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Newspaper

Jeffersonville Star

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1915

Page

5

Burdock Blood Bitters Promotion Claims Vital Benefits

Advertisement promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a family remedy to improve strength appetite digestion and sleep. Mentions price as $1.00 and uses sales language aimed at general wellbeing.

Equitable seeks men for sales positions with advancement

An old classified item announces The Equitable seeks men to become sales agents at liberal pay supposedly over 125 dollars monthly with no experience needed and free instruction at 120 Broadway New York. A separate ad from Sentral Petroleum of Cleveland Ohio fields for job seekers.

Equitable Equitable Live Broadway New York Sentral Petroleum CO Cleveland Ohio

Cole’s Patent Cook Stove and Sewing Machine for Sale

Cole’s Patent Cook Stove in first class condition and a domestic sewing machine offered for sale at a low price. Inquiries addressed to Dr. Sallie C. Jackson at 115 W Chestnut St.

Cole Sallie C. Jackson Chestnut St

Card Factory Ad Seeks Workers For Post Card Packages

A Cleveland Ohio notice invites men women and girls to sell a new plan Post Card Packages. The ad promises good wages for unemployed workers and asks applicants to write for stock with two references to POCST CARD FACTORY at 706 East Superior.

East Superior Cleveland Ohio

Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Advises Clear Skin

An old advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a weekly remedy to banish facial blemishes through the blood. The ad claims it prevents blackheads pimples and red spots and lists a price of 35 cents from M. F. Doherty.

Hollister M. F. Doherty

For Sale Eight Room House at 423 Market Street

Bargain listing advertises an eight room house with bath gas hot and cold water and sewer cistern at 423 East Market Street. The notice appears in a small classified section with concise sale details and a date line.

Market St

Doana Ointment Weighs In On Piles Relief Ad

An old advertisement touts Doana Ointment as a cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles. The ad claims relief and offers 50 cents at any drug store.

Be Prepared for Accidents with Dr Thomas Electric Oil

Advertising copy states that accidents can happen any time and promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy. It urges readers to be prepared and notes druggists sell the item for 25 cents and 50 cents.

Joy-O cleaners marketed for home and shop use

AGENTS JOY O new cleaner just out priced 4 to 6 dollars daily profit around 200 percent. Used by mechanics women at home and for garments carpets autos and toilets. Guaranteed sample 15 cents free. Joy O Chemical Co Dept A Toledo O Ac

Joy-O Joy-O Chemical Co Dept. A Toledo O.ac

Digestive Sleep Tonic Promised for the Family

An advertisement touts a family tonic labeled digestion and sleep aid priced at $1.00. It claims to promote sound rest and improve the household system.

Insurance Sale Pitch and Public Notices

An OCR read lists pitches for a $1000 death policy at $5 weekly and registry details at 49 Clinton St Newark NJ, plus an eczema ointment ad and a Doans Regulators medicine note. It presents a mix of sales and regulatory references with minor product promotions and a warding about insurance fines.

FOP Sale Nine Room Residence on West Front Street

A nine room residence on West Front Street is for sale. The listing notes the property can be acquired via telephone inquiry at 374. The sale is presented by Stock Fire Insurance Company seeking reliable district managers to handle business, supervise agents, and oversee loans. Profitable permanent opportunity.

FOP West Front Street

For Sale Florida Fruit and Vegetable Land Prospect

For sale a Florida fruit and vegetable land prospect offering income between 200 and 500 dollars per acre. Describes an ideal location, prosperous colony, low prices and easy terms. Includes invitation for agents and a free book and description from F. C. Duff, Roseland, Florida.

Florida F. C. Duff Roseland, Fla

Varieties of loyalty in a tongue of paradox and sour note

A verse by Walt. Mason from Judge satirizes patriotic display versus consumer choices. The speaker rails against traitors and calls for punishment while privately demanding foreign goods and labels. The piece mocks hollow patriotism and national economy motives behind everyday shopping.

Diseases Are Not Easily Spread By Contact Says Medical Expert

A Medical Record piece by Dr. Alvah H. Doty argues that infection is not transmitted by casual contact with objects such as money, books, or rags. He notes Alexandria rag houses show no disease transfer and cites Treasury clerks handling money as no risk, concluding fears of casual contact are unfounded. The proverb at the end remarks that those at the bottom have less to lose from a fall.

Alvah H. Doty Port of New York Alexandria Egypt Treasury Department Washington Leslie’s

Quote on male vanity and perceived attractiveness

The remark notes that women benefit from men overestimating their own appeal. It frames male self-perception as exaggerated and humorous, suggesting a lighthearted take on gender dynamics.

Quips on marriage and character from a bygone era

A collection of wry old aphorisms on cheerfulness, marriage, wealth, and self control. Observations contrast clever cautions with humorous moral insights about relationships, fortune and reputation.

Glossary of Golfing Terms by Edmund Vance Cooke

A humorous glossary listing golf terms with playful, satirical definitions. The piece notes puns and exaggerated meanings, comparing terms like drive fore and bogey to wider social quirks, ending with a cheeky citation.

Baff Schlaff Duff Stymie Dormie Niblick Cleck Edmund Vance Cook

Actors, critics, and stage life in old era cinema

A compact critique notes that actors chase hits and long runs like ball players, dramatists see plays fail on Broadway, and critics judge performances via reversed opera glasses. It laments aging, progression for women in burlesque, and war films while a quoted Green Book Magazine piece muses on benefits, fate, and reputations in show business.

Green Book Magazine

Boy who sassedened mother weds wife who won’t stand back talk

A young man who once sassed his mother marries a quiet woman who enforces respect at home, changing family dynamics and expectations in a compact local vignette.

Proverbial maxims on effort and social tact

A collection of adages on seizing opportunity, self leadership, and courtly manners. It notes that success comes from taking action and self-appointment to leadership, while politeness in women may mask dislike, and a man failing in life can still marry well.

30 000 Voices Praise Doan's Kidney Pills in Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville resident Doan’s Donovan of 417 W Maple St reports chronic backache sharp twinges and headaches eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He praises their prompt and permanent relief and notes the price is 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co says this is the same kidney remedy trusted by Mr. Donovan.

Jeffersonville Dean Deanis Donovan Maple St Doan Doan’s Kidney Pills—the Same That Mr. Donovan Had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props Buffalo, N. Y Ady

Knudson Lice Proof nests sold to poultry raisers

Knudson Lice Proof nests attract poultry raisers with a $3.90 per set price. Agents and dealers report strong profits and invitations for a free trial from Knudeos Mfg. Co. in St. Joseph Missouri.

Knudson Knudeos Mfg. Co St. Joseph, Mo

Ladies Wanted Earn money showing Queen Fabric samples

An advertisement seeks women to earn income by showing Queen Fabric garments. No capital or experience required with flexible hours. It cites a sample earnings of $1200 yearly, inviting readers to write to Queen Fabric Manufacturing Co. Dept. 40 Syracuse NY for details.

Queen Grace Queen Fabric Mfg.” Co Dept Syracuse N. Y

Amalgamated Oil Co Stock Offer Promises Quick Dividends

A bold advertises a new oil company seeking investors to fund 20 wells at once with 2 cent shares. It promises 100 percent dividends within 90 days and suggests sending $10 for $500 par value stock from the Amalgamated Oil Co at 1147 Colcord Bldg Oklahoma.

Amalgamated Oil Co Oklahoma, Okla

Specialty salesmen seek firms for commissions in Warren Co

A large old established manufacturing organization advertises for specialty salesmen to cover all kinds of businesses and towns with salary or commission. The Warren Refining and Chemical Co. Cleveland adv.

Warren Refining & Chemical Co Cleveland

Wanted Representatives for Wonderful Discovery Introductory Role

Classified ad seeks men or women as representatives to promote a permanent, secure income with good pay. Describes a home territory and gives address 401 Free Press Building Detroit Michigan for applications.

Detroit, Mich

Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Advertises Skin Cure

Sallow skin blotches watery eyes eruptions and blemishes blamed on liver and bowel inaction. Advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea purifies blood regulates stomach and bowels and clears complexion. 35c Tea or Tablets. M. F. Doherty.

Hollister M. F. Doherty

Wanted Salesman for Sun Paints in Cleveland Area

In this territory we seek a salesman for a guaranteed line of paints varnishes soaps roof cement and related products. Experience unnecessary. Send for details Sun Paint and Varnish Co Cleveland Ohio Adv.

SUN Paint & Varnish Co Cleveland Ohio

Indianapolis Louisville Traction Co Ey Be

An item notes the Indianapolis Louisville Traction Company with unclear text referencing its role or actions. The fragment hints at corporate activity or a local transport matter but lacks complete details or dates.

Local Territory Salesmen Benefit In America

Advertisement from B D Emanuel of Anderson Indiana seeks salesmen to cover local territory and work with large institutions. Promises earnings around 3008 dollars yearly with strong references required.

America B. D. Emanuel Anderson Ind

Indian Springs Land Co. Offers Cheap Orange and Winter Tracts

Indian Springs Florida land firm advertises fine orange and winter truck land in any size tracts at low prices with easy terms. For more information and photos write Indian Springs Land Co Desk 2 New Smyrna Fla Adv 1-16.

Indian Springs Fla Indian Springs Land Co New Smyrna Fila Adv

Salesman Offers High Return Insurance Policy

A classified ad promotes a $1,000 death policy and a $5 weekly accident plan with $250,000 deposited in the Insurance Department. It promises no experience needed and frames the registry at 40 Clinton Street in Newark as a money maker.

Clinton St. Newark N. 4

Wanted: High Class Men to Sell Plants in Rochester NY

Employment notice seeking experienced salesmen to handle trees shrubs roses vines berry bushes and bulbs. Permanent positions with exclusive territory and good wages offered by Brown Brothers Nurseries Rochester New York.

Brown Brothers Nurseries Rochester New York

Man Declares Love a Capsule to Mask Bitter Marriage

A bachelor argues that love serves as a capsule masking the bitterness of matrimony, suggesting cynicism toward wedlock and its emotional costs.

Quotations on Work and Character Plus Local Rental Ad

A string of maxims on money behavior and personal traits contrasts with a cottage for rent at 212 E Market. The ad invites inquiries to phone 1284 or visit 512 E Maple Street.

Maple Street

Texas Coast Farm Offer Seeds Big Profits

An advertisement from Texas Coast Development Co promotes starting farming now with a first monthly payment of 7.59 dollars. It claims earnings of 300 to 1000 dollars per acre from strawberries oranges and vegetables with two or three crops per year. Located at Broadway New York.

Texas Gulf Coast Texas Coast Development Co Broadway New York

Dr Thomas Electric Oil Sold By All Druggists

Advertising copy notes that Dr Thomas Electric Oil is sold by druggists for 25 cents and 65 cents, with the claim thousands rely on it and readiness for cuts burns and injuries.

Thomas

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Indianapolis United W. Maple St Uumount Jettersonville, Ind Pennsylvania Lines Chicago Englewood Aive M. P Glendale Scott Pia Insurance Dept Clinton St Newark N. J Andy H. M. Frank Spring Street Paris Glasgow Sam Sweden France Walt. Mason Eve Adam Wise Louisville Traction Co Hoosier Flymrs Watson Junction Wellersburg Scottsburg Crotheraville Beymour Columbus Edinburg Franciin Greenwood G Seymour Indiannapolis Loninville Seymour PF. O Southern Indiana Southern Indiana R. R Bohn PTT MM Chicago, Indianapolis Louieville Ry Louisville Union Station Oulsvillee BR. H. Bacon, D. P. A All Drovggista Spencerian Commercial School Sixth & Main Street Louieville, Ky
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