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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
2
Birsky and Zapp mock the 1910s income tax system, joking about returns and exemptions. They debate Rockefeller and Schwab, noting rising rates and the burden on ordinary sellers while imagining drastic schemes to dodge or offset taxes.
An Indianapolis News writer notes that waking to the sense of peaking in a career or life can be sobering. Each year may resemble the last, save for depreciation in effort. Yet this view can spur the best work as ambition matures into guiding purpose.
The article explains that sawing diamonds, though seemingly simple, requires extensive technical knowledge and is treated as a closely guarded trade secret. Large firms often avoid sawing in house and outsource to specialized shops for this operation.
In a Fort Worth Star Telegram item, each brother’s wife suspects the others possess all they desire. The column notes wives’ envy and social chatter about wealth and happiness among siblings’ spouses.
Charles Wellington Furlong sails toward Furna de Fernao Jorge, a submerged crater cavern. The party enters a vast amphitheater with arches, ferns, and canaries, while a dory is swept by currents. They witness a geyser in a narrow inner chamber, sensing a doorway to another world.
A Philadelphia ship once worth 250000 was sold for 350000, chartered for 28000 monthly, then a second buyer paid 50000 bonus and resold at 400000. The current owner has a year long charter at 40000 monthly totaling 480000 as European conflict drives demand for armaments transport.
A chemist Karl Putt argues a bean named Mexican Veoyta could replace alcohol on South Dakota reservations. Indians reportedly use the bean to brew a potent drink that outmatches white-man products. Authorities weigh banning it under the Harrison act and plan actions to limit access.
A jovial debate in a South Side street rumbles about whether a man can eat a quail each day for a month. The hungry man argues the stomach would rebel at the constant diet, then boasts he could do even geese.
New York milliners design winter hats in a patriotic tone to suit American women. The steel helmet motif and campaign hat influences give way to a smaller Texan sombrero resembling the U S marine style. Designers seek a distinctly American headgear free from foreign hints.
The article argues that air power will surpass sea control in future wars, with flying machines becoming the dominant weapon. It discusses Britain’s need to match sea dominance with air supremacy, the United States’ isolation, and pioneer aviator Glenn L. Martin praising aviation progress and speed records.
Mrs James Doyle with three children endures a long daily trek to school in Sacrament o and Sutter counties. Hyatt, California state superintendent, calls her the most burdened school mother and proposes a district school for her family. The routine begins at 3 AM with prep and crossing the Sacramento River by boat twice, then a two mile buggy ride and a three mile walk to school.
The Port Wayne Sentinel notes new Indiana organizations under the Indiana Fish and Game Commission with strong cooperation from farmers and deputy wardens. It says Indiana wildlife protections are being enforced more than ever, with few infractions amid a public shift to support conservation and bird and insect pest control.
The Kansas City multimillionaire Thomas H. Swope claimed he earned nothing from his wealth, stating he bought real estate when prices fell and sold during rises while others built the city for him. He said he simply loafed while others worked and created wealth.
Grigeshy runs a hotel business by setting prices so high that only those who want to project wealth can stay. The tactic aims to deter most travelers while attracting clientele seeking the illusion of multimillionaire status.
A quip about a book described as a treatise on germs. The speaker notes the work is well written, adding a humorous aside that before completing the first chapter the subject was cured of drinking from others' pocket flasks.
A playful exchange features a girl insisting she was making taffy while a cook explains the dough lacked flour. The humorous back and forth highlights a child’s mix up between taffy and gingerbread.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a speaker distinguishing platonic love from the real thing. The exchange defines the term by contrast, noting the phrase seems to imply a plated article versus authenticity.
In Karper's Magazine William Ashley Anderson recounts the Turkish attempt to cross the Suez Canal at Kantarah. British Indian marine officers and tugs fought to disrupt two pontoons while desert conditions tested crews and equipment. The piece notes tactical details and a critical, almost admiring view of the operation and its failure.
The article notes many women serve as wireless operators in war zones, highlighting Kathleen Parkin of San Rafael California who earned a first grade radio operator license at age fifteen and Granda Parker of Florida who acts as universal operator aboard the Clyde liner Mohawk. The navy call for operators drew many women including social leaders, and wireless work featured in the women’s preparedness camps.
Dr Charles K Francis of the Oklahoma A and M College explains that maintaining sweetness in cider without preservatives is hard. Filtering boiling and bottling resembles fruit canning and can prevent fermentation for weeks, but requires cool dark storage and raises costs, limiting small scale sales.
The Columbus Journal notes that canes appear in many male fashion photos matching the rise in women’s styles. It calls canes attractive and enhancing satisfaction, but warns a man must dress well to carry a cane successfully.
The piece argues that immense wealth isolates the beneficiary, who seeks meaningful wants by spending on costly luxuries. It cites private estates, multiple homes, private yachts, and guarded lifestyles as anti social excesses that provoke unease when the rich lie awake at night.
The article notes that women of Capri have long acted as porters with many men involved in selling coral specimens, illustrating a division of labor on the island.
About 1,100 kinds of insects make their homes in the oak tree, creating a complex microhabitat. The discovery highlights the tree as a bustling habitat supporting diverse species and ecological interactions.
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