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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1920
Page
2
Attorney General Palmer in Washington states makers may keep and consume cider even after it becomes hard. Other items: US shipbuilders set a prewar launch record, winter wheat area declined, crop conditions at 87.9 percent, and a flurry of international and domestic political and crime notes from 1919 Washington dispatches.
The Geneva assembly reviewed disarmament efforts as Austria and Bulgaria joined the League, while Britain considers ending the two power standard. A permanent international court was approved for ratification, and Armenia’s bid failed. An international commission to back European states with weak credit was formed and Ireland’s unrest continued with Cork and Durmanway violence. The U S urged Britain to explain embassy passport refusals.
The general board of the American navy rejects current reduction plans, urging Congress to maintain a "navy second to none" as in 1915, and contends that battleships remain preeminent.
The city of Cologne in the Aisne region long had a sole chair, owned by the mayor, until a Junior Red Cross of America convoy delivered a truckload of chairs and tables. Col. H. S. Todd and Bicknell assisted in Chamery to resolve the issue. the mayor apologized for keeping the chair at the town hall as visitors stood. The Red Cross promised relief and the furniture was sent to Cologne.
West Baden Indiana January Paul DeSarkis a lion tamer and ax thrower with a traveling circus wintering here is near death from a lion attack. He lies in a New Albany hospital with a badly lacerated arm and has not yet spoken about the incident.
The Indiana state highway commission issued an order requiring standardized road plans and specifications for county highways. Effective July 1, the regulation applies to county-aid projects under state law and mirrors federal standards. It aims to uniform road construction across Indiana and aligns with federal and state requirements.
The article describes Roman road construction with four layers statumen rodus nucleus and pavimentum and notes roads lasted 800 years as backbone of their empire. It argues modern highway planning should learn from Roman durability to avoid costly errors as a new highway era begins.
Regardless of the presidential outcome both the Republican and Democratic platforms pledge liberal federal funds for road work. The clear party support shows motor transportation as a key factor in the economy and promises full effort to maximize its value.
The article stresses that the care a colt receives in the first 18 months of life strongly influences its value at maturity. It highlights early nutrition, handling, and training as key factors shaping growth, temperament, and long term market price.
A thorough scrubbing with ordinary tar dips such as creolin or creosote will kill lice on a horse. The treatment relies on repeated washing and the use of the listed preparations to eradicate the parasites.
Instructions urge feeding all grain in the litter to compel fowls to exercise by scratching for it, whether whole or cracked.
Two horses on a two furrow plow are not enough to do the field work efficiently. Using three or four draft animals can finish tasks faster and with less strain on the team, according to practical farming guidance.
Water for horses should be limited after feeding with small amounts given often, a guideline during fall plowing. For a few ducks, the proper care promises ample reward for anyone who undertakes it.
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