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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
2
Eloise Thayer confronts her guardian Adrian Rolfe over estate mismanagement and missing payments. A kind, sharp young attorney, known as Edward Rolfe, assists, revealing he is the guardian’s ally and Eloise’s brother Earl's rescuer.
The piece argues taste governs many achievements, tracing influence from Lucullus and Epicurus to ancient and earlier centuries. It emphasizes gustation as a key sensory drive linking the tongue to intellectual, spiritual, aesthetic, and corporeal pursuits through foods and wines.
A mansion in Germany is believed to be the oldest unit ed residence still standing. Built in a distant era its walls allegedly trace back to antiquity making it a remarkable historic anchor for architectural history.
Guidance on treating bruises and sprains with massage. For severe contusions rub from the center outward, massage twice daily for up to fifteen minutes, or longer for sprains toward the joint with gentle handling near joints. Relief should appear in minutes.
Tommy's father wakes him to show a baby found under the bedclothes in their home. Tommy exclaims joyfully that the baby is a tidy, using his spell for delight. The moment captures a child's innocent mispronunciation and wonder at a new arrival.
A narrator quotes Mr. Penwiggle proposing a new novel about a very large volume thickly upholstered. The joke is that readers could use the oversized book as a sofa pillow when sleepy after reading a few pages.
Stern parent jokes about the boy’s spelling error as Bobby explains he used too many z’s in the word sensors. The exchange has a light classroom humor tone.
The St Dunstan's institution in Regent Park trains blind soldiers in crafts and Braille learning, using blind instructors and country life work like poultry farming and market gardening. Workshops cover carpentry boot repairing mat making basketry and massage with a large Braille room and typewriters. The program aims to restore independence and confidence amid lingering war pain.
State entomologist E. San at A. & M. college reports a honey bee disease he terms Paralysis. Dead bees supplied for study, live bees were infected with the bacillus from the fallen insects and died, showing similar action to natural bee deaths.
Carrie Chapman Catt serves as president of the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance, leading for twelve years. She has worked to win full or partial suffrage in Tasmania Queensland Finland Norway Sweden Denmark Victoria England Belgium Iceland and seven U S states. Her constructive statesmanship defines her influence in the movement.
In Muskogee Oklahoma the body of Charles Williams a San Antonio ranchman was identified by his sister Mrs. Henry Mills after lying seven years in a local morgue. The body found in Katy stockyards on March 22 1908 bore a revolver and a fatal groin wound. Williams wife and daughter reside in San Antonio.
Ben Foster, a major landowner, built Breton to market 150000 bushels of wheat in 1914. He erected an elevator, lumber and coal yards, a store, and employee housing. Now others move in and Foster nears proprietorship of a growing country town. He rents lots long term rather than selling.
Frank Allen, Butler County abstractor, discovered a 1728 deed during a house cleaning. His mother, Susan B. Allen, found the document dating to King George II era, conveying about twenty acres of land in Massachusetts.
Edwin M. Dahlberg a Beloit College senior from Cherry Valley Illinois traps muskrats on the Rock River above Beloit to fund his education. He paddles out at five each morning in a canoe skims the river and skins catches on the return trip. He cures pelts in the dormitory rafters storing hundreds of skins at a time.
Mrs Alyira Ollav of Calexico reportedly gave birth to her twentieth child. Local authorities confirm the event amid family records noting a long line of offspring.
A Paris newspaper traces the bayonets origin with Basque claims and Bayonne legends. It cites Spanish and French histories, noting women at Bayonne in 1523 and Basques arming knives to fix on guns during sieges. It references French figures Chevert and Dupont and credits 1915 infantryman courage.
Esther Dees, 108, widow of a Confederate veteran, of Montgomery county, has been placed on Florida’s first class pension roll by Auditor M C Allgood. She is among the first recipients under the new law for widows over seventy. The auditor ordered a bouquet sent from Gardener Courtney at the capitol after approving her application.
Ralph C. Blethen of Dexter Maine claims a New England record after finding eighteen chicks hatched from thirteen Plymouth Rock eggs placed under a prize hen three weeks earlier. He suggests some eggs were double yolked.
A family in which eleven brothers preceded a newborn boy has chosen the baby to carry the father's name Juan Ollar Jr. The father was born on a Spanish Mediterranean island about fifty years ago and the mother is a native of Guaymas.
The article notes the first steamship crossing the Atlantic occurred in 1833 marking a milestone in ocean travel. It highlights the vessel and its voyage as a historic achievement in maritime history.
The Hawaii natives are noted for peculiar names such as Mrs Oyster and The Atlantic Ocean appearing in city lists. Instances include The Pretty Woman, Samson, The Pig Sty, The Rat Eater, and many wed to medicines or playful terms. Queen Liliuokalani’s name translates to A Lily in the Sky, reflecting poetic naming ideas.
A writer describes transplanting goldenrod from a fence corner to a garden where it thrived, growing tall with bright plumes. A neighbor, unsure if the plant is worth much, learns many similar stalks grow behind the barn, then proclaims it must be gallier weed, doubting its value.
The article notes a monument in Friesack Germany on the historic 1414 site where Frederick of Hohenzollern used a heavy cannon. Friesack lies near Potsdam on a Rhine branch with a nearby estate and fortified castle once captured after a fight with the knight Dietrich von Quitzow.
A young practitioner faced a pompous old judge after criticizing a ruling. The judge threatened contempt unless an apology was given. The attorney admitted fault and apologized, and the judge reluctantly accepted it.
The text calls on Philadelphia business leaders to support Spanish exporters and boost trade. It notes Spain's natural resources and a growing need for American goods, urging renewed commercial, educational, and artistic exchange between Spain and the United States.
The lapwing is regarded as an evil omen in southern Scotland, a belief rooted in Charles II’s reign when Covenanters hiding on the moors were tracked by lapwing cries. The avian omen story ties to historical persecutions and folk memory in the region.
A Terre Hill reader testifies with relief from female trouble and pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extols the remedy as a grand herbal product from Lynn Massachusetts and cites letters from women saved from surgery.
An advertisement seeks distributing agents in each county to supply soda fountains with Thompson's Grape-Phosone extract, claimed to make delicious grape juice at one cent per pint. The offer promises a big paying business and requests particulars on request from the Grape-Phosone Company of Chicago.
The notice urges readers to enjoy expositions with Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for feet. It touts instant relief for tired feet and prevention of swelling and hot feet. A testimonial claims Mrs Tillbury enjoyed her stay thanks to Allen’s Foot-Ease in her shoes.
Greene remarks that some students may find the course tougher than Greek as Iowa agricultural college adds automobile repair to its curriculum.
A cautious man asks how many germs accumulate on a dollar. His friend admits he never considered it and muses about sleeping on enough dollars to use as a pillow if possible.
The Isle of Man government once barred visitors from the mainland amid wartime losses from requisitioned steamers. Early statutes targeted Scots and Irish women with exile or punishment, reflecting harsh island policy.
A pithy proverb notes that many influential figures harbor hollow pretenses. The saying suggests vanity swallows substance, urging humility in leaders and thinkers.
A chief bookkeeper in a western city credits Postum with ending his stomach troubles and nervous spells after two years of coffee and tea avoidance. He reports improved health, increased focus, and vows to never return to coffee or tea, endorsing Postum cereal and instant forms.
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