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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
5
Fannie Merritt Farmer of Woman’s Home Companion shares a bread griddle cake recipe under the January Days caption. Ingredients include butter hot milk and stale bread crumbs soaked until soft, then eggs are added and cooked on a griddle for a quick, economical breakfast.
A partial OCR reading describes spoonfuls dropped on a hot greased griddle. Cook until puffed with bubbles, then flip to finish.
A humorous item from the January American Magazine presents four easy resolutions. One calls for giving up tobacco under humorous, absurd conditions including during grand opera and while reading Henry James.
Companion Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of Broadway Tabernacle New York City, writes a war article titled A Continent on Fire. An interesting extract follows with reflections on war and its impact beyond the battlefield.
The passage contrasts fascination with military preparations and instruments with the harsh reality of war. It argues that military music embellishes war, while true war brings groans, wounds, and sorrow. It emphasizes that war’s grim toll is hidden behind ceremonial displays.
In the January American Magazine David Grayson presents a story "Hemp field" and contrasts how people view life noting some see poetry or morality while Ed sees life dissolved into dollars like a moving picture.
Judge Hand signed a decree in New York on December 30 ordering the sale of H B Claflin Company assets. The sale is set for January 14 with 98 percent creditor consent. George C Holt conducts the sale with bids by certified check of 100000 dollars. potential bidders may offer for entire assets or part. The H B Claflin Corporation and Mercantile Stores Corporation are named bidders for different portions. Assets include property and rights held by John Chaffin in the insolvent firm.
The will of late Congressman Serena Elisha Payne admitted to probate in Auburn New York provides a $75 000 estate including real and personal property. It leaves property in Auburn and $20 000 to his three sisters and the remainder to his son William K Payne.
A man visiting the local post office asks for the postmaster who is away. He returns later to learn the postmaster is not yet back and insists there is urgent mail to check, expressing he is in a hurry.
At a Washington luncheon Secretary Daniels joked about his opponent stinging him on navy policy. He quipped that the audience would disperse after the bishop’s congress address. A man on the program joked his turn was unnecessary as everyone would leave.
A teacher suspects a change in a hymn line used in a morning school. She investigates and discovers Johnny altered the line from Weak and sinful though we be to We can sing full though we be. His plump appearance lends weight to the claim.
A teacher quizzes a class on birds and asks what a bird can do that he cannot. After a tense pause a boy finally answers, I lay an eye, revealing a pun that closes the lesson with humor.
In a playful classroom moment, Patsy defines imagination as looking at something you cannot see, sparking a humorous back-and-forth with the teacher about defining the concept.
Kay s croup Willie s daily cuts and bruises meamma s sore throat Grandma s lameness Dr Thomas Electric Oil household remedy 25e and 50e For Sale By All Druggists.
A juror recalls a case where the defendant was acquitted yet the jury faced seven hours in confinement. The account highlights the tension between verdict and potential consequences for jurors.
An old advertisement features Dr Lyman Abbott remarks and an anti-suffrage tea line. It touts Burdock Bitters as a family system tonic to improve strength appetite digestion and sleep. The price is 91.00 and is said to be sold by all druggists.
A woman asks a convict if he will be happy when his sentence ends. He responds he is “in for life,” leaving the visitor stunned by the unyielding reality of a life term.
A bald headed dentist says his work is so painless patients fall asleep in the chair. His rival counters that nearly all patients want pictures taken to capture the expression of delight on their faces.
The attendant guides a visitor to the violent ward where a baffling scene unfolds. The stranger protests the use of straw leaves flowers feathers and ribbons and is told this is the millinery department where hat styles begin.
A wartime era crime snippet shows a suspect boasting to evade dictagraph surveillance. The quote highlights intent to learn sign frontier speech and outsmart wiretap devices. The exchange underscores a scheme to solicit or conceal bribes with future evasion plans.
Junior recounts Briggs getting into trouble with a girl he dated. Soph notes curiosity, and Junior reveals Briggs later married the same woman.
Mrs McBride asks how so many forest fires start and Mr McBride suggests they may catch accidentally from the mountain ranges in a brief exchange.
American copper exports to Europe reached 30,724,367 pounds valued at 3,825,474 dollars during a recent period, with Washington and New York sources confirming the totals. The report cites the rising trade flow to European markets.
The first three weeks of December show exports totaling 145 158 pounds during the week ending December 19. France led purchases with 6 976 996 pounds, followed by Italy with 3 457 042 pounds and England with 2 239 1 pounds.
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