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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1920
Page
2
The Star announces William A. Baird of Jeffersonville as the Republican candidate for Clark County in the party primary of 1920. The nomination is subject to the Republican primary decision.
Harland D Sanders declares his run for Representative from Clark County in the Democratic nomination for the May primary election, as advertised.
A historical testimonial highlights kidney issues and relief from Duan's Kidney Pills. A user from Watt Street, Jeffersonville, reports back pain, dizziness, and improvement after using two boxes. The ad notes Foster-Milburn in Buffalo, NY as the distributor.
The Serial of a Thousand Sensations begins at the Dream Theatre on Wednesday January 1 starring Pearl White. Don’t miss the first episode and the sensational debut.
Mrs George W Morse of Hingham Massachusetts, long treated for pulmonary tuberculosis, suddenly coughed up an embedded eye tooth after a severe coughing spell. Doctors initially suspected ether bronchitis before confirming tuberculosis and a swallowed, then lodged tooth in the left lung for twenty six months.
The Official Board of the St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church in Chicago abolished wedding fees to the minister, calling them polite tips. Rev. Roy L. Smith led the action, directing all future payments be treated as church contributions. The pastor will file a monthly expense account for meals luncheons car fare and related official duties.
The passage notes a shift from speaking of thousands to hundreds of millions of fish due to artificial propagation. It cites the United States Bureau of Fisheries distributing 1,506,000,000 eggs fry fingerlings and adults in one year, emphasizing industries formed by this practice.
A silver tobacco pipe ten inches long is used by the Empress of Japan. The bowl holds a tiny amount of tobacco for two or three puffs, then ashes are knocked out and the pipe cleaned before refilling, a process repeated many times through the afternoon.
A Missouri Pacific train wreck left all cars off the track except one in the ditch. No serious injuries occurred despite the cars traveling at 25 miles per hour. The cars were new and heavy with firm steel frames, and none suffered major damage from the abrupt stop.
An article describes cemetery censors who bar tombstone inscriptions deemed unseemly. It notes atheists sometimes request blasphemous carvings, but the censor prevents such desecration, suggesting marital tension might arise if the teachings of a spouse were enforced in death.
A compilation of aphorisms contrasts gender roles and manners of speech with notes on courtesy sacrifice pride and temper. The author muses on letters goodbyes and the consequences of wealth inheritance and ancestry while warning that restraint reduces apologies and disputes.
Wanted sale agents for Pocket Check Protector with ink and perforating features. Retails at 2.50 and targets checkbook owners. Experience helpful but not required. Earn 100 per week with small working capital.
Classified notice from J. D. Foster & Co located in room 416 Rea Building Terre Haute Indiana with dates listed as 12 18 20 27 1 3 for advertisement placements.
Dr. N E McIndoo reports from a Smithsonian pamphlet that honey bees have a highly developed olfactory sense that also acts as taste. Experiments with 6 500 bees show taste distinctions arise from smell, and that bees can distinguish flavors only after olfactory cues. The study also examines bee tactile senses and how saliva aids in dissolving solid foods.
An Australian landscape painter named Patterson set up to sketch a two room wattle hut near Davilesford. A tall hairy man watched from the hut while his wife joined, claiming the artist was working at his own expense. A housework notice appears at 316 Mulberry Street.
Phillips Brothers offer general hauling and moving services including furniture and kindling wood for sale at 474 302 Illinois Ave. Reliable service emphasized.
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