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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
5
Black Fox seeks power to transform into a turkey and back. He bribes an old witch with a stone taken from the forest pool bottom. The witch grants three changes tonight but warns a new stone must be brought each night.
OCR fragmentary lines show scattered names and phrases including Peter, Paige, Pietro, George, Teresa, and Petre. The piece hints at dialogue or stream of consciousness with references to seats, feet, and a zoo-like list, lacking complete coherence or clear event.
A speaker admits dressing poorly in youth due to scanty clothes and hiding from guests. Though older now, the narrator admits a lingering awareness of appearance and the urge to present better, acknowledging past embarrassment and present restraint.
A chipped town note notes residents debating the weather and social friction as outsiders are assessed by locals. The piece hints at cautious cross town tensions and the risk of trouble if grievances rise.
Edna Kent Forbes explains how calories, not just portion size, determine weight. She offers a simple method to estimate daily calories by weight and height and lists common foods with their fat content, advising pork and bacon avoidance for weight loss while noting oysters and lean meats as better choices.
The Punjab subcommittee of the Indian National Congress reports that British soldiers opened fire on a crowd in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, while natives sought to present a petition for leaders’ release. Gen. Dyer said firing would continue until the crowd dispersed, with about 1,000 said killed and bodies piling at exits. The incident followed Rowlat bills and arrests of Kitchlew and Sattypal.
In western Michigan grasshoppers cause about 400000 dollars in crop damage. Farmers in a dozen counties organize under county agents to combat the pest. An Ann Arbor railroad freight train was halted as brakemen swept grasshoppers from the rails to continue.
Frank W. Carpenter, retiring Mindanao and Sulu governor, says polygamy is waning as girls from prominent families are educated in Manila public schools. He notes a territorial law and a Sulu treaty grant religious freedom but require monogamy, predicting the practice will be virtually wiped out in a few years as Christian influence grows.
Officials of the Mormon church in Honolulu announced evidence showing the Maoris of New Zealand and Hawaiians share the same stock. Studies trace migration from Hawaii to New Zealand, with Duncan of Twannevirke matching Emma Lewis in a sixty fifth generation forefather named Hema, suggesting a single ancestral line for both peoples.
Frank Seifried Jr. grasped a bridge rail to avoid an oncoming train and slipped. He fell twenty four feet from a second story window, breaking his ankle and ending his dream. In Peru pineapples reach twenty pound weights.
A patient asked Professor Schlosser to cut off his snout to become a nose artist. The surgeon recently grafted skin and muscle from the forehead to create a movable artificial tip, allowing the patient to move the tip in any direction and raise it.
Jefferson Champion, 72, prominent Huntington businessman, was found dead at the wheel after a sudden plunge on the incline to a ferry. His dying struggle reportedly locked the brakes as spectators rushed to assist.
In British South Africa drought prompts wide water tapping and windmill adoption. U S windmills dominate new installations as farmers, reading American-made claims, spend over $300 000 in 1909 on windmills, fueling exports to the region.
New York health officials with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals plan a crusade to exterminate rats by fumigating the holds of all incoming ships with cyanide gas. The project targets cats left ashore due to owners’ summer absences, aiming to prevent bubonic plague and improve port safety.
A historical cooking page lists various small cookie recipes for summer, including Chocolate Cookies and Fruit Cookies with detailed ingredients and steps. It also features Macaroons with cornflakes and coconut, Oatmeal and Coconut Macaroons, and a closing verse about the power of words.
Instructions for Pineapple Cream Cafe Frappe Strawberry Ice Cream Snow Pudding using pineapple, coffee, strawberries, milk, arrowroot, gelatin, sugar, and cream. Includes preparation steps, chilling times, and freezing to mush, with serving tips and proportions.
The article suggests placing frequently used phone numbers on a wall card near the instrument for speed. It recommends a card hanging by the phone and lists tradesmen like the butcher, baker, and grocer as examples for a busy house wife to keep handy.
The premium quality of platinum lies in its precise expansion and contraction with heat and cold, matching glass. This makes it highly desirable for electric light bulbs where the wire passes through the glass, as other metals would crack the glass.
A concise quotation from Richard Steele urging men of merit to seek evaluation by worthy peers, emphasizing integrity and character over popularity. The line frames how true honor tests a person through the standards of those who value virtue.
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