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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
2
A historical column examines obesity as a modern tragedy for women contrasted with past views. It notes health risks, fashion pressures, and the idea that men may adapt by changing habits, while women face constraints in silhouettes. It recalls a bygone era when stout women held a respected, dowager role and household leadership.
The passage traces the origin of jayhawker from Pat Devlin and the Free State Irishman term jayhawks in Osawatomie. It notes Colonel Jennison and others claiming to coin or popularize the label for Kansans during the Civil War era.
Jones is not a hypochondriac but talks to himself about his diet and health. He describes eating fried foods, doughnuts, and coffee, and asks a doctor to examine him thoroughly to determine if he needs medical care.
The piece recalls the struggle of being stuck in mud at the foot of a steep incline in a bulky motor car. It lampoons gendered experiences and roadside manners, ending with a punchline about the grand feeling of escape.
Researchers note that inscriptions on ancient silver coins nearly erased by age and wear can be revealed by heating the coin on red hot iron. The heat causes the markings to take a greenish hue, making the inscriptions legible.
A brief quote notes that people in pain ignore clever ideas and disrupt situations when confronted with advice. The sentiment highlights frustration with trying to help those who are distressed.
A motorist slows on a straight stretch after an elderly farmer signals with field glasses. The farmer counts cash from a crow perched in a tree, amused by the prank as another car nears.
The Evening Star predicts a notably musical season as warm weather returns and costs rise. Cosmopolitan apartment living, returning servicemen, and fewer theater options push music into homes with more pianos and phonographs, while the family piano recaptures a louder role amid urban tedium.
The First motor corps in Boston conducted experiments to improve driver and pedestrian visibility of traffic handlers after dark. A demonstration used three continuously burning lights, with one on the hat and two on the shoulders, fed by coat pocket batteries. Red lights proved more satisfactory.
The Dutch people donate a wooden knock down village near Lens France to shelter 500 returning Lens refugees. Houses prepared in the Netherlands will be shipped and assembled, with Dutch gardeners to landscape the area in harmony with the settlement.
Thousands lined Oakland streets weeks ago as an airplane planned to land and take off there. The craft touched down between canyon walls, grazed a lamp post, and damaged its tail skid before skidding to the curb. Authorities then banned street takeoffs.
A historical snippet reflects a couple debating buying a house for a backyard not for children but to have space for casual gatherings and future plans. The dialogue hints at a social motive beyond parenting needs.
A humorous exchange sees one man astonished by a forty dollar suit, while another recalls buying it eight years ago, noting prices have shifted since then. The dialogue captures the era’s clothing cost flavor and thrift.
A brief dialogue hints at rising costs and shifting moods as Janet’s response links color changes to economic pressures and inflation.
A little balcony home becomes the Robin parents sanctuary. Mrs Robin sews nearby while Mr Robin forages and guards the nest as their babies hatch, grow, and learn to fly under gentle care and shared duties. The tale celebrates guardianship and parental teamwork.
A mother asks her four year old why she laughs. The child replies that she laughs at something funny that happened but notes it isn't funny enough for both to laugh at.
A brief dialogue about knowing Chicago's population. The teacher asks, students reply that they do not know all of it since they have only lived there two years.
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