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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
5
The Freeport Journal recalls barefoot children from earlier times and laments their absence due to modern conveniences and changing streets. The piece contrasts dusty old days with today’s paved paths, ponds gone, and fewer barefoot adventures alongside mythic reflections on creation.
Fragmentary Hindu legend tale describes the origin of woman and the role of the goddess in creation. The text references deities such as Twashtra and Vyulean and hints at traditional beliefs regarding female beginnings.
A traveler, rushing to board a train, realizes in minutes that his green morocco dispatch case with valuables is still in his hotel room. He orders the porter to hurry to room No 69 and check the right-hand corner for the missing case.
A railway porter returns a missing item to a tense traveler on the platform. The passenger had left a watch on a dressing table corner, and the porter’s alert spring along the platform resolves the lapse with the item restored.
A collage of verse, witticisms, and anecdotes including Frederick Knowles lines on peace, reflections on marriage and money, a courtyard tale of a tramp with a revolver, a vaudeville tale of a jam heist, and Samuel Gompers on misidentifying the wrong man.
A six year old Nellie Bly jokes that emptiness causes discomfort to a child and a minister as they discuss a headache. The piece recalls James Russell Lowell’s Niagara Falls quip and ends with a humorous housewife remark about leaving a kitchen tap running.
A man riding a wheel along a country road late in October dismounts and eats an apple he found. A farmer reproaches him, saying fallen apples are for hogs and urges him to pick apples only from trees.
A governor recalls a school lecture where a geologist warned Niagara Falls might erode back to Erie over 200000 years leaving the town dry. A girl sobbed, revealing her sister lived in Erie, adding a personal twist to the cautionary tale.
An ocean liner episode features Smythe at his first meal, tasting a disappointing cutlet. He jokes with the waiter about the bland food while the waiter dryly notes that his upcoming voyage will outlast the meal.
The article argues that Jesus saves two distinct groups the Church in the Gospel Age and the world in the kingdom era both from sin and its penalties. It emphasizes the cross and the new creation and calls believers to reconcile others to God through Christ urging drawing near to Him and living as new creatures in faith. It contrasts current Church progress with the world’s future salvation.
To feel strong have good appetite and digestion sleep soundly and enjoy life use Burdock Blood Bitters the family system tonic. Price $1.00 for sale by all druggists.
Bargain sale offers massive lot of winter wear at $18 each, attracting shoppers seeking affordable sweaters and coats. Event highlights large inventory and eager response from bargain hunters.
Fragmentary text shows dialogue lines about rights a ranch and engagement, interwoven with broken place names and odd phrases. Content is incomplete and contains no clear event, date, or identifiable subjects beyond scattered terms.
A brief dialogue reveals a suspect stating he was once self employed selling suspenders last summer, while another accuses him of being a cerkx in a store, suggesting a testy exchange in a shop setting.
A Swallowing Abilities exchange features a sailor remarking on whales having small mouths and a landsman joking that they cannot swallow the tales told about them. The brief comic exchange captures seafaring humor and maritime lore.
Bridget calls me the broth of a boy prompting the speaker to read the phrase as a playful metaphor. The line plays with soup imagery to question being in trouble or involved.
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