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Jeffersonville Star

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1916

Page

6

POT COOPE MEGRATE SYNOPSIS

The plot centers on chief characters Fithel W eoebis Tenry Streertiar and Captain faery flecunomd with minor figures Sir George Waestiall and Charles Brown. Ethel loses a love affair amid espionage and German forces, revealing a trait within a tense intrigue.

Fithel W.'eoebis Tenry Streertiar Faery Flecunomd George Waestiall Charles Brown New York Ethel George Streetimai Dover Oto Knadlund

Mysterious Informant Warns of Russia Ties in Navy Plot

In a tense exchange, Ethel confronts a man who hints at a spy’s past in Russia and a potential breach of naval secrets. The dialogue reveals distrust, covert loyalties, and fear of dangerous English-Russian political games.

Sin Charlie Russia Ethel Tserupens Gore Foo Fituel Pia Tae Mero Provan

The Germans Approach as Ethel Aids a Spy Plot

In wartime suspense, Ethel aids a French spy plotting a telephone alert to General Jacques as German troops approach her village. A hidden wire and a fireplace radio connect Fort to frontline commands while locals brace for invasion.

Hanteur Jacques France Tie Ethel Bart Ile Dave Brussels

Charlie Brown Faces Test of Friendship and Sanity

The New York correspondent Charlie Brown must decide whether to stand by his friends amid danger or prioritize personal safety. A tense installment promises a big thrill with plot on spy meetings and planning.

Onainu Phi Charlie Brown Christente Christophe Peichbors Andre Lemaire Therman New York

Madame De Lorde and a German Spy Plot Hint

The reader senses a potential early discovery of Madame De Lorde as a spy when she makes her initial move. The forthcoming installment promises vivid graphic descriptive work to heighten the suspense and reveal more about the espionage dynamics.

Madame de Lorde

The Beings of Purposeful Labor and Duty

The excerpt exhorts the bees as symbols of selfless labor. It suggests moving from concrete reality to higher realities in search of sustenance for an intense inner flame. It argues that doubt about aimlessness clarifies duty and enhances purity, power, and freedom in its ardor.

Maurice Mueterlinck

Origin of Opera Traces to Ancient Greek Chorus

Opera began with the ancient Greeks in the Mirettos of Sophocles and Aeschylus. The practice of musically declaiming choruses and dialogues evolved into the modern opera form.

Sophocles Aeschylus

Philadelphian invents reinforced top paper bag with handle

A Philadelphia inventor creates a paper bag whose reinforced top is cut to form a built in handle. The design aims to improve grip and carrying stability for shoppers and merchants, potentially altering everyday grocery use.

Tiny rail engines power underground works and parks

The article surveys two small locomotive types used in tunnels and industrial railways. It notes a geared vertical boiler design for rough work, capable of crude oil or gasoline fuels, and a 600 psi steel shell boiler tested to 2,200 pounds. It cites uses in the Catskill aqueduct tunnels, Lexington Avenue subway, and Baldwin works plants producing miniature machines.

Engineering News Catskill Aqueduct New York Water Supply Lexington Avenue Subway New York Baldwin Locomotive Works Eddystone Baldwin

Running Trains Through Fog

Interstate Commerce Commission reports a New York Central wreck in Cleveland on March 29 East where 2 people died and 47 injured. The engineer ran in fog and ignored signals, with prior offenses noted. Trains were rushed to make time at night, prompting calls for renewed railroad safety vigilance.

Interstate Commerce Commission New York Central Cleveland Chicago News

Blunderbuss answer sparks humorous Kentucky exam dispute

An applicant for a Kentucky teaching certificate defined blunderbuss as kissing the wrong girl. The Houston Post notes the joke led to the remark that dictionary or no dictionary the girl would have earned a first-class certificate.

Kentucky Houston Post

Not Hard to Guess Miss Ruth Telephone Call

A playful wartime vignette has Ruth answering a late evening call from a suitor who teases her with a guessing-game question. The caller asks if she recognizes his voice and hints at revealing his identity.

Miss Ruth Ruth

Spray paint on steel box cars

An illustration shows two brand new steel box cars being painted by vaporized paint sprayed through a hose by compressed air. The rapid method is described as the fastest and most economical painting process demonstrated for steel rolling stock.

Kipling Popular Science Monthly

Harriman's Electric Vision Realized on Montana Divide

The St Paul railroad demonstrates hydro electric propulsion on a graded Montana section. Electric locomotives act as brakes storing gravitational energy, reducing wheel and rail wear and hinting electricity may supplant steam power where water power exists. Harriman predicted western electrification and Keokuk power underscores vast hydro potential.

St. Paul Montana Mountain Divide Oas Edward H. Harriman Missouri Harriman Middle West Niagara Mid- West Keokuk Mississippi

Living touch of plants boosts home appeal and value

The article argues adding well-chosen plants to a house enhances its appeal and selling price. It notes plant placement should respect form and size, and that modest, temporary greenery can create a homey atmosphere without high costs. It compares this to larger landscaping trends by real estate professionals.

Tramp Boards Fast NYC Buffalo Train at Manchester Water Stop

A tramp climbs onto the pilot of train No 1 the fast NYC to Buffalo line during a water stop at Manchester. Fireman fails to dislodge him as the train speeds toward Rochester where the hobo seizes a pig tossed from a passing hog and uses the pork to fund a new suit and a ticket to Cincinnati.

Bow New York Buffalo Manchester Mr. Hobo Rochester Cincinnati

Russians Order 350 Liquid-Fuel Locomotives For Movable Rail Lines

Popular Mechanics reports the Russian government has ordered 350 liquid-fuel locomotives of a special type from a Philadelphia works. Each engine weighs 7.4 tons and runs on narrow gauge tracks about 29 inches wide that can be moved easily. Officials say the locomotives may operate in trenches or rear areas with a pulling capacity of 25 to 50 tons depending on track conditions.

Philadelphia Popular Mechanics Magazine

Testing Locomotives And The Dynamo Meter

Modern locomotive tests determine engine power speed and fuel consumption using a stationary dynamometer attached to the engine. Tests are conducted in shops and laboratories.

Electrifying Victorian Railroads At Multi Million Cost

Victoria accelerates railway electrification with projected final cost surpassing 29 million dollars. The program aims to modernize traction and reduce travel times across major routes. Officials stress long term efficiency and environmental benefits amid rising expenditure.

Gary Indiana and its planned city model in early industry

Gary Indiana is described as a highly organized early industrial city built from 1906 with pre arranged plans to avoid paternalism. It boasts health conscious worker housing, affordable homes, well planned parks and recreation, and top public schools cited as among the best in the country with New York planning to replicate 12 Gary schools under the Gary superintendent.

Gary Ind Pullman New York City

Planting of Trees a Duty Along Highways

The Greenville Banner urges that trees be planted along all highways. It argues that while citizens have long resisted tree planting, the habit should shift to actively plan and maintain trees, improving aesthetics, growth, and public spirit. It calls for community involvement or an alternative plan to ensure this improvement.

Greenville

Definite Plan for New Grounds Development

A guide urges a precise plan before starting work on the grounds of the new site. The plan should cover one year and outline future development, ensuring orderly growth with care and precision rather than a hit or miss approach, per House and Garden.

Ill weeds infest city vacant lots rising fast

A columnist notes that the ill weeds growing on vacant lots spread rapidly, two or three paces per day, comparing them with other uncontrolled growth across the city.

Campaign Speech Aide Uses Throat Sprays For Rallies

An unnamed campaign orator sprays his throat after each speech, a practice joked about by a companion as influencing voters. The remark notes it also inflates his expense account, hinting at possible scrutiny over campaign costs.

Swindlers’ gang raid reveals coded telegraph messages

The raid uncovered S O S code phrases in their telegraph dispatches. Analysts interpret the messages as indicating a directive to “send on suckers” to signal targets and timing.

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