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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
4
An essay on diary writing urges sincerity and conviction to influence readers. It cites Isocrates and Megile as models, emphasizing attitude, honesty, and purposeful expression to craft meaningful prose and living words.
The article critiques Geddes and British Ambassadors urging closer ties while warning against League of Nations entanglements. It recalls wartime aid and loans, questions fairness of intergovernmental plans, and contrasts American generosity with English public stance. It cites Haig, debts, bonuses, and cotton concerns.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a dispute involving Me-Thet vaby and a neighbor with a confusing mock dialogue. Mentions a figure named Wally Stoper and a “Half-Holiday” motif, implying a domestic or local quarrel with unclear outcome.
A fragmented quotation drives a cryptic note on a life motto attributed to Russell Sage. The source text mixes informal speech and oblique references, yielding a terse, puzzle-like newspaper fragment.
Actress Nazimova stars in The Brat at the i e Rose Theatre with an advance listing for July 1926. Performances highlight a notable stage cinema cross appeal.
A tense drawing room scene unfolds aboard a train car where Rita Brown mocks the narrator and Maj Grantland’s presumed politeness hides underlying tension. They argue over meals and supplies as the women prepare for an anxious journey and the narrator contends with Rita’s provocations.
The Leep Motor Company offers day and night repair of all car makes, vulcanizing tires and accessories. The ad urges frequent inspections as a big saving, promising the best service with modern equipment.
Glasgow tramways reach semi jubilee as municipal ownership expands since 1844. From six miles to a vast system, shift from horse traction to electric overhead lines completed by 1902. Expansion continued into suburbs and towns until wartime pause in 1914 amid the great war.
Wanted wood workers and wood working foremen cabinet makers machine and bench hands and varnishers. Good wages good hours and good working conditions. Apply in person or write for further particulars to the Wood Trades Association of Cincinnati 306 Odd Fellows Temple Cincinnati O.
Mrs Suddenclymer reports her son Hiram is doing well at college. He is taking a special study this term and claims to be on the receiving end of the best battery in the college nine, signaling progress in the electrical line.
A speaker recalls writing a long sermon when a hurricane struck scattering it to the four winds. He recalls the event as fulfilling a scripture about a group or congregation and a constitution in a distant, ceremonial sense.
A short quip notes a newborn arrival at a household, contrasting modest family milestones with a colleague’s trivial line about a washwoman also having a baby. The exchange reflects everyday small talk and social norms.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution notes a quarrel over a deacon praying for rain. One speaker mocks the idea, arguing time is money and a first class rain guarantee costs six dollars, reflecting urban humor about religious officials.
A playful exchange from a Puck-like note mocks melodrama about breaking jail and a convicted burglar, depicting sharp banter between characters and a mock dramatic tone. The line suggests caution against rash bravado amid a crime scenario.
Gienger & Co offering farm machinery plus tools and the Wallis Tractor advertised as doing the work of three, promising one third more bushels of corn wheat or oats. Jeffersonville’s largest supply house. Ad. 14.
A police officer questions a boy named Tommy found loafing near a street crossing. The boy claims he has a regular job earning a dollar weekly to sweep the crossing, then subcontracts the work to another child for fifty cents. The exchange humorously exposes a ruse to avoid real labor.
Walter Hoff Seely recalls a Pennsylvanian station anecdote from about a year ago in Jersey City. Secretary Hay sits beside an oblivious American at a lunch counter while a bystander jokes with him, asking to pass the confectionery, and Hay quietly passes the sugar.
Lieut Campbell Cleveland Davis explains how common phrases like first rate water tight and devil to pay arise from naval life. He links terms such as tack, yarn, signals of distress and ship of state to historical sailing practice and calking methods.
The ad asserts Renn Tire Service provides the gold standard of service and offers Goodrich Fabric and Cord Tires. It claims mileage of six to eight thousand miles and that price is comparable to other inner products, urging customers to insist on Goodrich tires for satisfaction.
An advertisement promotes The New York Laundry offering first class laundry for men women and children. It claims careful handling and urges busy households to send work to a regular business, touting best work at low prices and appealing to thoughtful husbands.
Mrs Wilson returns from a crockery sale radiant with joy and tells her husband to join the Cremation Society. She reveals she bought a vase for his ashes to display on the mantel. Also notes a for sale Singer sewing machine and a Pathe phonograph with owner leaving town.
An old ad for Chas L Combs Laundry promises top cleaning and press services with bold claims of quality. A pasted satirical speech by Parson Moses Black mocks tainted money during a church hat sweep, featuring period dialect and a deacon’s collection.
A Broadway philosopher jokes about owning land after a friend loses his country place to foreclosure. The wry dialogue envisions a private, tax free retreat labeled as a future graveyard estate, sparking a brief comment on inequality of foreclosures.
Years apart bring a chance encounter at the shore between Missa Gid yun and Mr. Singleton. He recalls a past proposal rejected five years earlier, while she concedes youth and foolishness, now with a shaded hope that time has changed them.
A compact reflection contrasts two car faces the driver presents. one worn in his own vehicle, another worn when riding with a companion. Breekiva Life frames this dichotomy in a brief, thought provoking style.
A Victorian scene unfolds as a young man drives a motor car along a smooth country road. A fair maid exclaims joy at speed while two men in a runabout tail them. the man identifies one as a repairman and the other as a surgeon.
In a Cleveland Leader piece a homeless man known as Holmes explains his dog is his only friend. He says the animal must eat whatever scraps people offer, often going hungry as a result.
The Hoosier Jeffersonville meat market advertises beef pork mutton and pure lard with a claim that the greatest number of people buy their meat. It invites customers to save money on every purchase in the local market.
For baby's croup Willie's daily cuts and bruises mother's sore throat grandma's lameness. The household remedy 30c and 60c. Adv.
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