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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
3
A Southern tale of aristocratic tumult and unfulfilled love spans decades in Kentucky and Virginia. Mrs Falconer and John Gray grapple with duty and passion as families, estates, and a noble legacy shape a life of quiet longing and sacrifice. The finale reveals enduring devotion.
The article recounts the life of AMen born near Lexington Kentucky in 1850 who studied at Transylvania University and Bethany College. He taught early then turned to writing in New York City by 186 he published Flute and Wha in 1891 and The Choir Invisible in 1897 among other works. He remained unmarried.
EW writers argue that American fiction better frames Kentucky's early history than James Lane Allen. The piece surveys Lexing-ton and Texington as magnets for pioneers, settlers, and hopefuls during Washington era expansion. It highlights John Gray, a virtuous schoolmaster, and Amy Falconer, a beautiful aristocrat who toys with love and fortune, shaping the tale's moral arc.
Orison Swett Marden states in Chicago News that daily experiences thoughts and emotions leave photographic records on the brain. These records are not erased but drop into the subconscious and remain available for recall.
A tired businessman collapses in the front row after attending what he believed was a conventional girl and music show that turned out to be a musical comedy with a complex plot. The amused bystander notes the man was induced into the outing.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote laments fewer great actors yet notes general contentment as chorus girls remain in ample supply. The joke suggests ongoing theatrical expectations despite talent concerns.
Investigation shows many English districts still practice touching wood as a charm, with Scotland similarly using iron to avert evil. Fisherfolk in Scotland avoid pig omens and habitually touch iron for protection.
A collage of recipes and kitchen tips including soup making guidance, Norwegian Fried Cake, Fish Pudding, Lamb Cutlets with New Potatoes, and boiled fish. The page quotes Henry Drummond and Mark Twain on work and humanity, interspersed with practical cooking instructions and flavor tips.
A reader shares recipes for stewed figs and various chicken and corn dishes. Steps detail soaking figs, lemon juice use, a chicken loaf with bread crumbs and parsley, apple corn bread, and a corn souffle. The article suggests preparing pectin rich preserves with orange and lemon peels for jelly season.
In early history Earth grew rapidly from meteoric accretion and continues to gain mass at about 20 000 tons per year. Over ages the larger planets swept up most fragments of the original disruption, leaving comets as the sole remaining source of meteorite matter.
Good things for summer luncheons offers fruit based recipes using berries and seasonal fruit. Includes Fruit Mush Fruit Tapioca Strawberry Pudding and Cherry Pudding with serving suggestions and cream. Ends with a Mark Twain quote about July 4th statistics.
A short list of cake recipes using limited sugar and butter. Golden Orange Cake, Cream Loaf, Club Cake, Angel Food, and Rolled Jelly Cake detail ingredients and baking steps for home bakers dealing with scarce supplies.
A weekly journal reports that seas around England stood higher thirty thousand years ago. It notes the difficulty in knowing what can be done, but says it is worthwhile to mention the matter.
The quote reflects Carlyle on unseen burdens and inner strength. It notes that weighty matters often stay calm and still, while true power lies in unspoken resolve.
E T Meredith notes farm club work under the U S Department of Agriculture extends through state colleges and local agencies to improve farm and home practices. Clubs boost yields, raise better livestock, promote canning, leadership, and community cooperation, with $20 million of food and feed moved in 1918 and continued enrollment and leadership benefits nationwide.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that alum in salt used for curing hides imparts tanning and hair-set properties, ruining leather. Green salted hides show higher alumina levels. 0.8 to 1.25 percent alumina prevents unhairing. Farmers are urged to use clean pure salt and request Farmers bulletin 1055 for skinning curing and marketing guidance.
Rainy weather hampers curing of clover alfalfa and other forage. Prolonged rain in fall prevents curing of cane kafir corn millet and late alfalfa harvest. A silo will save all this feed and preserve it in excellent shape.
Turkey hens sit well and make excellent mothers but breeders break up broody birds to prevent laying and induce a second clutch due to egg value.
Report describes hens killed or nearly eaten alive by mites in a roost. It notes poultry vitality depends on mite control and states vitality and mites cannot coexist in the same hen roost.
The garden is the most intensively worked farm area with truck patches for inter-tilled crops like corn. Patches are prepared with the regular crop, and vegetables such as potatoes cabbage tomatoes and cucumbers are raised. Irish potatoes dominate vegetable value, while the South uses about twice as many sweet potatoes.
A farm study compares two plantations, one sheltered from the hot southwest wind and one exposed to it. The windbreak reduces heat stress and boosts yields, showing fiscal benefits in summer just as in winter.
Farmers urged to protect draft animals in extreme heat to prevent permanent injury. Guidance warns against overexertion and overheating of horses and mules during very warm weather.
A guide emphasizes discreet handling of cattle to maintain order in a well run herd. It warns that rough treatment can provoke retaliation as the animal reduces milk output or productivity and disrupts barn routines.
Regularity in feeding and milking improves efficiency and helps the cow do her best. The routine supports consistent production and smoother farm management.
A brief note emphasizes pure-bred sires as the key to a larger herd with superior stock. The saying declares a pure-bred sire represents the biggest half of the herd when properly used.
Boston writer Uncle Dudley argues wonders shift from ancient to modern. the piece lists seven ancient, seven medieval, and seven modern wonders, then crowns the human mind as the greatest inherent marvel, highlighting wireless, telephone, airplane, radio, antiseptic, antitoxin, spectrum analysis, and X rays as the new seven.
A tire maker in Akron Ohio has opened a school of tire repairs. The program, averaging 25 graduates every two months since last August, issues diplomas upon completion of a course that covers construction details, repair work, materials, and methods. The chief instructor and assistants come from factory and retail backgrounds.
Air photography advances with new aero cameras. ordinary cameras fail at height. At hundreds of feet images blur while thousands of feet yield sharp details. The latest aero cameras reach six feet in length and require delicate adjustments, carried by hand on the airplane edge due to their heavy weight.
Reports from American missionaries say Christian hymns awaken a musical shift in the orient. Chinese and Japanese bands move away from squeaky tones toward hymns like Rock of Ages and Onward Christian Soldier. Western gospel tunes gain favor in India as well.
The potato’s journey began in Peru before Christian times. Spaniards carried it to Ecuador and Spain, then to Italy and northern Europe, crossing to Ireland. Indigenous Americans favored maize instead.
A queer African egg-eating snake has a tooth-like spine behind its head tipped with enamel. When swallowing an egg the shell is broken by the spike without spilling any fluid contents, unlike snakes that bite with their fangs.
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