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Newspaper

Jeffersonville Star

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1920

Page

5

Crow Farmert's Friend and Foe in the City and Field

A long note mixes tales of crows as pests and helpers. It claims crows destroy eggs and young chickens yet eat worms and pests. It depicts crow behavior, family bonds, mischief, and occasional field trips before returning to roost. In Huntington, Marguerite Stoller, 20 months, coughs and a swallowed watermelon seed endangering recovery.

Huntington W. Va Marguerite Daugster EL W. Stoller

Pilot Captain Wesley L Moore Dies Aboard Vessel

Lawrenceburg records show Captain Wesley L Moore aged 78 river pilot who often warned he might die on the Ohio river. He was found lifeless in his cabin on the Ivors Wood, a vessel traveling between Cincinnati and New Orleans.

Lawrenceburg Wesley L., Moore Tie Ohie Tie Wisted Ivors Wood Cincinnati New Orleans

Hydrophone proves success in naval test on destroyer

Government controlled hydrophone invention explained as capable of revealing sea mysteries. On a destroyer Breckenridge a test demonstrated 48 receivers in a water tank on the bow to detect depth by propeller echoes. Navy foresees reduced navigation hazards and iceberg detection via underwater sound cues.

Breckenridge Ain Cesar Mosoeumer Othe Dhe Navy Hasnards Fou

Man Fed into Bear Pit In Gruesome Fatal Incident

A man was allegedly tossed into a bear pit where his arm and leg were torn away. Authorities investigated the incident as a fatal attack linked to a disturbing event at a local facility. Witnesses reported chaos as onlookers reacted with shock.

Revolt Looms in Potgerani as War Tension Rises

Unstable mood spreads as Porter Minister of War Reinhard seeks solution to aut regis threats. Junker centtits close ranks while general workmen on estates brace for possible coup. Conflicting factions show growing readiness for battle across the Reichsweber and neighboring estates.

Potgerani Brony Whitt Porter Reinhard Irvine Pacar Hig

Americans Crowding Paris as Tourists Struggle for Rooms

Crowds in Paris strain to find lodging amid a tourism surge. Vendors, hotel operators, and local authorities face shortages as visitors from the United States seek accommodations. A legal action emerges over a disputed property boundary affecting nearby housing.

Davis widow sues railroad for husband’s death verdict won

Mrs Ros Davis administratrix sues the Central Tri State Railroad Company over the death of Charles J Davis. The verdict awarded her $4000 despite many witnesses for the railroad being presented.

Noitesvile Lrd Ros Davis Adonistratrix Central Tridiana Railroad Charles J. Davis Gidt Teavis

Snake Attack During Show Ends in Tragic Death

Audience at a Swiss venue cheered as a trainer’s snake constricted and killed the performer. The incident occurred on stage with bystanders urging the snake to continue before the trainer died. the crowd only learned of the fatal outcome after the performance concluded.

Serbruck Switzerland Criti Phungarign Il Tetitbeed Cire

Honovan’s Quiet Home Stirs Speculation

Local witnesses note Honovan avoids grumbling at home fueling questions about his absence. Neighbors report a calm household and limited public appearances as officials assess the situation.

Annapolis Founded in 1604 and Acadian Diaspora

The article traces Annapolis and Port Royal as early colonial sites, noting St Augustine and Jamestown precedents, French Acadian settlers facing expulsions and terminations, and their persistence amid English control. It cites Acadians spreading to Maryland Virginia Carolinas Georgia and Louisiana and fleeing to wilderness to avoid oath of fealty.

Nova Scotia Algerica St. Augustine Icin Port Tayal Annnapolis Jamestown Tho Rome Mathering Goq Maryviend Virginia Carolinas Ceorgia Louisinpa Monos Grasd Pre Soverejen New Kielland

Deep Respect for Sabbath in Western New York Village

A reminiscence from a Western New York town recalls Sabbath routines a generation ago. The family attended church, studied Sunday school lessons, and followed a strict schedule with prayers, chores, and a Sunday-only reading limit. The narrator recalls mother’s rules about walking and reading in girlhood.

Mix Ometier New York Yarra Grand- Mbedier Doo Eustaur Wei Villewe Tox Chivistion Herald

Rebuilding Guatemala City After Historic Earthquakes

The article notes Guatemala City and Guateniva city slowly rising again after one of Central America’s most violent earthquakes. It mentions Guatemala as the long home of the Maya Quiche people and highlights Quirigua ruins with monoliths and now uncovered temple foundations.

Guatemala City Guateniva City Republic Guatemtala Quirigua Americas National Geographic Sockers Soupha

Alpine Wonderland in the Grisons Plateau

The Grisons region of Switzerland is described as an Alpine wonderland with many valleys and rushing streams. Dark forests, velvet pastures, and cascading waterfalls frame the slopes, while numerous chapels atop heights symbolize peace and welcome to visitors and locals.

Grisons Birwest Camton

Ancient proverbs echo in old kings and temples

The fragment recalls a proverb from the era of King Tearius around 520 B.C., with Taggai and his admonitions about sowing, eating and drinking, and the waste of wages. It mentions a plan to build a new temple as part of Heavenis platform and a scheme related to PE GC. L.

Tearius Itaggai Heavenis

A Limited Fondness Among Early Day Listeners

A dialogue shows a character declaring no use for music before eight in the morning and after ten at night. The exchange reveals a strict personal boundary shaping daily routines and preferences.

Ordinary Audience Buys Quiet Concert Night

A small crowd attended last night’s concert and was fully attentive to the music. Attendees remained focused, with no standout incidents reported.

Pig Sense and a City Pig Story Told by Pinky

Pinky Pig explains pig sense as a practical cleverness then tells a tale of a city girl mistaking a bulldog for a pig. Grandfather Porky defines horse and pig senses while the group debates finishing the story as hunger lingers and a funny misunderstanding unfolds.

Miss Plaim Grandfather Porky Miss Elan Porky Miss Than Parky Greundfather Dorky Pinkys Miss Plain Pinky Pie Pinky Plorses

Couldn't See It. Johnny in Eye Accident

Dialogue-based strip scene features Ruth and Johnny with Johnny unable to see due to a mysterious object in his eye. Ruth questions and Johnny contends he cannot identify what is blocking his vision.

Ruth Johnny

Crowd Out Worry Says Busy Minds Win

Advice from Girls' Companion urges people to stay active to crowd worry from daily life. It stresses practical tasks and mental engagement to prevent anxiety.

Moon Sleeping Under a Smoke Cloud Told by Child

A three year old girl described a smoke enveloping the moon and whispered that Auntie would pull a sheet over it, expressing a childlike view of the night sky. Her remark captures a poetic, innocent parsing of darkness and light.

Baptism by Drowning Digression Under Dr Brown’s Faith

A tale recounts Doctor Brown a Black evangelist who practiced baptisms on the Delaware riverbank in New Jersey. A hackman seeks a single name baptism and is ducked repeatedly until he is washed of the devil, illustrating Brown’s forceful yet theatrical method.

Doctor Brown New Jersey Delaware River Hackman Thomas Jefferson Lincoln Anderson Tom Jess Decter Brown

Scutari Albania: historic city nestled by lake and Alps

Scutari, Albania’s principal city, sits beside Lake Scutari with Alpine backdrop and limpid waters. Once scarred by war, earthquake, and flood, it blends Venetian boat culture with ancient Illyrian lineage and modern ideals from the world war era.

Scutari Albania Geneva Lake Scutario Lake Londra Seutaria Secutari Europe

Embarrassing Moment Before Marriage on Summer Night

The narrator recalls a hoped for wedding, canceling the fiancé with a sick headache, then enjoying a late night swim with an old friend. They end up at a distant bathing beach where the future husband unexpectedly appears on the pier, prompting a tense moment as the friend invites another dive.

As the Ancients Believed in a Circular Earth

The Puranas describe the earth as circular and fat like a water lily blossom with a 4 000 000 000 mile circumference. Mount Soomeroo sits at the center with three gold pearl and gem peaked abodes for the gods.

Soomeroo Pach Sen

Zodiacal Signs Do Not Affect Plant Growth

The article argues that zodiacal signs have no influence on vegetation. A fruitful season depends on climate factors like temperature and rainfall producing optimum results. Conditions vary widely, even when the same zodiacal sign recurs, and the sign coincides with both abnormal and normal summers.

Fair Weather Prophet Sparks Gentle Debate

A quip about a weather forecaster who only predicts fair weather prompts a witty exchange. The line suggests the speaker’s skepticism of overly cautious forecasts and invites a humorous flourish on predicting “food” or “excellent” in place of simple fairness.

Cleopatra on Barge Dissolves Pearl in Goblet

On the Barge Cleopatra, the scene shows Cleopatra dissolving the pearl in a goblet. Marc Antony reacts with splendor and a sharp quip about affording the boat’s fuel if run by gasoline rather than manpower.

Cleopatra Marc Antony

Architects Show How Old Buildings Become Beautiful

Architects prove their value by transforming unsightly structures into charming homes. Builders and carpenters rebuild ramshackle barns into studios and living spaces, reviving city brownstones and brick houses. The trend boosts rents, attracts better tenants, and offers affordable chances to recreate substantial homes from older premises.

City Orders Billboards Removed From Residential Areas

George IX Hauser, Cincinnati city building commissioner, seeks removal of all billboards from residential blocks following a Common Pleas court ruling that the billboard ordinance is retroactive. The ordinance requires consent from 51 percent of property owners on a block to grant a permit. Hauser notes the decision lets residents block billboard erection by withholding signatures.

Cincinnati George IX. Hauser Christian Science Monitor Hauser Common Pleas Court

Importance of Trees and Their Value to People

Trees stabilize soil on hillsides and guide flowing water. They provide shelter shade and nesting places for birds and enhance landscape character. Protecting trees matters to conserve forests and restore ravaged woodlands for future generations.

Pilgrim’s Plan Shelved by Minister’s Advice

An aged Scot tells his minister he will travel to the Holy land to read the Ten Commandments aloud from a hilltop. The minister replies with pity and urges him to stay home and keep them.

Holy Land Singai Sandy

Traced Source of Seaweed Sargasso Origin

The Sargasso seaweed origin is traced to South America and The Bahamas islands. Vast forests of the algae grow on tropic coasts and the plant’s scientific name is Focus natans.

Sargasso Sea South America Bahsia Islands

Silver supply figures and national output

The world’s annual silver supply is about 250 million ounces. On the North American continent 175 million ounces are produced each year, with the United States and Mexico each producing 75 million ounces and Canada 25 million ounces.

North American United States Mexico Canada

Hashed prose from scenario writers sparks complaint

Writers say their scripts feel throttled by overprocessing before reaching the screen, leaving dialogues and scenes softened or muffled than intended. The complaint centers on edits and screening that dilute originality and voice.

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