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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
7
A collection of kitchen hacks and household guidance from fruit puddings to gravy, whipped cream, croquettes, pickles, soup, custard, and cooling tips. Also includes health and comfort advice, a reminder of kindness, and improvised tools like a homemade funnel.
Practical household tips include lemon salt for copper, blue paper to protect whites, blue pillowcases for summer garments, linoleum seaming with glue under cardboard, varnishing linoleum to extend life, DIY dust mop from stockings, sausage casings from sugar bags, and using soap powder with stove blacking for polish all as common advice from a bygone issue.
A frightened person remarks their hair stands on end after using curl papers from a newspaper filled with hor rible crimes. The scene highlights a humorous startled reaction to a dramatic hair moment.
A compact reflective maxim stating that wrongdoing harms the thief more than others, with Emerson asserting that cheating is self-defeating and unprofitable in both labor and life.
The passage argues that a frugal father with limited income should avoid costly fashion for his six daughters who toil in household chores. It reflects early 20th century attitudes on spending, gender roles, and domestic labor amid economic caution.
This excerpt provides step by step bread making using buttermilk with yeast and sponge, plus a bakeable apple cream pie filling. It also suggests a homemade maple syrup substitute using caramelized sugar syrup for cost efficiency.
A meditation on collaboration showing that paired minds excel at quick planning and mutual teaching while a single thinker lags, seeks the best, and finds skill weaker and thoughts slower.
Practical tips curb cork removal from bottles earache relief with funnel choleroform and cotton eye grit removal with olive oil extinguishing clothing fires by rolling or wrapping items in a rug or wet cloth. Smoke navigation wrap mouth. Tea and coffee pots cleaned by boiling soda water for 20 minutes yields dark but clean water and pleasant smell.
A quote from Life notes how a young man explains earning his money through effort. He reveals that wealth came from a rich uncle but required hard work to secure it against lawyers. The exchange frames work ethic as central to acquiring inheritance.
Turkish soldiers killed in battle are told they go straight to paradise but the promise does not seem to appeal to them as expected. The Kansas City Star reports on wartime morale and religious assurances amid Turkish forces.
In a humorous exchange the lecturer recalls delivering a Browning talk in a small town last summer and jokes that the audience rose as one to follow him to the nearest freight train. The Florida Times-Union notes the quip.
Frederick William Duke of Brunswick formed the Black Brunswickers to oppose Napoleon. He raised 2000 cavalry with skull insignia, fought guerrilla campaigns across Saxony and Hesse, captured Berneck from Junot, and rode into Paris with a reforming brigade in 1814. He died at Quatre Bras while rallying troops. The unit endured into Prussian service under royal officers.
A Stirling area mine once used as a whisky still by illicit distillers burned for years. Fire from the furnace triggered the blaze, a wall costing £16,000 was built to seal the shaft but failed. Sir Goldsworthy Gurney sealed the mine and pumped 8,000,000 cubic feet of gas to extinguish the 40 year blaze in three weeks.
An unclear line hints at admiration from an aviator. The fragment references “sevens Benakan cryptal” and ends with a puzzled note about writing. The readable content centers on a rumored admirer with aviation ties and cryptic terms.
A steel motor truck designed for lumber handling loads its cargo from under the chassis using hooked arms. The body sits high on forks with the engine at the rear. loading is controlled from the driver’s seat and lumber drops between the wheels at destination. An automatic equalizer adjusts the load over rough terrain.
An American car executive in New York forecasts a difficult reorganization after the war and a ready market for all types of horseless vehicles. He cites British production for government use, French factory disruptions, and a looming postwar demand for trucks delivery vans and affordable cars as American firms gain opportunities.
An accidental discovery shows that injecting water into the air intake of a running kerosene or gasoline engine can remove carbon deposits from cylinders. A tester found that a dry squirt can filled with water, used in the carburetor intake, gradually cleans the motor and improves performance.
An expert urges car owners to repair tire damage promptly to save costs. He notes many tires lose mileage through neglect and improper care, emphasizing sealing minor cuts, maintaining proper pressure, and monitoring wear during youth to extend tire life and reduce scrap.
A Quebec farmer near Montreal uses a single truck for farming, selling produce in Montreal, then delivering groceries and supplies to neighbors on return trips. The truck runs about twenty hours daily, subsidizing upkeep and earning Dupuy extra income through a neighborly delivery service.
The notice advises starting a long trip with back tires in good condition and to carry two spare casings and several inner tubes. It warns that old tires above 4000 miles are prone to trouble and recommends buying new back tires and ensuring casings have flaps to prevent tube pinching.
Rancher Loope Loop in California near Hanford ran his car off a mountain road. The vehicle leaped from a cliff and somersaulted to land upright in scrub oaks at the canyon bottom. He escaped with a scratch on a left hand. the car was mostly undamaged.
A light rhapsody on courteous driving urges patience with slower motorists. It contrasts honking to pass at high speed with politely yielding, letting the slower driver maintain a steady pace while dust is kicked up only briefly.
Tires should be wrapped in clean cloth or paper and laid flat in a cool dark place. Keep tires away from extreme heat or cold. A temperature of 40 to 60 degrees is most favorable to prevent chemical action in the rubber.
A reader notes novelty goggles featuring colored gills as a vanity item. The note suggests they are worn to shield eyes from wind while adding appearance, reflecting fashion rather than practical gear.
Coroner James Phelan of Bridgeport, famed for Stamford wreck coverage, criticizes lawyers who would muddle the issue. A Boston Globe excerpt recalls Swallop McBride dismissing waterspouts, joking about three in his back yard and fearing nothing.
A deadly turpinite shell tears through a trench leaving rows of dead soldiers. An officer finds one survivor at his post amid the gas with a witty remark about his past driving a garbage wagon.
Mrs Jinks asks about the best and easiest way to wash lawns. Mrs Blinks, absent mindedly, suggests waiting until it rains.
A worried teacher frets over a pupil who cannot name Europe’s rulers. The boy deflects, saying he would bet the teacher does not know either. The exchange highlights a portrait of education and knowledge gaps.
Local report describes an owner dispute involving a car sale where the buyer accuses the seller of deceit amid questions over the vehicle make. The piece notes a suspicious claim of market availability and subsequent discovery of a different car.
A sharp disagreement erupts when Jane questions Mr. Smith about his reaction to the blue ether spectacle while recently discharged from the hospital. The remark stirs surprise and prompts clarifying remarks.
In the dialogue Easy Equipment notes a remark about a fish trust. The speaker questions how such a trust could exist when any independent operator can start with simple gear like hooks and string.
An exchange features a self-reliant man who funds only with discerning partners. He argues wealth comes from selecting wise associates and avoiding fools. The dialogue frames cautious spending as a virtue and appetite for profitable company.
A quoted dispute over a spouse's whereabouts references Mr. Henpeck detained abroad. The exchanged lines imply a domestic tension framed against ongoing fighting, with one party claiming the husband prefers broader conflict elsewhere.
A campaign adviser admits living costs are high. Senator Sorghum responds that spending must be trimmed and that money can no longer be used to buy votes.
Quote describes Mary Garden leaving grand opera to serve as a nurse at the front. The remark questions her efficiency but notes her prior practice suggests she could handle a large aria amid wartime service.
A newspaper cartoon reflects on Washington's changing appearance as statesmen dress more like ordinary people, contrasting past and present decorum. The dialogue questions if the capital remains picturesque under modern fashions.
Passage notes Gladys turning pale as she entered the ballroom and quipping about neglecting to powder her nose. The dialogue reveals social embarrassment and a hurried reaction to appearance.
Story recounted by Miss Julia Sanderson at a country town dinner party shows a woman asking the congregation to pray for her husband, despite admitting she has no husband, prompting the minister to request prayers for her imagined spouse.
A new arrival at the pearly gates asks why clerks work while one clerk is idle. The clerk explains he records the good deeds, while others record deeds in the afterlife. The scene unfolds at the sign over the door reading Recorder of Deeds.
Mrs Torkins challenges a man’s patient superiority on food costs. She says prices affect women more and cites a general cigar price as not rising, implying broader inflation impacts.
In a brief exchange Dixon confirms the throat operation for his wife succeeded. She had been unable to speak for six weeks, and both feel relief from the outcome.
An exchange with Farmer Cornfostel jokes that no rain means trouble but more rainy days would bring money. The humor hinges on a rural view of drought as a seasonal challenge and, paradoxically, a desire for rain to improve finances.
A woman admits hiding gum under a table. The druggist overturns the table and counts 37 wads, asking if the owner can identify hers. The exchange reads like a humorous anecdote about mislaid gum and a playful tally.
A lively society note reports on the rumored end moments of a wealthy married man described as devoted to his wife Mrs Hardcash. The item relays whispered talk that the husband is dying to please her, reflecting melodramatic late 19th century gossip tone.
A quip notes Morton mortgaged his automobile to buy a fur coat and adds a punchline that he mortgaged himself to obtain the car. The exchange highlights humorous household economics.
A terse exchange notes that aviation sparks much discussion though the topic remains sparsely covered. The conversation questions why aviation is scrutinized, calling it a scarce subject despite its frequent chatter.
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