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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1920
Page
3
A comic scene shows a New Woman in despair as her husband Henry arrives at the office. She groans at his extravagance and reveals a bill for his Panama hat from a pigeonhole, warning it could drive them to bankruptcy.
In a lighthearted exchange, Walker asks Doee about outfits while Smith comments on pockets. The dialogue hints at styling preferences and practical details without further context.
A gentleman orders soup in a restaurant and, after a long wait, the waiter presents the bowl. Inspecting it, the diner asks the waiter to name the dish and the waiter replies Bean soup, sir. The patron presses for the specific variety.
A teacher asks Tommy what he would think if the stars and stripes waved over the field of water. The boy answers that he would think the wind was blowing, revealing a wry, literal take on patriotic display from a child in a classroom setting.
The exchange shows Loet Halt and Tee Chap in a strained moment where Chap refuses marriage unless a large sum is provided. The dialogue emphasizes emotional hurt and the offer as a bargaining tool amid a broken relationship.
A quip between a patient and a doctor turns on word choice as the doctor jokes about enjoying the poor health of his patients. The exchange highlights humor in medical consultation during the period.
Washington Star reports Farmer Corntes Sel hosts book agents who visit, pretends to enjoy reading, then charges them 10 cents a glass for condensed ale and party rear guidance, turning the encounter into a practical joke.
Classified notice offering a three room furnished rental with all conveniences and contact phone 357. Adv. DING.
The Panama Isthmus Chinese community numbers about 3000 and is seen as law abiding and industrious. Many send children to the United States for schooling while mastering both Spanish and English, and the colony supports civic progress and a weekly Republic paper.
Jorgen Loveland, a 30 year old seaman claiming to have helped Doc Cook reach the North Pole, presented for enlistment but was rejected after exam showed worn teeth. The sergeant joked the army cannot feed him soup, noting he is otherwise fit except for the dentures.
The article estimates that counterfeit money ranges from two to three dollars in every one hundred thousand in coins and about one dollar in paper money. It notes most fake coin production in the far West due to gold business, while the East has more fake bank notes. It also mentions private silver coin production in the East and counterfeit silver dollars and half dollars as common in the Middle West and South.
Classified notice offers a Singer sewing machine and a Pathe phonograph for quick sale. Owner leaving city. contact 931 Mechanic Ave for details and price, with weekly terms and dates listed.
Nan Owens travels to Vernon for her vacation and discovers the old Harkins farm, now occupied by Lawrence Gardner who delivers milk. Their budding romance grows as he offers the house as a gift and she accepts, with plans to share life together.
The Greeks idealized mind in sport while Romans pursued practicality and thrift. The social athletes of old England are praised, yet once money or force enters athletics, decline follows.
Swiss Cleaners and Dyers promotes itself as the leading first class cleaner for men and women in Indiana or Kentucky. It boasts the largest and best equipped establishment with modern methods, serving Jeffersonville and Louisville with fabrics like silks and satins made to look new.
A National Association of Corporation Schools survey of 138 large firms shows three cooperative plans giving employees representation on wages hours and conditions. Early outcomes include wage demands and shorter hours, with some firms resisting higher costs while stock ownership and thrift incentives expand.
Philadelphia soprano Kathryn Lee traces descent from Miles Standish and Priscilla Mullen through John Alden and forms an American Society of singers born in the United States. She plans to gather figures including Lillian Russell Emma Eames Caroline White Orville Harrold Geraldine Farrar Reinald Werrenrath and Thomas Chalmers.
Mrs. Amy D. Winship of Los Angeles, age 90, continues higher education with plans to study until she reaches 100. She completed a Wisconsin State University course at eighty, has spent two years at the University of Southern California, and intends to enter a New Orleans university this fall. Her first husband was Col. John A. Davis of the Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, mortally wounded at Shiloh, and Mrs. Davis knew Lincoln Doughis and other noted men of that era.
A real estate ad touts Heat Estate listings from Coots Bros and Gill opposite Clark County State Bank. It claims city and farm properties in Indiana and Kentucky yield profitable investments and urges buyers to act now.
London reports a rapid legal training as the Prince of Wales is admitted as a student of the Middle Temple and called to the bar after a three minute proceedings. Lords Caleridge Mersey and Moulton approve further steps inviting him to bench. Laughter follows as the royal declaration and examinations are discussed.
Northern Serbia reports by American Relief Administration and Red Cross detail families living in stables and chicken coops after homes were destroyed by campaign moves. Many are homeless with breadwinners dead, mothers forced to farm stripped lands while seed stores were removed. Hospitals are crowded with malnourished children and war’s toll on youth, old, and injured persists.
In Cheyenne Wyoming Fred Stone a famed comedian and ex cowboy had a close call during Frontier Days when a steer he bulldogged turned on him and trampled him before cowboys saved him. He was not seriously hurt.
OLATHE Kas Susan Thompson known as Aunty Black died recently at the county home. She was said to be nearly 115 years old and had lived in Johnson County for sixty years, entering the home in 1879.
Chas Peel and Sym bicycle repair shop offers vulcanizing to double wheel life, saving readers from buying new wheels every few months. Local shop highlights durable repairs and cost savings for cyclists.
Practical harvest tips on cutting feeding hay early and timing, cleaning bearings, and mowing preparation. Advice covers clover pre-fall, stopping machines to sharpen knives, carrying a wool wad in oil cups, and keeping mower boxes stocked with a monkey wrench whetstone and flat file. Also notes dew, corn and potato cultivation, meadow marking for reseeding, sharp knives, and alfalfa benefits.
The Indianapolis News recommends a soil mix for root crops using 900 pounds of 16 percent acid phosphate, 600 pounds of tankage or cottonseed meal, 100 pounds of nitrate of soda and 400 pounds of muriate of potash. Apply 500 pounds under seed, bed and ridge, sow 15 pounds per acre crimson clover, then plow under in spring and renew fertilization to boost annual crop gains.
Brute remarks and Cynic respond with rapid quips about a crowded scene. The exchange focuses on perception and sly humor as a figure approaches, prompting amused reaction from onlookers.
A humorous exchange asks how a gambler loses money at the track. The man replies he bets on one black horse every time because a friend told him he would win if he picked the dark horse. The punchline hinges on a misapplied risky bet and a phrasal misdirection.
In a Sydney Bulletin exchange the guest insists rain is light and dinner should be foregone while the host counters that getting wet is likely. The dialogue evokes a light weather worry and social dining tension.
In a Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt a speaker declares retribution as a destined force that will eventually overtake others, addressing a son and using archaic phrasing. The fragment suggests a moral or cosmic balance theme within a pop culture frame.
Allen Moders of 318 Missouri Ave Jeffersonville testifies his kidney troubles eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills claiming relief from nocturnal urination backache and inability to straighten. He recalls a family history and urges not to settle for any kidney remedy. Adv. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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