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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
3
Four month newlyweds Rhoda Bascom face poverty after a mill burns. Teddy, the adopted son, schemes to raise money by staging a fake circus with Old Andy the lion. A town publisher posts a notice selling a lion ride for two cents, earning Ted a $300 reward and saving the family from selling out.
The piece argues that early cultivation of natural demeanor in women prevents self consciousness and affectation. It warns against forced boasting and opines that a small voice and graceful carriage aid lasting appeal and social popularity. It emphasizes avoiding faux pas and insincere bravado.
A traveler notes the University of San Marcos in Lima Peru, founded in 1551, as the oldest learning institution in the western hemisphere. He cherishes its courtyard stone stairways verandas and portraits of rectors, praising centuries of teachers and students who kept learning alive through war and revolution.
The Judges remark on shared thoughts as mental telepathy while Gillis adds that sometimes it’s just plain embarrassment. The exchange captures a light moment in judicial wit.
By twenty a man should know his inclinations and chosen field. If he experiments early and parents help, he can pursue a fitting career. delaying specialization risks mediocrity as habit fixation strengthens with age, making future changes near impossible. Enduring grooves shape life by thirty and solidify in middle age.
A Detroit Free Press column by Edgar A. Guest extols the "I’ll try" creed as a cure for fear. He urges young men to face unfamiliar duties, sum up chances, and answer duty with resolve rather than مuttering I can’t. The piece lauds self restraint.
A Oklahoma inventor unveils a hand operated leather kneading machine. New sun goggles include a shade to protect the wearer's nose. Italian nettle fiber yields sixty miles of thread weighing two and a half pounds. An egg cup lid cuts shells away without spilling contents. United States rail electrification totals about 1 729 miles, with 1 278 miles abroad. Bombay receives over seven inches of rain monthly in bursts of four to five months. Germany builds a machine to compress scrap metal into bales. A Scotch builder invents a wall tie gripping six bricks. A British scientist says weight for weight macaroni rivals beef in flesh-building value.
In the United States 257708 of 5864492 farmers are women. Miss Maude Meagher is noted as a world class masque writer. Women in Denmark Finland and Sweden exceed men by over 100000. Edith Wharton receives the French Legion of Honor for war relief work. Grace R Finney of the Washington Public Library circulated over Seucea books last year.
A watchful needleworker can turn small crash remnants into many artistic items. A new fudge apron uses a fine crash toweling front about three quarters of a yard long with shoulder straps crossing the back and fastening at the waist, offering a cooler style.
A practical apron bag pattern is described with a blue blanket stitching edge. The bag features a curved top to fit the waist, a belt starting from one side and snapping to the other, and a deep pocket formed by turning the bottom up. Decorative stitching includes scattered buttons and spools of thread.
A reflective collection notes how appearance and luck influence perception. It says polished patent leather shoes stay black only with effort, and people credit success to chance. It also comments on reputation, resilience, and the power of a smile in social charm.
The dialogue jokes about a political platform and a trolley car platform as similarly impractical. Egbert jokes that nobody should stand on either. The exchange uses light humor to connect political and transit ideas.
A New England statistical office with nearly outdoors offices requires winter typists to wear gloves. The gloves cause frequent errors from hitting two keys at once, so small curved sticks are used to strike keys one at a time, reducing mistakes.
Peggy jokes that her face is her fortune while Patrice notes its value remains with Peggy even after she is gone. The banter underscores a playful back and forth about appearance and lasting worth.
In a humorous exchange Dinah-Law refuses to clean the fish claiming he has lived all his life in the water. The missus questions why Ahi should perform the task.
In a playful exchange Bill notes sea fish as a principal ingredient in a Dutch invented artificial rubber, while Jill recalls hearing of “bouncing” sea fish. The dialogue blends curiosity about novel materials with a rumor of buoyant fish behavior.
A dialog shows a worker grousing about keeping his hand in his pocket while a colleague calls him out for not mailing letters, highlighting tension over a simple task done at the workplace.
A humorous reminiscence recalls proposing to Miss Smith while traveling in Switzerland near a mountain gorge. The witticism notes a fear of rejection if the proposal had failed and the perilous setting adds dramatic flair to the moment.
Henry and Anna Little wed Andrew Lott in a light hearted note. The pun laden vignette plays on names and a small social moment in a humorous tone.
A review of exotic plants yields candles from berry oils at Table Bay and tallow from the Azores to Chusan. France masters heat stained glass without many pieces. Hair care devices rise from a single socket. German tests reveal wood contains sugar starch and oil, mainly in twigs, aiding breadmaking. pine and spruce too resinous, oak and willow too tannic. Lieut Col W F Austin, rapid rise from private to battalion adjutant in eleven months.
Madeline tends four platters of hot shrapy berries on a houseboat deck then battles a dog that dives for the berries. The incident sparks a dance with Austin Maycourt as Taj the cat wanders, later returns with a parakeet, and Madeline seeks to mend the day with tea aboard.
A fashionable man asks about summer plans and a modest citizen replies that his old fly swatter and buzz fan will serve, and he expects to buy the usual amount of ice with reasonable care.
A humorous exchange shows Mr. Chuggins noting he seeks cheaper gasoline but wastes more fuel than the savings. The dialogue highlights a thrift-minded bench-side remark about prices and driving efficiency.
A witty exchange hints that a baseball player ran off with an heiress, justified by a punchline that she was a “good catch.” The joke frames a playful romance as a sporting heist.
The article explains how crucial sea surveying and chartmaking are to safe ocean travel. Britain staffs about eleven survey ships with nearly a thousand workers who map coastlines, record shoals, sand movement, and changing sea bottoms while captains aid by reporting uncharted hazards seen at sea.
The article describes meteors constantly sweeping through space and striking Earth's atmosphere daily, with 400 million stones or iron fragments entering the air every 24 hours. It notes tiny pen nib sized grains and giant ten ton meteorites like the Chu paderos in Chihuahua, Mexico, and recalls a notable meteor shower in Great Britain in 1866.
A writer explains a quick dodge to prevent pyro soda finger stains. He uses a cup with five per cent sodium sulphite and hydrochloric acid, dipping stained fingers briefly then wiping. After development a warm wash and nail cleaning keep fingers stain free.
A courtroom session revealed a witness unsure of cubic yards in rock removal tasks. To test understanding the judge used a three by three by three inkstand example. The witness plainly answered that the object was an inkstand, illustrating his confusion about volume.
The article describes wasp drones as diligent town workers acting as public scavengers and sanitary officers. It notes they live peacefully until winter when a common cataclysm of death and destruction affects them and their sisters.
A selective quote contrasts extreme wealth and poverty noting some of the poorest hold bank accounts a prince might envy while some of the richest lack assurance of tomorrow's meals.
A pair of speakers discuss advantage and risk in games. The man offers a maxim about top positions and success while Bronco Bob counters that many games reward the unseen bottom cards, implying hidden potential in less obvious moves.
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