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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
2
The piece celebrates Jeffersonville boosters and the White Way lighting while lamenting a few residents who criticize the city. It urges citizens to support local improvement with donations toward the street lighting project from Court Ave to Front St.
The piece notes Democratic critics reacting to Ambassador Harvey’s Pilgrim Dinner remarks in London. It portrays his defense of U.S. entry into World War I as self defence, arguing that opponents misrepresent his stance and that America faced threats from Germany.
William Hooker formerly of New Washington died Thursday afternoon in Clarksville after years in senility. He was 75. The body will be taken to New Washington today for burial.
A late notice announces a meeting of the Daughters of Isabelle tonight. Also mentioned is Charles Foster, engineer on Front Street, leaving for Hot Springs Arkansas in a few days to seek rheumatism treatment after nine months of illness.
The Hi-Mose Jeffs baseball team plans a moonlight excursion on June 24. The city hosts a baseball park where the public can enjoy the national game with comfort.
About 200 people from the Pennsylvania area gathered at Fountain Ferry on a Wednesday for a community event. Kin Differfer was among those present.
In a tense bedside scene Mandy tends her ill mother in law with a warm fire and hot water bottles. Mrs Lukens arrives with practical help and Dr Paige is alerted, while the aged Graham woman battles a suspected influenza.
Afternoon program KLUB KALANDER presents a children's festival of song and story at Dream Theater with English club meeting in the evening led by Miss Mayme Burke. Night events include Rainbow club dance at Glenwood Park, Louisville District Epworth League Moonlight, and an Eastern Star gathering at the Masonic hall.
The Indianapolis division attended with a speaker, and Jeffersonville was well represented by veteran locals. The event highlighted ongoing ties between communities and longtime residents.
Raymond Dugan returns home for summer from Purdue where he studies engineering and the Pennsylvania road keeps his job open until his graduation.
The Charlestown Parent-Teachers Association will hold a lawn fete on Flag Day June 14 with an afternoon and evening program. Refreshments in the school yard will raise funds toward the Jennings School playground project.
Beginning Saturday June 1 the Steamer America will not land at Jeffersonville on moonlight trips held on Wednesday Saturday and Sunday nights. Moonlight tickets are sold at Louisville and Jeffersonville ferry docks for 5 cents, covering the ferry to Louisville by George Rogers Clark. On Sunday morning and afternoon the America will land at Jeffersonville for Fern Grove passengers. Adv. June 9-100.
An article claims regular meat eaters develop sluggish kidneys due to uric acid buildup. It advises stopping meat when pain or cloudy urine appears and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidneys, claiming it neutralizes urine acidity and prevents bladder weakness.
The text describes cashiers stealing amid overnight hours while employers sleep. Herman Rave proposes a plan to mate carrier pigeons with parrots to recover a lost feathered messenger and guide it home. The odd idea targets a new method for returning lost mail.
A village girl eloped in her father’s clothes and the next day the paper ran with the headline Flees in Father’s Pants. A. O. Lindquist, married three weeks, is recovering and expected to resume duties as carpenter and contractor soon.
A brief, dated fragment reflects on Uncle Daniel and his change of clothes in April. It adds a rumor that Prohibition may be enforced next year and a quip from Charley Hunt about concerns over weight and form.
A playful verse frames a baseball moment with the umpire’s call three strikes out as the home team’s hopes fade. The cadence highlights cricketing and club imagery in a humorous tone.
A wry Abe Martin line ponders the fate of the old time lover who once left nickel cigars on the mantel then sat with his gal. He is now bummin his girl's Milos in a humorous, affectionate vignette.
A newspaper column states it bears no responsibility for its own opinions or those of its contributors. It emphasizes editorial independence and disclaims accountability for individual viewpoints expressed within the column.
A manager recounts firing a clerk after a patron with red hair asked for hair oil and received russet shoe polish instead. The exchange includes a floor walker questioning the motive and laughter at the misunderstanding.
E N S sworn says he saw an advertisement in the Frankfort Crescent, reported by the Indiana Daily Times. The undersigned notes the ad appeared in the local paper.
An advertisement-style health note advises readers to stay off damp ground, drink water, and take Rad Salts to reduce uric acid. It claims rheumatism results from uric acid buildup, explains kidney and skin roles, and promotes Rad Salts as an inexpensive, harmless lithia water drink made from grape and pear juice with lithia.
A vintage ad-like text extols Food Efficiency a nutrition based book by Mary M. Gillis. It links diet to health and wealth, lists topics from digestion to weight loss, and promotes buying and mailing for a sample copy through an International Letter Club offer.
Notice combines multiple small ads and notices from Jeffersonville and New Albany. It includes a monument firm ad, a shoe repair pitch by TF, a water consumption sprinkling rule from Jeffersonville Water Light & Power Co, and a lost dragon and pearl brooch with reward. The fragmentary items reflect a 1940s or earlier local newspaper style.
A small black pocket book containing six dollars was found and the finder is asked to notify Carol Grant at 209 West Front Street, Ohio Falls. Contact number listed as 1314. Also an advertisement seeks a house girl for part or full time with phone number 243.
A brief notice promotes a kerosene carburetor priced at 15 dollars. The ad highlights affordability and practicality for local readers seeking engine fuel efficiency.
A flea asserts he lives on the most wonderful dog in the world and frames it as patriotism. The remark underscores a playful take on loyalty and pride in a pet.
A playful line explains that an egg being thrown at an actor signals the crowd wants him to leave. The joke hinges on slapstick humor and audience reaction in a Pennsylvania setting.
A provocative exchange asks if the public approves of nude art. The respondent asserts natural birth, signaling a candid stance in a broader cultural debate.
Advertised as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, a home remedy once made from scratch now available in stores. Claims include darkening gray hair naturally and evenly with daily use, leaving hair thicker and glossier while preserving youth. Not intended to cure disease.
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