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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
8
A local notice invites couples to visit a shop to review engraved stationery options for June weddings. The ad emphasizes Harcourt Quality and sample books, urging attendees to compare prices and styles before making a decision.
Wheatly Glascock son of Mr and Mrs J L Glascock has returned from Indianapolis where he studied at the Metropolitan School of Music for sixteen months. He plans to remain in Indianapolis for another year then move to New York for two years and spend two more years in the old country. His father runs the military department at the Indiana Reformatory and The Reflector notes he entertained at Chapel with violin piano and songs.
John Harmon awoke to loud noises at his property near New Market and found four newborns in quick succession: a colt, a calf, a nest of young birds, and a baby boy, all appearing during his late night check of the barn and shed.
Mrs Pharah Johnson of 634 Missouri Ave Jeffersonville says she suffered kidney trouble and backache for years before Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her. She first praised them in 1910 and again in 1915, adding that they always give relief for kidney symptoms in her family. Price 50 cents at dealers.
County Treasurer John R. Scott announces a bond sale on June 12 to fund the Valentine Nachand road construction. Total bonds amount to $9,160 as ordered by the Board of County Commissioners.
Mrs. Nellie Wright formerly of this city died at her home in Indianapolis. She was a sister of W. T. Jones, formerly superintendent of the Government Depot, who was transferred to the St. Louis depot some time ago. The deceased had not resided here for many years.
Judge James W. Fortune heard the mandamus proceeding State ex rel William A. Lawrence against the School Township of Charlestown and others. Both sides were instructed to file briefs promptly. the hearing lasted only a short time.
Classified ad notes a square piano for sale paid in cash. Location listed as 525 E Chestnut and entry marked adv 3t.
A new packet boat named Paducsh is under construction at the Howard Shipyards for the St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Company. Costing 40000 dollars, it will draw two feet, operate year round, carry passengers and freight, be 175 feet long and 38 feet wide, and include electric lighting. Completion is set for July.
Sunday marks High School night at Wall Street M E church with a student sermon instead of the usual baccalaureate. The High School commencement is set for a week from tonight.
Crawford County youth travel to western Clark County to pick berries on the Hunt family farm near Borden. Local activity highlights farm work and seasonal harvest.
A quotation from C. P. Connory in The American Magazine highlights more than 20 million acres of public land remaining in Montana. It notes over half of that land is arable and hints at opportunities for settlement or development.
Wilmdr Dickey principal of the Howard Park schools and Mrs Dickey have been visiting relatives for several days at New Washington.
Trade advertises wall paper cleaning services with guaranteed satisfaction. Paul Miller promotes clean walls for spring and provides contact at Doherty's Drug Store near Spring and Maple.
Local taxi service offers ten cents for single passengers within city limits with two or more riders charged five cents each but no trip under ten cents. Hourly rate is one dollar for one passenger or up to four. Call 214 or 949 for prompt service. W. F. Howes. Adv. 5-31-71.
A gathering of stewards and leaders of the Wall Street M. E. Church is planned for this evening to discuss church affairs and duties.
An exhibit shows how the Commercial Department at the high school teaches bookkeeping. Students balance trial balances, prepare income statements, and compile ledgers and cash books using six column journals and sales registers. The display explains double entry, ledgers, and the path to a complete set of accounts, with praise from the Certs for the work completed.
A Sher ind mortgage of the Bal Hinare Olio Railway Company was filed for record yesterday in the County Recorder's office. The 153 page document is described as the most voluminous ever recorded locally with an official fee of $6850. Recording covers all trestled miles the railway passes through and names the New York Gen ius coossy as part of the arrangement.
The article notes the omebrel season under the ee Ince begins a month from now and runs until November. It states many hunters believe it started already, but that is not the case.
Many in Jeffersonville report quick relief from constipation sour stomach and gas using Adler-ika a buckthorn bark glycerine mixture. A spoonful relieves most cases and can help prevent appendicitis with a short treatment offering instant easy action as claimed by Wm C Pfau.
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