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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
5
Early 20th century classified ad touts Burdock Blood Bitters for strength appetite and sleep. Also advertises Post Card Packages plan seeking workers for stock sales with gold wages. Public notice lists POST CARE FACTORY Cleveland Ohio and Dean Ointment for itching piles sold at drug stores.
Advert reads Equitable Life offering career opportunities at liberal pay with free instruction. Men who close six deals can earn over 125 dollars per month. Address 29 Broadway New York. Also a Cleveland Ohio note about petroleum and related employment appears among garbled lines.
A period ad promotes Hol lider's Rocky Mountain Tea as a weekly remedy for skin blemishes and pimples. It claims to clear the blood and improve complexion with a 35 cent price, signed by M. Fl. Ocbherty, advisor.
For sale at 423 E Market St Ady. eight room house with bath gas hot and cold water sewer cistern and other modern conveniences. This brief notice advertises a single residence awaiting a new owner.
Warning about possible injuries from everyday tasks and promoting Dr Thomas Electric Oil sold by druggists for 25 cents and 4 cents in an advertisement style.
New cleaning formula AGENTS-JOY-O touted as easy to earn 4 to 6 dollars daily with 200 percent profit. Marketed for mechanics, homemakers and broad use from garments to autos and toilets. Sample for 15 cents, parts offered free, from Joy O Chemicals Dept. A Toledo Ohio Ace.
An old advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a family system tonic urging digestion and sound sleep. It lists a price of $1.00 and mentions Enjoy life with the product. The fragment appears to be part of a larger old newspaper ad.
An advertisement from the Registry Dept at 44 Stinton St Newark New Jersey promotes a life insurance style policy styled as a $1000 death policy with weekly premiums and a $250000 deposit. It mentions registration identification and an insurance department fine proposition.
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Vintment for eczema and itching skin in children with a note of 50 cents per bottle and availability at all stores. It also mentions Doan’s Regulets as a mild laxative for constipation side effects at 25 cents per box.
Stock Fire Insurance Company seeks reliable District Managers to write business supervise agents and manage the company money. Profitable permanent position offered with interest in steady income and growth.
Florida land offering fruit and vegetable acreage with income potential 200 to 500 dollars per acre. Describes ideal location prosperous colony low prices easy terms and a free book and description. Agents wanted listed by F. C. Duff Roseland Florida.
APeter Radford argues for free ports to boost maritime commerce and reduce wharfage costs, urging Congress to route funds to ports where vessels can dock without fees. The piece also condemns disrespect to parents among American youth, stressing the Ten Commandments and the need for filial reverence.
A call for coordinated action to solve the marketing side of farming. The Farmers Union urges a giant organization to unite farmers bankers editors and statesmen, combining scientific seed selection with profitable marketing while expanding governmental and commercial support. It warns against overproduction and market gluts crippling development.
The fragment comments on a woman's figure and waistline, noting flexibility between knees and shoulders. It reads as a casual, perhaps joke like aside with casual phrasing and unclear context.
A man who has dated a woman long enough to feel comfortable with her begins sharing his life story. Much of the tale he tells is later revealed to be mostly fiction, leaving the listener with a mix of truth and fabrication.
A wary note links frugal living myths to many divorces. It suggests repeated accusations of fault by a wife may provoke a husband to worsen behavior, normalizing discord as a path to separation.
A humorous aside on reading tastes notes that a wife’s dedication in a novel fails to engage a girl. The line suggests that anticipation provides the main pleasure and avoids headaches.
A reflective note on navigating life while avoiding unfair treatment of others. It emphasizes balancing self advantage with moral conduct and respect for companions and strangers encountered during one’s journey.
A man encounters a woman who remains largely silent, leaving him guessing about her thoughts and intentions. The scene centers on quiet restraint and an air of intrigue as conversation stalls.
A collection of humorous proverbs precedes an advertise ment for a five room cottage at 212 East Market with bath and toilet. Telephone 1284 or apply 512 East Maple Street. (Adv.)
Jeffersonville resident Donovan reports back pain and kidney issues eased by Doan’s Kidney Pills. He describes mornings haunted by twinges and dizziness, then lasting relief after using the remedy. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY advertises the product.
Knudson Mfg Co offers Lice Proof nests at 3.90 per set targeted at poultry raisers. Warning that agents and cheats seek big profits. Free trial offered. Mail Box 650 St. Joseph Missouri.
Earn money by showing Queen Fabric dresses with Goode samples. No capital or experience required. Mrs Grace earns about 1200 dollars yearly. Write today to Queen Fabric Mfg Co Dept B40 Syracuse NY Adv.
Ground floor opportunity from Amalgamated Oil Co offering 100 percent dividends within 90 days, 20 wells at once, limited shares at 2 cents each. $10 buys $500 par value stock. advance in stock expected, dividends declared soon. Remit for free information from 1147 Colcord Bldg, Oklahoma.
Large established manufacturing organization seeks specialty salesmen to supply every business in every town. Positions offer salary or commission. Company based in Cleveland Ohio.
Advertisement seeks men or women to introduce a "wonderful discovery" with permanent income and good pay. Earn steady home territory commissions from 401 Free Press Blog in Detroit Michigan.
An old advertorial card promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Yea or Tablets as remedies for liver and bowel inaction, skin blemishes, and watery eyes. It asserts stomach and bowel regulation and complexion cleansing, pricing at 35 cents, with M. F. Doherty as advertiser.
Wanted salesman in territory for guaranteed line of paints varnishes soaps roof cement and more. Experience trim required. Write for details Sun Paint and Varnish Co. Cleveland Ohio.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Oinntment as a remedy for itching skin. It claims small amounts cure many troubles and asserts safety for children, noting price 519 a Dox and availability at all stores and from druggists.
Classified adv announces ambitious salesmen seeking territory coverage in America. It claims earnings around 300 per year and requires good references. Contact B. D. Emanuel in Anderson Indiana.
An Indian Springs Florida land ad offers orange and winter tracts of any size at low prices with easy terms. It invites readers to contact Indian Springs Land Co Desk 2 New Smyrna Fla Adv 1-16 for more information and photos.
A sales pitch advertises life and accident policies with a $1 annual fee and a $1,000 death policy plus $5 weekly accident coverage. It promotes registry services at 40 Clinton Street Newark with claimed insurance department experience unnecessary and money-making prospects.
Wanted men to sell trees shrubs roses vines berry bushes bulbs in exclusive territory with permanent good wages. Brown Brothers Nurseries Rochester New York seeks salesmen for sales territory expansion.
The ancient story says six claimants for the Persian throne agreed that the winner would be the one whose horse neighs first. The text argues today’s politicians should settle disputes by nonverbal signals such as a neigh or bark, rather than public quarrels that disrupt industry.
An ad on a penny postcard promotes farming on the Texas Gulf Coast with a $7.59 first monthly payment to start raising strawberries oranges and vegetables. It claims earnings of 300 to 1000 dollars per acre with two to three crops yearly and lists Texas Coast Development Co R-1208 No. 115 Broadeny New Yor.
Public notice for an old patent medicine product sold by druggists at 25 cents and 5 for a dollar. The ad stresses relief for pain from cuts burns or bruises and urges readers to be prepared with this remedy.
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