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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1920
Page
4
J Gienger & Co Jeffersonville advertises pools of all kinds and the celebrated Wallis Tractor doing the work of three men and three teams. They claim one third more bushels of corn wheat or oats and promote Jeffersonville's largest supply house.
Advertisement notes Shannon's Dairy offers clarified and pasteurized milk and cream delivered daily to homes. It claims milk provides three times more nourishment than meat and encourages consumption of milk and butter for health. Also mentions W. ML Young's Jewelry Stores offering 100 percent gold standard items with guaranteed articles and watch cleaning services.
An old Jeffersonville advertisement touts Chas L. Combs Laundry as using the best limes, offering spotless shirts, underwear, and color items. The ad claims careful cleaning and pressing, with prices stated as best in the area and a promise of master cleaning service.
An advertisement for The New York Laundry touts first class laundry for men women and children. It emphasizes careful handling and urges busy households to avoid DIY washing by using a regular local service offering best work at low prices.
Braun offers 2 to 50 percent savings on useful home articles. Complete line of kitchenette supplies including tinware, granite ware, crockery, lamps. Nearly everything for the home at genuine bargain prices. Ad. 5.
H G Bottorff manufacturer and purveyor of the finest auto tops and seat covers. Protects auto seats and upholstering with neat attractive appearance. Always the best and always the neatest for high class quality work and service. Most reasonable prices. Ad. 40.
A business leader emphasizes perseverance and discipline as the path to success, noting that profits come from consistent work. The message underlines resilience and practical effort as the core of financial stability.
A school scene centers on Rachel asked to use pendulum in a sentence as a teacher prompts. The dialogue includes a joking misquote about Franklin and a proverb about men and money. The text trails into garbled lines, hinting at a lesson interrupted by unclear notes.
An old column discusses two English bathtubs for small homes. One fits in a kitchen floor while the other folds into a closet with a raising mechanism. The piece notes space savings, safety features, and the impracticality of a tub with its own intelligence in daily life.
A nobleman shows a costly gem collection to a friend who notes two low cost stones in a mill that earn a steady income. The tale contrasts wealth from rare jewels with practical stones grinding grist for a magazine.
An advertisement from Hazel House in Los Angeles offers trial readings using a dime and birthdate for truthful and convincing results. It provides a box number for correspondence and lists dates Adv June 19 26 July 3 and f as a reference line.
In a wry verse, Walt Mason lampoons honeymoon bliss fading into budget stress. Husband and wife discover misaligned appetites and finances, turning bright dreams into cozy despair as marriage tests love and resilience.
A compact meditation on how personal ideals shape life. It asserts that life quality follows the mental model one holds, warning that low ideals lead to mediocrity and degradation while high, noble ideals lift character and outcomes. Achieve consistency between career and inner standard.
A mother locks her defiant daughter in a closet for fifteen minutes. When questioned, the girl delivers a stubborn bilingual tirade about tearing at a hat and breath, followed by a boast that she is waiting for them more than. The odd exchange ends with a whimsy of vengeance lingering in the air.
Classified notice from Mrs Warn of Los Angeles seeking a wealthy, attractive, congenial spouse. Listing at 22161 Femple Street invites applicants with inquiries and mentions multiple publication dates in June and July.
Verse recounts a sleepless narrator tormented by a slammed door by the hired girl then a grocer’s crate and a loud neighbor John whose lawn work shatters sleep leading to comic laments and a grim final line about impossible rest. The piece credits Walt Mason from Judge.
A Harper's Weekly excerpt contrasts intellect with virtue, arguing one can possess great brainpower yet lack moral insight. It honors a simple, good man who aids others quietly and inspires more respect than fierce criticism, asking if direction of intellect matters as long as compassion prevails.
Joe Cone quotes from Judza warning that chasing trouble leads to losses and that all make mistakes. He uses old proverbs about keeping control, knowing when to speak, and not barking up the wrong tree. The tone reflects rural wisdom and humorous caution.
The piece discusses horses in combat, noting their perceived moral and behavioral similarities to soldiers, including reactions to bugle calls and injuries, with a short historical-quoting segment from a New York Herald piece. Included are advertisements for bicycle repair, chocolate shop, tailored suits, groceries, and Ford garage services from Jeffersonville.
A Philadelphia inventor receives a patent for a pocket size weighing scale for mail. The device, based on a Roman steelyard, uses a planar beam with a horizontal slot for the counterpoise and a spring clip to hold the item. An index on the hanger surface indicates equilibrium, enabling compact, portable weighing and potential advertising space.
French scientists nearly two centuries after first arc measurement in Peru send a new commission led by army officers to remeasure the meridian arc. The effort aims to refine Earth size and shape data with advances since the original survey.
A terse line from the era hints at duel stakes where one side celebrates victory as the other faces defeat. The phrasing suggests a competitive or confrontational context with clear oppositional outcomes. No specific names or places are provided.
A man expresses a sense of indignation upon discovering something he believed he possessed has been taken. He questions the motives and seeks clarity on how the loss occurred and who is responsible. The piece traces his reaction and plans to recover or address the situation.
Advertisement offers a paid sales representational role in Southern Texas for oil leases. Promises potential earnings of $106.00 per day or more with daily commission. Provides full data maps and complete instructions upon request from Southern Texas Oil Lease Co. in San Antonio, Texas. AdvDP June 12-19
Advertising copy claims heavy impure blood causes a muddy complexion and illness while promoting Burdock Blood Bitters as the cure. It states the product purports to improve digestion and blood quality for sale at $1.25 in all stores.
The ad claims Renn Tire Service offers the gold standard of service and supplies Goodrich Fabric and Cord Tires. It touts 6000 to 8000 mile longevity and asserts no higher cost than competing interior brands, urging customers to insist on Goodrich Auto Tires for satisfaction.
Help wanted ad seeks a camp cook for a July 17 to 26 Boy Scout camp. Apply to Homer M. Frank Scoutmaster at Citizens Trust Co. Coots Bros. & Gill, opposite the Clark County State Bank, for real estate offerings in Indiana and Kentucky with promising investment potential.
For sale a pack wagon horse and harness incubator brooder daisy churn dome separator fine set of work harness lawn mower and fox terrier with pups listed by G M Schwab Sellersburg Cum Phone 46.
The Carfier circulation team reports some subscribers resist the new card system meant to guarantee timely delivery and swift resolution of irregularities. Readers are urged to call at once if papers do not arrive regularly. Also listed is a Ford motor with boat equipment for sale at Jeffersonville Indiana, contact Otto Keller.
Mr and Mrs Q R Smith of Orleans Indiana visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Jacobs and other relatives have returned home.
Classified notice advertises a cottage for sale at 415 West Maple Street with a July 6 7 8 listing and seeking applicants.
Lost between Interurban Station and Swartz Dry Goods Store a twisted gold and coral pin is reported. AdvD131Pqunesdduly 2.
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