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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters for purifying blood and improving digestion. It also promotes Groher's Cash Grocery and Leep Motor Company offerings including fresh eggs butter produce and auto repair services. The note references Advy.21 and various shop slogans.
The Graham Drug Co. Drug Store in Jeffersonville markets the Palm Garden Cafe as the town s top value eatery with live music and an all you can eat game meal deal. Harry L. Beiling promotes the cafe as the place to dine this hot weather.
An 19th century advertisement page highlights Hoosier Meat Market selling beef pork mutton and lard with low prices. J Gienger & Co advertise farm machinery tools and a Wallis tractor promising higher bushel yields. Shannon's Dairy touts clarified milk and cream delivered daily at 15 cents a quart for health value.
The 100 per cent Gold Standard Store offers rings pins charms watches clocks silverware cut glass with full guarantee. Rings in all designs and sizes. Alarm clocks that will open your eyes. Watches cleaned and oiled by Mr. Young to keep you on time. Adv.38.
An early Jeffersonville advertisement claims Chas L Combs Laundry offers the best cleaning and pressing for shirts, colors and underwear. It promises careful handling and master cleaning service with unmatched quality and price.
An advertisement promotes the New York Laundry offering first class laundry service for men women and children. It stresses careful handling and urges busy households to avoid making a sweat shop of home laundry with the promise of thoughtful service and low prices.
The ad proclaims savings of 25 to 50 percent on home goods. It outlines a complete line of kitchenette supplies, tinware, granite ware, crockery, lamps and other useful articles.
H. G. Bottorff manufactures and builds top quality auto tops seat covers and upholstery to protect seats and improve car appearance. Promises the best quality work and service with reasonable prices. Adv. 40.
An old advertisement from Voters-Beiden Furniture Co promotes home furnishings including refrigerators described as energy saving and affordable with home delivery and full guarantee. Qi Stores for hot weather are also highlighted.
The Auto Sheet Metal Company advertises auto repair services for automobiles, bodies, fenders and radiators in Jeffersonville. It promises high class work and service, guaranteed results, and prices that will please customers.
The Clark County Milling Co. advertises Flavo Flour as the finest flour on the market. It claims to produce lightest and whitest bread, cakes, biscuits, and rolls used in Jeffersonville homes. Patrons urged to ask for Flavo Flour and support home industry.
Mrs. Ben Clegg visits her mother Mrs. James Holliwell near Borden. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ewing return from a motor trip to Knob Noster Missouri to visit Mr. Ewing’s mother.
The Rainbow Club meeting was postponed because several members were out of the city.
The Nota Bene Club spent a delightful day at a picnic meeting hosted by Mrs. John Lutz at her country home. Members and children attended a bountiful dinner though rain kept everyone indoors. The next meeting will be in two weeks with Mrs. Diadlas Lawrence.
Mrs Kate Zaun has returned from a visit to Mr Arthur Clark and his family in Evansville after spending time there and reporting a pleasant stay with the Clark household.
Mrs Garrie Lawton hosted the Philathea Class gathering Tuesday evening at her Louisville home. Attendants included Mesdames C B Fonk Chas Neeley Frank Dolan Clara Maytower M C Warman and F Williams with several other guests. The evening ended with refreshments and pleasant companionship.
Mr. and Mrs. George Crum returned from a visit to their daughter Mrs. Tom Pound and family of Chicago. Dr. Claude Crum was the guest of Mrs. Pound during the stay.
Miss Lorene Weisenbach employed by the government was taken to Mr Louis Hoff's home where she boarded very ill on Monday and on Tuesday was moved to her home at Wilsons Switch. She was better at the last report.
Misses Gladys and Elizabeth Casey will arrive Sunday to visit their aunt Mrs J H King, bringing news and family cheer for a short stay.
Gillespie and Son Master Plumbers provide complete plumbing supplies for many Jeffersonville homes. Their work and service earn hearty approval from residents as essential for sanitary, modern living with bath and modern equipment becoming standard in progressive homes.
Mr. D. T. Spees, after a spell in Washington, has returned and resumed his position in the government.
Mr. Frank Toherty has returned from a vacation trip to Chicago. Mrs. Wm. Reschar has returned after a visit to her niece Mrs. A. J. Eberts and Mr. Eberts in North Vernon Indiana.
Mr and Mrs Wm Drake and daughter Katherine of Indianapolis depart for home after a visit to Mr and Mrs Ralph Kirk Wooel.
Me WLI reports Bishop and family of Colimbus will arrive the first of the week to visit Mr and Mrs Ralphn Kirkwood. Dorothy Kirkwood, who has been visiting them, will return with them.
The Triangle Missionary Society of the Christian Church held a well attended meeting at the church on Tuesday night. The group will study mission stations in America for six months.
Miss Margaret Kincaid has returned to her home in Lexington Kentucky after visiting Mr and Mrs Duncan Kincaid.
Mr and Mrs Roy E Wayman formerly of this city announce the birth of their son Bertram Stanley on July 11 at their home in Louisville.
The Electric Shop markets a wide range of electrical goods including batteries, electric irons, sweepers, and washing machines. It promises constant light and dependable service for all electrical needs.
Help needed for a Boy Scout camp from July 17 to 26. Apply at once to Homer M Frank Scoutmaster Citizens Trust Co.
A Washington woman patent presents a nursing bottle rack with a shallow trough and upright bottle supports plus inverted positions for draining. Projections hold bottles, hooks carry brushes and funnels, offering an organized nursery station with a low cost and practical value in the home.
The note compares hair growth by gender noting boys grow about 0.18 inches daily and girls faster. It cites a boy growing three feet three inches in six years and a man peaking in the twenty-first to twenty-fourth years. It adds eyelash growth to 429 inch in twenty weeks and lifespan 100 to 150 days, plus camera measured eyelid winks at twenty in four seconds.
Smith and Hughes Garage in Jeffersonville offers 24 hour service for all makes. Master mechanics perform speedily accurate adjustments at low prices, with thorough knowledge of motor construction and mechanics.
A collage of Jeffersonville and Louisville classified ads showcases Clark County Realty Insurance offers with low rates, Kryptoks eye glasses, Home Restaurant meals, Doolittle Drug Store beauty and household items, Federal Bread baking tips, Citizens Drug Store products, Melvin Smith Singer sewing machines sale, and a Fatty Arbuckle film at LeRose Theater with dates July 12 to 16.
Allen Barnett of Progressive Grocer offers first class sanitary store goods including butter cheese eggs and fresh Produce. Guenther and Rauth Ford Garage provides car service and inspections to keep Fords in good order and extend life. Prices described as satisfactory.
The Renn Tire Service promotes Goodrich Fabric and Cord Tires as the gold standard of service. They claim mileage of six to eight thousand miles, low cost compared to interior prices, and urge customers to insist on Goodrich Auto Tires for satisfaction.
Co. D Reeder markets the only First Class Merchant Tailor in Jeffersonville offering tailor made suits to measure with lasting color. Services include cleaning pressing and repair, restoring old garments to look like new. Ad mentions 31.
Purest candies from C W Strauch offer chocolate creams and caramels. Ice cream and sodas come in popular flavors to quench thirst. Order your choice of flavors at The Chocolate Shop.
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Thomas Elefic Oll as a household remedy for children's croup, minor injuries, and a mother's sore throat. It highlights a price of 30 cents or 60 cents and emphasizes quick family relief.
The Diamond Pure Food Company promotes Diamond Crisp Flakes as the finest health cereal. Marketed as the people's choice and found in millions of homes, the product is urged for widespread purchase and recognition as the standard of quality.
The Rose Coal Company advertises the sale of the best grades of coal that are thoroughly screened and free from dirt and clinkers. It emphasizes delivering more heat for the least money and notes that most people order coal from Rose Coal Company.
The Daily Star urges readers to place want ads to reach two thirds of Jeffersonville and surrounding communities. The Star claims leading coverage in Clark County for classified notices and sales.
Allen Moders of 318 Missouri Ave Jeffersonville reports kidney trouble causing frequent night urine and back pain. He cites family success with Doan's Kidney Pills after trying other remedies and recommends the product, price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the cure.
Chas H Moser offers dependable men's furnishings hats shirts collars ties socks underwear with savings of one third. Jeffersonville residents know this by experience. Your next suit from this store means dollars in your pocket.
Geo C Ogden promotes shoe repair to cut costs and add comfort with half soles and rubber heels, promising substantial savings and easier walking.
A vintage ad invites customers to visit Frank Davis Confectionery and Tee Cream Store for the choicest ice cream and candies. It promotes ice cream cones as a fine treat.
Sealed bids for construction of state highways in Clark County and related routes are due by 10 00 a m July 28 1920. Plans cost 5 00 per set with a 55 00 plan set fee refundable only if plans are not returned. Bids include grading and culvert work with bonds required. L H Wright director adv July 57 83 05 07 20 22 24.
Swiss Cleaners and Dyers promotes itself as the leading first class cleaners for men and women in Indiana and Kentucky. It claims the largest, best equipped establishment with modern methods, serving the best homes in Jeffersonville and Louisville. It touts silk and satin restoration and top quality service with unsurpassed workmanship.
An old advertisement for Boyce's Sweet Shop promotes First Class Tea Cream and Candies, chocolates, creams, and varied sodas. It touts delicious ice cream and invites customers to try it, enjoy better health, and return with friends.
The Priscilla Club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John Russ. St Pauls Sunday Second picnics Thursday afternoon at Fountaine Ferry Park Louisville. St Pauls Guild Morton Memorial Aid Society and Ladies Bible Class Park Church plan lawn fete Thursday night. Community picnic at Ohio Falls ball park Friday. Boy Scouts Presbyterian Church meet Friday night. Rebekah Lodge meets Thursday night at Pfau's Hall.
Boy Scouts Troops 1 and 6 plan a weekend camp on Curlis farm this Saturday. Local leaders expect camping activities, cooking, and outdoor skills demonstrations for participating scouts.
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