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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
4
A London Daily News note urges American youth to respect parents, linking family reverence to personal virtue and longevity. It contrasts American inde pendence with foreign maternal and paternal regard, cites biblical and classical authorities, and warns that neglect harms both youth and society.
A boy reflects on instinct versus human intelligence noting that instinct would imply knowing all we need without learning, but humanity relies on reason and study to avoid ignorance. He argues reasoning requires effort and reflection to avoid folly.
Allen Modders of 318 Missouri Ave Jeffersonville testifies his kidneys troubled him nightly with frequent urination and back pain until Doan's Kidney Pills eased his symptoms. He says they cured a family member previously and advises others to use the remedy priced at 60 cents through all dealers Foster Milburner Mig Tutala N.Y.
Misses Evelyn and Helen Pound who spent the winter with grandparents Mr and Mrs George Rum attended school here and prepare for their home in Chicago. Saturday night Mrs Frank Allen and daughter Wathen and son Harry who stayed the week with Dr and Mrs O P Graham returned to their home at Bedford Monday.
A fragment suggests a gender perspective on control in relationships. It contrasts a woman's aim with a man’s response and hints at varying outcomes based on the partner. The text reads as a social observation from a bygone era.
A Carrollton woman describes two years of female weakness and constant fatigue. After doctors and other remedies failed she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, taking twelve bottles and later six more, restoring strength. She now works as a hospital attendant and urges others to seek advice from the Pinkham company.
Mayor Benjanin Bosse proposes a subsidy of 860000 funded by a tax per passenger carried by the company last year. The local Central Labor Union has publicly opposed the increase.
An adsuki bean arrival from Japan shows promise for American farming due to high seed yield and versatile processing. It grows as a 1.5 to 2 foot bushy summer annual, yields about 25 bushels per acre, and makes meal flour and confections.
State Home at Lafayette halted power at the Indiana Soldiers' Home due to coal shortage. A car coal consignment was seized and promised delivery tonight. Water supply held for morning needs but cold lunch served at noon.
A rural advice piece covers farm practices and home repairs. It emphasizes alfalfa cultivation with lime and soil inoculation, notes the nitrogen fixation from sweet clover, and recommends plaster bandages as emergency repairs for frozen or burst water pipes. It cites Dr. E H Jenkins of the Connecticut Experiment Station on inoculation and bacteria for alfalfa roots.
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