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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
6
The passage outlines debates on modern Chinese industry and the empire's ambitions. It references Hankow and Pittsburgh as economic nodes, mentions plans for steam and steel development, and describes proposed infrastructure like tunnels, pipelines, and port works. It notes a shift toward industrial power and the imagined future of the region within a global context.
A fragmented report sketches Ching Vueh, Wankew, and Hankow as rising industrial hubs in a merged Greater Hiankow region. It predicts vast reconstruction led by European engineers, with ports and iron foundries shaping a new economic core. The piece also touches on Underwood tariff impact and political shifts.
A colonial-era note describes Philippine children weaving baskets of many shapes and perfect design. Government agents collect the baskets, pay the makers, and ship them to the country for sale, though island children are said to be unequal in craft to other regions.
In late autumn after two bivoni productions frost weed forms a minute ice factory on cracked root bark. Crystals appear as tiny ice cakes fitting a fairy queen’s refrigerator. The botanist has yet to complete discoveries about this phenomenon.
The article discusses plant traits including early ice formation on ponds before Jee, deep rootlets, and a plant with two blooming seasons. It notes golden yellow blossoms with five petals, dense leaves, and seed production, with a second August flowering described by the St. Louis Star.
The Vegetable Growers' Association of America announced at a Chicago convention that an odorless onion will soon reach markets. Officials say it will not affect breath and could become as popular as the strawberry or watermelon.
In Life magazine quote, a source notes Perkins is down and out and has been paying cash for all expenditures, signaling a sudden change in his financial status and spending habits.
The article notes Charles Thughes’s campaign concluded with a loss that observers say will not erode faith in freedom or national future. It argues some states rejected him not from principle but due to heavier burdens he bore, reflecting broader tensions among large industrial and commercial commonwealths.
Fragmentary text discusses an awakening amid wartime concerns, referencing recovery, industrial effort, and political dynamics. It mentions the United States and Democratic influence, with rhetoric about waking from a dream and avoiding passive speech patterns.
The New York Tribune asserts that President Wilson oversells a peace with Moshe, accusing him of exploiting fiction to avoid war. It argues officers reject the fiction and warn the country pays a heavy price, urging revision of the Attorney General’s advice.
The text argues the president can convene an extra session for urgent matters, but should not control all agenda. It favors the president serving more as an facilitator and criticizes party discipline. It urges Congress to resume independence and start constructive negotiations.
An inventor describes an auxiliary keyboard for standard typewriters that encrypts text. A moving tape aligns letters with two-row keys so only holders of the key can read, guiding letter selection as the tape shifts to encode each character.
Dr. Clifford Sater of Cincinnati says he has isolated the cancer germ and shows the result of experiments on a rabbit. He notes his work occupied many years in the laboratory.
Bahia leads cocoa and tobacco output, a German ash can patent doubles as a lawn roller, while German engineers perfect a process to extract fruit kernel oils. An experimental German locomotive may reach 60 mph on crude oil. A German tank uses carbonic acid gas to prevent air contact. Scotland Ireland England gas figures vary widely. Thunderstorm in Lansford, Virginia shocks a telephone pole thrice. German metal workers mostly toil ten hours daily. The gold “loof” of Annam coins 275 value. the Japanese “obang” weighs over 2.5 ounces, near $50.
In Scotland, tavern keepers request approval to employ women as bartenders due to a shortage of men. The move aims to fill roles in pubs while contending with gender norms and labor constraints.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all users with tonic and laxative effects. It claims no nervousness or head ringing and emphasizes a single product, BH. W. GROVE’S signature on each box and a 25 cent price point.
A Woman's Home Companion essay argues that great wealth often burdens the rich by isolating them. The piece notes rich men seek costly acquisitions such as vast estates private yachts or private orchestras, which separate them from society and feel anti social to the owners.
The passage notes that Capri women have long acted as porters while many men sell coral specimens, highlighting traditional gender roles and local trade dynamics on the island.
About 1700 kinds of insects inhabit a peak tree, establishing a complex ecosystem. Researchers note diverse species reaching high densities in the ancient organism, with interactions shaping the forest's microhabitats.
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