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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
7
Workmen at the Wayside Inn in Sadsbury report 1686 construction, with clapboards replaced this year. The wrought iron nails remain almost perfectly intact after 228 years, due to purity of iron. Delhi’s iron pillar is cited as even more durable, prompting notes on modern steelmaking aims and the pace of old versus new industry.
Jim Driscoll a gruff town figure from Boxville Illinois pretends he is dead after a wreck in Pennsylvania to learn how people judge him. He gains remorse and redemption when revealed to be alive and to have saved a girl under a drifting car. His wife Mary forgives him and asks to adopt the rescued child.
A garbled OCR fragment notes Maurine Mye Remedy Co. related items and unclear references. The text suggests a product or company name with possible chemical or medical context but remains unreadable and incomplete.
A humorous exchange about a father’s inside joke on timing and family plans. The dialogue contrasts a child’s question with a father’s witty remark about a late return and a check, illustrating a domestic moment.
An American made laundry product ad promotes Red Coe Ball Blue as the best option for wash day. The note ends with a casual sign off Ady, highlighting factory origin and quality.
A wry exchange notes a man’s struggle to survive and his wife’s daily cabbage boiling as a practical, uneasy remedy for hunger and budget strain. The remark underscores resilience in lean periods and the frugal culture surrounding meals.
A brief line praises Mrs. Austin's pancake as pleasing and notes a road to failure where many pikers sit on the fence awaiting something to turn up.
A travellng preacher in town visits a barber for a shave and later wears a hat found in a social gathering. He discovers the hat belongs to him after a host checks the name inside and returns it. The scene unfolds amid strict church members and a tense moment of recognition.
An elderly woman recalls a past gift episode with Maisie Greene and her husband in Toledo. Ben Thorndike’s influence pushed extravagance as she discovers the couple’s prized oriental rugs came to them without her knowledge, revealing a hidden generosity and a playful family ruse.
A Boston mother recalls a frustrating shopping journey in which furniture stores refused to sell a cot for her four year old Harry. She ends with obtaining a caster tot from a shop that did not stock cots.
A man with short hair and a large diamond pin objects to women voting. He claims women lack industry and recalls men voting multiple times, asserting women would vote only once per election.
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet shows Miss Peach declining a theater invitation saying she is already engaged but offers to introduce a friend with tickets. Mr Lamb resists wanting to go with Miss Peach instead of a pretty girl.
Broncho Bob confronts a youth accused of marking cards. He admits holding a gun to force the cheater to reveal how the cards were marked, dismissing calls for violence with the remark about not killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Dialogue captures a cook asking how eggs should be prepared. The reply chooses soft boiled and mentions five minutes as the boil time. The speaker notes the eggs are from cold storage and will thaw a couple more minutes before cooking.
A dialogue reveals the speaker’s claim that nearly all of his wife’s relatives would loan him money with reasonable expectation of repayment. The exchange emphasizes borrowing willingness within the family network and hints at social stature.
A Louisville Courier-Journal piece uses a humorous exchange about handling an unpopular teacher. A boy suggests giving him the silence treatment, while a girl notes it would be impractical in a girls’ school.
A playful exchange shows a parent and daughter debating class offices guessing roles as the school year presents student leadership positions. The quip highlights the confusion around titles and duties.
A humorous exchange notes not to waste trims after weighing meat. One speaker says they take trimmings home for the Geek to discard, highlighting thrift humor and a misused household term.
Manitoba's farmers shift from grain to diversified farming with fodder crops and livestock. Wheat yield strong in 1914 while oats lag. Acres planted for brome, rye, timothy, clover, alfalfa, and fodder corn rise from 1913 to 1914. Beef, dairy, and pig herds grow, reflecting expanded agriculture and regional trends in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Manitoba dairying drives profit with a 4,000,000 pound creamery output at 27.5 cents per pound and 4,388,376 pounds of butter last year. Government reports expect a substantial dairy rise again this year. Winnipeg now locally supplies milk and cream year round, reducing the need for imports from the United States in recent years.
A young woman buys Armies and Navies of the World War The Beginnings of the Great European Struggle and Battles of the War on Land and Sea at a bookstore. A friend reacts with disbelief and echoes a Sherman remark about war.
A fragmented Sunday school scene shows a young child claiming to be the “old one” in a playful exchange with a rector who asks for the child’s identity. The garbled text hints at a lighthearted local anecdote or ad cartoon caption.
A brief aphorism notes that the idea of trouble causes men to drink, suggesting worry influences behavior rather than actual events.
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