February was misread as the approach of a visiting Zeppelin. Rouen reports cannon firings and public alarm until the planets set, illustrating rare close conjunctions that occur every decade or two.
A dialogue contrasts Briggins asserting a man should mind his own business with another saying Briggins uses that stance to dictate how others should conduct their affairs. The exchange highlights how self appointed guidance can be seen as intrusive.
A brief dialogue turns on a quip about red-headed people and madness. The exchange suggests a humorous stereotype about temperament and demonstrates a quick back-and-forth on appearances and sanity.
A juvenile class activity prompts vocabulary play as a bright youngster answers “Needle” when asked to name a word containing the letter T. The exchange reflects simple literacy learning and classroom humor.
Ocean freight rates soar due to wartime conditions, severely limiting exports across several shipping lines as costs rise and trade slows.
A playful exchange shows a girl recounting an attempted kiss by Mr. W. and a witty reply to the question of daring. The line contrasts ask and answer, highlighting social flirtation in a local scene.
A light exchange reveals a husband’s money habits with a wife boasting his generosity. The remark suggests he gives all his money to her, prompting amused commentary on their financial dynamic.
A London Opinion quip ponders if a painting of a girl is Rubens or Rembrandt. An Elgin Red Cross Ball Blue advertisement extols made in America quality for housewives, ending with a general grocers endorsement.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a safe tonic and laxative with no nervous effects. It claims there is only one Bromo Quinine and that B. W. Grove signs each box.
A Woman's Home Companion essay argues wealth burdens the rich by pushing them to isolate themselves through estates private yachts or personal orchestras. It claims the desire to own costly luxuries leads to social separation and anti social behavior even if the choices appear magnificent.
The women of ¢'apri have acted as porters for ages while many of the men sell coral specimens, reflecting a traditional division of labor within the community.
About 1,100 insect species inhabit a single oak tree, revealing a surprising level of biodiversity. Researchers document varied families including beetles, ants, and moths, highlighting the tree as a micro-ecosystem supporting complex ecological interactions.
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