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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
6
A columnist argues that luck does not shape a working girl's future. Ambition and effort prize for two store employees, one chasing style and social visits, the other relying on luck, while a third finds love through personal charm and genuine effort.
An opinion piece discusses money's lure and its impact on romance. It questions why wealth cannot buy beauty or virtue for women while poverty often coincides with talent. It praises noble men who forsake wealth to pursue true happiness and independence.
A humorous essay envisions wives becoming stenographers in their husbands offices. It argues wives could monitor income, manage clerical tasks, and provide confidences while balancing home duties, joking that such an arrangement would reduce late-office explanations and temptations from other suitors.
The Angles and Saxons led the initial Teutonic conquest of Britain with Jutes as the third tribe. They were Low Dutch peoples from the Elbe and Weser borderlands. their language formed a Teutonic branch. Saxons first invaded, Angles settled more land, and evolving identity produced the term English.
The narrative details the Georgian military road from Vladikaskaz to Tiflis, an eight thousand foot ascent through the Caucasus. It notes horse relays due to steep grades, ancient bands of mountaineers, and Russia’s later road development for troop and trade movements toward Asia Minor.
The American Society for the Control of Cancer advocates public education on cancer. History from eastern Prussia shows early warning signs and treatment improve outcomes. In Koenigsberg cancer deaths rose from 53 in 1880 to 110 in 1893, peaked at 189 per 100,000 in 1907, then fell to 118 in 1912.
The Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams Massachusetts is the longest in the United States at four and three quarters miles, with a newer tunnel project underway extending the nation’s underground infrastructure.
The vault is built in the basement of a Los Angeles bank with six visible sides, set on concrete columns in a white tiled pit. Mirrors on the floor create reflections to monitor the space beneath from above, with light from white walls illuminating the top of the vault for easy inspection.
The Rocky Mountain division of the Canadian Pacific railroad plans a tunnel at Roger Pass five miles long. It will cost over 10 million dollars with a highest point 3,795 feet above sea level or 4,065 feet below the mountain top. The tunnel will feature a rising grade of 1 percent to its interior summit.
American experiments show hogs fed on grass and bananas yield superior odorless lard and well flavored meat. Hogs can be raised on worn-out banana lands using small unmarketable fruit bunches, turning deteriorating land into profitable output.
A tale set in a southern county seat follows Rastus condemned to die by hanging. A courthouse blaze distracts officials, allowing an escape plan as Sam seeks Rastus job. The sudden rope failure ends the scheme and Sam survives, muttering the crowd is too rough.
A New York Sun bulletin reports 35 influenza deaths in the city last week, 20 more than a similar week in 1914, with total weekly deaths at 1,778 and a 1,000 population death rate rising to 15.98. Deputy Health Commissioner Emerson counsels walking a mile outdoors twice daily, claiming it can add ten years to life.
Consul Robertson Honey reports El Imparcial notes the government sold 25 000 metric tons of Argentine wheat to flour mills at 355 pesetas per ton. Mills will not raise flour above 477 pesetas per metric ton, with Liberal credit given.
London Chronicle notes a false claim that Cromwell ordered the mace to be sent from the house and found in Jamaica. It recalls a mace presented by Charles II that vanished after the 1692 Port Royal quake, with Parliament House swallowed by the disaster.
An expedition on Laysan Island in Hawaii destroyed about 5,000 rabbits, roughly one third of the colony, to protect shade for nesting bird colonies and preserve island vegetation.
Before the war peasants in many villages raised kid for gloves, a key French craft. The skin perfection is viewed by French makers as central to the perfect glove. A single worker handles the kid from arrival through shaping and finishing of the gloves.
A guide on vineyard site choice favoring southern slopes for air flow and ripening, soil free of hardpan, weed control, and Concord grape as the main commercial type. Notes on pests and diseases, with basic prevention through cultivation, pruning, and burning infested canes.
Western Canada offers strong mixed farming prospects across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Personal reports from Calgary to Gleichen describe high yields for wheat oats and alfalfa and solid incomes from dairying and hogs. Investors note 38 million in recent US capital, underscoring confidence in Canadian agriculture.
Advice on buying plants from nurseries specializing in strawberries to avoid mixed or poor stock. Lifted crowns, prune roots to three to four inches, begin cultivation after planting, keep soil loose, control weeds, and space runners. First-year bearing advised against by pinching blossoms, mulch with straw for winter protection, and expose straw in spring.
Guidelines fix spacing for fruit trees and grapes. Apples standard 30 ft apart, pears and cherries 20 ft, Duke and Morello 18 ft. Prunes plums apricots peaches nectarines 16–20 ft. Dwarf pears 10–12 ft, dwarf apples 10–12 ft. Grapes require row spacing 10–35 ft and vine spacing 7–16 ft.
The text outlines moisture loss as the main result of fruit evaporation. It notes additional changes occur and that proper heat can trigger alterations similar to natural ripening of the plant.
Not all trees require pruning or spraying. Decide if your tree needs pruning and leave spraying decisions to others for their shrubs and trees.
All diseased wood in the orchard together with weeds should be removed and burned as soon as possible. This will materially aid in the control of the insect and fungous pests.
She tells him he married her not as a cook, and he acknowledges the point in a somber tone, admitting the mismatch. The exchange reveals strain in their relationship and a dawning realization of unresolved expectations.
Fragrant creamy emollients cleanse and beautify skin scalp hair and hands. Economical toilet preparation meeting every want. Sample free by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
A dialogue cites actors voting as citizens showing support for recall reform. The remark frames recall as the favored reform among performers, highlighting a cultural push for political accountability.
A proverb about an ill wind that benefits doctors surfaces, noting how misfortune prompts medical activity and aid, with implied relief or consolation for practitioners facing gloomy prospects.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best American made laundry product. It claims wash day becomes smile day by using the brand.
The text notes a man named Redd driving recklessly. It also mentions him kissing a widow twice, as narrated by Greene. The brief implies a gossip-like scandal surrounding personal conduct.
A mother takes pride in her son’s achievement as friends and neighbors recognize the milestone. The event underscores maternal pride and community support for young talent.
A brief note notes that items priced at five cents draw a wide range of buyers and high demand. Local merchants report steady sales of affordable goods appealing to all age groups.
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