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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes a yearly rate of 14h with a 4.50 per year option tied to payment terms and a second-lase matter. The text is garbled and lacks context, but references a payment schedule and possible late entry condition.
An advertisement offers to buy oil stock from a newly formed company Amalgamated Cii Co with promises of 100 percent dividends and rapid gains. It urges remittance now and claims low price shares, with a note on future dividend declarations and quick action. Includes dubious health ads and unrelated lines.
Advertisement promises easy income by selling sheet music and health tonics. Claims low cost with high returns and urges for information from Krey Music Co in Boston Massachusetts. Mentions beauty products and wartime tonics with vague testimonials and persuasive language.
An advertisement touts Bordock Blood Bittera as a system tonic to improve digestion and appetite. It promises better sleep and overall strengthening with a price of 51.00 dollars.
Fragmentary text hints at a booklet describing an ideal winter scene in Deland near orange groves and a university center with a hard road to Atlantic Ocean beaches. Mentions Buennese League Neland and Fila Ady.
Classified ad lists State or County distributors selling Ford cars with a large commission and territory. Promises safety in industrial manufacturing. Separate ad promotes Dean's Quiets for headaches dizziness and indigestion at 25 cents in all stores.
56 acre farm with splendid improvements two miles from Jeffersonville. Immediate possession. For particulars contact J. B. Phil at Summitville Indiana. Adv.
Advertisement seeks coins for immediate payment including 1873 S Mint coin at 50 dollars, 1904 dollars proofs at 2 dollars, 1853 quarter sparrows at 7 dollars. Mentions many valuable coins circling and urges sending 4 cents for a large coin circular. Address Numismatic Bank, Sept 2 Werth, Tex.
An assortment of ad snippets mentions items for sale including a 50 by 140 layout valued at 1850 dollars and properties in Howard Park Clarksville Gordon Adv. WA. a line touts “sith engineers” and big producers, while other copy promotes a digestive tonic and a Rocky Mountain tea product with vague health claims and dubious promises.
U S Government uses Richmond Chemical Extinguishers to suppress gasoline fires in autos and factories. District Manager boasts 600 percent profit. Ad promotes the product and a spring remedy tonic from Holisters Rocky Mountain Tea for the whole family at 35 cents.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a multipurpose beauty remedy that removes blackheads softens skin clears the blood brightens the eye and sweetens the system. It promises a handsome smile and urges trying it tonight for 35 cents by M. F Docherty.
Short note urges quick action to take advantage of a free electric iron offer advertised by Electric Shop in the issue.
A historical note suggests using Dean's Regulats as a method to renew habitual constipation. It recommends taking a laxative regularly and mentions availability at drug stores for a dime.
Advertisement for tomato and rhubarb plants. Transplanted tomato varieties promoted for quick bearing with strong roots. Plants priced 10c per dozen, rhubarb at 5c each. Located at Deckers Second Hand Store 722 Spring Street.
Parties wishing to sell Chautauqua Season Tickets on Commission apply to Theo Lyons at 336 W Maple St Jeffersonville. Adv.
A vintage ad urges readers to keep Dr. Thomas Electric Oil on hand for minor injuries. It emphasizes readiness, notes availability from druggists, and lists price points of 25 cents and 50 cents in a concise promotional tone.
Advertising copy promotes Dean's Ointment for eczema and itching relief in babies with a small amount claimed to be effective and safe for children, priced at 50 cents a box at all stores.
Earn money by Sterling methods offering $5 to $15 per day for choosing household necessities. Apply at once for territory. Sterling Co. Box 37 Kokomo Indiana.
The Silver Mirror Co Inc offers employed persons extra monthly income of 20 to 35 dollars without interfering with regular work. No investment and no advertising or canvassing. Unemployed need not apply. Address 123 W Madison St Chicago Ill Adv. 4 19 20 21 22
A vintage ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for tablets to ease back pain rheumatism fainting spells indigestion constipation headaches and poor appetite. It suggests using it at least once a week for a month or two and promises noticeable improvement.
A dated advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a bracing cleaning medicine to combat spring fever. It promises improved mood, energy, and color with tea or tablet form sold by M. F. Doherty.
Lost pinmanana painted dark green with a light green shamrock rumored last in Eastern Cemetery. Reward payable to Mrs. F. H. Same of Chestnut. (Adv.)
Exceptional commission sales opportunity for a capable representative of a large tire manufacturer. Apply to Manager, 611 Chamber of Commerce, Detroit, Michigan.
Advertisement seeks a man with proven sales skill to earn $100 plus monthly. Promises a stable, profitable opportunity to establish a permanent business. Stetson Oil Co. invites applicants in Cleveland, Ohio.
Classified ad offering $5 to $7 daily for selling new fibre brooms via sample by parcel post. Mentions 30 cents sample and Wynne Broom Co based in Elmira N.
Tree ripened citrus offered for cash with delivery to any address. Approximate quantities include 200 oranges or 80 grapefruits at 1.75 dollars F O B Jacksonville. Contact C. J. Dixon in Jacksonville, Florida.
Direct from factory opportunity offers reliable women a chance to earn about six dollars per day. Woman's Wear Co. invites applicants at 88 McWhorter Street Newark New Jersey for agency work selling dresses and organizing agents.
Classified ad seeks a crew foreman with experience and good references for MAGA ZINE CIRCULATION COMPANY in Chicago. Also promotes Thomas' Electric Oil as a remedy for earache toothache burns and sore throat.
Amalgamated Oil Co invites investors to buy limited shares at 2c each with 10 buys per stock value. Quick action urged as 100% dividends expected within 90 days and 20 wells to be developed. Free information offered from 1721 Colcord Bldg Oklahoma Okla.
Purify your blood and improve complexion with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea a spring tonic claimed to drive impurities and germs from the system. 35c tea or tablets by M. F. Doherty.
Local organizer needed to sell magazine subscriptions on an eight seventy five payment plan. Permanent position with sub-agents and advancement prospects. Apply The Magazine Circulation Company 327 333 S Dearborn St Chicago.
An old advertising note claims most skin eruptions and rashes come from impure blood. It recommends Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing tonic and states it is available for $1.00 at all stores.
Wanted advertisement from Paul Miller offering wallpaper cleaning at reasonable prices with work guaranteed. Apply at 916 Seventh Street or call this office for details.
Classified ad notes a Maxwell for sale in good condition by Dr. J. H. Baldwin. Asking price is $350 cash if purchased immediately.
The Atlantic District of the Missouri Synod opened in Massachusetts with Rev. F Prothenhauer of Chicago delivering the opening sermon on the Duties of the Christian Church. He said the church’s sole duty is to preach the gospel and noted the synod operates fifteen colleges with 2,900 students and a faculty of renete professors.
Ad text claims agents will learn something to gain financial advantage by asking about premium offers. Mentions Acme Co located at 161 East 111th St Chicago.
An advertisement promises a skin treatment called ethine double strength will remove freckles. The copy claims night and morning application helps fade dark spots and lightens the complexion with a money back guarantee.
Adjutant General Frank L. Bridges ordered ten Indiana National Guard companies to answer steps to meet War Department efficiency standards. Failure means automatic mustering out and government equipment stored. Affected units include five in the First Infantry: Company C New Albany, Company F Madison, Company T Bloomington, Company YT Cashinenn, Company K Martinsville, with three more in the Second Infantry.
The report lists Company E Franklin, Company H Indianapolis, Company M Anderson, plus Company D Fort Wayne and Company G Columbia City from the Third Infantry, indicating regional unit assignments in the draft records.
The report lists about 450 members in the involved companies. Congress members in districts with affected firms, including Congressman Cox, urged the War Department to rescind the action. The law allows withholding militia funds if inspections show below minimum standards. all state companies were inspected by a U S Army officer. Company M remains unaffected and has strengthened recently.
Gustave A. Klinger, elected Portage Township trustee and Masonic member, dictated his own funeral plans to County Auditor Clarence Sedgewick before leaving on a Western trip. He chose the minister pallbearers hymns and grave master. Klinger died upon reaching Webster City Iowa shortly after. he had refused further discussion.
New York bericht reports that June 4 discusses expanding bank credit links between the United States and China. The article notes efforts to widen financial ties to support trade and shipping as tensions ease.
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company petitions the Public Service Commission of Indiana to remove discrimination in rental rates by raising the minimum rate across classifications. Hearings are set for Boonville June 15 1915 Evansville June 18 1915 and Jeffersonville June 17 1915. interested parties must appear to show cause why discrimination should not be removed. Witness dated May 19 1915.
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