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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
6
From its start the Grange urged universal arbitration to avoid arms. The piece laments two years of war, warns of future global reorganization, and calls for a League of Nations to guarantee lasting peace and rebuild Europe through coordinated effort and mutual trust.
A discussion argues for universal military training to build better citizens and deter war. It claims preparedness, discipline, and national unity, noting many young offenders come from 17 to 25 and that readiness may prevent conflicts with nations like China and Greece.
A reflective essay condemns industrial war causes and calls out employers for endangering workers. It cites a yearly death toll of 259,000 and 500,000 maimed workers, arguing patriotism misleadingly framed by factory owners and urging respect for labor as national strength. The piece cautions against pursuing profits at workers’ expense and links war risk to domestic industry.
A declaration emphasizes that a nation must prioritize strength courage and justice to defend its citizens flag honor and oppressed others. It warns that without these values the nation becomes ignoble regardless of prosperity or refined aesthetics.
Charles J. Vopicka the American minister to Roumania remains in Bucharest despite the city’s seizure by German forces. His whereabouts and status are uncertain as the German advance continues.
Dr Wu Ting Fang, formerly China’s minister to Washington, is named foreign minister in the Chinese cabinet. A pronounced liberal, he is well acquainted with world affairs.
Ryohei Okada serves as minister of education in Premier Terauchi's cabinet as one of the prominent figures shaping policy in wartime Japan. The article highlights his status among the cabinet's strongest men and his influence on national education.
Bishop Edwin F. Hughes urged a revival of family life at a Massachusetts Sunday School gathering reported by the Boston Evening Transcript. He said the association can best serve by restoring the home’s moral and social fabric torn down in former years due to shifts toward external institutions and changing domestic duties.
A child named Marion riding with her father and mother notices a herd of cows. She exclaims that the cows are chewing gum though they are simply chewing cud. The moment captures a humorous misinterpretation of animal behavior.
An exchange from a Boston Globe item records a wife remarking she refused marriage six times, followed by a retort about luck running out during a spat. The brief dialogue captures a tense domestic moment reflected in a newspaper snippet.
Recipe style text detailing multiple kitchen tips and techniques. Includes how to vary dishes, use artichokes and chestnuts, prepare a turkey with stuffing, basting intervals, and browning methods. Provides step by step guidance on preparations, seasonings, and gravy components.
The article argues that natural signs forecast weather, citing the ring around the moon and sun, distant visibility, and sky color. It notes meteorologists’ folk wisdom, with blue deep skies and white clouds signaling clear weather, while pale skies and gray clouds suggest approaching rain.
A star of the movies whose dramatic career started at age sixteen as a member of Sarah L Dernhardt's company.
A note suggests buying padded initials made on a cloth foundation. The material is soft and pliable, requiring only baste stitching. Its sheer fabric allows close cutting and removal of loose threads, showing how needleworkers embrace a time saving device.
A forester explains a simple rule to distinguish soft wood from hard wood. Soft wood bears needle leaves and uniform narrow leaves, seen in pines spruces and firs. Hardwood features broad leaves with varied shapes, including oaks, ebony, walnuts, and mahogany.
Nevers May notes fashion footwear options for town walks country tramp sports wear. Tan boots start the look with dressy high shoes laced or buttoned. Variations include black Louis heels, dark vamped options, patent feather shoes, and color coordinated uppers for afternoon, evening, or dance.
A reflective piece on how boys deserve respect and encouragement at home and in public. It argues that boys seek praise for small acts, deserve polite courtesy, and should be supported when facing conflicts. The essay warns against overbearing discipline and stresses kindness to foster courage and integrity.
The article promotes winter houseplants including geraniums fuchsias primroses and begonias as reliable choices for indoor color. It suggests window boxes with drainage gravel and sand and notes options like calla lilies and Easter lilies for varied foliage and bloom.
A bay window serves as an ideal spot for winter plants. Ivy can be trained over the window, and baskets or boxes of vines and small plants enhance the room’s appeal.
The piece cites 114000 lawyers in the United States amid scattered notes on Alaska’s booming mining, Spanish iron ore near Spain, a hedge in pencils worth roughly 2000 units, a man-eating leopard in India slain after killing many, a Dutch dredge sailing home to Uruguay, and Britain’s Tenduras greenhouse with limited agriculture.
Rising leather costs spur use of aluminum in shoes with leather uppers. Aluminum heel and sole are durable and renewable, reducing trips to the shoemaker while keeping weight comparable to leather pairs. The design aims for economy through longer service life.
New York officials assign 25 firemen to conduct fire drill programs in public schools across the city. The effort aims to improve student safety and familiarity with evacuation procedures in case of emergencies.
In the southwestern desert rocks erode more quickly due to extreme day night temperature shifts from about 125 degrees at noon to around 70 degrees at night, causing rapid expansion and contraction and physical breakdown.
Roumania ranked high among grain producers since 1900 with rising export shares. Between 1911 and 1916 its corn exports were second only to Argentina, and its wheat exports ranked sixth globally. Its area is slightly smaller than Arkansas, with oil wells heavily operated by the American Standard Oil Company.
A telegram from Toulon reports Flora Sendes an Irish woman who served as a hospital nurse in Serbia at the war’s start and later enlisted as a private when hospitals closed. After a London holiday she leaves for Saloniki to rejoin her regiment with the rank of sergeant.
An old advertisement claims August Flower cures gastric complaints and nervous indigestion by cleansing the stomach and body with two or three doses. It promotes the remedy as a fast reset for general stomach health.
Col Bune ponders whether the painting is a Rubens or a Rembrandt style piece. London Opinion advertises Red Cross Ball Blue made in America as the best choice for the housewife, from grocers who stock all good goods.
Scottish tavern owners petition to hire women as bartenders due to a shortage of men. The move aims to keep pubs staffed while maintaining order and service standards.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all, claiming it acts as a tonic and laxative without causing nervousness or head pain. It notes that only one Bromo Quinine exists and features BE. W. Groves’s signature on each box for authenticity.
A passage argues that immense wealth burdens the rich by narrowing desires. It describes choices like large estates, private yachts, or a private orchestra as anti social and isolating from society, noting the regret that can wake a sleepless wealthy person.
The women of Capri have long acted as porters while many men sell coral specimens, reflecting a gendered division of labor in the island’s traditional commerce.
A report notes that roughly 1700 insect species inhabit a single oak tree providing a snapshot of complex ecological communities. Researchers describe the tree as a micro habitat hosting diverse feeding and shelter opportunities.
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