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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
2
Fragment notes publication details for The Star stating second class matter at the Post Office and official city newspaper status. The text references annual payment terms and advance pricing but lacks complete context or events.
Classified notice advertises sales talent for Parker Refining Company Cleveland Ohio and offers high pay for top performers. It invites inquiries for skilled oil and paint salesmen and promises substantial compensation to the best applicants.
Surgeons say first treatment with an efficient antiseptic prevents infection and starts wound healing. Boruzone marketed as ideal antiseptic for man or beast promises rapid effects and monthly payment options. Contact Sey Care Station for details.
Quick sale offered for a double brick house on East Maple Street at a very low price. Interested buyers should contact HL AE Frank at 588 Vast Chestnut Street for details.
Local sale lists a Thor Livetric vacuum sweeper priced at 30 dollars and a Frank model offered for 25 dollars. Readable items include small house cleaning bargains and buyer notes.
Ad proclaims high weekly commissions for selling guaranteed trees, frits, and roses from Hawks Nursery Co in Wauwatosa Wisconsin. It mentions free outfits and expenses, plus a phonetic jumble of other unrelated lines about products and banking offers.
Four room flat available with gas water and bath. Apply 1 N Reeder 225 Walnut Street. Also an ad noting jewelry shop by Will J Morris and a baby remedy McGEE'S BABY CLINIE advertised with claims of curing indigestion in infants.
Lost pair of shell rim glasses described as between W Front Street and Citizens Trust Company. Reward offered. Finder should call phone 46 VY.
Mrs Nora Ivan of 823 Mechanic Street reports she suffered sharp back pains and fatigue from weak kidneys. A friend recommended Doan's Kidney Pills and she bought them at Doherty's Drug Store, noting relief from backaches and kidney discomfort.
Mrs. Nannie Beatty, widow of Rev. Sherrard Beatty who ran a mission in Cincinnati, was killed by Harry E. Toker in her Ideal Hotel apartment after visiting Zion City. Toker admits the crime after earlier pleas of love and jealousy, while Beatty’s tireless mission work and letters urging sobriety are cited as evidence of her steadfast character.
A Black restaurant proprietor admitted in police court that putting whisky into mince pies sparked brisk demand. He said twenty quarts of whisky and a barrel of imitation beer were taken, explaining that customers, especially "the boys," naturally reach for the pies.
An observer notes the chimney sweep never reneges and always follows soot, highlighting steadfast workmanship in trades.
An early 20th century advertisement touts HERBINE to regulate bowels and restore strength, promising relief from irregularities and discomfort. Sold by B. Dao hittle. adv.
A Fresno widow, 66, touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for winter coughs after 32 years use. The ad urges McGrea Baby Elixir for babies and colic and diarrhea, marketed by Ben Doolittle with no opiates or harmful drugs.
Furnished three room apartment for rent described as very desirable. Apply at 28 Indiana Avenue.
In the Tennessee mountains superstition remains central to life. Locals guard charms and chants as part of daily belief, with the tale of Jake Long illustrating village power over misfortune. A community ritual uses a carved likeness to remove a bewitched cow’s milk delivery.
The Mediterranean honeycomb sponge is graded from third to sixth quality with terms like fine Turkey cups and elephant ears. Major fishing grounds span Greek and Turkish coasts to Cyprus Crete and onto North African shores from Cape Bon to Port Said with Maltese, Italian and Balearic sites. The best sponges come from Mandruka Benghazi area near Tripoli and Sidra gulf, prized for texture and shape and sold by the piece.
An fragment shows a lady dictating an irate note likely scolding a man. The speaker gestures at shorthand and hints at gendered expectations, signaling a conflict of opinions and social manners.
For sale three dollars per month buys the famous American Adding Machine. It handles ads, subtracts, and multiplies. Send your time to be in town soon. Ad dress American Man Box 106 car Star. Continuous read as adv copy.
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