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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
2
A verse celebrating a worn fishing suit as the cherished emblem of simple pleasure. The speaker contrasts shabby garb with luxury outfits, finding value in the old creased suit worn while fishing and the memories it holds.
A humorous look at the farm tractor claiming superiority over work horses. It lampoons horse fragility, praises tractor durability, and notes the appliance will replace many tasks, except washing dishes and making beds.
The article surveys dream interpretations of falling, citing Freud as Psychological and Havelock Ellis as Physical. It discusses childhood experiences, sensory insensitivity, and mystics who view falling dreams as symbols of fortune or peril. It notes connections to Icarus and dream motifs across eras.
The passage blends a fragment of verse by Louise Bowman with recipe directions. It includes measurements for sour milk, flour, and ginger, instructions for mixing, baking a cake or batter, and a potato dressing with vinegar. The tone is instructional and domestic, reflecting older cookbook prose.
A compact meditation on the belief that moral correctness suffices for action. The text argues that the sense of being right guides choices, yet hints at the risks of certainty without scrutiny.
A column notes that many quarrelsome men grow calm and placid after a happy marriage, citing Life magazine as a source. The piece reflects on marriage as a moderating force in household dynamics.
The passage extols Mystery as a core driving force in thought, aspiration, and action. It claims Mystery animates friends and business, fuels effort, and makes success, honor, and happiness follow from diligent work, from birth to death, urging readers to pause and recognize this force.
Two medium fish are cut in half and heads removed. Place in a buttered dripping pan, pour over one and one third cups of rich milk, and bake in a hot oven for twenty-five minutes.
A guide praises fruit cake for long shelf life of six months and suggests icing a square portion before serving as a practical economy for families.
Rent one egg and mix with one cupful of molasses one cupful of sugar one cupful of sifted flour and one half cupful of melted shortening. Dissolve one and one half teaspoonfuls of soda in one remaining liquid.
A fragmentary text hints at a protest or performance about nature and color with references to Mary Dame and fashion revival. The piece mentions green trees blue sky and last year's dress as part of a desire to be dressed again. The lack of clear context limits interpretation to a symbolic scene.
Tomato halves fried in butter then simmered in a flour milk and chili sauce. Bread crusts rolled in butter browned, served with cheese or salad. Noodles baked with white sauce and broth, layered with sauce and buttered crumbs. chicken or veal broth enhances the dish.
The term budget traces to a leather socket for cavalry carbines and also means a purse. It later linked to the chancellor’s annual financial statement as he drew it from his case, a practice that faced early objections but endured.
The ultraviolet ray has a potent curative effect on certain skin diseases. A concentrated UV light beam on the diseased area triggers a new process that ultimately destroys the disease.
This photograph received by special permission of the Queen of Spain shows the ex Empress Eugenie with the queen in the palace garden at Seville. Eugenie celebrated her ninety fifth birthday on May 5.
An Eskimo conjurer and medicine man performs a unique shimmy dance born from singing and body movement. He charms with a shuffleless rhythm while keeping feet still, showcasing an early variant of the famed shimmy.
A reader asks when the 3 45 train from the west will arrive. The station agent replies the traveler must wait about an hour and a half. He then repeats the inquiry about the westbound 3 45 service.
A house wife discovers sandpaper sharpens scissors by rubbing blades on a sheet kept in her machine drawer. The invention eliminates waiting for a scissors grinder.
A dialogue about marital strain features a husband asking why his wife nags and whether her nagging justifies a divorce. The exchange highlights the tension and social perceptions of marital conflict in a domestic setting.
Mrs Eva E Shay of Garnett Kansas writes of recovery from a nervous breakdown after childbirth using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes weakness pain and inability to work, notes relief after the second dose and continued good health after five bottles and subsequent pregnancies. She recommends the medicine to others.
Silk Shirt Slick on Twelfth street accuses a man of dishonesty and weird wealth in a Kansas City Star style exchange. Nimble the Nick questions the scene while noting the man appears well dressed.
Promotes Freezone as painless corn removal with finger lifting. Claims instant pain stop and easy removal for hard and soft corns and calluses. Notes tiny bottle costs a few cents and is sold by druggists. Credits Cincinnati genius as the source of the discovery.
A reader asks how to suspend the cost of living and cites hang the profiteers as the only known method. The remark reflects a harsh stance on economic pressures and argues extreme action against profiteering.
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