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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
2
The Star announces William A. Bairt of Jeffersonville as a Republican candidate for Sheriff of Park County, subject to the Republican primary decision.
The SEAR announces Harland D Sanders as a Democratic candidate for Representative from Clark County, subject to the May primary election.
An explorer notes severe deforestation in the eastern districts near Erzerum with trees dwindling due to neglect by the Turkish government. Firewood is scarce and prices rise as access to woodlands shrinks across the region, while forests on the Russian side remain more extensive.
The readable fragments mention names like MacArthur and sounds of a period discussion, but the full context and meaning are unclear. The passage appears to jumble phrases about origins, shapes, and material uses with uncertain attributions.
A 1915 testimonial from Mrs. C Morris of Jeffersonville urges reducing meat to protect kidneys and promote uric acid reduction. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills, bought from Foster Milburn Co., with curing rheumatic pain and kidney irregularities, noting lasting relief after two years. Price listed as 60 cents at dealers.
The piece argues for maintaining Merino fine-wool blood in range flocks while cautioning against excessive use of mutton rams. It notes risks like stomach worms and reduced fleece weight, urges careful ewe management, and recommends big-bodied De Laine type rams to improve both wool and lamb outcomes. Dec.
Kenneth Wickett a 19 year old city born youth with one year farming experience now manages Blue Valley farm near Ada Pontotoc County. He replaced a retiring manager and transformed the 1000 acre property adding pure bred hogs and cattle upgrading alfalfa fields and other improvements. The farm has paid well under his leadership.
In London society gambling expands beyond horse racing to bridge and billiards. Club hall porters act as bookmakers, taking bets of large sums each week, earning commissions and a share of winnings as affluent bettors seek relief from nervous tension.
The piece recounts the US ordnance effort to produce explosives from air and rock, enabling mass ammonium nitrate production. It traces cyanamid invention, Chilean nitrate dependence, and the strategic impact on Germany’s surrender, noting Washburn’s role and wartime logistics from Chile to New York.
A health notice quotes Dr Connor urging cessation of nicotine use. It warns thousands suffer from fat diseases and promotes Nicotol tablets with a money-back guarantee sold by druggists.
During World War I the United States formed the Air Nitrates Corporation led by Mr. Washburn to design build and run the Muscle Shoals Alabama air nitrates facility. Ground broke February 1918 and in eight months the plant and a 27000 resident company town rose to supply about 14 percent of Allied ammonium nitrate for the 1919 spring drive.
A collection of dubious assertions about presidents birthplaces naval demographics and body physiology alongside odd aphorisms and misprinted lines. It blends false historical notes with quirky sayings and erroneous place names, reflecting a fragmented historical clipping.
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