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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
5
Nesbit recalls a theater night when a faint perfume and the violet girl sparked interest. A fire scare prompts a crowded exit and a daring rescue as he protects the Lady of the Violets from the crush. The tale hints at a forthcoming event next spring.
Discussion notes that most old trade dollars and Mexican silver coins remain bullion or unredeemable, with a small share lost or destroyed yielding government profit. A Samoa garden at Mount Vaea plans a Stevens on memorial honoring Robert Louis Stevenson, with improved care for his tomb and monuments.
It has been our observation that. It is the ripe scholar who falls the quick.
The St Alban Fingland city librarian informs the London Times that the Bleak House setting has a real counterpart. He notes a mid eighteenth to nineteenth century house at Catherine Street, once called The Daultens or Dalten house, later Blenk house, now surrounded by town development with abbey tower visible from top windows.
A note explains that the word Methodist comes from a Greek term meaning method or life. It was used derisively for followers of John Wesley, who adopted the label and promoted adherence to the Savior's rules and methods.
A playful exchange defines a featherweight fighter as a game rooster with mock schooling in local jargon. The banter highlights slang and regional pronunciation quirks without reporting a formal event or person.
A brief dialogue on whether a man should pay attention to a martier woman. The question is met with the reply that it is acceptable if she is his wife. The exchange reflects gender norms and marriage expectations of the era.
Reds pitcher Slim Sallee says Cincinnati's park is the hottest in midsummer, with the roof and heat described as stifling. He contrasts it with the Washington and Kansas City venues where air flow and heat are less severe, noting the oppressive conditions faced by players.
Carl Mays recounts how Cleveland players begged signs only to be misled as Boston secretly changed signals. Cleveland batters faced fast balls and curves, taking hits until a wary Cleveland hitter shouted he would not be told which signs to read.
Japan to be represented by Ichiva Kamage in Olympic tennis. India to field six athletes including three marathoners. Spain may enter the Harmsworth trophy contest off the Isle of Wight. Walter Haren to play in the British Open at Deal. Benny Leonard to retire by year end unless defeated earlier. W Crook set 4-5 seconds for 100 yards in an Olympic trial at Chesham. New Jersey boxing refs to be paid 50 and 30. Deputy Rothschild bills racing clean up in France. Hartford Charter Oak race attracts 33 trotters for 10000 prize. Inverness hosts national open golf championship in August. Psideledo club to be busy. Lew Edwards to return to England. Washington University stadium nearing completion with 60000 seating capacity. Thornton Martin plans Pennsylvanian enrollment. hurdles time around 25 seconds. Mrs. Luther Kennett wins southern Californian golf title for fifth time. She pursues the women’s amateur championship with recent Los Angeles wins.
Jockeys and trainers nickname Careful the speedy filly owned by Walter J. Salmon. Her six straight victories have rivals calling her a Man o War successor. The young Wrack and Mindful filly, Yhiy, is seen as a steady threat as she enters the top stakes on metropolitan tracks this season.
Umpire Bill Brennan ruled on a strike and steal attempt with Wingo at first and Brazil at bat. The ball deflected off Brazils bat into foul territory before any delivery, and Brennan ruled the steal valid, stating no interference and calling it a freak obstruction play.
Mike O Neill and his brother John formed the famed O Neill battery for the St Louis Cardinals. He invested savings in Louisiana oil lands and is said to be worth 800000 dollars. He was recently elected president of a leading petroleum concern in the state.
Joe Beckett heavyweight champion of Singland accepts a gold and enamel belt from C B Cochran as a memento of three victories over Bombardier Wells Frank Goddard and Eddie McGoorty.
It now appears doubtful whether the United States will be represented in the tennis events at the Antwerp Olympic games. Uncle Sam's best racquet wielders will be busy with the tournaments at home.
George Cykowski, a sand-lot recruit released by the Indians, performs well with Des Moines club. He finds himself in jams but immediately shifts to a strikeout game showing the proper stuff.
A Tacoma baseball fan asks for game reports written in pure, plain English without slang. A single sport scribe will test the approach and produce straightforward accounts of ball games.
Gustavius Kirby president of the American Olympic Committee credits the Philadelphia intercollegiate meet with revealing many standout athletes. He says the performances show the United States will likely maintain track and field supremacy at Antwerp.
Baseball chatter spans Meusel hitting power, Burns anger over Bancroft deal, Gleason’s ire, and tall pitchers like Bryan Harris. Mentions Parks Michigan captaincy, Johnson’s college role, new coaches, Ruth in Japan, and multiple trades and signings shaping rosters across majors and minors.
Monserrat in Barcelona province is described as an ancient sacred mountaintop shrine famed for legends of a found Virgin image. Once a center of emperors and scholars, it suffered French looting in the 1800s but has since been rebuilt and offers free pilgrim lodging, preserving its historic reverence.
The piece explains friendship is an acquired art and urges readers to act friendly. Lead with genuine warmth, greet others as glad to see you, and offer approaches to break initial barriers. Look for the good in people, then you will likely find it.
The article argues that mothers must plan and prepare a method of character training for infants. It stresses restraining impulse, infinite patience, and self-control to direct a child's conduct. Mothers should cultivate principles to guide motives as a child develops unconsciously.
The piece traces Ireland’s early Celtic tribes and chiefs, noting Brian Boru’s victory over the Danes at the 1014 Battle of Clontarf near Dublin and his death at the camp’s end. It recounts subsequent disarray and the rise of Anglo-Norman influence led by Roderick O’Connor as the last Celtic monarch.
The article explains how the Moon and Sun together affect Earth's tides. It notes the Moon pulls on all objects, but water responds most readily. There are two tidal bulges on Earth, under the Moon and on the opposite side, caused by the Moon's gravity.
In a guarded exchange, Uncle Bill Bottle Top asserts the new drinks avoid a red nose or headache. He concedes they might be harmful but insists the quantity isn’t enough to cause real damage.
Senator Sorghum explains the speech was not meant to be heard but to give the boys an excuse for making more noise amid the crowd's strong approval.
Sammy Sausage addresses Barnyard with a bold plan to reject pedigrees and aristocracy. He argues pigs should remain plain and practical, embracing greed, selfishness, and mud while teaching future piglets simple life rules.
An eight year old asks if he is made of dust during a newspaper talk at home. The father replies that he is not, noting that otherwise the boy would dry up occasionally.
The Saint Louis Republic notes that a boy’s turning time influences his character, suggesting habitual routines and guidance affect outcomes as boys grow into men.
The teacher asks for the object of strike in the sentence Thomas Strikes Henry. The student answers with shorter hours and higher wages as the object, imagining himself a future walking delegate leading the class.
Little Dorothy on her first sleeping car ride asks her mother who occupies the flat above them as they travel. The moment captures a child’s curious glimpse into railroad life aboard the sleeper.
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